My son has a saying when “you’re on it you’re on it and when you’re not it’s ok.” I thought a lot about this when I was painting the Aloha Tower Lighthouse. Typically I do a series of watercolor washes before seeing a lighthouse to keep from being locked in. But I forgot to do “washes'' before traveling to Hawai’i.
For days I stared at the blank watercolor wash I had made. Perhaps the Aloha Tower was my way of saying goodbye to painting lighthouses. After all, “Aloha” means hello and goodbye. I definitely was not on it.
0 Comments
Maine has some of the largest and busiest ports on the East Coast. Its fierce waters and treacherous rocks are guarded by a host of lighthouses.
During Maine Open Lighthouse Day on Sept 11, explore onshore and offshore exotic lighthouses. Some lighthouse towers will be open for climbing. Maine has 65 lighthouses. There are lighthouses of all types from concrete, steel, caisson and one that has Corinthian columns. Portland Head Lighthouse Portland Head Lighthouse is one of the “Most Photographed Lighthouses.” Built in 1791, Portland Lighthouse was the first lighthouse completed under President George Washington. Portland Breakwater Lighthouse Inspired by the Greek Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, the beautiful lighthouse was built in 1874. It has six fluted Corinthian columns. The 13 foot tall cast iron tower is lined with brick for additional strength. Its base is a concrete slab. Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse stands on a pressurized chamber. Completed in 1897, the lighthouse is a caisson or spark plug lighthouse. Aloha Tower was the last stop on our visit to Hawai’i. The tallest structure in Honolulu when it was finished in 1926, the Aloha Tower was topped by a beacon to help captains entering the harbor. I was fascinated to learn that the Aloha Tower was an Art Deco style building. I drew Art Deco buildings prior to painting lighthouses. It seems I had come full circle. That seemed to be an overarching theme of the trip. It would take all the experiences I had learned as an artist to draw such a complex structure.
|
AuthorWhen I am not traveling to or painting lighthouses, I am writing or researching lighthouses. Archives
December 2022
Categories |