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.
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 MAGNIFICANTmonique 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. WOWOWOWOWOWJulie 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!!!Mimoza Oronova 25 Sep 2008
FANTASTIC WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!Jagoda Lane 25 Sep 2008
Simply divine Stanton !Anneke Hut 25 Sep 2008
Great attention to detail and a lovely image, Stanton!Sheryl Boivin 25 Sep 2008
wow! wonderful work!Olga van Dijk 25 Sep 2008
B R I L L I A N T watercolor Stanton!!Emily Reed 25 Sep 2008
Fine landscape!annette steens 25 Sep 2008
incredible wonderful, so detailed, again WONDERFUL StantoN!Ross Loudon 25 Sep 2008
Stunning piece of workIlsa Brittain 25 Sep 2008
this is a superb piece of work!Rusudan Kevanishvili 25 Sep 2008
Wonderful work, Stanton! I thought it was a photo!!!margaret mckeehan 25 Sep 2008
THIS IS OUTSTANDING WORK THE DETAIL THE SKILL WONDERFUL PAINTING IT DESERVES TO BE MY PIC OF THE DAY