Stories of the Ancients, a work-in-progress
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36x60" acrylic on canvas
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Stories of the Ancients
work-in-progress, not yet available for purchase
Moshup Beach (formerly called Gay Head)
Martha’s Vineyard
Aquinnah, Massachusetts
The word ‘stories’ can mean tales or legends, but it can also imply the idea of heights or levels. The clay cliffs of Moshup Beach are actually legendary to the First Nation Wampanoag People. There are stories about Moshup the giant and the clay cliffs with its various colors in many layers or ‘stories,’ that are sacred and important in Wampanoag culture.
This place is declared a National Landmark. I did not visually depict the water in this piece, yet the suggestion of water is here through the use of my brushwork. These tremendously tall clay cliffs, like the dunes of Provincetown, have been eroding for a long time. Every time it rains and every time we have a hurricane, more layers of this beautiful clay are washed into the ocean. I want to make more paintings of this amazing place not just for its unique beauty but because over time, it will inevitably vanish. I am slowly laboring on this piece as a work-in-progress while I work on other pieces in the studio simultaneously.
This original painting was part of COLORS OF THE COASTLINE at The StoveFactory Gallery. Not yet priced, it is a work in progress and will be made available for purchased when finished.
roll over image to see detail
Stories of the Ancients
work-in-progress, not yet available for purchase
Moshup Beach (formerly called Gay Head)
Martha’s Vineyard
Aquinnah, Massachusetts
The word ‘stories’ can mean tales or legends, but it can also imply the idea of heights or levels. The clay cliffs of Moshup Beach are actually legendary to the First Nation Wampanoag People. There are stories about Moshup the giant and the clay cliffs with its various colors in many layers or ‘stories,’ that are sacred and important in Wampanoag culture.
This place is declared a National Landmark. I did not visually depict the water in this piece, yet the suggestion of water is here through the use of my brushwork. These tremendously tall clay cliffs, like the dunes of Provincetown, have been eroding for a long time. Every time it rains and every time we have a hurricane, more layers of this beautiful clay are washed into the ocean. I want to make more paintings of this amazing place not just for its unique beauty but because over time, it will inevitably vanish. I am slowly laboring on this piece as a work-in-progress while I work on other pieces in the studio simultaneously.
This original painting was part of COLORS OF THE COASTLINE at The StoveFactory Gallery. Not yet priced, it is a work in progress and will be made available for purchased when finished.
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