Olde Gloucester: Gloucester MA. ca. 1910 by Stanton Manolakas

Stanton Manolakas
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Olde Gloucester: Gloucester MA. ca. 1910

This was a straight forward painting that presented itself to me in the form of a very dark and very murky old photo I found in a very old Coffee table book in 1991. I saw the possibilities for a first rate harbor scene. I contacted the Cape Ann historical society and they sent me a large number of Xerox copies for a very reasonable fee. I was then able to piece together the scene from about three or four old photos of this part of the harbor from different vantage points. I was very gratified by the quality of the finished painting, especially the delicate shadings of the water in the foreground. I painted the water last and as soon as it was completed, the whole painting fell into place.

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19 Comments

John Cappello 17 May 2015

Congratulations Again, I Really enjoy Seeing the Welcoming Attitude of these lovely images!!

Ravinder Dutt 13 Jun 2009

WOW HAD YOU BEEN IN DELHI I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO MEET YOU UR WORK IS MAGNIFICANT

monique cooper 30 Sep 2008

Ooo My!!.. stunning piece!!!.. masterful mastpiece!!

Joan Stohlman 25 Sep 2008

It`s just beautiful!

Ai Shan 25 Sep 2008

excellent!

Reba McDonald 25 Sep 2008

A FIRST RATE PAINTING STANTON.

Sharon Gonzalez 25 Sep 2008

WOW WHAT DETAIL, STANTON. SPECTACULAR WATERCOLOR. WOWOWOWOWOW

Julie Mayser 25 Sep 2008

How very marvelous,Stanton! I feel as if I am there... smell the water , hear the gulls and the soft lapping of the waves!-And to think that you pieced it together from a number of xerox copies of old photos!!!