Century One: Acadia

100 Paintings!

It has been a whirlwind beginning of my summer showing my newest series that celebrates Acadia National Park’s Centennial.  I have been working hard getting the paintings ready for shows that I have been having trouble keeping up with everything.  However, I now have a facebook and instagram page where you can see all the latest updates.  Here are the links:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/people/Kaitlyn-Metcalf-Art

Instagram: www.instagram.com/kaitlynmetcalf_art

Hope you enjoy the work and to see you at a show soon!

The Holidays are Here!!

And so another holiday season is upon us.  I’m working hard on commissions and getting them ready to ship out.  This year I have a few other exciting adds to the shop.

All New Buoys only $80

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Red and gold buoy, K.Metcalf

 

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Orange Buoy, K.Metcalf

 

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Yellow and Red Stripe Buoy, K.Metcalf

 

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yellow red and white buoy, K.Metcalf

 

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pink buoy, K.Metcalf

 

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And a whole new series to oogle over!  My newest series, titled Historical Fiction uses images from historical references and combines them into fantastical settings.  All pieces are created in a shadow box setting and are reasonably priced.

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Wishes, Historical Fiction, K.MetcalfWishes, 11″x15″, $225

 

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Historical Fiction

 

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The Wreck of Joseph Luther, K.MetcalfThe Wreck of Joseph Luther on Whale Back Rock, 5″x7″, $125

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Or take a gander at what other goodies are in the Available Works section.

Have fun spreading good cheer and enjoy this holiday season!

New Works to Sneak Peek at Northeast Harbor Library

For the month of September, I will be the feature artist at the Northeast Harbor Library.

Th opening reception will be Friday, September 4th at 5pm.

I would be oh so delighted to see your smiling faces and hear what you think of the new work.

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I can’t thank my customers enough…

To everyone who has helped me to get here, I thank you. This 5th season has been one of my busiest and best and it’s still not over! There are still three more art fair style shows and two more gallery events. Be sure to check out the Show Schedule to find out where I’ll be.

Here’s a small taste of some of my happy customers and their purchases this summer. Thank you to all my old and new friends and art lovers for taking the creative leap with me!

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Setting the Spinnaker

 

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Sunset through the Trees

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Show Season is Here

image(2)      This year I have set up quite the calender for myself.  There are a few new location additions, such as Belfast in July and Bar Harbor in September.  Also, I am excited to be participating in a new gallery this year, the Deer Isle Artist Association.  There are so many new and exciting things going on this year.  Be sure to check out my Events calender to see where I’ll be when you’re in town.  I’m looking forward to seeing everyone on the Green!

New work in the studio

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Spring is here and new work is being created everyday!  I’m really excited about this new series I’ve started which incorporates mixed media techniques and gold leaf.  What do you think?

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1st visit to the Acadia National Park Archives

Today was my first visit to the Acadia National Park Archives.  Before I went I sent the coordinator a few topics I was looking to cover and she pulled out some amazing pieces, plus a few she thought I might be interested in.  There were items such as old trail posts, park sign blueprints, and even an award won by George Dorr from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for his plantings in the Mount Desert Nursery, which is now the Wild Gardens of Acadia at Sieur de Monts Springs.  So many amazing items that I loved looking at. I am in the process of planning out the first few paintings and will be ready to start posting them soon.  So excited to start this new series!  Here’s a small taste of what’s to come:

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JP House sign

A portion of a sign from the Jordan Pond House

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Acadia name, blueprint

Label on the sign blueprints

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GD plant award

Award won by George Dorr

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A New Year with A New Project

Happy, Happy New Year!  I hope that your 2015 has started off with a bang.  This year I have done away with resolutions and created goals.  Ambitious ones at that 🙂

As an artist living in the Acadia region of Maine, the National Park is amazing part of my life.  It offers so much to do and explore, with beauty compared only to the Garden of Eden.  As I reflect on this, I have decided to celebrate Acadia National Park’s 100th birthday by creating 100 painting, to be ready for the 2016 celebrations.

