River Sunset.....oil on linen - 36" x 36" - 2018 jamesholmes A violent storm followed this

A violent storm followed this scene with high winds and driving rain

Dawn at Biddeford Pool

The open expanse of Pophan Beach gives rise to sculptural sand

oil on linen - 22" x 30" - 2004

I frequent this spot in Biddeford Pool because the rocks remind me of animals and with ever changing light and tides they morph into many different creatures

River Sunset.....oil on linen - 36" x 36" - 2018 jamesholmes A violent storm followed thisOkay I lied. This is actually New Hampshire. In downtown Exeter the Exeter River becomes the tidal Squamscott River. My favorite place in Exeter is the Swasey Parkway where I would often walk and catch the sunsets. This was a particularly glorious one.