"Blue Scarf"

A painting created in November near Seattle

In this painting I have imagined Mariquita in the Caribbean far from her home in the Mediterranean.
The late morning sun, the heat, a mild breeze and the Gulfstream come together to form a huge squall generating engine.
 I want the viewer to feel compelled to reach for the sunglasses

In the afternoon the thunder heads will build
and the squalls will come and Mariquita will be safely tucked into the harbor. These are the days of summer in the 26th latitude
 and this painting transports me there...while back here in Seattle, Steve Poole the weatherman is forecasting snow for this evening..