The series will be called Century One: Acadia and the paintings that are created will be documented and discussed on the website.  All the paintings will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds going to Friends of Acadia, an amazing organization that helps to protect and preserve what we love most about Acadia.  With this series, I will be digging deep in the the national park achieves to find interesting images and objects to bring to life in paint, to tell stories about Acadia from the past through to the present.

I am looking forward seeing what I find in the archives, sharing it with you and creating a fun project for us all to enjoy.  I want this series to be interactive, so if you have any good ideas, feel free to drop me a line!  And who knows, we may all learn something new in the process.

Winter Fair this weekend

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Looking for a little holiday cheer to brighten up your tree?

Beginning on Thursday, December 5th, Winter Harbor is holding their annual Holiday Shop Local Night, starting with the lighting of the tree.  After that, head over to Schoodic Arts for All’s Schoolhouse location from 3pm -8pm for an Fine Art Market with local artists.  We’ll have a amazing art and crafts, a band and refreshments for a little yule tidings.

And then on Saturday, December 6th from 10am-4pm you can find me at the Bay School in Blue Hill for their annual Winter Faire.  Always a ton of fun with music, food, a farmers market, and fine art.

Hope to see you there!

Holiday Gift Ideas

With the holidays just around the corner, The Goat and I have a few ideas

for those hard to shop for friends and family members.

This year Moss Keep Studio has a collection of Christmas Cards

that can be framed after for the holidays, $17. 

Christmas cards

They come in a multi pack with four different areas depicted:

the Trenton Lobster Pound on a chart of MDI

the Buoy Tree on Turtle Island on a chart of Winter Harbor

the Largest Lobster Trap Tree on a chart of Beals Island, Jonesport area

and the Second Largest Lobster Trap Tree on a chart of Rockland

OR

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One of these sweet buoys painted in acrylic, accented in gold leaf, on canvas, 2″x 4″, $85

Custom Paintings can be made using the colors of the Lobsterman, or woman, in your life.

OR

         A Stunning Commission of your home, boat or favorite view on the chart of your area.

Everything is custom designed especially for the one you love. 

Sizes range from 6″x8″ to full chart, with pricing starting at $600.

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♥ So why not give them something they’ll treasure for many years to come ♥

Look who showed up at the Bar Harbor Show…

On Sunday, I was pleasantly surprised with a visit from Alan deCheubell, my inspiration for the newest edition to the Maine Men Series,  “Rowing Old Tyler”.  After having read his story in the MDIslander last winter, I knew he would make a great edition to the series.  Alan is a very skilled woodworker and craftsman living in Bar Harbor, known for his beautiful cabinets and furniture.  Sadly, as he has gotten older his eye sight has started to fail.  So to make the best of it, he decided to move away from the detail work and focus on a larger project, building a boat.  His chose a Rangeley design that can either be sailed, rowed, or powered by motor.  At the first launch, Alan christened it Old Tyler with a bottle of Moxie and set her out for a spin on Echo Lake.  It is a beautiful boat and an even more wonderful story of perseverance and a passionate dedication.  Plus, I love that he used Moxie instead of Champagne….very Maine.  So needles to say, it was a pleasure meeting the man who helped make my painting come alive.  Thank you, Alan.

Getting ready for the first show

I’ve been crazy busy this past week preparing for the first show of the summer!  Paintings are getting their final coats of varnish, my business cards have been ordered, flyers are being printed out and the portfolio is updated.  I am excited to be show casing some of my new work that I will be showing for the first time.  If you’re in the Bar Harbor area on June 22nd and 23rd, please stop by the Village Green.  I’ll be happy to see ya!

Welcome to the New Site!

Welcome to the new home of Moss Keep Studio! Part of my winter’s work this year, I have been developing a new site and getting it show ready for the summer.  I am sure you will find it more dynamic than the old one and chocked full of new and exciting information.  I am very pleased with how it has turned out and hope you are too.

I will focus my blog on exciting news from the studio; a place to upload and discuss my newest works available for purchase and a catch all for my thoughts on art and the world around me.  I hope you enjoy your visit and be sure to check back often for the new updates.

Thank you for taking to time to stop by and I look forward to seeing you in Maine.  All the Best!  Kaitlyn and the Goat ♥