The day was picture perfect with lots of wind for the Schooner Race from Gloucester's Harbor.
Cape Ann Plein Air group held their annual plein air paint out with lots of eager painters setting up their easels along the waterfront park to capture the beauty of these wooden sailing vessels as well as the many gardens filled with colorful dahlias.
Last year I painted a scene of the sailing schooners but this year I was attracted to the Bocce courts at the other end of the park. As the morning continued more and more people filled in the empty park to view the race.
