YOUR ART HERE

Our latest Your Art Here submission is an iPhone photo by Pauline deLaar taken “on a perfect night in the Czech Republic.”

What the Your Art Here section is all about: Arts are an essential part of the Plymouth community. That’s why we offer this forum for local visual artists to display their work on our site. Horizontal shapes work best for our format. We welcome images of paintings, illustrations, anime, photographs, and any other art form that translates to online display. It’s our way of offering exposure to some of Plymouth’s many creative types.

To participate, send your file to art@plymouthindependent.org. Please include your name, email, and a phone number. We encourage you to accompany your submission with a brief description of the image, or an explanation of how it came to be. We don’t guarantee publication and reserve to act like a cranky curator and reject any submission outright. You can opt to have your email address published if you are interested in selling a work. We can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to.

This submission comes from Helen Churchill. “I have numerous photos of autumn trees and woods, but this one brightly colored leaf is just a bit different – ‘minimalist’ might be the word to use,” she writes. “I just know that it was a bit of color in a gray/brown area of the woods.”

This submission is an acrylic painting from Darlene Baker. “My inspiration came from a photograph I took at a park near Tulsa, Oklahoma,” she writes. “I was taken by the color of the turkey fungus on the log. Sometimes the best scenery comes from looking down instead of up.”

This contribution to the Your Art Here section comes from Ed Nute. “Art is always around us,” he writes. “Walking past my guitar, the shadows caught my eye. Beauty is there. You just have to look.”

This Your Art Here submission is from frequent contributor Bob Warner. “I was up early to shoot photos at Whip’s Farm along Sandwich Road [on a recent] morning,” he writes. “Here’s one of the many images I captured as the sun was coming up.”

This submission is a photograph by Richard Palmer. “This is a picture of the super full moon over Bug Light. I took it on November 4 from Gray’s Beach in Kingston just as the moon was rising shortly after 4 in the afternoon.

This Your Art Here submission is a photograph from Bruce Carmell. “Lout Pond always puts on a show, as it looks different for every season,” he writes. “Fall is spectacular, and [it is] one of the many beautiful ponds in Plymouth.”

This contribution to the Your Art Here section is an oil painting from Carole Raymond titled “Gleaming Elegance.” It’s on display at the library as part of an exhibition of more than 45 works.  The show is open to the public during normal library hours, and a “Meet the Artist” event is scheduled for Nov. 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. Raymond teaches oil painting at Plymouth Center for the Arts.  You can contact her at caroleeraymond@gmail.com or visit her website at www.caroleeraymondfineart.com.

This Your Art Here submission is from Carol Jankowski. “I’ve submitted a photo once before that you published,” she writes. “This photo is of the same door but as seasons change, and time moves on, the door has changed, too. Weeds are grown up and a graffiti artist felt creative and tagged it. Art can be rebellious and a bit wild.”

This submission is a photograph from Mary Johannesen of a lightning bolt above Pilgrim Hall Museum on an August evening. “It wasn’t raining yet so I sat across the street and waited with my iPhone open, hoping I wouldn’t be struck. Then I captured the photo, she writes.

This Your Art Here submission is an acrylic painting of “misty autumn trees” by Richard Taddonio. It was “inspired from photos taken on a recent train ride around Lake Winnipesaukee [in] New Hampshire,” he writes.

This Your Art Here submission is an iPhone photo of sunset over White Horse Beach on Oct. 15, taken by Peter Shuster. “It was nice to see the sky lit up in red after so many gloomy nor’easter days,” he writes.

This Your Art Here submission is a painting by Charlotte Sheer. “I love walking my golden retriever through Brewster Gardens at any time of the year, but in autumn I especially enjoy taking photographs of the seasonal beauty,” she writes. “In my watercolor painting, I’ve tried to capture the essence of an image I shot last year.”

(Note: The pathway is currently blocked off – a major restoration and beautification project is underway.)

This submission comes Tom Vogenberger. “This is a photo taken on Long Pond on [a recent] Saturday during a radio-controlled Dragon 95 sailboat race,” he writes.  “The wind and pond were very calm providing the reflections of the sails, clouds and forest in the water. I took the picture with my iPhone while sailing my boat.”

This Your Art Here submission is a photograph from Bruce Carmell titled “Field of Dreams.”

“Backyard hummingbirds love the backyard garden,” he writes. “I took this opportunity to set up my tripod and catch these fun birds in action.”

This Your Art Here submission is a photograph from Richard Palmer. “I took this picture of the Sagamore Bridge during a full moon from the bike path alongside the Cape Cod Canal,” he writes. For you photo nerds, here are the technical details: Nikon D5300 f/13, ISO 100, 66.0 second exposure; lens: Sigma 50-100 mm f/1.8.

This submission is from Richard Taddonio. “I love sunsets,” he writes. “This is an acrylic painting of a photo I took at sunset on a salt pond, when vacationing in Bethany Beach Delaware.”

