Just returned from a trip to Mystic Seaport, CT,  with the Dalvero Acadamy. I’ve visited Mystic a number of times now, including other seasons, but my favorite time there is January.  There are just a handful of visitors, bundled from head to toe, and the only sounds are the wind across the water, a ship’s bell,  and the occasional seagull or goose honk. As I was drawing this ship, the Amazon, it was so still, I could hear the water shifting underneath the cracked ice.

It makes me so happy to try to capture the feeling at the seaport, the textures and colors  so rich with history.  The weekend ended much too soon!