Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse – Maine Art Print

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Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse – Maine Art Print by Mark Tisdale.

This Maine art print features the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse against a starry night sky. The mid 19th century lighthouse is on the national register of historic places and stands within the Acadia National Park. This beautiful coastal lighthouse has appeared on postage stamps (2016) and on an America the Beautiful quarter in 2012. Surely part of the appeal is that beautifully rugged Maine coastline?

Although I love lighthouses day or night, there’s something magical about a lighthouse against a night sky and when I started work on this scenic view of Bass Harbor Head light, I could only picture it beneath a starry night sky with the landscape revealed in hues of blue light by a full moon. I wanted to use the moonlight to pick out the detail of the rocks and the water. And of course it helps light the facade of the lighthouse and cottage.

I would love to know what bring you to this particular Maine art print? Were you looking specifically for a print of this lighthouse? Or are you also a lighthouse lover and it’s the overall scene that captured your eye? I hope you’ll share your thoughts.