Portland Head Lighthouse Detail 1

Title

Portland Head Lighthouse Detail 1

Artist

Linda Brody

Medium

Painting - Watercolor

Description

Portland Head Lighthouse Detail 1.

Based on my original watercolor painting, "Portland Head Lighthouse," this is a detail from that painting. Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keepers' house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.

Construction began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington, and was completed on January 10, 1791 using a fund of 1,500 dollars established by him. Whale oil lamps were originally used for illumination. In 1855, following formation of the Lighthouse Board, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed; that lens was replaced by a second-order Fresnel lens, which was replaced later by an aero beacon in 1958. That lens was updated with an DCB-224 aero beacon in 1991.

Thanks to Joan Carroll as this painting was inspired by her photo: "Portland Head Lighthouse 2014.


This painting has been featured in the following groups:
Images that Excite
Peopleless Scenic Landscape Painting
Southern California Artists Collective
Exclusively Drawings and Paintings
The Road to Self Promotion
10+
First Friday Gallery group
Lady Photographers and Artists
Bedroom Art Gallery

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December 14th, 2019

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