Dawn, Bass Rocks is a glimpse of morning serenity. It’s a new beginning in the timeless rhythm of sea as it meets the shore.
Marshlands are a magnificent place to observe the magic. Color contrasts expand; reds and purples weave through yellow green. All else appears subordinate to the dance of color in the field.
On this day, shimmering light reveals a restorative color chord. On a breezy day, grasses rustle in the wind, delighting the eye with scuttling movement and the ear with reedy resonance.
Boston Artist, Melody Phaneuf is well known for her evocative still life, landscape, and portrait paintings. Her paintings are regularly on view at The Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury Street; at Fenway Studios, Boston by appointment; and North Shore Art in Gloucester from May through October. Phaneuf ‘s paintings have been exhibited at The National Arts Club in New York City, Galerie Herouet in Paris, and with Art du Monde, in Japan.
Triton orchestrates the ocean’s rhythm by blowing his conch shell. Today his tones are soothing and the sea is calm but the rugged shoreline is evidence that in another mood, the sound from Triton’s horn can be terrifying.
Peaceful Harbor was inspired by this serene coastal moment. The painting expresses a still quiet, but quickening pulse.
The continuous squash and stretch of waterways mirroring the sky create an endless variety of abstract shapes, an ever-changing repertoire that is the lure of coastal landscape.