Monday, September 19, 2011

Recapping the Rockport Paint Out Pictorially.... Part Two

"Your blessing is no more than being safe and sound for your whole lifetime."
- a recent fortune cookie


May the Peace and the beauty of this special place... Rockport ... somehow enrich your journey!





St Brendan's RC Church (Est 1889... and the Queen of Peace high above the harbour







A serene River beauty... even in the gloom







River dredge in the morning mist... off to work in the Islands







Cruisin' the Thousand Islands aboard a comfortable, modern Rockport Boatline vessel







Some artists getting ready for exhibition time at The Rockport Restaurant & Patio!








An Andress style inboard wooden river craft... still tickin' along!







The Boathouse Restaurant







Zavicon Summer Mansion... late 1890's vintage







"Boathouses on Zavicon Island" - oil on canvas 16x20 inches







"Rockport Respite", Cornwall's Point -oil on canvas 24x20 inches








" A Blessing from The Queen of Peace" (1919)... to Boaters sent from St Brendan's RC Church"- oil on canvas 20x16 inches




For this post... I will simply share some of the pictures and my final three plein air pieces in this post. I think that they speak amply for themselves... and I have more than amply described my own personal feelings about the entire adventure... so enjoy!


Good Painting to All!... Fall is already getting underway here in this part of the world! Good colour and dramatic subject matter ahead!


Deb and I are off to Rockport again on Thursday... for another few days of enjoying this paradise and visiting. Maybe another painting or two?....Well see!


Stay tuned!..
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8 comments:

  1. Marian FortunatiSeptember 19, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    Looks like you had a great time!!

    Love those last three paintings... the last one is my favorite!!

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  2. Bruce ShermanSeptember 20, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Thanks fo visiting and commenting so positively Marian!

    I agree with your choice... in my own mind... simply because it says something... beyond mere visual translation.

    Good Painting!
    Warmest regards,
    Bruce

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  3. Autumn LeavesSeptember 21, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Sigh...so much beauty, Bruce. That Rockport Respite is shooting darts at my heart!

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  4. Bruce ShermanSeptember 21, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Thanks Sherry!... This area continues to inspire and sustain "Me"... spiritually and artistically... and "shoots darts at my heart " as well!

    The whole event was very uplifting... and might lead to... stay tuned!

    Hope that school is moving along smoothly for you Sherry! Stay the course!

    Good Painting!
    Warmest regards,
    Bruce

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  5. Jeffrey J. Boron September 25, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Thanks for sharing the photo's Bruce. Looks like you had an amazing adventure! Loved all those paintings, wonderful work!!!

    Jeffrey

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  6. Bruce ShermanSeptember 26, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Thanks Jeffrey!...It was... like your own "Hurricane" adventure... uplifting and memorable!

    The senses are so enlivened... and motivation elevated by these one-on-ones...how could the resulting paintings not be better than usual?

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

    Good Painting!
    Warmest regards,
    Bruce

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  7. rob ijbemaSeptember 28, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    "Rockport Respite is so full of light so bright!
    wonderful bruce

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  8. Bruce ShermanSeptember 28, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Hi there Mate!... On a good day it is exactly so... and on all three Paint Out days... the sun... and plein gods smiled down upon us! It was an exhilarating experience that I wonn't forget!

    The paintings do express the sunshine... inside... and out! How could they not??? You know about that feeling my Friend!

    Good Fall Painting!
    Warmest regards,
    Bruce

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