July 2012

Thank you, Jerry!

Island Tribute, 20 x 24 oil

“A few summers ago there was an island tragedy.  A lobsterman’s boat was hit by a rogue wave. The Captain did not survive. As a tribute I painted this image.  The empty dory in the church yard is symbolic like the empty boots of fallen fire fighters in front of the fire house.”- Jerry Cable

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Churning Seas by Jerry Cable

Churning Seas,  5.5 x 6.5 oil

“Sometimes I prefer to abandon my hard edge technique of painting for something a little more random and head for the surf usually when there is word of a big storm surge. There is something about the randomness of crashing waves that becomes very abstract for me.”- Jerry Cable

Ruby by Jerry Cable

Ruby ,  5.5 x 5.5  oil

“A few summers ago one of the islanders decided to bring goats to Manana.  Having raised goats and sheep I was very interested in their survival on Manana. By the end of the summer I had learned all their names and this is Ruby!”- Jerry Cable

Fish Beach Late Afternoon by Jerry Cable

Fish Beach Late Afternoon, 8 x 10 oil

“I finished this painting while I was waiting to pick up my evening lobster from the fish market.”- Jerry Cable

Monhegan Landing by Jerry Cable

Monhegan Landing,   12 x 18 oil

“Monhegan landing is also a favorite with viewers because it is the view one first sees when you arrive by ferry to the island.  It was done from a photograph that I took standing on the deck of the Laura B.”- Jerry Cable

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Wharf Hill by Jerry Cable

Wharf  Hill,  12 x 18 oil

“Another painting from the “Yellow Sky” Series. I also paid homage to the many pickup trucks on the island used to transport supplies.”- Jerry Cable

Veil on Manana by Jerry Cable

Veil on Manana,  12 x 16 oil

“Since my studio overlooks the wharf and harbor I tend to paint what’s directly outside my door. In order to keep it fresh while painting the same view again and again I try to give myself a challenge.  This painting was part of a series of Yellow sky paintings that I did trying to capture that yellow light after the sun has disappeared on the horizon.”- Jerry Cable

Morning Chores by Jerry Cable

Morning  Chores,  10 x 16 oil

“I rarely include actual figures in my paintings preferring instead to suggest the presence of someone. In Morning  Chores I’ve added a clothesline and laundry perhaps just hung by the Keeper’s wife.”- Jerry Cable