What I Ate in Maine

Bonjour Lobster, watercolor 9" x 11"

My first Maine breakfast at the Owl's Head General Store - a real Maine blueberry muffin.

Church breakfast

voila!

Last painting day David's wife Cathy makes a super lunch for us. Here a watermelon + feta + mint salad. YUM

Fresh Maine tomatoes

More red berries from Cathy Dewey.

My friend, Alison is the lobster roll expert. I think she must have downed 6 lobster rolls in 6 days!

This one was at scenic Slipside in South Thomaston

My last night in Rockland I decided to make my own lobster

At Ship to Shore - $7 and change for 1 1/4 pound lobster steamed in 2" of boiling water - drop the live lobster in head first. YUM!

Off for some gazpacho at the Portland Museum of Art.

These big apples looked appealing as well.

I searched high and low for MACARONS in Maine. These are from Austin Texas. No luck in Maine.

Just plenty of Whoopie Cushions I mean PIES!

The most delicious bite of all was Sophie waiting for the ferry...

BONJOUR MAINE FOOD!

Painting at Drift Inn Beach ME

Drift In Beach

Is full of local Mainers

Enjoying the very breezy, nice day

The scene reminds me of the watercolors of British artist, Sir William Russell Flint

A 1920's artist who painted quite a few beachy scenes like this one (along with quite a few topless flamenco dancers...)

The locals drop by to watch us painting

Even BEAR is onsite to watch the show

Our instructor, David paints the rocks

David's palette always amazes...

Voila! Terminee.

I am terminee aussi.

Shirley Cook paints Drift In beach. Shirley's thumbnail sketch.

Alison Cattan's Drift In Beach.

Time to break for

Lunch (a Haddock sandwich as you suggested) at the Dip Net Inn.

Post-lunch demo

Another 'thumbnail' of Bob's house.

It's too chilly and windy here so we go inside for our afternoon crit.

The end of another perfect day - Ginger Ice Cream. At Dorman's Dairy Dream. The light is so Homer.

BONJOUR DRIFT IN BEACH!

Waterman's Beach Lobster

David Dewey's finished watercolor.

We go off to paint.

And I.

Go off to eat.

Seeking refuge from the sun at Waterman's Beach Lobster.

I only admired the strawberry-rhubarb pies.

Crit time with David at 4.

Melissa Granger painted my lobster!

Madeleine Boucher painted the seascape...

Shirley Cook's thumbnail...

Shirley Cook's finished painting reminded me of this Sir William Russell Flint beach painting on the cover...

Shirley's mini paintbox! No wonder.

Bob Schweizer got the boat perfectly.

Kathe McCoy's thumbnails nail it.My thumbies...

My finished painting (after 3 re-dos)...
If you go to Waterman's Beach whatever you do, do NOT MISS the ROUND TOP ICE CREAM. mon deux I tried coffee, ginger, black raspberry. Later on at the Farnsworth museum - this Alex Katz painting. Was he at Waterman Beach Lobsters too?

BONJOUR WATERMAN BEACH'S LOBSTER!