Old Speck and Three Birches

Old Speck and Three Birches

  Mountains rarely change, but the landscape you see in front of them often changes rapidly. Here is "Old Speck", aka Mt. Spec to those who grew up around it. I have seen this fourth highest mountain in Maine in all seasons for many years and am always feasting my eyes on it from every distance and every vantage point I happen across. I often stop and capture it in fleeting light with my camera, afraid that soon the trees will grow up in front of it so it can't be seen. Sometimes I stop and make quick sketches.
  As a child, I hiked it many times with family and friends, and continue to do so as an adult, often alone but sometimes with others. The Eyebrow Loop is more of a challenge than the old Fire Warden's Trail but it has far better views.
  If you would like to purchase this 14x11 framed oil painting, $229 (plus tax in Maine), please contact me via email. 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. 

 

Mt. Blue Pond

  Mt. Blue Pond is tucked away in the woods a few miles from Route 4 in Avon. A local historian brought it to my attention earlier this year and I just had to go see for myself as I did not recall ever having been there. On the way in I passed a very old cemetery and made a mental note to stop and check it out on the way back.
 When I arrived, there were quite a few people near the shore, enjoying picnicking and fishing. As I chatted with a fellow from Portland, I wondered how someone who lives so far away knows these places, when I, who lives just on the other side of Mt. Blue, does not.  I made my way through the muddy landing to the edge of this small pond, and was amazed to suddenly see Mt. Blue so close to my face! If it did not have the tower, which was rebuild a few years ago, I would not have known it was Mt. Blue. What an absolutely wonderful spot!
  On my way out, I did stop at the cemetery and, as I suspected, found many of my Hunt and Haines ancestors buried there. They have been in my genealogy records for many years, but I just had never gone to see where they were buried. I lingered awhile, took pictures of the stones, imagining what life was like, what the landscape was like, or what the people were like living so long ago in the shadow of the magnificent Mt. Blue in Maine.
  I will be back to visit that area again soon.
  If you are interested in purchasing this framed 20x16 oil painting of Mt. Blue and Mt. Blue Pond, please email me at melanie.farmer@gmail.com. The price is $499 plus tax in Maine.
All Melanie Farmer paintings are internationally copyrighted and may not be reproduced by any means without written permission from the artist. 

Flint Woods, Farmington, Maine

Flint Woods is a public park in Farmington. It's a lovely, magical place. I went painting there with many other artists and we all got lost in our own little areas. This is a little pool of water that is probably only there during a wet summer or for a week or two after a rain.

If you are interested in purchasing this 8 X 10 original oil painting framed in a 2" gold frame, please email me. $169 (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 form without written permission from the artist.

Red Camp - Western Maine Mountains and Lakes

Since this is a busy time of year at work and also in painting requested places, I'll take this time to list my older paintings which got missed along the way.
This little Red Camp is my morning view looking east but I mostly love the way it looks when the last light of day streams across the lawn and highlights the roof. It looks so nice sitting on the point across the lake but unfortunately is becoming run down from lack of use and attention.
With the assistance of binoculars for some of the details, I painted this one from my studio.
If you are interested in purchasing this 10 X 8 original oil on panel, 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 internationall copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from the artist.