Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Wyeth House, Monhegan Island

Wyeth House, Monhegan Island

Wyeth House, Monhegan Island
8x8, unframed, oil on gessobord
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This house was built in 1906 for famous painter Rockwell Kent.  Following Kent's death, Jamie Wyeth bought this beautiful coastal home.  It overlooks Lobster Cove in the Gulf of Maine.  The beginnings of the art colony on Monhegan Island, located 12 miles off the mainland, date to the mid 19th century and was firmly established by 1890.

I felt honored to carry a very heavy load of painting gear to this site, not knowing at the time I was painting a famed artist's home.  It just appealed to me.

Maine light is very high key.  Often the value of the sky is almost the same as that of the water.  Imagine the difference for me as compared to my home in NM where one almost never sees the effect of humidity in the air.

Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island

Rockwell Kent, Jamie Wyeth house on Monhegan Island

Village of Monhegan Island

Monhegan Island Light

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6 comments:

  1. Lisa Graham August 12, 2014 at 7:04 AM

    This is such a charming depiction of such a pretty house. I love how you painted the house so much. I never thought of the close values of sky and land. That is so interesting. What a challenge!

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    1. CAROL HOPPER -- A PAINTER'S JOURNALAugust 12, 2014 at 4:06 PM

      Thanks Lisa. I would love to have wandered through this house. The Wyeths are so wealthy by now, they many homes and even islands. Jamie used to have his studio in the Monhegan Island Lighthouse...no need now....LOL

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  2. Kim StenbergAugust 12, 2014 at 8:00 AM

    Fresh as it should be! I admire your plein-air enthusiasm!

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    1. CAROL HOPPER -- A PAINTER'S JOURNALAugust 12, 2014 at 4:09 PM

      I wouldn't call myself a plein air enthusiast. When I was hiking up that trail, stepping over rocks, avoiding puddles, I repeatedly spoke out loud to myself, "You can make it. You can make it."

      Then there's another load when you fly to paint plein air. That is what you really call traveling HEAVY. I managed, and I am little, 70 pounds of luggage...two roller bags and a heavy back pack.

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  3. SheilaAugust 13, 2014 at 5:09 PM

    Love it, such gorgeous light !

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  4. mary maxamAugust 23, 2014 at 8:36 PM

    This doesn't look like there was any struggle at all! A clean lovely composition with great grays complimenting the color!

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