On Saturday, August 20, Brenda Hughes and I went to the intersection of Dickinson and Greenville Blvd and painted the old church/antique store site, which has fallen into great disrepair, and even been condemned. The set of buildings has intrigued me for several years, but on this day, with rain threatening, and no other painters having expressed interest, it seemed like a good time to paint. We got a late start and finished early due to raindrops.
At the url below (please copy and paste into your browser), you will find my plein air painting of the Dickinson church, as well as a plein air painting of a heat-hazy day on the Pamlico, and an in-studio painting of The Old State House in Boston.
When you arrive at the url destination, be sure to select "Slideshow" option -- it's more fun!
https://picasaweb.google.com/109557727230088604362/20110822?authkey=Gv1sRgCJObkbbAqKrXFA#
Incidentally, the last post included a Country Matter painting of some slaughtered chickens in a farmhouse outbuilding window. The image may strike folks as raw, but it is simply country. Some wife cared enough about the pot of flowers to place it on the window sill to catch the sun. That seems to me to be emblematic of the human condition, where bright shafts of color lighten the grim necessities of life.
Ocracoke
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