Light at Portland Head, Maine

This light house has a very dramatic perch over the cliffs at Portland, Maine and has certainly provided direction to ships along the the rugged Atlantic Coast. I was able to paint this lighthouse en plein air in 2006.  

The Coastguard found two empty kayaks on the rocks below the first time I painted here - searching for the occupants in a rescue pattern, according to folks who stopped at my easel. They were not located.

I know dangerous water when I see it. This surf was beyond dangerous!