Way to the Beach

Many families trek by the house enroute to the beach. Some are loaded down with inflatable rafts, umbrellas, chairs and towels. Others are already suited up and only have their shades. Some very lucky ones have a beach pass so everything is in the wagon. Later, they all slowly return from a fun day in the sun.

Run Into Town

On vacation, yet, everyone out running in the morning. This is the approach to Harwich Port. The traffic builds during the day as people make their way to the beaches or breakfast. The summer is winding down but there is still a lot of activity in town. Used my iPad to take a photo and then copied from it to paint the picture. No need for prints.

Waiting for Breakfast

I was up in the center of Harwich this morning and did a quick sketch and painting of Ruggies, a very popular breakfast spot. Several people were in front waiting to get a table. The morning was cloudy with sun coming and going. Great to be out painting.

Lobster Shack II

Finally found a chance to paint. I love my original painting of the lobster fish market but wanted to brighten it up. This is my redo. All of my guests, family, have been with me for the past 6 weeks and we had fun. They left this week. It is very quiet. Weather on Cape Cod is marvelous. Will get to more painting now.

Swan River Lobster Shack

Yesterday was a hot day on Cape Cod. I ventured out trying to find my plain air group meeting on the Swan River. I ducked down to the water's edge and painted this fish market on the Swan River. There were plenty of kayakers with comments. It was so humid that my wet into wet was never in danger of drying.

Oops.

This is my second attempt at a dropped ice cream cone. I included the feet of a young subject to complete the story.

Campground Beauty

The Harwich Garden Club sponsored a paintout in the Campground of HarwichPort. This is a busy beehive of small houses with wonderful gardens. We were to paint a house with a garden of hydrangeas. It was sunny and bright and there were plenty of people on the tour. Other painters were there and many stopped to chat. I heard much of the history of the place as I was located outside of the historian's place and she gave information to anyone stopping. It was fun. I am not a flower painter so chose to compose more structure than garden.