This submission is an acrylic painting by Melissa Elsasser-Holmes titled “Basking on the Bog.”
“I’m a West Coast native who has been living in Plymouth for almost five years now,” she writes, “and one of my favorite things about Plymouth County is the cranberry bogs. With harvest season approaching I can’t wait to see the bogs filling up with these gorgeous berries. There’s just something about them that is whimsical and fun.”

This submission is from regular contributor Bob Warner. “I’ve been blessed to have ruby-throated hummingbirds visiting my yard all summer, but sadly they’ll be leaving soon to begin migrating south for the winter. The other morning, I was out on my deck and caught this one amongst the flowers in one of my hanging planters.”

This submission is a watercolor from Linda Warren. “We have a lot of Mergansers of various types on Bloody Pond in the winter and spring,” she writes. “This is a male displaying its breeding crown.”

This submission is from Derek Peaslee. “I took this photo of a red-shouldered hawk sitting on a fence post in Manomet,” he writes. “It sat there for about five minutes before flying away. Just long enough for me to get my camera and snap this photo. As an amateur photographer I am happy with how this photo turned out.”

This submission to Your Art Here is an acrylic painting by Richard Taddonio. “This little guy [was] anxiously awaiting me to fill my bird feeder,” he writes. “I noticed his smile.”

This submission to Your Art Here is a photograph from Bruce Carmell that he “took on an early morning walk on the cranberry bogs.” 

“Sun just coming up on the bog pond, sprinkler heads going strong on the bogs made this photo, IMHO, quintessential to Plymouth,” he writes. 

This Your Art Here submission is from Helen Churchill. “This is a photo of Walt Powell, on Burial Hill, as part of the Pilgrim Progress – a reenactment based on a 1627 description of the Pilgrims gathering for worship,” she writes. “This [annual] reenactment began in 1921.”

This Your Art Here submission is a photography by Eileen Lawton. “I took this photo on the pier across from Wood’s Seafood at sunset using my iPhone,” she writes. “It represents the quintessential fishing village that we are so fortunate to experience here on our beautiful harbor.”

This Your Art Here submission is a 24”x 24” mixed media (mostly acrylic) from Kelly Steen titled “The Future looks Purple.” “It won first place in a show at the Plymouth Center for the Arts,” she writes.

This Your Art Here submission is “Lucy,” a 9”X12” oil painting by Julie Uhler. “Summertime at the beach is so joyful,” she writes.

This Your Art Here submission comes from regular contributor Bob Warner. “I thought this was a nice summer photo,” he writes. “I captured this image while on a photo walk in the Bay Farm Conservation Area. This is a Monarch butterfly feeding on Joe-Pye weed.”

This Your Art Here submission comes from Diane DeCristofaro. “I took this photo at Forefathers Monument in June,” she writes. “Faith is adorned with a crown, as is fitting, thanks to a family of osprey.”

This Your Art Here submission is from Jeremy Crispo. “I got this unexpected surprise shot of this plane in the sunset,” he writes. He took the photograph in Manomet “with my Canon Powershot SX50HS camera.”

This submission to Your Art Here comes from Sam Cotter. It’s “a picture of the train bridge in Buzzards Bay,” he writes, taken in December.

This Your Art Here submission is a photograph by E. Gene Chambers. “This image was taken on July 9 while fog was settling on Plymouth,” he writes. “I was out and about town enjoying the cooling of the weather after a few days of heat.

This submission is an iPhone photo by Kathy Southern taken during a run on the beach. “Doesn’t matter what the weather, it’s always beautiful out there,” she writes.

This submission for Your Art Here is a photograph from Vivian Mulligan. It was taken in her Cedarville meadow, she writes.

This submission comes from Beth Gragg, on behalf of her husband, Mason Young. It’s a carving titled “She Who Stands Alone.”

“Sculpted from butternut wood and mounted on a cherry burl, Mason created this simple but striking piece specifically for ‘A Different Vision 2.0,’” [which is now on display at the Plymouth Center for the Arts], she writes. “Mason’s work begs to be touched, making it perfect for an exhibit that offers sight impaired people many ways of interacting with art.” More of Young’s work can be seen at his studio in Manomet, or here.

This submission is from Julie Uhler. “I love to paint waves and clouds,” she writes. “They are always moving and so dynamic. A true New England beauty.”

This submission is from regular contributor Bob Warner. “My photographer friend and I went to Burial Hill Cemetery to catch the sunrise [on July Fourth] on what turned out to be a perfect morning to shoot there,” he writes. “A few minutes after the sun came up, this scene presented itself.”

This Your Art Here submission is a photograph from Helen Churchill that she took on Burial Hill several years ago. “I had just picked up a camera, and was practicing taking photos, when I ran across this moment,” she writes. “The flag is on a thin piece of wood, that warps in the weather, and the gravestone, well, it’s old, and such tends to happen. I have gone back many times to Burial Hill for photos, and this ‘situation’ no longer exists. The gravestone has been straightened, and the flags are replaced every year.”

This Your Art Here submission is a sunset photograph of Plymouth Harbor taken by Richard Palmer.

This Your Art Here submission is an image of an oil painting by Rick Murphy of a “great view” heading toward the Point on Long Beach.

