ADOPTED by DAVE TOBIN I love visiting my sister in the fall. She lives in Camden, Maine and the colors and the shoreline are breathtaking. She took a day off and surprised me with a sight seeing tour of a few coastal towns and lighthouses. This is a painting of The Marshall Point Lighthouse that is close to the fishing village of Port Clyde. The original lighthouse tower was built in 1832. The new tower was built in 1858 and used a Fresnel Lens which was eventually replaced with electricity. Now automated the lighthouse no longer needs a lightkeeper and the building has become a museum and tourist haven. The original keeper's house was destroyed by lightening. The present house was built in 1895 and essentially the same now as it was then, with a few modern conveniences added through the years. We spent a lovely afternoon and I painted while my sister passed the time reading and wandering about. I love the history that abounds in this part of the world and through this painting have imagined what it would look like under a full moon. All I'm missing is a tall ship navigating the waters by the safe beacons shining to help them find safe passage, but they are harder to come by in this day and age! Over and out
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