Digital Watercolor Pencil Sketches from Deer Isle, Maine
Deer Isle, Maine, is a smaller island made up of private homes of working class individuals, many of whom seemed to work on the boats, fishing for lobster, crab and other seafood. The images that I took seemed to best capture the overall feeling of the area when converted to watercolor pencil sketches.
It’s not uncommon to see lobster traps stacked up on the docks, waiting for the fishermen to take them out and drop them in the sea. In this piece, you can see the traps on the left side. Many seem to be yellow, altho I don’t know the reason for that.
Lobster Fishing Harbor
As we drove along the backroads on this island, there were several scenes like this one – very calm and peaceful. I could imagine myself deciding to lay in the grasses on the shore, and read or day dream or nap for a few hours!
Deer Isle Shore
This was a bit of an unusual site – a sailboat leaving from what seemed to primarily be a fishing port. I loved to watch it seemingly silently glide through the port waters, making its way to the sea from the safe waters close to shore.
Sailing thru Port
This small village seemed to be purely a fishing village. No lobster traps were in sight. It also seemed like most of the fisherman were out for the day. What an idyllic setting.
Deer Isle Fishing Village
Away from the salt water harbors of this island off the shore in Maine, was a small pond. Near the pond, almost hidden in the tall grasses, was this lovely blue iris – a treasure for anyone having the time to wander the shore and look for it. Lucky me.
Blue Iris
In a fresh water pond across the village from the harbor, there were some waterlilies that dotted the surface. They just seemed to invite a person to sit and have some quiet reflection.
Water Lily Pond
Enjoy!
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