This Your Art Here submission is from Cathy Casale. It’s photograph of Town Wharf. “The waterfront is one of my favorite places here in town to walk and take photos as there are no bad ones to be had,” she writes.

This Your Art Here submission is from Connie Melahoures. “This image of Warren Cove was made with my iPhone, which is my go-to camera for many of my land and seascape photos,” she writes. “I like this one because you can see Long Beach way in the distance.”

This submission to Your Art Here is a watercolor from Julie Uhler, who writes, “I am new to Plymouth, an oil painter, and just starting to learn how to paint with watercolors. It’s quite challenging but I enjoy the learning journey. I love painting both people and seascapes, so this was not too difficult for me. Both my daughter, now 30, and I are redheads. This could be us walking on the beach when she was young.”

This submission is a photograph from regular contributor Bob Warner. “This is a close-up of a cigar plant that’s in a hanging basket on my deck,” he writes. “It’s very attractive to the hummingbirds that frequent my yard. Readers interested in viewing more of my work can find it here.

This submission is a painting from Stewart Adam titled “Dunes, Dreams, and Detours.” 

It “captures a quiet moment between two travelers paused at the edge of nowhere,” he said. “Sitting on the hood of a dust-covered car, they gaze out at the dunes and stretching into a hazy horizon, where dreams flicker like mirages. The painting hums with stillness and possibility – an ode to the unplanned paths that lead us closer to ourselves and each other.”

You can see more of his work here.

This submission is a photograph from Bobbi Lane, a local commercial and fine art photographer.

“My husband and I lead photo tours around the world,” she writes. (You can visit their website here.)

“Since Carver is the Cranberry capital, I have been photographing the harvest every year since 2017. The past few years I’ve also been photographing with a drone,” Lane says. “This image is my favorite of all the thousands I have made.”

“The photo was shot at Flax Pond Farms in 2022. It was a slightly overcast day, and they crew had been having trouble with the pump truck. I almost left, but it’s always worth the wait. When they started it up again, the two men returned to raking the berries. It was a total fluke that as the boom around the berries was pulled in, the shape became a heart.”

This Your Art Here submission comes from Eric Frere. “Since Greenland is heavily in the news, I would like to share this photo,” he writes. “A few years ago, my friend and I decided to fly in a single-engine Cessna from Massachusetts to Iceland. The trip took a week (each way) to allow us to visit various parts of the Arctic. One stop was in a small town in eastern Greenland called Kulusuk.”

“I hung this photo in my house to remind me of its beauty and remoteness. I love the fact that the house exudes life: clothes on the line, open door, kid’s bicycle leaning on the staircase. Such a peaceful yet possibly harsh life.”

This Your Art Here submission is from regular contributor Bob Warner. “This is a shot of a tree swallow, perched on a tree stump at Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary,” he writes. “In processing this I decided to leave the color on the bird but render the background and the tree stump in black and white, plus [I added] a slight texture to the background to offset the bird. Tree swallows are in abundance at Tidmarsh right through early fall and can be seen swooping through the meadows there as they seek out insects. You can see more of Bob’s work here.

This submission to Your Art Here is a watercolor by Anne McMath. “I painted this piece at A.D. Makepeace cranberry bogs, which [are] near my house in South Plymouth,” she writes. “I added the couple and dog to give it life. It was featured in a juried show [of] the New England Watercolor Society in Plymouth during their winter show.”

This Your Art Here submission is a 36-by-24-inch oil on canvas from Nancy Anderson. titled “Barney and a Daffodil.” 

“Before moving to Plymouth, I was an artist and dog walker up in the city,” she writes. “In sending pics to their humans each day when I walked the dogs, I tried to make them interesting so as not to become too monotonous. Barney was a funny little beagle/Bassett hound mix with a happy but slow, laidback personality. So when they commissioned a painting of him, I needed only to scroll through some of his walk pics.”

This submission for Your Art Here is a painting from Stef Wojnicki, an art teacher at Plymouth Community Intermediate School. “When I am not teaching my amazing middle school students, I create my own watercolor paintings,” she writes. “Watercolor is a challenging medium that I have grown to truly love over the last few years, and I try to share the knowledge I’ve gained with my students.” 

“The painting is of Plymouth Beach. My husband and I took our kids all the way out to the tip during low tide last fall. I captured an image of the light shining on the water with the town in the distance and it was beautiful. We had a long walk and collected a few good shells and rocks from our adventure. I am very grateful to live so close to the water. How lucky are we to live in such a cool place? We can drive from the beach to the farmlands to the busy downtown area. We’ve got it all!”

This Your Art Here submission is from Ed Nute. “Over the years I’ve acquired many cameras. This one has been a favorite,” he writes. “Time to shoot it. Always liked the way it looked. Very Steampunk, I think.”

This Your Art Here submission is from Carol Jankowski. “Those who meander along the Seaside Trail may recognize this photo,” she writes. “It is a close-up of a decayed old door on a decayed old building on the southern edge of Cordage Park. I was struck by the beauty of decay.”

