My great-great grandmother, Maria Elizabeth Smith Fernald, painted this landscape on Mt. Desert Island, Maine. It is an oil painting, 27″ x 37.” It was painted in the style of the “Hudson River” school sometime between 1860 and 1875. Fredric Edwin Church and several other “Luminist” artists were painting on Mt. Desert Island during that … More Artist Ancestors
My next Open Studio will be held on Saturday, January 20th, from 3 to 6pm. Please stop by and join us!
I held my first Open Studio evening in December and a great time was had by all!
The gas company finally came to run the line to the barn! I was beginning to think it would be spring before I had any heat in the studio. My sweet stove is up and running and my studio is now toasty. The painters finished the exterior painting and hung my sign over the door. … More The Heat is On!
The doors are in and the painting is finished on the inside of the barn. The interior trim is complete. We now have power and light! I love flipping on the switches and watching the whole barn light up! It is so pretty at night. This weekend I will be washing the windows, vacuuming the … More Let There Be Light!
Things are moving right along. The blue board is up and covered with plaster. The tinted primer coat is on the walls and ceiling. I chose Benjamin Moore’s “Wedgewood Gray” upstairs and “Hamilton Blue” downstairs. The painter cut the recipe in half so I would get the color I wanted but not quite as dark … More Studio Progress
On the eve of the autumnal equinox I sat on Monument Beach to watch this glorious sunset. What a spectacular beginning to the fall season in New England! The studio insulation went in this week. The barn will be buttoned up before winter! Things are moving quickly now. Blue board and plaster next week. … More Autumn’s Arrival
The last daylily has bloomed in my garden. The summer is winding down. Sigh. The bees, butterflies, dragonflies, and hummingbirds are still enjoying the late summer flowers. Some spectacular spiders have taken up residence. The foxgloves and delphiniums are putting on a beautiful second act. The fall perennials are beginning to blossom. The sun is … More Last Daylily
I am amazed by how much the crew accomplished last week. Al and his crew from “Williamson Construction” in Falmouth are a great team. We now have a massive ridge beam in place and all new roof beams. The sky will not fall on my head! We have a new staircase so I no … More Studio Construction, Week Two
August first and the studio construction has begun! I’ve been dreaming of this day for four years and it has finally arrived! Loads of lumber have been delivered. A giant ridge beam was lifted into the barn through a crane. The roof beams were put into place today. The builders have begun to frame the … More Studio Building Begins!
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