The Boston Harbor Islands Project: Tidal Rhythms, Prince Head

This painting was derived from a field study.  Years ago, while painting on the island and losing track of time, the tide went out, and I became stranded until after dark. The beached skiff is added as a remembrance of that experience.   As this painting developed while painting the effect of the late-day raking sunlight  on the landscape, I began thinking of the interconnection of the tides, the moon, the sun and the rhythms they produce subconsciously throughout our lives.