This Your Art Here submission comes from Bob Warner. It’s a photograph taken recently at the Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary. “I had been taking photos of the bird up in the tree, but when I turned to photograph another bird nearby, it swooped down to the meadow grass near me,” he writes. “It didn’t seem to mind my presence as it looked for what I can only assume was a small rodent in the grass. The hawk kept walking and probing the grass with its talons.”

This submission is from Cathy Casale, who writes that she took it “on one of my walks around the harbor [in 2023] using my phone (Galaxy S21 FE). The sky was so blue, and the clouds were amazing. I couldn’t believe how nice the pic came out.” Casale says she “had it made into a canvas (30x 40-inch) and I have it hanging over my sofa. Anyone that has seen it has commented on what a beautiful photo it is, so I decided to send it along. I have many photos…of the harbor, as it is my grounding spot and has been for many years.”

This Your Art Here submission comes from Sam Cotter. It’s a photograph of “a lonely crocus on Halfway Pond Road,” he writes. 

This submission is a photograph from Connie Melahoures of a “Gadwall pair swimming in the small pond” at Stephen’s Field.

This submission is from Richard Palmer. “This is a composite of several hundred individual photos that I took from a golf course behind my home,” he writes. “It illustrates the rotation of the Earth around its own axis.  The star in the center is Polaris, a.k.a., the North Star.”

This Your Art Here submission is a watercolor by Linda Warren. “This garden is at [the] Wildlands Trust headquarters on Long Pond Road,” she writes. “It was built on the foundation of a barn that was taken down. The garden is in memory of Deborah Davis, from her daughters.”

This submission to Your Art Here is a photograph from Eric Frere. “When traveling to foreign countries, I particularly enjoy meeting and photographing small villages that are off the beaten path,” he writes. “This shy young Hmong child was hiding behind the door frame of his home. He and his family live along the Nam Khan River in northern Laos.”

This contribution to the Your Art Here virtual gallery is from Richard Palmer, who writes: “I have been enjoying the photos published in the PI and thought that I would submit a couple for your consideration. I took this photo [of Plymouth Harbor] during the Super Moon on August 30, 2023, shot from about halfway out onto the jetty.”

This submission for Your Art Here is a photograph of a bald eagle from Don Moore, “taken off my back deck on the Eel River,” he says. Moore says he used a Sony a3-7 600mm lens to capture this image.

Our latest submission for the Your Art Here section is a photograph by Eric Frere of the Belt of Venus over Massachusetts Bay. It’s “visible shortly before sunrise (or, after sunset),” he writes.

This Your Art Here contribution is a winter scene from Bob Warner, just in time for the arrival of spring – we hope. “Here’s one of many shots I took in the aftermath of a recent overnight storm over at Tidmarsh,” he writes. “I got there early on Sunday morning after the roads were cleared. Here’s a shot of the stream that runs through the wildlife sanctuary. Readers interested in my portfolio can find it here.

Today’s Your Art Here submission is from Darlene Baker. She says it was “painted from a photograph I took of my grandson. We were on our way to the end of the street to watch the Plymouth Thanksgiving Day Parade. There were bands, floats and all kinds of exciting things to see. He, however, found much more fascination with what might be hiding down that sewer!” 

This Your Art Here submission is a photograph by Kathy Southern. It was “taken on Long Beach in Plymouth a few years ago with my phone,” she writes. “Tranquil moment.”

This Your Art Here submission is from Eric Frere. “The Nine Arch Bridge (aka The Bridge in the Sky) is a viaduct bridge,” he writes. “It was built by Ceylonese workers under colonial British supervision and was completed in 1921. The construction of this railway bridge faced many challenges, including very harsh terrain, steep gradient, and a nine-degree curve. The unique part about this bridge is that it is built entirely from rocks, bricks, and cement with no use of steel or metals throughout the structure. A must-see when in Sri Lanka.”

This submission for Your Art Here is from regular contributor Bob Warner, who took this photo recently at the Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Manomet.

“There is a small stream that comes off the foothills, runs under Beaver Dam Road, then runs through Tidmarsh,” he writes. “As I made my way back to the car, I crossed the simple, narrow bridge over the stream and found the combination of flowing water and ice to be nice combination. When I edited this shot, I thought it would look better in black and white.”

This Your Art Here submission is from Eric Frere, who writes, “My wife and I are new to Plymouth. I am an avid cyclist and photographer. When cycling through Myles Standish State Forest, I’m always searching for nice spots to return and photograph. This one was taken one early fall morning when there was still a wisp of fog covering the ground.

Frere says his photos are available for sale. You can see more of them here.

This Your Art Here submission is a photograph of artfully arranged bok choy from Ed Nute. “Having a studio to play in is the best,” he writes.

This submission for Your Art Here is a watercolor from Linda Warren. It depicts “of one of the pump houses for the cranberry bogs around Halfway Pond,” she writes. “These were all removed this year since these bogs are no longer farmed. There has been concern that fertilizers/chemicals from the bogs were getting into Halfway Pond. I have walked around Halfway Pond for many years and miss these cheerful little red buildings. 

