Clam Diggers Series
The Clam Diggers series are watercolors of a beautiful cove in Down East Maine that is rugged and virtually untouched by time.
This beautiful cove in Cape Rosier, (Harborside, Maine), was a destination I set out for one summer. I had read the book "Maine Farm" many years ago and had always wanted to investigate this little cove in mid-coast Maine, as its description appealed to me. Wouldn't you know, when I arrived, there were two people (perhaps a father and son?) raking clams, and the beauty of the scene as they walked away from the sea just struck me.
I have more paintings planned for this series, which I will continue to do in watercolor.
Clam Diggers #2, watercolor, 11x16"
Finally, after 14 months from the completion of my original Clam Diggers, I have a second watercolor in this series. When I posted my first one, I wrote about the beautiful morning that I watched these two men digging for clams on the beach at Cape Rosier's Orr Cove. I haven't stopped wondering who my subjects are, and if I could somehow locate them so that I could give them a print in this series. After all, I'm sure I seemed like nothing more than an annoying tourist at the time, showing up, standing near the road and snapping pics every so often.
The Clam Diggers, watercolor, 11x13"
To me, the beauty of this scene lies in the brilliance of the morning light, with the thousands of sparkles dancing all around the the silhouetted figures. I wanted to capture that, along with the slow, peaceful feeling of the sea and the work.