On one of my trips to CM I decided to explore the undeveloped areas in the NJ side of the Delaware bay, home to towns like bivalve, shellpile, and Fortesque. Once a thriving fishing port, it now remains a forgotten place with little or no marine industry. Turning off one back road onto another I suddenly found myself looking at this most amazing lighthouse, totally alone, abandoned, and without any signage or markings to identify it. I later learned it was called the East Point Lighthouse and belonged the USN. Although not in Cape May, it is close enough to be included in this tour. I have painted it with both watercolor and pastels.
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East Point Lighthouse watercolor
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East Point Lighthouse Pastel
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Lobster House Restaurant on the back bay watercolor
We can't visit CM without seeing it's victorian architecture. This next painting is a complilation of several B&Bs in town.
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B&B in Cape May watercolor
3 comments:
I hear there's a party tonight... Yay!
Bill -- I just keep saying how I love your work! :-)
The East Point Lighthouses had me toggling back and forth between them looking at how you handled the same subject differently in watercolor versus pastel. I would love to know what pigments you use on your watercolor palette to get such intense darks -- have I asked this before and just missed the answer? Your handling of foregrounds is really masterful -- sooooo difficult to do, but you nail it every time.
Linda,
As always, thanks for the kind words. You have not asked about my colors before and I will describe my palette on tomorrows post.
I am seriously thinking about another paintinf of the light house, this time in acrylic.
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