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THE PLEIN AIR CONNECTION PAINTOUT IS CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY APRIL 15th, 2014


Michael E. Vermette painting en plein air, "Full Moon Over Katahdin" at Katahdin Lake.
Photo by National Geographic Photographer Bridget Besaw.



Because of the "blood Moon" that will be out tonight at 2 am I thought of this photo taken of me by National Geographic
photographer Bridget Besaw back in the Fall of 2007. She was photographing several artists for her book, "Wilderness Within
Wilderness Without, Exploring Maine's Thoreau Wabanaki Trail." And even though the picture above did not make the final
cut of the book, I still think it's a actively beautiful photo.

But due to drizzly and heavy rain all day in the forecast, our Paint-out scheduled for Tuesday April 155th at Sand Beach is once again cancelled. What we will do is reschedule the paint-out at Sand Beach, Acadia National Park for next Tuesday April 22nd. We will also have another paint-out for Friday April 25th of that same week on Ocean Drive at Acadia National Park. For both paint outs we will meet at 8:30 am at Penobscot Plaze in the parking lot in front of the old Aubachon Hardware store in Bangor, Maine. We will also stop at Dunkin Donuts in Ellsworth by 9 am to meet up with other painters who might want to join us. 

There are a lot of Plein Air wet paint auctions  and shows that are beginning to shape the Spring into summer months and so I thought that I would list some of them in case any of you would like to take part or attend.

The Castine Plein Air Festival 2014 entry deadline is April 30th. It is juried and notification is May 6th. Free lodging with host members of the Castine Arts Association who is sponsoring it. The festival will be Thursday July 24th to Saturday July 26th, 2014. For more information contact [email protected].

The Bangor Art Society Open Show In-take on Saturday May 3rd on the third floor of the Bangor Art Society. For more information go to www.thebangorartsociety.com. This is a juried show from May 3rd to May 26th, 2014.

The 3rd Annual Paint The Peninsula is a wet paint silent auction to help support the Blue Hill Public Library on SaturdayJuly 19th, 2014. The work will be auctioned off that same day 4:30-7 PM. Free registration and the event is open to all plein air painters. For more info contact the Blue Hill library at 374-5515.

9th Annual Paint The Town Paint Out and Fresh Paint Auction is Saturday August 2nd, 2014. You need to pre-register at the Tidemark Gallery in Waldoboro, Maine. For more information call 207.832-5109 or e-mail at [email protected].

The Eggamogen Reach Regatta plein air sale 2014, There will be a wet painting sale at the Camden Falls Gallery fromAugust 4th through August 9th, 2014. For more information contact Howard at 207.407-7027 or e-mail at [email protected].

Bangor Paint Out & Auction 2014, Painting a pathway to the Bog. August 16th, 2014. At the Gracie Center. This is a non-juried wet paint live auction. For more information contact www.thebangorartsociety.com. 

Eastport 16th Annual Paint Eastport Day and is Saturday, August 30th, 2014. This is a non-juried silent wet paint auction from 7 am to 3PM. For more information call 853-4166 or go to www.eastportgallery.com. 

I hope we can all take part in some if not all of these these wonderful plein air auctions & paint-outs this summer.

Have a creative week, and a blessed Passover & Easter weekend,

Michael E. Vermette
Coordinator of the Plein Air Connection