Katie On Monhegan Island

Katie, 6 x 6 " oil on gessobord panel, ©Fay Terry, 2015

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I was fortunate to be able to take a few pictures of this beautiful Toy Poodle one afternoon when I was painting on Monhegan.  Katie's owner had kindly taken some photos of the artists at work, which we were very pleased to have. 

Seeing this dog made me miss my own wonderful dog, Camden. She is a black standard Poodle and I've had her for eleven years. She used to come to Maine, but now that much of my time is spent painting when I am in Maine, she no longer travels with me when I make the long drive north. 

 I took a few photos of sweet and cooperative Katie. This is the first of several that I plan to paint. I may do this pose again in a larger format.

The Toy Poodle is remarkably intelligent, it is said to be one of the most trainable breeds. They are cooperative, perky, and lively; they like to be with people. These dogs are delightful, very amusing, and keen.

Here I am painting in a shady spot

enjoying the scene I have chosen to paint!

Monhegan Pink Door

Vaughn House, Monhegan, 9 x 12" oil on linen, ©2014, Fay Terry

This painting is not completely finished; everyone is asking me to post paintings from my trip to paint on Monhegan Island so here is the first one I did. 

I have just a few adjustments to make and I was pretty happy with the way this intimate little scene turned out. I would love to be able to stand in front of it again to finish, but a good photo will have to be my resource for the little bit I have left to do.

Happy Saturday!

Monhegan Island and some News

If Once You Have Slept On An Island, 20 x24" oil on canvas ©2014, Fay Terry

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I am very pleased to tell you that this painting was juried into the Summer Regional Show in Southport, N.C. by Judi Betts, world renowned water colorist, teacher, lecturer, and member of the National Watercolor Society.  I studied with Judi at Springmaid Beach several times when I was painting watercolors.

If you are at the beach this week-end, I hope you will stop by the gallery and enjoy the First Friday Artwalk and reception for the opening of this show.

This poem inspired the painting-

If once you have slept on an island
You'll never be quite the same;
You may look as you looked the day before
And go by the same old name,
You may bustle about in street and shop
You may sit at home and sew,
But you'll see blue water and wheeling gulls
Wherever your feet may go.
You may chat with the neighbors of this and that
And close to your fire keep,
But you'll hear ship whistle and lighthouse bell
And tides beat through your sleep.
Oh! you won't know why and you can't say how
Such a change upon you came,
But once you have slept on an island,
You'll never be quite the same. 

Rachel Lyman Field

Island Mermaid

Monhegan Mermaid, 8 x 8 " oil on panel, ©2013, Fay Terry

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This is one of my favorite sights on Monhegan Island, and we walked past it several times each day.

This painting was so much fun to paint, I had never painted a mermaid until now and I think I will look for others to paint, especially if they are on signs. The seagull above her and the entire sign look as if they were hand carved. It is very old so it would be interesting to know its history.

Thanks for looking at my art! It is always great to hear from you.

Maine Memories

Monhegan Boats, 9x12" oil on panel, ©2012, Fay Terry

This was a fun scene for me to paint and I can't wait to do a larger version of this one. The sky is bluer than it looks in this photo. We had a stormy afternoon and it was raining a bit when I took this outside to photograph it.