A Pier Walking on Old Orchard Beach

A Pier Walking
on Old Orchard Beach

Third Place Professional at Open Air Artistry, the second of two paintings for this $200 award, painted during the Open Air Artistry event at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, from under the Pier, plein air, Aug 24, 2024, 12" x 9" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and wax resist on 140 lbs. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$400

I'd painted people on the beach from the shade under the pier. Then I turned my setup 90 degrees to the left and painted the view underneath The Pier. Third Place Professional for my two paintings, Roller Coaster Oh Oh Beach on the left and A Pier Walking on Old Orchard Beach on the right.

I'm holding the flowers that went with the $200, while standing with the judge, whose leg angle and pier's column angle, and even the tripod leg match, cool serendipity.