Whitehead Cliffs at Sunrise, Monhegan Island, Maine

50 in 50 Days Painting Sale: #4 Whitehead Cliffs at Sunrise, Monhegan Island, Maine

Whitehead Cliffs at Sunrise, Monhegan Island, Maine

an Oil on canvas 9 x 12 inches by Michael E. Vermette

  I painted this small oil on Monhegan Island last summer near the end of my one-week stay there in July. I ventured down from the Burnt Head Trail to the flat rock located nearer to the coast. Then I hiked with my gear over the huge rocks to get closer to Whitehead just before sunrise. The sun's rays casted a multi colored display of light reflecting off the clouds with the promise of blue sky peeking through. Whitehead's silhouette was promanate and was in complete shadow displaying amazing tones of cooler colors that got warmer as the rocks were closer to me. The tide was just going out and so the seas were fairly calm. I got Black Back and Herring gull visitors the two hours that I painted because I situated my easel near the gull pond. This small study has the feel of an amazing maritime morning and painted when the light is at its best.

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