Bald Mountain in Weld is a wonderful little hike for the first one in the spring or any time you feel like a short but robust climb. It has great views along the way of Mt. Blue and Webb Lake. At the top you can see many mountains, lakes and towns near and far. The wild flowers along the trail are lovely in the spring.
 In turn, Bald Mountain can be seen from many places in the surrounding towns and is quite well known. Along the road to Weld and at it's base is a sweet little pond, surrounded by bushes, birches and other trees holding back the soil, making for a nice arrangement for a painting.
  It makes you want to grab your canoe and get paddling.On your wall, you can imagine it all year round.
  If you are interested in purchasing this 16x16 framed oil painting for $399 plus tax in Maine, please email me at 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.  

Evening Light on Bigelow Range

The first evening at Cathedral Pines Campground in Eustis, Maine, was warm and lovely. I wasted no time setting up my easel at the edge of the Dead River with part of the Bigelow Mountains in the background. The sun was setting low in behind me, creating a nice warm glow on the edge of the shore, the tree trunks and mountains. What a fabulous moment in time, a beaver swam by, a couple of ducks passed by looking for their supper and fish were jumping.

If you are interested in purchasing this lovely little nature scene, 8x6 oil on panel, please email me. melanie.farmer@gmail.com SOLD.

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Tyler Cove, Umbagog Lake, Upton, Maine

Upon a return visit to the little town where I grew up, I wanted to do some painting around the lake, where I have some fond memories. Not many, though, as we lived on the other side of town and didn't get to the lake very often. Hiking in for school picnics or late night family smelting parties are about the only reasons, as I recall, for going to Tyler Cove on Umbagog Lake. Better to have a few fun memories of a place rather than a lot that don't mean anything, I suppose.
Since the water was high with spring rains, which left little beach and few rocks to sit on, I had to prop myself up in the bushes. The black flies were fierce, so I worked fast and hiked back out to my jeep without much delay. I had hoped for a better light but settled for the overcast sky with the sun popping out just enough to tease.
If you are interested in purchasing this 8X6 oil on panel, please email me. melanie.farmer@gmail.com. It is $149 framed.
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Western Maine Mountain Range

Here is a painting I did from near the top of Ira Mountain in Kingfield, Maine. What breathtaking views all the way up and all the way down! I don't know all the mountains and bodies of water that I could see, but they are all put together in such a magnificent way.

If you are interested in purchasing this original 8 x 6 oil painting on panel, please email me at melanie.farmer@gmail.com. SOLD.

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A Clearwater Day, Farmington, Maine

Here is another little painting I did on location at Clearwater Lake in Farmington. I went with a painting class. It was fun but not enough time to do more than a little 7 X 5 on panel. It does capture the spirit of the moment and that is what counts in paintings.

If you are interested in purchasing this 7 X 5 original oil on panel, please email me. Framed in a 2" gold frame (plus shipping and, if in Maine, sales tax) melanie.farmer@ gmail.com. SOLD

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Pond Lilies in Maine

From time to time, I like to paint pond lilies. While they aren't plentiful around me, occasionally I do pass by a pond full of them. It would be fabulous if I had my own pond of lilies like Monet did. This one is a 10 X 8 oil on panel framed in a 2" gold frame. If you are interested in purchasing it, please email me. SOLD! melanie.farmer@gmail.com

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

Thunder Clouds over Bigelow - Flagstaff Lake, Eustis, Maine

We love to go to Cathedral Pines Campground in the summertime and it is not so far that I cannnot commute to work. But on my days off I roam around there and paint many scenes, often out of the back of my jeep. Most of them I sell rather quickly as it is a very popular place and always produces a typical western Maine feeling. This view is from one of the few water sites, which is actually on the Dead River. It is very wide there and flows directly into Flagstaff Lake. I can't wait for summer again to get back up there and paint some more!

If you are interested in purchasing this 18 X 6 Original Oil on panel framed in a 2" gold frame, please email me. $199 (plus shipping and, if in Maine, sales tax) melanie.farmer@gmail.com
All Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any from without written permission from the artist.

A Pair of Mallards - Maine Lakes

In the spring there are many visitors by water. Here are a pair of mallards looking for some food and a place to nest. While my friend fed them pieces of bread, I was busy taking their pictures. After eating and splashing around in puddles on my lawn, they left and went to my neighbors to their usual nesting place for the summer.
If you are interested in purchasing this 10 X 8 original oil painting on panel framed in a 2" gold frame, SOLD  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.

Fishing in Spring Fog, Western Maine

One misty, cool spring day I was in my studio and I heard the faint sound of a small motorboat. It took some looking but finally I saw a couple of fisherman in a small motor boat passing by fairly close to shore. I don't know if they even saw me taking pictures, it was so foggy. But to me it was a scene that had to be painted. I'm sure they were absorbed in their own world out there. They blended in so well with the landscape - becoming one with nature. What more could one ask for?

If you are interested in purchasing this 10 X 8 original oil on canvas board, please contact me by email. melanie.farmer@gmail.com. $169 framed in a 2" gold frame (plus shipping and, if in Maine, sales tax).

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

Varnum Mountain in Spring - Western Maine

Another impressive mountain right near me. I watch it every day as I am coming and going from my road. Sometimes it seems large and comforting, sometimes it seems lower and dark. Long ago I climbed it but had to bushwack most of the way. I would like to go it again some time.
This particular spring day, it spoke to me. I sat in the back of my jeep and painted it while I watched smelters preparing to go out in the darkness to try their luck at the pond near the base of Varnum Mountain.
If you are interested in purchasing this 8 X 8 original oil painting on panel, please email me at melanie.farmer@gmail.com. $149 framed in a 2" gold frame (plus shipping and, if in Maine, sales tax)

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