Cape Cod is a vacation getaway location south of Boston, it has sandy beaches, cold water and decent clam chowder. Most of the other food was deep fried and kind of bland, but the beer was great... Samuel Adam's on tap in a turbulator glass. I made a few other paintings while I was there including the beach, and a museum. 5 x 8" cold press watercolour, 2009
Hiding behind this parking lot was a nice scene, unfortunately there was nowhere to sit and paint it other than a tiny patch of grass. I remember being frustrated with Cape Cod, all of the waterfront was hidden behind private property leaving just a few little looks for tourists other than the beach. I deliberately made the filthy parking lot occupy two thirds of the composition, and made sure to get in every oil stain and tire track. 7.5 x 11" cold press, watercolour, 2009
Capturing the ugly side of things was important for these paintings, in this case some otherwise nice architecture is overlapped with a tangle of cables on a pole. The hotel was named Three Ducks so I wrote quack quack quack on the sign. Now a days I try to beautify the locations when I paint them, mostly leaving out parking lots and wires in favor of composition and focal points. I always liked this painting for its deft use of pastel tones, the warm beige, yellows, and greens provide a contrast with the harsh wires. 7.5 x 11" cold press, watercolour, 2009
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