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| The jetty at Fort Stark looking over to Odiorne State Park |
It's been a while since I have posted about an Artist Date, so I thought now would be a great time to start setting some personal goals and one of them is to post more often and to post at least one Artist Date a month... they haven't been abandoned, they just haven't been documented :)
Recently, we drove up to one of our favorite places to spend a quiet afternoon: Fort Stark, located on Route 1B, New Castle, NH. We had discovered Fort Stark a couple of years ago while hiking in Odiorne Point State Park/Fort Dearborn in Rye, NH. We eventually came to a jetty and while looking across we immediately wondered: what were we looking at and how could we get there?? Naturally, maps were pulled out and with a little trial and error, we found ourselves at the fort soon afterwards.
Fort Stark has a total of 10 acres right on the ocean on Jerry's Point off of Route 1B in Newcastle, NH, just past the newly renovated Wentworth by the Sea Hotel. There is a small parking lot with limited facilities and a "museum" that is open a few hours a week. The views and the grounds are spectacular: there is a rocky beach area, a large green space for picnicking and impromptu games, and the remnants of the fort's structures, most of which are off-limits for exploring due to the state of disrepair that they are in.For anyone interested in additional information and historical background of the fort check out: http://www.nhstateparks.com/fortstark.html.
It had been a while since we had an opportunity to spend an afternoon at the fort, so I was well-prepared to settle in and start a new picture... and enjoys the views, of course - check out my view from where we set up our chairs for the afternoon:
The following pictures are of a new work in progress called "Nobility". For this picture, I have abandoned my traditional black and have used purple. According to the Chinese, purple means love and nobility:
Purple is also associated with "spiritual awareness, physical and mental healing, hence strength, abundance, red purple brings luck and fame. Purple (紫; zǐ) refers to the North Star (Polaris), which in ancient China was called the Ziwei Star, the North Star was in traditional Chinese astrology the abode of the Celestial Emperor."
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| Beginning stages of a new picture "Nobility" |
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| The Celtic Knot has been designed and the border added |
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| The biomorphic forms have been added |
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| The shapes are now being blocked in |
Mann's Orchard, 27 Pleasant Street in Methuen, MA on Saturday, June 13th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm - hope to see you there!
Jenn White
White Rooster Studios
