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| VIEW FROM THE ED JOHNSON HOUSE MONHEGAN, MAINE
THE
EVENTS OF A FORTNIGHT!
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
So
excited to have over two weeks to paint on Monhegan. Alex Tyng and I have two
artists joining us, Phoebe Peterson from Virginia and Nancy Walton from
Massachusetts. Tropical storm Lesley has been producing swells so we had our
Dramamine ready, but it was a good ride out to Monhegan with artist, Phoebe
Peterson. We are on Horn Hill again in the Ed Johnson house. Some nice
improvements in the house with two new mattresses and internet!
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| "September Squall Over Mt. Desert", Oil on Linen 28" x 44" |
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| Initial Block In |
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| Second Stage |
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| Third Stage
In the sky I wanted to
capture the layers of atmosphere and the way the clouds spilled over from one
to another. It was a bit of a balance between the impending storm and the
gorgeous day that was diminishing every second.
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![The artwork of Alexandra Tyng, including this one titled "Painting on Cadillac," is now on display in Maine’s Capitol Complex as part of the Maine Arts Commission’s Arts in the Capitol program.](http://bdnpull.bangorpublishing.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Tyng-Painting-on-Cadillac-600x469.jpg "The artwork of Alexandra Tyng, including this one titled "Painting on Cadillac,\" is now on display in Maine’s Capitol Complex as part of the Maine Arts Commission’s Arts in the Capitol program.")
![The artwork of Alexandra Tyng, including this one titled "Back to the Lakes," is now on display in Maine’s Capitol Complex as part of the Maine Arts Commission’s Arts in the Capitol program.](http://bdnpull.bangorpublishing.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Tyng-Back-to-the-Lakes-600x368.jpg "The artwork of Alexandra Tyng, including this one titled "Back to the Lakes,\" is now on display in Maine’s Capitol Complex as part of the Maine Arts Commission’s Arts in the Capitol program.")
![The artwork of Alexandra Tyng, including this one titled "Boat Sailing in Sunset," is now on display in Maine’s Capitol Complex as part of the Maine Arts Commission’s Arts in the Capitol program.](http://bdnpull.bangorpublishing.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Tyng-boat-sailing-in-sunset-600x395.jpg "The artwork of Alexandra Tyng, including this one titled "Boat Sailing in Sunset,\" is now on display in Maine’s Capitol Complex as part of the Maine Arts Commission’s Arts in the Capitol program.")
Augusta, Maine — The Maine Arts Commission announced Thursday that the artwork of Alexandra Tyng and James Dodds is now on display in Maine’s Capitol Complex as part of the agency’s Arts in the Capitol program.
The exhibit has been loaned by the Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland, and will remain on display until February 2012. The work is viewable by the public throughout the week at the Maine State House from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and at the Blaine House from 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Thursdays. Those wishing to visit the Blaine House are advised to call ahead.
“The Maine Arts Commission is delighted to be hosting this exhibition of paintings,” said exhibit facilitator Donna McNeil. “These world-famous artists depict familiar visions of life in Maine and guide the viewer toward a deep and joyful attachment to Maine’s landscape and way of life.”
Tyng began drawing and painting the Maine landscape as a teenager while staying at a nineteenth century rustic camp on one of Mount Desert Island’s lakes, and at her brother’s lighthouse home in Penobscot Bay. In the 1990s she began chartering planes so she could take reference photos of the glacially carved land formations of coastal Maine, which she uses as references to create large-scale paintings. She also paints panoramas from mountaintops, and closer, more intimate views of places. Every summer she spends several weeks painting outside on Mount Desert, Monhegan, Deer Isle and various other locations.
Tyng has had solo shows in Maine, New York and Philadelphia. She was selected as one of Maine’s outstanding artists by Maine Home+Design in 2008. Her Maine landscapes have been featured in “The Art of Monhegan” by Carl Little, and in art magazines, including “Fine Art Connoisseur” and “International Artist.”
Dodds was born in the small fishing town of Brightlingsea, which is nestled on the east coast of England. He trained as a shipwright in the nearby town of Maldon before moving to London to study painting at both the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London.
Dodds, who is a frequent visitor to Maine, has exhibited paintings and prints of boats throughout England and here in Maine at the Dowling Walsh Gallery.
All Arts in the Capitol events are free and open to the public, however, exhibitions are self-guided and may only be viewed within prescribed times. For information on this and all programs available through the Maine Arts Commission, visitMaineArts.com.
