One grateful privilege of my life has been to travel the world. Sailing various vessels and in business travel, I have touched all but two continents. Australia and Antarctica remain on the list and I intend to go there.

Displayed we see a few coastal images. In the photos, others invoke the idea of Maine, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard. Coastal areas such as Bar Harbor, Osterville, Lake Tashmoo.

I have been guilty of comparisons in reverse. Whenever traveling to other places, I compare the views to my native Rhode Island. So if I make a comparison to Maine, it's saying how much Maine is like Rhode Island. When I have been in other places, I have attempted to find the feelings of beauty and calm that are found right here. 

Mainely Rhode IslandA lobster boat swinging on a mooring as viewed across a small farm meadow. The water calmed by fog and a recent summer rain. It's a typical New England scene where rural farm meets coastal nautical. It's like Maine, but not Maine. It's Rhode Island.

Mainely Rhode Island
A lobster boat swinging on a mooring as viewed across a small farm meadow. The water calmed by fog and recent summer rain. It's a typical New England scene where rural farm meets coastal nautical. It's like Maine, but not Maine. It's Rhode Island.

Magnificent NarragansettAfter an evening summer rain, a Catboat swings on a moorning, its cockpit protected by its boom tent. The "cat" is of a Cape Cod Catboat style design. But this is not the West Bay of Osterville, or Cotuit. This scene is Upper Point Judith Pond in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Magnificent Narragansett
Perfect calm yields reflections of a sloop on a summer evening. On the Upper Pond in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Calm In NarragansettPerfect calm yields reflections of a sloop on a summer evening. On the Upper Pond in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Calm in Narragansett
Perfect calm yields reflections of a sloop on a summer evening. On the Upper Pond in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Images from our Made From RI Gallery portfolio display "Seascapes/Shoreline" (all photos are available as prints, canvas wraps, framed works, cards, or many other formats). See more here: https://www.madefromrigallery.com/p45483975

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