36x48 two canvases

Strawbery Banke like houses built in the colonial architectural style, were prevalent in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries.

The modern like style tugboats have bits of orange and red to off set the deep black metal front of the boats. The boats pass by Strawbery Banke. This symbolic painting of the Tugboats and the Banke are two important icons of Portsmouth.

In this painting the houses are characterized by symmetry, use of brick or wood, and features like pitched roofs, dormers, and central chimneys. One gets the sense of the neighborhood with the layered roofs. The chimneys are painted with a high key pink and red so that the eye follows a pattern in the painting. Th roof tops have a chunky texture to give the art some presence.

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