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The PLEIN AIR CONNECTION NEWSLETTER May 24thth, 2014


 "Giant's Staircase, Bailey Island, Maine" a watercolor 18.5 x 25 inches by Michael E. Vermette

The Plein Air Connection painting group will be traveling to  Bailey Island, Maine this Sunday to paint at The Giant's Staircase trail and to view Lands End. The Giant's Staircase trail is a very short but lovely walk on the eastern coast of Bailey Island, Maine. It is well-groomed by the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust who help in the maintenance of the trail. We will be meeting to car-pool at the Dysarts Truck Stop in Hamden On Sunday May 25th at 8:30 am sharp. Then we will stop at Starbucks in Cooks Corner, Maine by 10:30 am to meet up with our friends who would like to paint with us and who live down in the southern regions of Maine. For more information about the location and if you would like to meet us on location by driving yourself Click Here.  The only parking available is at the Episcopal Chapel on Bailey Island and we will be parking there. Please bring a lunch or snacks for lunch and money for car-pooling and a restaurant critique after. 

Some of the unique locations we will visit are:

• Bailey Island Bridge
• Mackerel Cove, one of the most photographed places in Maine.
• Land's End, a famous rocky beach at the end of the island.
• The Giant Stairs (also known as "The Giant's Steps"), a rock formation on the edge of the island resembling a large flight of stairs.
• “The Nubble″, an often-photographed bait shack where all of the local lobstermen leave their buoys.

We hope all who can make it out on this Memorial Day weekend will be able to paint with us. 

BLACK OIL WAX MEDIUM

I am making a batch of Black Oil Wax medium within the next few weeks and would like to offer it for students and artists who have painted with me. I am doing something different this year by putting the medium in 2 ounce or 4.6 ounce Aluminum paint tubes. The cost are as follows:

2 ounce aluminum tube of black oil wax medium per tube ..................$25.00.
4.6 ounce aluminum tube of black oil medium per tube........................$50.00

Please allow $3.00 shipping and handling (the same for several tubes) and mail check to:

The Art Spirit Studio 
14 Rolling Thunder Drive
Indian Island, ME 04468

For more information about the medium CLICK HERE.

Have a great memorial Day weekend everyone!

Michael E. Vermette
Coordinator of the Plein Air Connection