Off to Monhegan!
Open Studio and Workshop on Monhegan Island "The Discovery" 20x30" oil Summer pulled up outside my door and revved it's engine. When I got in it peeled out of the parking lot like something out of Dukes of Hazzard. The only thing missing was the cheesy horn. The studio has been in high gear since May getting ready for my annual trek to Monhegan Island, Maine. This year is the Quadricentennial (or for those of you who are spelling challenged like me - the 400 year anniversary) of the visit of John Smith and his seafaring entourage to this little island off the coast of Maine. There is not a lot written about this landing but I'm guessing they weren't uber impressed because although they traded with the natives and checked out the fishing, they continued on in the...