This submission for Your Art Here is from regular contributor Bob Warner. “I spent a few hours making my way through Tidmarsh [after the recent snowstorm], taking in the beauty after the snow had stopped falling,” he writes. “I went out early as I figured there’d be fewer folks around and my hunch was right. I found these swans in one of the small canals that feed into the stream that flows through the sanctuary. As you can see, they were feeding in the shallow water. I was far enough back on the bank where they weren’t spooked by my presence.”

You can see more of Warner’s work by scrolling through this section, and by going to his website.

Your Art Here regular Bob Warner is back with another spectacular bird photograph.

“I took this shot ahead of [a] recent snowfall,” he writes. “It shows a male Eastern Bluebird perched in the tall pine tree behind my house that is a popular spot for many of the birds that visit my yard. I have food, water and shelter for the bluebirds here in my yard, and they pay me back with their presence year-round. 

The sky on Sunday morning was a flat gray, so in my editing software I added just a bit of subtle texture to it in the lower part of the shot. A bit of color against a dull winter sky.”

This submission for Your Art Here is an 11-by-14-inch acrylic painting of a White Horse Beach house by Daniel Garte. “I was attracted to the clever way the owner boards the house up for the winter,” he writes. You can see more of Garte’s artwork on Instagram – @dlgarte.

This Your Art Here offering is from Phoebe Flynn, who writes: “I saw your recent request for more art and thought I would share this photo I took on Sept. 22 after all those storms and high tides. The photo is from Plymouth Long Beach parking lot where the water was up to the top of the wall, overflowing in some areas, and the gulls were suspended in the heavy winds.”

This submission for Your Art Here is a photograph by Kathy Southern of the wooden bridge over Town Brook (off Billington Street). She says she took it “on a recent run this month…Hard not to stop and absorb the beauty.”

This Your Art Here submission is a 9-by-12-inch gouache painting from Margaret Rosenbaum at BrightSpots Studio. She says it was “inspired by a walk in Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary after the first snow of this winter. The trails there are full of inspiration all year long.”

This Your Art Here submission is from Sam Cotter. It’s a photograph of a “decommissioned bog adjacent to Halfway Pond,” he writes. “Nice afternoon light on the day after the shortest day of the year.”

This Your Art Here submission is from Bob Warner.

“I took advantage of Saturday’s light snowfall to get over to Mass Audubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary,” he writes. “Towards the end of my peaceful walk, the snow became heavier, and I was glad for the weather sealing on my camera and lens. Here’s a shot as I was making my way back to the parking lot. I’ve always appreciated this short path through the tall pines, and the snow just added to the beauty and solitude. Readers interested in seeing more of my images can find them here.”

This Your Art Here submission is a photograph from Sam Cotter. He calls it “Island in the Fog.” It was taken from the shore of Halfway Pond after Christmas.

This submission is from Bob Warner. It’s a photo of a male eastern bluebird “taking a dried mealworm to a hungry fledgling,” he writes. “This is a few weeks after the young leave the nesting box. The parents slowly introduce them to the yard where they can find food and water. I have bluebirds in my yard throughout the year, and this summer they are on their third clutch of eggs already. This shot was taken at close range with a telephoto lens.”

In addition to his regular contributions to Your Art Here, you can see more of Warner’s work here.

This Your Art Here submission is from Steve Garfield. His description for this photograph is a simple one: “Moonrise over Plymouth Beach.”

This Your Art Here submission is from Peter Arenstam, who writes: “This is my sepia tone watercolor based on an old photograph of the Jabez Howland House circa 1924, around the time it became an Historic Home Museum. In 1912 the house was a private home owned by Helen Holmes when it was purchased by the Pilgrim John Howland Society.”

This Your Art Here is a photograph of the Light the Night display in Brewster Gardens from Janice Drew. “This is my 2023 photograph I printed as this year’s Christmas card,” she writes. “Happy Holidays to all Plymoutheans and Plymouth Independent readers.” 

This Your Art Here submission is from Heidi Mayo. “I keep my rowing shell at Billington Sea Kayak, and row often in the summer,” she writes. “This pastel painting called ‘Seymour’s Steps’ is of a favorite stopping off place where the light is always inviting – Seymour’s Island in the Billington Sea.”

Bob Warner, who seems to be dominating the Your Art Here section of late – is “back with another submission for your consideration.” We’re not complaining.

“On a recent trip down to Ellisville it was my intention to try to capture some cardinals with my camera, but on the way back to the car, with the light fading, I took in this scene,” he writes. “The winds were calm, and the marsh was full at high tide, causing this reflection from the trees on the opposite side. I converted this to black and white, then inverted the tones in my photo editor. I’ve had a few folks comment that this looks like a feather.”

This submission is a seasonal one from Steve Garfield. “The photo was taken at the end of the first performance of ‘A Christmas Carol’ outside the Hedge House [on Dec. 12]… where the actors were mingling with the guests,” he writes.

