Blue Skies and Sunny Days

Blue Skies and Sunny Days

I journeyed to Amelia Island Lighthouse on a bright sunny day with crystal blue skies. I was thrilled about painting my first lighthouse. My excitement momentarily turned to frustration as we drove in circles unable to find the lighthouse.  It seemed like there was a decision to make the lighthouse inaccessible and hidden.
There were no directional signs. 

Surely this caper was a ploy by the US Coast Guard and the upscale neighborhood to keep visitors at a minimum. The GPS was in cahoots with their plan and proved useless in the search. Still the paper map indicated the lighthouse was nearby.

Finally, after noticing a narrow unmarked road, my sister and I discovered the beautiful lighthouse at the road’s end.

The lighthouse in this painting, “Blue Skies and Sunny Days,”  is camouflaged because there were no directional signs for getting there. The depiction also alludes to the Coast Guard's conflicting efforts to protect and mask lighthouses in secrecy. This contradicts the true purpose of a lighthouse. Its sole purpose is to be seen.

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