Tumbledown Pond

The first time one hikes up Tumbledown Mountain in Weld, Maine, they come upon a wonderful surprise of a pristine little pond near the very top. Such rugged rocks jut out and up beyond it, with so many places all around to take up a spot and have a picnic or take a little dip in the pond to cool off before heading down.
Maine has so many beautiful little romantic places. I like to share the ones I have experienced through my paintings, especially the western Maine mountains that I love to hike. This oil on canvas is 8 X 8 and sells for $149 framed in a gold frame. If you are interested in purchasing this painting, please email me. melanie.farmer@gmail.com.
All Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted and may not be reproduced by any means without written permission from the artist.

Morning Mist at Bailey's Mistake

Early mornings are so lovely downeast! This painting was done on location at Bailey's Mistake last summer. The tides ebbing and flowing are constantantly offering an artist a different scene to capture on canvas, islands appear and disappear from view. This painting is oil on mounted canvas, 8 X 8 and is framed in a 2" gold frame. If you are interested in purchasing it, please email me. melanie.farmer@gmail.com. The price is $169 plus Maine tax.

All Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted and may not be reproduced for any reason without written permission from the artist.

When I am out driving around looking for a place that speaks to me, I am always hesitant to set up at places that say 'No Trespassing" This is just such a place. I wanted so much to stay and paint but it was so uninviting with numerous signs, that I merely stayed for a few minutes to take photos before I got back into my jeep and sadly drove back down the hill.
Consequently I had to paint this one in my studio back home. But I have been to this spot so many times that I could practically paint it from memory anyway.
It was an especially lovely day with tamerack trees swaying in the wind, the fireweed brilliant, and topped off by big white puffy clouds; therefore I named it "Clouds Over Cutler". It is a 10x10, oil on mounted canvas, framed in a 2" gold frame. If you are interested in purchasing this 'artist's favorite', please email me at melanie.farmer@gmail.com. It is $199 plus Maine tax.

All Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted and may not be reproduced for any reason without written permission from the artist.

This painting was done from my trip downeast last summer. I was trying to find a way to get to some hiking trails on the coast and on my return, this amazing view was in front of me. It was a very narrow road with no place to stop and paint. So I pulled over for a few minutes and took some photos. But I love that place so much, I think that will be my very first stop when I go down there again this summer. And I will look around a bit more to find a spot to set up and paint plein aire!

This piece is a 10 X 8 oil on mounted canvas framed in a 2" gold frame. If you are interested in purchasing it, please email me. melanie.farmer@gmail.com. The price is $179 plus Maine tax.

All Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from the artist.

Sugarloaf and the Carrabassett River

This is an awesome scene of Sugarloaf Mountain, but one has to hike down thru the puckerbrush to get to the frozen Carrabassett River to view it. In the winter, I take a photo and paint in my studio. If you don't want to make the hike, you can enjoy this view in the comfort of your home. It is an oil on canvas, sized 10 X 10 and framed in a 2" gold frame. This is for sale for $199 plus Maine tax.

Email me at melanie.farmer@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing this painting.

All Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted and may not be reproduced for any reason without written approval from the artist.

A Sugarloaf Evening

As you drive north on Route 27, from Farmington, you round a corner and suddenly appearing in front of you is Sugarloaf Mountain! She stands there majestically,boldly inviting. And you may exclaim "O My Gosh!", hence the name of the corner. It is very impressive and if you are a skiier; you can't wait to get up on those trails.

I have painted this in summer and winter, this is a late season period, when the snow still clings to the mountain for those last ski runs and has mostly melted from the fields. A reminder of good times and another winter in Maine.

This painting is an oil on canvas, 11 X 8, and is framed in a 2" gold frame. It is for sale for $199 plus Maine tax. If you are interested in purchasing it from me, please email me at melanie.farmer@gmail.com.

All Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from the artist.

Last week I packed up my oil paints and drove up Route 17 to Oquossoc. Along the way is the most charming little fishing spot, Beaver Pond. After driving to the Height of Land, which is a panoramic view of the Richardson Lakes, I turned around and headed south towards Byron to situate myself on the east shore of this little pond as dusk settled in. I met a friendly teen who was fishing with her father there. They were among many who caught their limit of trout after a hard day at work. I just love this spot and probably will return to paint other times of day and seasons.

Maple Sunrise. This is my little sap house where many happy, and often anxious, hours were spent boiling down sap to make sweet maple syrup. There were many state laws to follow, many traditions in methods and many ideas on how to best accomplish the task. The sap house was in operation from about 1980-1986. The building still sits cosily awaiting the bustling of steam rising out of the center vents in the darkness of the crisp, cool night, the heat from the arch keeping a distance, the night lights glowing while the full bulk tank of sap gravitates to the heat. Wondering its fate as the maple orchard is crowded out by softwoods.

Dusk Settling Behind Sugarloaf

This is a view from Ira Mountain. We arrived at the top just about as the sun had settled behind the distant peaks. There was Sugarloaf, distinct and majestic that it is, basking in the soft evening light of late summer. What a wonderful drive up Ira Mountain on a steep, winding road with deep drop-offs. I wouldn't want to do it in the winter, but if I did, I'll bet it would be worth it!

If you are interested in this 16 X 16 oil painting, please email me. melanie.farmer@gmail.com. The price is $289 plus tax for Maine residents.

All Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from the artist.