Here’s another Your Art Here submission from regular contributor Bob Warner. “When the leaves were still on my dogwood tree, this male bluebird landed late one afternoon,” he writes. “The tree is often frequented by various birds on their way to the nearby feeder or birdbath. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, and the color of the leaves in the tree provided a nice frame for the bird. I used a shallow depth of field to blur the background and set off the bird. I’ve since turned this photo into note cards, and it will no doubt make an appearance on my next calendar project. Readers interested in my work, including prints, note cards and calendars are invited to visit my site.”

This submission is from regular contributor Bob Warner, who writes: “I took this shot in mid-January on a messy morning. We’d had a bit of snow and from my deck I’m often able to get shots of birds in their natural setting. In this case I found a female Pine Warbler seeking shelter in a large pine tree in the backyard. These tiny creatures visit my yard for a few months when the weather turns colder, as I put out food for them (homemade “bark butter” and dried mealworms) and provide water via a heated bird bath. They are frequent visitors throughout the day, and it affords me a wealth of photo opportunities. I recently turned this shot into note cards to sell during the holidays. Folks interested in my work can find it here.”

This Your Art Here offering is a photograph taken by Ed Nute. While recently shooting artifacts for Pilgrim Hall Museum, he was granted access to the downtown building’s roof. “Not as scary as the Spire scaffold photoshoot,” Nute says. “Still, a great view. I’m becoming quite the scaffold photographer.”

This submission is a photograph from Sam Cotter that he took on a morning walk. “I thought the reflection of the foliage on the water was quite nice,” he wrote.

This Your Art Here submission is from regular contributor Bob Warner. “When I can’t get away from the house to shoot, my backyard often provides plenty of opportunities to capture shots of the birds who frequent my feeders,” he writes. “Here’s a male House Finch in the Dogwood tree before it lost its leaves. I shot this late in the afternoon and loved how the background became blurred. To see more of Warner’s work – besides on the PI site, go here.

This submission to Your Art Here is a painting by Dan Garte, who offers this advice for these tenuous times:
“If you want to be anxious and stressed watch the news or surf the web, but if you want to restore your spirit, take a walk in nature.”

This submission is from Karen Gabriel. “I recreate interesting trees from around the world using natural jute and other fibers as well,” she writes. “This is my rendition of a tree commonly known as the Bottle Tree. Its scientific name is Pachypodium Lealii and it can be found growing in Namibia and southern Angola in semi-desert regions. This particular piece measures 36 inches wide and 77 inches high.”

This submission is from regular contributor Bob Warner. (If you haven’t watched Christopher Harting’s short video on Bob’s work, check it out here.)

Warner says he recently took a trip to Maui and Kaui, “where I took hundreds of photos, including this one at the magnificent Maui Garden of Eden along the Road to Hana. It’s a beautiful botanical garden with an abundance of tropical shrubs, trees and flowers. Highly recommended for anyone while on a trip to Maui. Readers interested in seeing more of my shots from Maui and Kauai can view them in a gallery on my SmugMug site: Bob Warner Photography.”

This Your Art Here submission is a plein air acrylic painting by Margaret Rosenbaum titled “Long Point Road.” She says it “was created for an upcoming special exhibit of local fall scenery” at the True Grit Gallery in Middleborough. 

Do you know a local visual artist who might want to display an image on the Plymouth Independent site (reaching thousands of viewers)? Let them know about our virtual gallery.

This Your Art Here submission comes from regular contributor Bob Warner. “I was up early [on a recent morning] and took a ride down to Whip’s Farm in Chiltonville to take some photos,” he writes. “Mist had settled over the landscape, and I had the lane all to myself as I meandered from one end to the other taking shots as the light improved.”

You can see more of Bob’s working by scrolling through the Your Art Here section, and by going here: Bob Warner Photography.

This submission is from Alyssa Whelan. “On a recent Saturday night, I took this photo from atop the big grassy hill by Plymouth Rock,” she writes. “A waning moon and its sparkling pathway of light.”

This submission is a hand-crocheted piece from Betsy Bailey “using scraps of yarn that I had on hand.” She says her husband Scott “did the leather handles and attached them for me.”

This submission is from Ed Russell, who writes: “This mushroom was seen next to a pathway at Plimoth Patuxet Museums. The museum’s kitchen staff kindly provided the mushroom’s extra dressings and it was all left in place for museum passersby as a bit of whimsy for its short mushroom life.”

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By now you’ve probably seen dozens – if not hundreds – of Northern Lights photos taken on Thursday evening (Oct. 10), but we thought we’d share at least one with you, taken by Matthew Sheehan.

“I was walking near the waterfront around 9:30 p.m. and saw a shooting star, so I stopped to simply just look at the stars and sky,” he writes. “I had zero clue there was supposed to be any Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis. I didn’t hear anything about it, and it wasn’t really visible to the naked eye (if you weren’t specifically looking for it). I took out my iPhone to try and snap a pic and it allowed me to actually see the true vibrant colors. I snapped a few shots showcasing the Mayflower II in the foreground, as well as another shot up on the hill looking down on Plymouth Rock in the foreground.”

