"Silver Spruce Atop Quill Hill, Rangeley, Maine"
" I painted this Impasto oil painting at the summit of Quill Hill of the dead silver spruce trees dotted along the mountainside. It was a sunny August day and so the shadows on the silver barkless trees were bright blue. Adrian Brochu was the primary developer behind building the Quill Hill Overlook near Rangeley, Maine.He completed the project before his passing in 2019 to share the 360-degree views with the public, also on the Artists' Trail, it could be the most inspiring views in the fall for creatives. While his father and Uncle (Andre and Albert) were logging pioneers in the area, Adrian was the specific individual who developed the road and overlook site.Along with this one a was inspired to paint two studies, including this one, in the afternoon.
I used a descriptive bush stroke that describes form and lines of depth, perspective, and expressive color that create a sense of depth and distance. I paint with a bold watercolor palette from professional Holbein watercolor paint because there is no fillers in the paint. I wet the back of my page to draw the washes into the paper to improve the grain and for brighter colors. This painting is also painted on a highly prized vintage J. Whatman imperial handmade watercolor paper that is rare and sells in auction for $150.00 per sheet if you can find the discontinued paper at all. This painting is high quality all the way down to the hand finished solid Cherrywood frame that compliments the work like a jewel on any wall. Because of the high quality found in my work, I do not accept returns at this time. Careful attention will be given to deliver the highest standard in shipping and handling. I stand by my work and shipping. Serious collectors and individuals who have a connection to my work are encouraged to bid and bid often. The very best to you in this auction & sale.
I am intrigued with the timelessness in change in my landscape paintings. I believes that visual rightness is captured in his paintings when active humanity engages with the force of nature to become a metaphor for an even deeper truth. My paintings show a love of color and light with emphasis on the expressive painterly mark and form which evoke a recognizable feeling, a nostalgic memory, or emotional qualities such as the smell of balsam in the air in the morning forest. In my oils I like to embolden color by putting into practice traditional methods of the masters to cause the pigment to be brighter, richer, and more semi-translucent. Careful watchfulness, attention to understated detail, purity of light, and the uniqueness of the atmosphere are characteristics of his personality."
Carl Little writes in Volume 30 of The Island Journal,? Michael Vermette, who emulates the vision of one of Monhegan island?s great painters of the past, James Fitzgerald (1899-1971), adds impasto oomph to iconic views?
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