Salem native John Pydynkowski, uses his paint brush as a measuring tool as he starts to paint Burnham's Boat Yard on Saturday morning. Local artists painted scenes of Essex on Saturday and the paintings will be auctioned off on Sunday during the 3rd Annual En Plein Air Painting and Wet Paint Auction, sponsored by the Essex Merchants Group. DAVID LE/Staff photo. 8/16/14.

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