Camden Harbor from Curtis Island

I rowed out to Curtis Island in Colin Page’s dinghy to paint Camden harbor. There are often camp kids out on the island beachcombing and I drew the stooping child from life. However, back in my studio I realized that a solitary child just didn’t make sense. I added a second one, which is a self-portrait of me as a child.

On the return trip, I carefully bungeed my painting to the front thwart. It wasn’t until I was bumping against the dock that I realized I couldn’t reach around my painting to grab the painter. (That’s the line from the bow you use to tie up.) I bumped along merrily in the surf until a nice gentleman grabbed the line for me and helped me unload my gear.