White Horses of the Sea 1, Woman Marine Artist, Maine Coast Art, by Deborah Chapin

Maine Coast Art, "White Horses of the Sea I" at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, original oil painting on linen canvas by Deborah Chapin, Maine art, Pemaquid Point Rocks, Seascape , marine art, marine artist

Maine Coast Art painting “White Horses of the Sea I" at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, is original art, a Maine art piece inspired by the poem “White Horses of the Sea” by Elfin. (See Poem below).  So started me thinking what a great large painting it could be.  So, I’m doing a series of small pieces seeing if I can pull it off in paint, make it look realistic and yet also show those foamy steeds. This the first one.
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White Horses of the Sea I, 12x17 oil on linen by Deborah Chapin available for "Christmas in Maine" on my site gallery.deborahchapin.com

White Horses of the Sea by Elfin

A thousand horses, wild and free
like waves that follow o'er the sea,
heaven is high, the sea is wide
their arching necks aloft with pride.

The great white breakers gave them birth
they hear no voice, they touch no earth,
oh what a sight these flying steed
who challenge all the winds for speed.

Bare-backed white horses heave and throw
their salty tongues flick to and fro,
they rear and toss the foaming tide
brushed by heaven with every ride,

They dance and toss their rippled manes
shining and soft as silken skeins,
gallpoping hooves no blacksmith shod
and flanks unscarred by spur or rod.

There is no earthly breed to beat,
these spray-curled racers, fast and fleet,
who breathe the foam yet never sleep
white crested fillies of the deep.

Extraction of Lord Byron's poem of Mazeppa's Ride

Deborah Chapin's Marine paintings have a long exhibition history starting with American Society Marine Artists in 1980 at the now defunct Grand Central Galleries in NYC.   As an Independent artist since embarking on her career she has exhibited extensively in top shows and Museums including: Grand Palais and Carrousel de Louvre in Paris with the Societe National des Beaux Arts,Mystic Seaport Gallery International since it's inception in 1982, Of Ships and Sea Exhibits,  Artist of America Exhibitions, Ketterer Kunst Auctions, Lectured on plein air painting at the Smithsonian American Art Museum just to name a few.    See more information    https://gallery.deborahchapin.com/exhibition-history-of-35-years-in-paint-by-deborah-chapin/    She now resides in Maine and is working on commission paintings for select collectors in her private studio/gallery.  

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About the Process

I like to paint several smaller paintings, working myself up to larger work, as I learn the subject matter.  Gradually developing a portfolio which expresses the full character of the place.   Pemaquid Point is no different to than one of my favorite haunts in France.  It must be explored and appreciated and allowed to seep in at it’s own pace.   I am not a slam bam thank you…. kind of artist.  I think of speed as antithetical to art.  I think deeply and like to delve into the nature of the place,  learning the nooks and crannies and developing a deep appreciation of its beauty.   Instant gratification is not my thing.  I have never been someone who thought a cursory look at someplace even counted as having seen something, even as a tourist.   I went back many times, and stayed during long visits of a month or more exploring the culture, the history and the people of a place. This series of plein air and studio paintings are new work added to an already extensive portfolio of 40 years of art.

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