St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony of Padua was founded in 1895 to serve the needs of French Canadian Catholics who lived in the North End of New Bedford.  The exterior is of red sandstone from East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The spire is 256 feet high, the third tallest in New England. It seats 2,000 worshipers and several thousand more standing. The outline of the church can be seen for miles around and dominates the skyline of North New Bedford.

Great Windship

This Sunday I'll be boarding the Great Windship  Heritage to photograph the Maine Windjammer Fleet annual windjammer GAM. The Heritage is the newest coasting schooner carrying passengers along the Maine coast. The launching on April 16, 1983 and was designed and built by Captains Doug and Linda Lee at the historic North End Shipyard in Rockland. More schooner info: http://www.schoonerheritage.com

Village Lite Painting

Image from Saturdays Lite Painting scouting shoot @ Hancock Shaker Village, Hancock, Massachusetts.

Peace Pagoda

A Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa; a monument to inspire peace, designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds, and to help unite them in their search for world peace. Located on a hill top in Leverett,  Massachusetts.

Shaker Village

This coming Saturday night I'm looking forward to scouting and Lite Painting at Shaker Village for my September Lite Painting Workshop @ the Village.

Established in 1783, Hancock Village thrived as an active Shaker community during most of the following two centuries. The largest Shaker museum in the east, Hancock opened as a living history museum in 1961. It contains 20 historic buildings, extensive gardens, and a significant collection of Shaker artifacts.

Nubble Light

Cape Neddick Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cape Neddick, York, Maine, built in 1879. It is still in use today. The Cape Neddick Lighthouse stands on Nubble Island about 100 yards off Cape Neddick Point. It is commonly known as Nubble Light or simply The Nubble.