Deep Secretive Sea- Irish Fishing Boat, Portmagee Pier, Ireland

8"x8" oil on cradled hardboard panel

"Deep secretive sea,
Tell me
A little something
Of a boat,
A sail,
Even an oar.
A coil of rope,
A sailor boy,
A ship full of joy,
A breeze on the bay,
Sun stricken waves,
Dolphins at play,
A sea-raking prow,
Green hills on the bow."

- from Sea Secrets, a poem by Michael Kirby in the book, "Skelligs Sunset"- 2006.


I've been wanting to paint this colorful boat from the moment I saw it. Some of these scenes I paint from this area of Ireland remind me of some of Michael Kirby's poetry. His last book of stories and poems, "Skelligs Sunset" contains this poem, "Sea Secrets". I've included just a portion of it with this blog entry (above).

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Exciting news - I'll be participating in "Out & About Norfolk" on the dates of October 22-24th. It's a plein air paint-out & show. Please visit this link for more information! - or this one:http://www.studiosatmonticello.com/schedule.html for more information! I'll be packing up my gear to head down there next week for the event!