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« Along The Edge | Main | Caumsett »
Long Island Sound
by Paul Bachem on 4/20/2009 8:36:42 PM
Long Island Sound
This view is from the town where I was born and raised. It is also not from the town where I was born and raised. By that I mean that this is one of those rare paintings of mine that is more of an impression of the area based on a particular locale. I set out to do a painting of Mattinecock Point just east of Prybil’s Beach where I have spent so much time in the past. There is a rather large house on the point but I always feel distracted by these man-made structures and just decided to leave it out. I felt that just this bare promontory wasn’t overly exciting and added the hazy headland in the distance. The next thing I realized was that I was no longer painting a specific spot but more my impression of what this area looks like in my mind and memory. To the best of my understanding that is what’s known as artistic license! I don’t often employ these vast powers that I have but really get a kick out of it when I do. All of the above strikes me as sounding very heady but it is not supposed to. I think I usually feel guilty when I don’t portray what’s in front of me and it is a VERY guilty pleasure that I now feel sharing this painting with you.
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