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JoAnne Houlsen-Oil Paintings
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| Monhegan Harbor at Twilight |
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| 32" x 36" |
Since coming to Maine over thirty years ago,
I have been fascinated with the land. When I walk across a hay field or through the forest or when I visit untouched
coastal regions, my senses become keenly aware of my surroundings. At times the clouds are moving so quickly
I feel I might be caught up in one and whisked away. At other times, walking through a sun-drenched summer
field with golden grasses, wild flowers and the drone of insects, I become still and listen to the orchestrated
day. It is these sensual experiences that I strive to capture in my paintings.
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I was inspired to paint Cobscook Bay when
I visited a friend who lives near the park and was invited to take a walk with her along the rocky
shore. The clouds were billowing up into thunder heads, and as I looked out across the bay, I knew
that this scene would soon become a painting. What particularly captured my interest was the orange
seaweed against the blue of the water and sky and also the violet shadows that were being cast across the rocks.
| Eastport Harbor at Dusk |
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| 16" x 20" |
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| Cobscook Bay |
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| Approx 26" x 30" |
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In the painting,
Eastport Harbor at Dusk, I was standing on a fishing boat that would soon make the trip to Lubec, a small village across
the sound from Eastport. The reflective qualities in the water that evening were stunning and as the sun continued to
set and the colors started melding into increasing shadow, I snapped a photograph that I would later take to my studio, edit
and eventually turn into the painting shown at left.
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