Harborton from Rose Cottage 20 x 24" Oil on linen

The real impetus for this painting is still in the works. I spotted the work boats tied to the end of the pier on the far left side, out of the painting. The light was glowing on the boats and I just had to paint them. By the time I set-up the easel clouds had moved in and the motive was gone. Happily this scene caught my eye, an overcast day in Harborton, VA. Of course, by the time I finished it the roses had come and gone, what with waiting on subsequent overcast days, one of the disciplines of painting on location.