Sunday, August 17, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Evening at Tide Mill Farm
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Labels: Daily Painter, Downeast, Downeast Scenery, Eastern Maine, Eastport, Edmunds, Lubec, Maine, Maine Artist, Quoddy State Park, Whiting Bay
Friday, August 15, 2008
In the afternoon as the clouds settled over Grand Manan, I noticed some great reflections in the waters from Sail Rock, reported to be the easternmost point of land in the United States. It looks like a little sail sticking up there, but depending on how high the tide is, it could be a submarine.
So I painted this little scene, fascinated by the length and strength of the island of Grand Manan which lies in the distance.
Tomorrow I will post a third study from this rocky perch.
If you are interested in purchasing this little 7X2.5 study in oil on mounted canvas for $39 unframed, please email me. melanie.farmer@gmail.com
Appreciate your comments.
Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted. Do not reproduce in any form without written permission.
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Labels: Daily Painter, Eastern Maine, Eastport, Edmunds, Lubec, Maine Artist, Maine Canada Liberty Point Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Park Ranger, Quoddy State Park, Sail Rock
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Quoddy Light House - East Side
On our second day at the Lubec Artists' Retreat, my friend Tammy and I went to Quoddy State Park. We had seen a photograph of the lighthouse taken from the east side and wanted to catch the morning light on it. So we asked the Park Ranger, who has a very delightful dry sense of humor, how to get down there. He told us of the path known only by a few but did not say we could not go there. However he did not think there was much space on the cliff rocks for a couple of artists to set up. His motto was "let responsible people be responsible". I love it!
We wallowed thru tall thick grass and bushes to scout it out, and quickly returned to the Jeep for our supplies. Tammy, who is also adventurous, ordinarily would have joined me on the cliff rocks below, but she is suffering with hip and leg problems, so she settled in up on the grassy top, where she did a very fine, detailed watercolor. I climbed down below with my paint box and beach chair and didn't move until lunchtime.
Well, the sun did not co-operate for lighting up the east side for us, but it finally came out a bit before noon. I was happy just to be there and get this neat angle of the lighthouse and the keeper's house (now a museum) and not have it raining for a change! The results are this tiny oil on canvas. 2.5" X 7". Too small really to frame without a mat but it is a nice one for a study. I do want to go back next year and do a larger one. Or perhaps this winter in studio and work from my photos and memory.
If you are interested in purchasing this little study for $39 unframed, please email me. melaniefarmer@gmail.com
Tommorrow I will post another painting I did while down there. It is looking out over the bay with Sail Rock and Grand Manan. What a magnificient view all around!
Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted. Do not reproduce in any form without written permission.
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Labels: Daily Painter, Downeast Scenery, Eastern Maine, Edmunds, Lubec, Maine Canada Liberty Point Grand Manan, Quoddy State Park, West Quoddy Lighthouse
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Coos Canyon, Byron, Maine
In spring, the melting snow from the mountains fills the Western Maine streams with rushing water. Coos Canyon in Byron is a popluar place to go and watch the water rush over the rocks. This year, the heavy rains in June kept the waters high as it continues now. If you get a chance to go and have a picnic there, do it. It will be a wonderful memory. If you would like to purchase this painting to remind you of a special time there, please contact me. melanie.farmer@gmail.com. It is an oil on panel, 8X10. Just as my usual method, it is painted with a pallet knife.
SOLD!
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Labels: Byron, Coos Canyon, Maine Mountains, Maine Rivers, Maine Streams, Picnic Areas, Roxbury, Swift River, Western Maine, Western Maine Mountains
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Evening Light on Bigelow Range
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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Labels: Bigelow, Cathedral Pines, Dead River Area, Eustis, North Branch of Dead River, western maine lakes, Western Maine Mountains
Monday, August 11, 2008
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.
Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted. Do not reproduce in any form without written permission.
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Labels: Maine Lakes, New Hampshire, original oil paintings, Tyler Cove, Umbagog Lake, Upton, western maine lakes, Western Maine Mountains
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Western Maine Mountain Range
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Labels: Autumn in Maine, Carrabassett Valley, Eustis, Ira Mountain, Kingfield, Maine Lakes, Mt Abraham, Sugarloaf, Western Maine, western maine lakes, Western Maine Mountains