House Harbor Stonington Study

House Harbor Stonington
Study

in Stonington, Maine, Deer Isle, on July 31, 2020,
painted August 21, 2020
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $150 SOLD

Hydrangea, Houses, Harbor, Stonington

Hydrangea, Houses, Harbor,
Stonington

in Stonington Maine on July 31, 2020
painted August 22, 2020
10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
and clear wax resist, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press rough 100% cotton extra white
watercolor paper, framed, $300

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John Marin Around Town

Deer Isle, Stonington, Maine, No. 10
John Marin (1870-1953) American
Watercolor, charcoal, and pencil on paper, 18" x 15" (w x h), 1924
For sale: $140,000 USD

Stonington Harbor, Deer Isle, Maine
John Marin (1870-1953) American
Watercolor on paper, 21" x 17" (w x h), 1924
Auction 2019 sold: $97,600 USD

Note the active granite quarry on Crotch Island at the top of the painting, as well as the shipping schooners of those times, well before a bridge was built to Deer Isle.

Sailing Buddies Anchored

Sailing Buddies Anchored

in Rockport Harbor at Rockport, Maine
painted plein air August 1, 2020
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $150

Down Granite Street to Sea

Down Granite Street
to Sea

on Deer Isle in Stonington, Maine,
painted plein air July 30, 2020
5" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $150

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Four John Marin
Stonington Watercolors
plus
John Marin Storm Comments to Alfred Stieglitz
from a Stonington, Maine, September 20, 1919 Letter

1
Stonington, Maine
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor, charcoal and pencil on paper,
19" x 17" (w x h), 1921
Christie's 2008 Auction Sold $51,400 USD

2
Pertaining to Stonington Harbor
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor and charcoal over graphite pencil
on white wove paper, 20" x 15" (w x h), 1926
Detroit Institute of Arts Museum

On September 20, 1919 John Marin wrote to Alfred Stieglitz in a letter:
It is a big storm, a very big storm, the biggest. And the signs of clearing on the horizon are like Will-of-the-Wisps. So, to ship with the man of the big laugh, why paint, why make photographs. Dam it all, we have and we will just insist on our right to just paint and make photographs, just as long as we blooming please, and that will be as long as we be.

3
Passing Rains, Stonington, Maine
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor and graphite on paper,
17" x 14" (w x h), 1919
Alfred Stieglitz Collection

4
Approaching Thunderstorm
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor and pencil on paper,
11" x 8" (w x h), 2019
Christie's 1997 Auction Sold $10,700 USD

Mark Island Still There Study 1

Mark Island Still There Study 1

off the Sand Beach Woods in Stonington, Maine,
painted plein air July 28, 2020
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $150

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John Marin
Deer Isle Watercolors

The Sea off Deer Isle
Movement, Sea and Sun
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor and charcoal on paper,
17" x 14" (w x h), 1921
Offered in Christies Auction 2019
estimate $70,000-100,000 USD

Deer Isle, Maine, Movement No. 14
(The Sea and Pertaining Thereto)
John Marin (1870-1953) American
Watercolor and pencil on paper,
17" x 13" (w x h), 1927
Sothebys Auction 2019 Sold $40,000 USD

Mark Island Still There Study 2

Mark Island
Still There Study 2

off the Sand Beach Woods in Stonington, Maine,
painted plein air July 28, 2020
10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $300

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John Marin Watercolors

Seal Rocks, Maine
(based on the rock formation,
possibly at Sand Beach, Stonington)
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor on paper, 12" x 9" (w x h), 1919

Mark Isle and Bay, Deer Isle, Maine
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor on paper, 16" x 13" (w x h), 1928

Andrew and Weir as Islands

Andrew and Weir as Islands

left to right, off Sand Beach on Deer Isle in Stonington, Maine
painted plein air July 28, 2020
14" x 11" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $500

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John Marin Island Art
in Stonington

When John Marin visited Stonington, Maine on Deer Isle, 1919-1928, he had to ferry across, unlike today with the suspension bridge (1939). Knowing that John Marin likely ate lunch at the small inn by Sand Beach, and familiar with the view of Weirs Island at Sand Beach with the rocks in the foreground, these first two paintings are likely of Weirs Island off Sand Beach.

From Deer Isle, Maine Looking Outward
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor and charcoal on white wove paper
16" x 13" (w x h), 1923
Detroit Institute of Arts Museum

Movement No 23-The Sea and Pertaining Thereto
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor with blotting, wiping, and touches of scraping,
and with black and brown colored pencils,
on moderately thick, moderately textured,
ivory wove paper, 18" x 14" (w x h), 1927
Alfred Stieglitz Collection

The island on the left in my painting, Andrew's Island, is the one that John Marin painted on 96-years ago for his painting below.

Andrew's Island, Stonington, Maine
John Marin (1870-1953), American
Watercolor and pencil on heavy white watercolor paper
12" x 9" (w x h), 1924
Detroit Institute of Arts Museum

A Boat Afloat

A Boat Afloat

seen from Green Head Lookout on Deer Isle in
Stonington, Maine painted plein air July 30, 2020
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $150

Sand Bar Low Tide

Sand Bar Low Tide

from a plein air sketch July 29, 2020,
painted August 11, 2020
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $150

Island Still Sky Moving

Island Still Sky Moving

off Sand Beach Road, Stonington, Maine,
painted plein air July 28, 2020
10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed,
$300

House Down Granite Street

House Down Granite Street

painted plein air July 30, 2020
5" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed,
$150

Seven at 7:00 PM

Seven at 7:00 PM

in Stonington Harbor on Deer Isle seen from
Green Head Lookout, Stonington, Maine
painted plein air July 31, 2020
10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed, $300
Sold (via The 2020 Yarmouth Art Festival)

The plein air setup...

Three Islands Four Rocks

Three Islands Four Rocks 

by Sand Beach in Stonington, Maine
painted plein air July 28, 2020
24" x 18" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Arches cold press rough 100% cotton
watercolor paper, framed, $800

The plein air setup at Sand Beach Park, Stonington, Maine

Night Mooring Attitude

Night Mooring Attitude

on Deer Isle in the harbor at Stonington, Maine
painted plein air July 31, 2020
5" x 7" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $150

That Island Down Granite Street

That Island
Down Granite Street

a view of Scott Island in Stonington, Maine,
painted plein air July 30, 2020,
10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $300

Sunset Still Dinghy

Sunset Still Dinghy

at Green Head Lookout, Stonington, Maine
painted plein air July 30, 2020
7" x 5" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness
and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink
on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100%
cotton extra white watercolor paper
framed, $200

As the sun set,
so did I,
on pink granite,
quarried here,
for one last
painting today,
a dinghy,
has to be quick.

The lights going...going...
and changing color... got it.