This Your Art Here submission is from regular contributor Bob Warner. “As we move towards mid-Autumn, I thought you might enjoy this shot from Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, taken in mid-November from the boardwalk,” he writes. “As we get later in the year, the sun lights up this area of the stream in the late afternoon. I’ve shot this scene many times, and this image in particular now hangs on my wall, printed on acrylic. I love how this landscape changes through the seasons.”

You can see more of Bob’s photographs on his website, Bob Warner Photography. You can get a behind-the-scenes look at how he works in this Plymouth Independent video by Christopher Harting.

This submission is a watercolor called “Morning at the Basilica, by Janice Barney. “I have been taking watercolor lessons at [the] Plymouth Center for Active Living for the past couple of years,” she writes. “This painting is of a side door at St. Theresa’s Basilica in Barcelona. I liked the way the light played off of the surfaces.”

This submission is from Aaron Keaton. “This is trametes versicolor, commonly known as turkey tail,” he writes. “It’s a polypore mushroom that often grows on fallen branches or logs on the forest floor. This is my favorite mushroom for its stunning array of vibrant colors. I photographed this specimen on a trail in the Center Hill Preserve.”

This submission is a photograph form Kathy Southern that she took on Long Beach. “Gray days can be beautiful, too,” she writes.

This submission comes from Ed Russell – a photo “captured on an iPhone.” He says it shows “one last celebratory and very youthful jump as summer ends.”

See the “about” section on the Your Art Here page to find out how to submit an image of your work for consideration.

This submission is from regulator contributor Bob Warner, who specializes in photographs of birds. “I thought your readers might enjoy this closeup shot of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird as it pulls away from the feeder that hangs off my deck,” Warner writes. “This time of year, the hummingbirds are feeding more frequently at the feeder, ahead of their migration in mid to late September. I managed to catch this image from about 15 feet away using a very high shutter speed in the early afternoon as I sat on the porch enjoying my coffee. I was shooting against a backdrop of evergreens with a low aperture but added a slight bit of texture to the background to help set off the bird in mid-air. Readers can find my portfolio here if they’re interested in seeing more of my work.”

And if you haven’t seen it, please watch video journalist Christopher Harting’s 80-second video profile of Bob. It’s fascinating.

This submission is a photograph from Linda Howes. “My photos are all natural,” she writes. “I don’t alter them other than adding a tint of color occasionally. I use my own creativity to creative unique photos. The other thing I do that is unique is light painting, using colored light, I do that naturally too, and with crystal balls.”

“I took this at Sampson’s Pond in Carver. The view through the crystal ball is upside down, so you see the sun shining at the bottom of the balls. I think nature and crystal balls go nicely together, one complimenting the other.” Howes’s website is here.

This Your Art Here submission is from Joan Patterson. “I mostly draw animals but I wanted to try a reflective piece and this glass was in my cabinet, so I decided to draw it,” she writes.

This submission is a photograph from Phoebe Flynn. “On July 22, 2022, I took this photo of Bug Light with my cell phone,” she writes. “It was a foggy morning, and we were on our way out to fish off Manomet Point. It continues to be one of my favorite photos since it reminds me both of growing up here in Plymouth and what turned out to be a fantastic day of striper fishing that summer. A friend recommended I share it, so others can enjoy it, too.”

This submission is a mixed media collage entitled “Blue Wilbur,” from Laura Fait Harvey.

This submission is a photograph from regular Your Art Here contributor Bob Warner. “I thought you might be interested in this shot of a Snowberry Clearwing Moth (aka hummingbird moth),” he writes. “I took this from about 20 feet away as it fed on the butterfly bush in my garden. These tiny creatures are great pollinators and it’s always fun to catch them with my camera.” To see more of his work, go here. 

This submission is a photograph of a 16″-x-20” acrylic from Darlene Baker. “Daylilies add a little brightness as you can find them all over this time of year,” she writes. “But, alas, their bloom is short-lived. I painted this from my photo so I could enjoy them a little longer. “

This submission is a photograph from Ed Nute. “I love wandering around Plymouth with my camera,” he writes. “I borrowed a fish-eye lens from a friend. Wasn’t getting anything I liked. Till I turned the corner in Town Square. And there it was. So much art right in front of us, I will keep wandering.” Nute adds that his new work can be viewed on Instagram at enutephoto.

This submission is a photograph from Kathy Southern. “As usual, I find beautiful views during my runs,” she writes. “This shot was taken with my iPhone SE out on Long Beach. There isn’t enough ‘film’ to capture them all.”

This submission is a pastel painting of Plymouth’s Long Beach by Sharlene Cirillo.

This submission is a photograph from Bob Healy that he describes simply as “my wife’s roses.” His wife is Susan Healy.

This submission is a photograph from Bob Warner. “I have a nesting pair of Eastern Bluebirds in my yard. This is one of the recently fledged bluebirds being fed by its father on my deck,” he writes. “I have a nice telephoto lens and they don’t mind if I shoot from the other end of the deck. This was taken on a rainy afternoon on May 16th. I have a series of these, including some mid-air shots. My work can be seen here.”

