Perkins Cove Maine in Autumn Original Watercolor Painting

The beautiful and rugged coast of Maine at Perkins Cove is the inspiration for this painting.
I've painted this scene several times but this is the first time in the Fall season. I began it as a demonstration of crashing surf for my watercolor students, then added autumn foliage as it is part of my Autumn Collection.

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Marginal Way Maine Seacoast watercolor painting

This painting uses sunny color to depict the roaring surf along Maine's southern coastline. The Marginal Way is an awe-inspiring walk that traverses part of this coast in Ogunquit, Maine.

A couple of gulls rest on the rocks before soaring out over the water looking for fish. Behind them the surf rolls in crashing to shore with tremendous power.

I used this painting as a study for a painting demonstration I did for an art guild. Here are some pictures of that demonstration:

Below is how far the larger demonstration painting progressed. One hour is just not long enough for this artist! If you look carefully, you will see that it already has a different look than the smaller work. I used slightly different primary colors and changed the composition of the waves. No two paintings are ever totally alike.

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Maine Cape House and Red Roses watercolor painting

Weathered cedar shingles and climbing red roses frame the window of an old Cape House on Maine's rugged seacoast.

I painted this from a photo that one of my watercolor students took on a trip to Maine. When painting a window from a photograph, the artist must be careful not to copy the photo! Often photographs show windows as blank black spaces and this was no exception. The last thing I wanted was to have a big black "hole" in the middle of my painting.

Painting reflections of sky and trees on the windowpanes takes care of that problem and makes the window come alive!

Maine Rocky Coast Perkins Cove seascape oil painting

Here is an 11x14 seascape oil painting of Perkins Cove in Ogunquit Maine. If you've ever been to Perkins Cove, you know the power of the surf that can swell and crash onto the rocks there. It is magnificent! In this painting, I've added the rugosa roses that bloom along the shore.

This painting was done using a double primary palette - meaning one using a cool and a warm of each of the three primary colors. This makes a painting with stunningly fresh and beautiful colors.

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Rocky Coast of Maine Marginal Way - oil painting

Surf rolls in majestically while ever-present seagulls dip and soar. The rocky coast of Maine has such incredible surf especially after a storm. You can almost hear it thundering in and feel the ocean breeze in this painting. Pretty rugosa beach roses bloom in the foreground.
Painting this scene makes me think of summer as it's snowing again here. I am really looking forward to spring!

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Pink Beach Roses watercolor painting

Pretty rugosa roses bloom with the pounding surf behind them. A little bee visits one of the roses. This painting was inspired by a walk along the rocky coast of Maine last summer.

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Perkins Cove watercolor painting

This scene from the Maine Coast shows powerful surf crashing onto the rocks along the Marginal Way walk at Perkins Cove. This is a favorite area for visitors who enjoy the majesty of the ocean.

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Maine Coast Marginal Way - watercolor seascape

Here is another scene from the Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine. The surf pounding in is spectacular! I just love the ocean.

Roses on the Maine Rocky Coast - Watercolor Painting

A wind-swept day, but the sun is warm and the salt air fresh. A seagull circles overhead and wild roses bloom in the foreground. This painting of the Marginal Way shows the beauty of the Maine coast. I love the blue in this painting.A shipment from my art supplies dealer arrived today and I'd ordered manganese blue which I've not used before. I had to do a painting with it right away. It makes the perfect color for the sea and sky when used with cobalt blue in the sky and a bit of green in the sea.

Maine Rocky Coast - Watercolor

The rugged, scenic coastline of Maine is an excellent place to take a walk especially if there is a good footpath. This was from the walkway called the Marginal Way in Ogunquit, a lovely and popular place to feel the cool fresh salty air and hear the surf crashing in. A pair of cedar trees frame the scene.

The Marginal Way at Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, ME - watercolor

Ogunquit is a Naddick Indian word meaning "beautiful place by the sea". And so it is. Many people spend part of their summer at this lovely spot in southern Maine. I've enjoyed doing a sidewalk art show every August in its quaint downtown just a few steps from the beach. Last summer a local gallery owner asked me if I would put my work in her seasonal gallery, so last week I took a trip to Ogunquit bearing lots of paintings. She took them all to sell this summer!
Then, I took a walk along the Marginal Way, a hilly footpath that travels along the ocean. This paintings is a scene from that walk. You can see the blue-gray waters of the North Atlantic surging in to crash on the rocks in the foreground and a jumble of oceanside houses in the distance. A few years ago, the Marginal Way was almost totally destroyed in a storm. But with the support of locals and visitors, it is now restored for everyone to enjoy.
If you take a trip to Ogunquit this summer, take a walk along the Marginal Way. Then stop in to see Whitney Ott at Art & Soul Gallery. Tell her Janet sent you!

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