Blowdown

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In the Acadia National Park on Isle Au Haut, Maine, there are areas called "blowdowns", where shallow-rooted fir trees live short lives, dying enmasse. Winter storm winds off the Atlantic sweep the island, blowing down the dead trees. Fog softens the grim landscape, luring the viewer toward an introspective state.
- Nancy Boudreau

This is an acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed and dated with the above comments on the back.

Robinson Point Lighthouse

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Robinson Point Lighthouse, on Isle Au Haut, is automated now, and what was once the keeper's house, is now a bed and breakfast. Click here for more info on the lighthouse and inn.
- Nancy Boudreau

This is an acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed and dated with the above comments on the back.

Fog on Isle Au Haut

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Fog comes off the ocean unannounced, softening the hard edges of granite shore, dampening sound.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Boardwalk at Macricostas

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Two friends enjoying a walk after lunch at the Hopkins Inn, on the boardwalk trails of Macricostas Preserve, Washington Connecticut.
- Nancy Boudreau

This is an acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed and dated with the above comments on the back.

Wheat Field

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This field of wheat is part of the Macricostas Preserve in Washington, Connecticut, a parcel of the Steep Rock Land Trust. How mesmerizing it is to watch the wind blow across the field. Every description ever written, comparing the motion to that of the sea's surface, comes to mind.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Macricostas Preserve

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In Washington Connecticut, close by Lake Waramaug, is the Macricostas Preserve. This newer addition to Steep Rock Park, is well studied and documented, with several references to it on the web. A touching photo montage accompanied by piano is on YouTube and more technical information is available at the Steep Rock Land Trust website. The view in this painting is from one of the many footbridges that cross over Bee Brook, a tributary to the Shepaug River. The Brook winds through fields and woods, a varied landscape where boardwalk trails make the going easy and footing dry.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Head Harbor

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The one road that rings Isle Au Haut eventually swings around to Head Harbor. Though the island has many bays and harbors, Head Harbor is the island's first safe haven for boats seeking shelter from the full force of the open Atlantic.
- Nancy Boudreau

This is an acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed and dated with the above comments on the back.

View from Caterpillar Hill

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This is a small portion of the panoramic view from Caterpillar Hill, looking out over Penobscot Bay.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Rockweed at Hiram Blake

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At low tide, the granite shores of coastal Maine are colored with rockweed's sienna hues. In this painting of Hiram Blake Camp on Cape Rosier in Penobscot Bay, the rock is slick with weed which trails out onto the sea's surface, blurring the line between water and stone. Well-appointed cabins are tucked into the woods and blended into the landscape, situated so that they embrace the broad bay view. This is a restorative place, a place to feed the soul.
- Nancy Boudreau

This is an acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed and dated with the above comments on the back.

Rosa Rugosa

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The Beach Roses, growing on Spectacle Island, in Penobscot Bay, Maine are particularly fragrant. The breeze carries their scent far over the water.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Roses on Spectacle Island

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Two granite knolls connected by stony beach, the cacophony of a gull rookery and the intoxicating fragrance of roses occasionally washed away by a fresh wave of salt sea air, rolling inland over Spectacle Island.
- Nancy Boudreau

This is an acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed and dated with the above comments on the back.

Penobscot Bay, Maine

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Penobscot Bay as seen from Spectacle Island off Cape Rosier, at low tide. There's a thriving gull rookery on Spectacle Island, a noisy, bustling community. The rookery is visited at least twice a day by bald eagles, who find it a convenient place to pick up a quick meal. The gulls do their best to drive off the predators, wheeling above the rookery, following the eagles, heckling them, to little avail.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

The Guzzle from Above

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This is a painting of The Guzzle on Isle au Haut, as viewed from the road above, it's little barn and what's left of it's dock. There's an old farmhouse at The Guzzle, which has been beautifully renovated as is available for summer rentals by the owner, Henry Bergeson. Henry also makes fabulous kaleidoscopes, constructed from exotic woods with the finest craftsmanship and optics. Click here to view Henry's website.
- Nancy Boudreau

This is an acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed and dated with the above comments on the back.

The Guzzle in Fog

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A funny name for a small inlet that fills with the tide, this location is called The Guzzle and can be viewed from the only road that runs south out of the little town of Isle au Haut. Typical of the islands off the Maine coast, fog swallows any evidence of objects in the distance, giving a surreal aspect of isolation.
- Nancy Boudreau

This is an acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed and dated with the above comments on the back.

Stonington Lily Pond

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When I first drove by this scene, there were three photographers shooting away. I wonder what came out of those cameras? How did the humans behind the machines personalize the product? Could one tell, by looking at the resulting images, that we were all portraying the same lily pond?
- Nancy Boudreau

This is an acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed and dated with the above comments on the back.

Wildflowers in the Rain

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Daisies, clover and vetch strewn through a tangle of wild greens, darkened with rain and fog - these were some of the wildflowers growing around the lily pond in Stonington, Maine.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Lily Pond in Stonington, Maine

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Driving out of Stonington, Maine on a foggy day, I passed a pond dotted with lily pads. The still water, surrounded by daisies, clover, vetch and lupine would have been a riot of color in the sunshine, but this day full of muted mists and reflections sobered the little flowers and covered everything with a melancholy pall.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back