My Maine Experience
Summer 2018: The Maine Experience. My Maine experience was about adventure and getting up close and personal with my favorite artist.
I was introduced to Andrew Wyeth in my senior year of high school. My high school art teachers had a love for realism, the outdoors and nature. Naturally, I followed their guidance and influence. My senior year art project was to find an artist and create a final project around them. I discovered Andrew Wyeth. An American artist whose paintings spoke to me on many levels. His art was realistic, simple and genuine. All the qualities I sought in my own work. I have always been inspired by my landscapes and the “subject” of my surroundings. This was also Andrew Wyeth. He painted the “what” and the “where” he lived and was exposed to. His surroundings are some of his most treasured and influential art pieces to this day.
In 2008, I moved to New England and I have always wanted to visit the site of one of Andrew’s most influential identities: The Olson House. In the summer of 2018, I left my family behind and did just that. I travelled to Rockland, Maine and embarked on my first solo adventure to intimately discover my beloved artist Andrew Wyeth.
https://www.farnsworthmuseum.org/event/the-wyeth-experience-2/2018-09-22/
BACK to School!
Cooler nights make for better sleeping and that also means that FALL is right around the corner. It’s time to think about back to school! Here’s a Fall themed worksheet to test your preschooler/kindergartener’s lowercase letter knowledge. FREE Download: Fall Day Missing Letters 1Fall Day Missing Letters 2
Magical Places
I feel grateful to be living in a part of the world where there are many places that I can explore freely. At this time of year, there are a few places that I look forward to visiting. I recently toured one of those special areas.
It’s FUN in the sun of the Dominican!
April 2017 vacation was about family, sun and FUN in the Dominican Republic. Puerto Plata is a province that features some beautiful beaches with spectacular views that can be seen from Mount Isabel de Torres via cable car ride. Beware if you’re not a fan of heights, but a replica of Christ the Redeemer will great you at the top. Another fantastic historic tour is Fortaleza San Felipe which features breathtaking views that will bring you back to the days of pirates and corsairs.
Inspiration is TASTY.
It’s raspberry picking time! I’ve been getting a lot of design inspiration from my backyard lately. YUM!
Dump Trucks are cool.
Spaghetti Paper Factory is having some FUN working on a heavy load today.
Spaghetti Paper Factory 