Just came back from Wilson's Cove on the coast of Maine. I was asked to paint the Wilson family home but as I spent time there and heard stories of the great Grandfather who built the house, and several others along the coast, whose name lives on in the people and in the cove itself the painting began to hinge upon the legacy of the man rather than the appearance of a building. So now I have returned to Chicago with a preliminary painting of the house as seen from the woodshop, and a selection of photos of tools and varnishes.
A fabulous October Saturday painting the house from the woodshop, surrounded by tools that belonged to the carpenter that built the house, the woodshop, the bench, and the window that I was looking through.I hope that the final painting will be about a legacy much more than a house.
That is fantastic. What an amazing picture at the top. When I exclaimed, "Mr. Kennedy went to Maine?!" Joe's reply was, "What doesn't Mr. Kennedy get to do?"
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ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing this.... painting.
Wow, this totally reminds me of the trip Wyeth took, when he stayed with the farmer/hunter and his wife? I can't recall where it was, but the feeling of the cabin, it's totally the same!
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