“Motif #1 oblique view”.
Oil.
Dave Turbide.
$250.

15 x 19, in mahogany frame (image size 11×14).

This red building in the middle of Rockport (Massachusetts) harbor, with its colorful lobster buoys contrasting with the red painted, weathering, board-and-batt siding, has probably been painted and photographed as much as any building or scene in the country over many, many years. Yet, seldom is this iconic structure viewed other than from straight-on across the harbor. I have painted it straight-on as well, I’ll admit, but I find this image much more interesting and satisfying. The angled view emphasizes the geometry and depth of the view while focusing on the buoys without the distraction of the boats and harbor in the foreground as it is in the straight-on view. Can you smell the salt air?… hear the boats puttering into and out of the harbor? Have a sudden craving for a lobster roll? I do.