This submission is titled “Billows,” a 12-by-18-inch pastel from Heidi Mayo. “I see such beauty every day on my run, I have to paint it,” she says. This painting captures “a moment on High Cliff in North Plymouth.”

This contribution is from Tim Downie, who took this photo on Burial Hill in 2021. He used a Photoshop filter called Color Pop to enhance the image. “I find Burial Hill is my sanctuary and very relaxing,” Downie says.

This submission is from Melissa Pulis Wakeman. “I create large impermanent beach rock mosaics on my studio floor, wherever that may be at the moment,” she says. “The creations are often life sized. They are then extensively photographed and then the rocks are cleared away to create new stories.” This image – with Wakeman in it – is called “The Phoenix.”

She also wrote an accompanying poem:

More of Wakeman’s work can be seen here. 

This submission is “Jaravko Star,” an origami work from Andrea Plate. She describes it as being “folded by me from a single octagon of light pink Mulberry Tissue Paper, no glue, no cuts.” The design is by Natailia Guzowska and Jorge Jaramillo. 

Plate said she offers free origami workshops at the Manomet Library on the third Saturday of each month, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. You can sign up through the library’s events calendar here. Plate also teaches a more advanced workshop online on the first Tuesday of the month, from 4 to 6 p.m. For more information on that class, email her at aspcare2@gmail.com.

This submission is from Greg Saschuk, who says he took this photograph on April 11 as the Mayflower II was being towed from Mystic Seaport in Connecticut back to its berth at State Pier Plymouth. “It was @7:30ish in the morning and the fog was just breaking at the Sagamore Bridge,” he writes. For you photo nerds, he provided this technical information: shutter speed 1/800sec, F2.8, and ISO 100.

This submission is a pastel painting from Heidi Mayo titled “Beautiful Oysters.” “I went to Wood’s [Seafood] and asked them for a dozen of their juiciest most beautiful oysters,” she writes. “They posed while I made a couple of quick value sketches and took some reference photos. Then we ate them.”

This submission is a painting by Bryan Ebbs, submitted by his proud girlfriend, Becky Simoes. “Bryan is a wildly talented watercolor line and wash artist who enjoys sketching and painting local historic sites,” she writes. “This one is his rendition of Town Square in Plymouth. As a relatively new resident of Plymouth, he is in the process of creating a collection of paintings from the many historic sites around town.”

This submission is a photograph from Janice Drew that she took nearly 10 years ago. “’The Sun and the Fog’ still remains one of [my] favorite photographs,” she says. “It was taken on the morning of August 20, 2014, as the sun came out and the fog rolled in quickly. It was one of those few times that both shallops were docked by the historic Mayflower II at State Pier.”

This submission is a photograph of a harbor sunrise in Rockland, Maine, by Peter J. Matlon. He says he took it from his sailboat, Iona, using “my old Samsung cell phone without a filter.” 

This submission is from Kathy Southern, who took this photo at Plymouth Marina while on a run to “clear” her head. “It seems to work every time I take the journey around my hometown,” she says.

This submission is a watercolor titled “Immature Gull in Early Spring,” by Peter Arenstam. “I painted [it] based on a photo I took at Plymouth beach in early March,” he says.

This submission is a 16-by-20-inch acrylic by Darlene Baker, which she painted from a friend’s photograph. “While walking the waterfront last fall, I was there at the right time and was taken by the reflections on the inlet behind the ticket booths,” she says. “I’ve seen many paintings and photos of the front of the booths but on this day, the back was much more interesting.”

This submission is a photograph by John Rodgers of the fourth hole at the Jones golf course in the Pinehills development. The photo hangs in the Pinehills clubhouse.

This submission is from Beth Gragg, who writes, “I’m sure you’ve had lots of submissions from last week’s rainbow. Here is mine, taken from Manomet Bluffs. A truly lovely and amazing sight.”

This submission is from Daniel Garte. “It’s a painting I did of some boats docked along the Jones River in Kingston on a quiet morning last summer,” he says.  “It is an acrylic painting, which is my favorite medium. In my work I try to take the time to absorb the beauty of the natural world around me and then express that in my paintings.”

This submission is a photograph from Paul Stanish. “Once a year at sunrise one can capture the sun passing between the Cape Cod Canal railroad bridge and the Bourne Bridge,” he says. “I was able to capture this picture from Mass. Maritime Academy. I particularly like the fisherman standing on the bank of the canal.”

This submission is a painting from Patty Dysart. “I’ve been drawn to these small shacks across from Long Beach for years, watching their slow deterioration and wondering if they are next on a demolition list,” she says. “What is their history? Who used them? What stories do they hold? I’ve heard many consider them an eyesore.  I do not. I’m hoping this small painting invokes in the viewer a curiosity as to these small hard-working shacks and their important part in Plymouth’s simpler times.”

This submission is from Connie Melahoures (whose November submission was the first one for Your Art Here). This image, taken last summer on Plymouth’s Long Beach, is part of the Plymouth Center for the Arts iPhonography show.