This painting was a donation to the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center annual Bake Near the Lake.  It will be auctioned on Sep. 6th to help raise money for the center. This lighthouse is Old Orchard Shoal and was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy off  the coast of New York.  I wanted to paint it to help preserve its memory.  The design for this painting is generated from earlier lighthouses that I have painted such as the one I have included below of Marblehead.  I wanted to add some interest to the sky and water as opposed to a flat colors as in the previous ones. I was not sure how the designs would integrate with the lighthouse so I gave it a shot and I was fairly happy with the results.