Boat Launch at High Tide

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Oil on canvas
16" x 20"
$1650

Next to a small marina in Clinton, CT, I came across this nearly unused boat launch, a sort of natural ramp into a river that leads into the Long Island Sound. There was a light breeze, it was very tranquil, and then a seagull landed on the piling near the building. What a perfect place to set up and paint outside!

The brief video below explains what elements of this view caught my attention: