Boat on Hamburg Cove -New England September Palette Knife Oil Painting by Roxanne Steed- sold

6"x6" oil on gessoed masonite artboard

"There is not in the wide world a valley so sweet
As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet;
O the last rays of feeling and life must depart,
Ere the bloom of the valley shall fade from my heart."
- Thomas Moore (1779-1852)


Not too far "down the coastline and up the river" is a pretty little cove known as Hamburg Cove, just off the Connecticut River. There is a little marina there - and it's nestled among hills on either side. In September it's particularly pretty, as the leaves start to turn their blazing colors and reflect down into the water. What a delightful visual for an artist to record! This was a demo painting for a day long workshop called, "Paint Small Learn Big".