Monhegan Photo – The Lupine Gallery in Fog

Lupine Gallery, Monhegan, Maine

The Lupine Gallery swaddled in fog. Heavenly, isn’t it? The Lupine Gallery is one of our favorite places to visit on Monhegan island. We visit (at least) daily. They have the most wonderful art work, from fabulous artists. The upstairs of this building is so amazing, you won’t ever want to leave!

While the gallery isn’t open year around, they do have a fabulous website! If you’re in Maine and happen to visit Monhegan, don’t miss this gallery!

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Morning Conversation by Carol Bass!

Can you guess the artist?

Morning Conversation by Carol Bass  60×60″ Acrylic

We have a winner! Thank you to Susan Baker for guessing the artist’s name on this painting – great job!

This painting is by a wonderful woman who we admire so much, Carol Bass. Her website is amazing – her work is amazing and always upbeat!

This painting makes a happy statement – we love it!

Over the next few months (until I run out of paintings), I am posting one of our paintings and then seeing who can GUESS THE ARTIST. This painting is signed on the back, so no need to retouch the artist’s signature…

Do you know the name of this artist?

Comment on my Facebook page or on this blog…

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Image not for reproduction – it is property of the artist…

House Plan: The Kensington by Karoleena!

Kensington by Karoleena FRONTThis is the Kensington Plan by Karoleena. This plan is 1,700 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. I love the sleek design. If you aren’t familiar with Karoleena I urge you to check them out. Their plans are wonderful. These homes are built in British Columbia and shipped just about everywhere. They have a fabulous website, it explains their process, shows the design in much more detail than what I’m showing you. You can even get pricing information for everything. It’s out of this world! Just wait until you see the floor plan!

The Kensington Plan by Karoleena MAIN

I love how the living area (Living Room, Dining, Kitchen) is located on one “wing” and the bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry are located on the opposite “wing”. It keeps things nice and quiet, giving privacy which is sometimes hard to do. Be sure to check out their website, there are many more images – Click HERE to see images (interior and exterior!) of the different plans, the Kensington plan included!

All images via Karoleena.com, used with permission…

Images are not for construction or reproduction, they are property of the architectural firm.

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Featured Artist: Peter Sheeler!

Sketch and Wash by Peter Sheeler

Every one of Peter’s sketches are amazing – I love to watch him and I could watch his videos all day long! He makes it look incredibly easy. I love how he sketched the power pole and power lines… Fabulous!

Here is one of Peter Sheeler’s videos – like I said, I could watch him sketch all day long! He has many videos, be sure to subscribe to his YouTube Channel and receive notification of his latest videos! Click here to see more of his videos: https://m.youtube.com/c/petersheelerart

A bit about Peter from his YouTube:

Pen, Pencil and watercolor tutorials. A professional Artist for many years, my focus is now on smaller works, Urban sketching and sharing my techniques.

Every bit of this video is fabulous – they all are! Enjoy! Here is the link to the video below in case you need it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UcaDeNOGyg

All images via Peter Sheeler’s YouTube site, used with permission…

Images are not for reproduction, they are property of the artist.

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Featured Artist: Lyn Boyer!

Living on the Light Side by Lyn Boyer 16x12 Oil - SOLD
Living on the Light Side by Lyn Boyer 16×12 Oil – SOLD

Lyn Boyer. Dramatic paintings. They catch your eye – Stunning! How wonderful is the shadow AND the light on this building? Great mountains in the background and shadows in the foreground… this is just beautiful! It is also… Sold.

Portrait of a Longhorn by Lyn Boyer 12x16 Oil
Portrait of a Longhorn by Lyn Boyer 12×16 Oil

Another wonderful painting. This longhorn looks deep in thought, with the wonderful clouds swirling behind… I love the color in the sky on the bottom right hand side above the horizon. Wow!

Read a bit about Lyn, from her website:

After returning from studying art in Melbourne, Australia, Lyn began a 25 year career as an American illustrator garnering awards from the Society of Illustrators, the Art Director’s Club, the Illustrators Workshops, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Dennos Museum, among others. Her clients have included – The Atlantic Monthly, The Chicago Tribune, Discover Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Book of the Month Club, Julliard, AT&T, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, World Book, World Vision, MCI, Kellog, Herman Miller, Proctor & Gamble, Zondervan, Baker Bookhouse… Lyn brings to her work the heart of a painter and the developed eye of an illustrator. She lives in Durango, Colorado devoting her time to capturing the nuances of the West – capturing a sense of place. Lyn accepts a limited number of students for individual or small group instruction and also continues her career as an illustrator.

All images via LynBoyer.WordPress.com, used with permission…

Images are not for reproduction, they are property of the artist.

Catch you back here tomorrow!

The little things…

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Fresh, ripe, wonderful tomatoes really should not be classified as a “little thing”. The fresh taste is big, Big, BIG! It makes every recipe you make even more wonderful than it normally is.

Always be on the lookout for the little things in life – they create an abundance of happiness!

Back to normal posting next week – Catch you back here tomorrow!

Today’s post created using Canva.

Hydrangeas that glow!

Hydrangea and Daylily

We’ve got quite a few hydrangeas and I swear they glow in certain light. It’s amazing. I love how this (very old) daylily popped up next to the hydrangea. The color combination (hard to tell here) was stunning!

Do you have hydrangeas? What color do you prefer? Do you add anything to your soil to try to get the color to change? Ours are this purply blue color and I love them!

Catch you back here tomorrow!