Painting on Ogunquit Beach, Maine

Miles of sand, high tide mark, sea mist, big dunes, chilly air, dreamy, quiet, fog rolls in on little kitten feet...

Painting in the Summer Sun

Its that time of year again.  You can wade in the water and your feet don't turn blue! 

Plein air in the summer time. Maine is in all its glory!

Painting on Marginal Way 

Photo: Marcus Gale

I am offering 2 plein air classes this summer. 

All levels of experience are welcome! 

Please go to my website for the updated class schedule. 

I will be holding all summer classes on Saturday mornings. The first class is starting June 29th.

SUMMER CLASS SCHEDULE:

Link to classes :http://www.marybyrom.com/Classes/Classes.html

RESERVING YOUR SPOT IN THE CLASS:

If you wish to register for the class please mail me a check (details are on the web page). 

If you wish to pay with a credit card please contact me and we can process that over the phone.

NOTE: You need to be registered in the class in order to receive the email for the location of class. The location will change every week.

MATERIALS:

LINK to Materials Lists: http://www.marybyrom.com/Supplies.html

Please look at the materials list for the medium you will be using. ALL MEDIUM SUPPLY LISTS  ARE ON THE ONE PAGE, Scroll down to find yours! 

LOCATIONS:  Everyone must check their email weekly for the class location for the week. We will be moving to a new spot every week!

 If you have questions please contact me. 

Thank you everyone!   Hope to see you soon!

YOU CAN REGISTER WITH A CHARGE CARD IF YOU PREFER:

Maine ~ Painting at the Nubble Lighthouse

Sun, clouds, rocks, surf, island, lighthouse, afternoon on the Nubble, Cape Neddick, Maine!

Painting in Ogunquit, Maine

This is a video that John Ewing from the Portland Press Herald took of me last week for an article written by Bob Keyes. Article " Artist Mary Byrom Captures the Always changing natural world"  Thank you Bob! Thank you John !  

On the Beach in Ogunquit,Maine

For the past few weeks I've been painting very close to the sand and surf.

Walk on the Beach, Oil  9x12  $750

Purchase here

Ogunquit Beach is a beautiful expanse of sand, surf and sea. I've been setting up to paint as close as possible to the waters edge.  

The ocean is very moody. The weather changes in minutes. Lately its been spectacular, sunny with shocking blue skies, big gray fog banks lurking off shore, frothy foamy surf,  cold ocean winds, empty fog shrouded dunes, the works!  

 Low Tide, Oil 8x16 $800

Purchase Here  

This beach is very close to my home. Why not paint in my back yard?  You can find me painting in the marshes at any time of the year, but do I walk over the dunes and paint the ocean? When my family visits they all want to walk on the beach. I walk with them but do I paint on the beach? 

Painting on Ogunquit Beach

Now I am painting on the beach in all types of weather and at all times of day. Stay posted, I'll be painting on the beach at least one day a week all summer!

SPRING

 What a difference a year a makes!  Winter 2012 produced very little snow, but this year it was a bumper crop.

Every week another snow storm blew in. I love painting snow, so I was happy! These past few weeks I've been tracking down the last patches of snow before it all melts. 

Strawberry Banke Spring Snow. Acrylic on paper

Every year I know I only have so many weeks to paint the lovely snow. When the days start to get longer in late January the warm sun melts it fast!

Prescott Park Gardens. oil on linen

Quiet cloudy days with moody skies over white snow-covered ground is my favorite  time to paint. No chasing shadows!  

York River First Signs of Spring.oil on board

Last year was exactly the opposite. Just a few inches of snow every now and then. We barely even had a real winter. 

Spring on Piscataqua Ave. Ink & watercolor on paper

The grass turned green and the trees came out early. It went from winter to summer in a few days. We didn't even have a real spring!

Kittery Point Almost Spring. Ink & watercolor on paper

I missed that good old fashioned New England winter. Summer was too early. It was much hotter than usual, even up here in Maine. This year will be a refreshing change!

Boat in Pigeon Cove. Ink & watercolor pencil on paper

Pocket Landscapes

One day in the studio in the midst of painting large paintings I paused, grabbed a sheet of gessoed paper off a shelf and rapidly painted a series of tiny paintings.

These are all pretty much the same size 2.25 x 3.75 inches. 

"Salt water & Islands" 

These were all referenced from pen and pencil drawings from my sketchbooks. 

"Lobster boat & skiff" 

I travel to all these great fabulous locations.  

"Pine Island"

I enjoy painting the simple masses and forms...

"Pines & Pink Granite"

to see if they would look like something.

"Tobacco Barns"

It's interesting how a sketch so simple...
"Islands & Peninsulas"

...can create an impression.

"Friendship Lobster Boat"

And these grand vistas look fine...  

"Rocky  Ledges" 

...on these tiny cards, an art collection you can carry in your pocket!

"Clouds over Island"