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As we gear up for the Fourth of July weekend, our thoughts turn to fireworks, picnics, and lazy days at the beach. In the watercolor paintings below, five artists have captured the best the season has to offer. Take advantage of the longer daylight hours and unique opportunities for inspiration to create your own uniquely summertime painting.
“Beach Party” (watercolor, 22 x 30 in.) by Milford Zornes“Gloucester Beach, Bass Rocks” (watercolor, 11 3/4 x 18 in.) by Edward Hopper“Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: A crowd watching fireworks” (watercolor over pencil, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in.) by Maurice Brazil Prendergast“Venice: Night of the Festival of the Redeemer” (watercolor over pencil, 5 1/2 × 9 9/16 in.) by Henri-Edmond Cross“Picnic in the Courtyard” (watercolor, 5 1/2 x 8 2/3 in.) by Berthe Morisot
