Lights from The Pearl

Lights from The Pearl

in twilight of the restaurant on pilings over the harbor in Rockland, Maine
on September 13 2014, sketched on September 21, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Also posted at Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge HERE.

Photo using a very slow shutter speed with camera painting motion 

in the twilight of light reflections from The Pearl restaurant built on pilings 

over the harbor at Rockland, Maine on September 13, 2014
 

Painting . . .

by Bruce McMillan

. . . with my camera,

a brush in motion

as I sweep,

painting pilings lines

dazzling points of lights

reflecting off water

in the twilight

on my digital canvas;

then with my brush

in motion over my paper

watercolor dots of color

as reflections off water,

broad sweeps of twilight sky

 and almost green sea

and dark pilings before

the Pearl takes shape;

painting beyond

photo realism

with camera and brush,

capturing an impression,

an ism of impressionism,

an ism of abstract impressionism,

an ism of minimalism,

an it-is-what-it-is Brucieism.

poem © 2014 Bruce McMillan
not for reuse without permission