LOIS SALMON TOOLE,
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"C. A. Harrington," watercolor, 29 112 x 36 inches.
"On one of our visits ro rhe Sronington, Maine, boatyard, we came upon this rug out of Boothbay, up on the rack for repair. Though it was clear and sunny there had been a heavy rain which produced a large puddle in which the boat was perfectl y reflected . Since I grew up in a rown with commercial fishing docks I am more intrigued with 'boats of character' -workboats bearing the scars of a brave, hard, dedicated life plowing the high seas in search of a catch. This tug wore the many colors of rust and rested in strong blue shadows beneath its hull. There were strong reds against the blues of sky and water, bisected by warm undulating sand. The small figure I put into the backgro und for human interest and scale is my husband. " - LST
DAN OOLITTLE, "Low Tide Blacks
Harbour, New Brunswick," scrarchboard, 14 1/ 2 x 17 112 inches. "One finds rhese massive docks along rhe sou rheas rem shore ofN ew Brunswick's Bay of Fundy. From a distance rhey appear ro be looming boxy suucrures wirh li rde appeal. Close up rhey can be quire dramaric and inreresring. Here we find a !are afrernoon scene wirh bright sunshine playing on the boats and the massive structure of the dock with long deep shadows-and, of course, low tide. I changed very litde in the composition. The choice was what ro leave dark and what ro show in detail. In a few short hours this scene will be entirely different. There will be forty more feet of water under these boats. " -DD
SEA HISTORY 97, SUMMER 2001
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