Portfolio > Out of Snacks at Good Harbor Beach

This is my third original "Out of Snacks" at Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, MA. If I were a documentarist I would take pride in airing all the personal stories I've heard from viewers! Somewhere out there are 30 reproductions of the very first in series! Lucky for me, I know the collectors of the first two originals sold. It's heartwarming to me as an artist that this image continues to bring so many good memories of Good Harbor Beach.

I thought to myself: If Edward Hopper was still hanging out in Gloucester...what would he paint? When I saw the propane tank in late afternoon shadow at the snack bar on Good Harbor Beach...I settled on that! In the Autumn, this old shack is bathed in the golden light and dramatic cool shadows. Long gone are the crowds of beach goers and familiar sounds of children and adults playing. The parking lot is empty. Light winds and solitude abound. A few surfers show up one by one to do their singular sport. I think Ed would have loved the hell out of this subject and somber space.