Bean Island South Shore

5.5" height x 7.5" length x 2" width
Oil on Wooden Board salvaged from Hancock Point Wharf, sent to shore by the January 10th, 2024 storm that tore apart and destroyed the wharf, along with many others up and down the coast of Maine.
2024

This is one of a series I am still working on, an artistic and historical talisman in memory of the breezy blue days walking to the floating docks, oars over my shoulder; of teenage summer nights sitting with friends on the bench under the lone street light at the end of the wharf- like we were in a magical play, and the ocean beyond part of the set.

In the aftermath, grey painted boards washed ashore. I dragged some home and cut them into pieces. This painted wooden block can sit on a shelf or table for display.

On the South East Shore of Bean, an eagles nest is built high up in a huge oak tree, set in behind the tree line. It takes careful looking, from just off the shore, to spot the enormous structure high up in the branches. I wanted to capture the beauty of Schoodic Mountain in the distance, and an eagle soaring near the nest.