I had a wonderful day painting with my good friend and colleague Anthony Davis today at Sunken Meadow State Park which is located on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. Ant and I arrived at 10AM and immediately set out to look for a location that excited us. Our first try ended in what has become typical style for us! We set up along a tidal bank to paint a beautiful scene after being advised by a passing kayaker that the tide was indeed still going out. While I remain convinced that our adviser was sincere he was, however, wrong. Within about 5 minutes the leg of my easel, which was a good 12 inches away from the bank, was very suddenly in about 6 inches of rising tide! Break down and run became the order of the day.

Upon arriving on higher ground we came upon the view that you see here which pleased us even more. I am very satisfied with the result and feel it is my best on site effort to date. While we had a fairly constant midday sun I am in the habit of not spending longer than 2-3 hours on one piece while on site. If you are painting early or late in the day the change in the direction of the light is quite dramatic which is not so much the case with this sort of constant top light. However, within just under 2 hours I was very happy with my result and didn't want to risk overworking the painting. So it was time to put down the brushes and pack up...for the second time that day!