vermont studio center, johnson, vermont, art residency,
september 09
Vermont Studio Center
September was a glorious month for me spent in
Vermont at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson,
Vermont.
This is the very first picture I took there on a moonlit night. This is the main building where we would have our meals together with over fifty other visual artist and writers.
This is more what is looked like during the day. A bridge next to the center was being rebuilt creating a big mess and a lot of noise during my stay unfortunately.
It must be quite nice without the construction noise. I thought Vermont was indeed very picturesque. The Vermont Center is located in the very small town of Johnson, Vermont
This is main street. You could walk anywhere in 5 minutes.
This has got to be one of the prettiest elementary schools I've ever seen in spite of the run down condition of the sign. I took this picture because in Iowa where I grew up the state motto is "A Great Place To Grow" what a coincidence!
Absolutely beautiful with the fall colors.
This is the house I lived in.
As you can see it's rather spartan with a combination of homemade and junk yard furniture. These houses were really old.
This was my studio.
This is my second studio. I worked on a series about the carp pond in pastels. I had never used pastels before.
Outside of my second studio named the Wolf Kahn studio.
I did manage to get out on a few hikes with friends to admire the view.
There was a river next to the center we enjoyed. The water was quite clear. Most of the time I was there we had beautiful weather with only a couple of rainy days.
About 30 minutes from the center was The Trapp Family Lodge where the Von Trapp family, made famous in The Sound Of Music, settled.
I had to see it. It's in a very beautiful area in the mountains. I would love to stay here in October when the fall colors are at their peak. I also managed to go to Montreal and saw a wonderful exhibit of a French Canadian artist none of us heard of before named Betty Goodwin. Her work really impressed me. She worked in every medium, it was amazing.
(Left) The Red Sea (Right) So Certain I Was, I Was A Horse
These are two huge works of hers done on paper.
I also managed a trip to Burlington, Vermont and took a ferry boat ride on the 6th largest lake in the USA, Lake Champlain. This was one of the most memorable days I had in Vermont.
I took many pictures of this beautiful lake and a movie. In the movie you'll see a sailboat lesson.
At The Vermont Studio Center. I decided to work outside of my comfort zone and try a new medium. I'm getting tired of oil on canvas. The reason I chose the subject of fish is because I didn't want to think so much about subject matter while I experimented with pastels. Water is also an interesting subject to me. It has movement, shadow, light, color, depth, it can be opaque or translucent. I would like to explore the subject of water more. To see my Koi series please go to my paintings page or click here > Koi series
This is the very first picture I took there on a moonlit night. This is the main building where we would have our meals together with over fifty other visual artist and writers.
This is more what is looked like during the day. A bridge next to the center was being rebuilt creating a big mess and a lot of noise during my stay unfortunately.
It must be quite nice without the construction noise. I thought Vermont was indeed very picturesque. The Vermont Center is located in the very small town of Johnson, Vermont
This is main street. You could walk anywhere in 5 minutes.
This has got to be one of the prettiest elementary schools I've ever seen in spite of the run down condition of the sign. I took this picture because in Iowa where I grew up the state motto is "A Great Place To Grow" what a coincidence!
Absolutely beautiful with the fall colors.
This is the house I lived in.
As you can see it's rather spartan with a combination of homemade and junk yard furniture. These houses were really old.
This was my studio.
This is my second studio. I worked on a series about the carp pond in pastels. I had never used pastels before.
Outside of my second studio named the Wolf Kahn studio.
I did manage to get out on a few hikes with friends to admire the view.
There was a river next to the center we enjoyed. The water was quite clear. Most of the time I was there we had beautiful weather with only a couple of rainy days.
About 30 minutes from the center was The Trapp Family Lodge where the Von Trapp family, made famous in The Sound Of Music, settled.
I had to see it. It's in a very beautiful area in the mountains. I would love to stay here in October when the fall colors are at their peak. I also managed to go to Montreal and saw a wonderful exhibit of a French Canadian artist none of us heard of before named Betty Goodwin. Her work really impressed me. She worked in every medium, it was amazing.
(Left) The Red Sea (Right) So Certain I Was, I Was A Horse
These are two huge works of hers done on paper.
I also managed a trip to Burlington, Vermont and took a ferry boat ride on the 6th largest lake in the USA, Lake Champlain. This was one of the most memorable days I had in Vermont.
I took many pictures of this beautiful lake and a movie. In the movie you'll see a sailboat lesson.
At The Vermont Studio Center. I decided to work outside of my comfort zone and try a new medium. I'm getting tired of oil on canvas. The reason I chose the subject of fish is because I didn't want to think so much about subject matter while I experimented with pastels. Water is also an interesting subject to me. It has movement, shadow, light, color, depth, it can be opaque or translucent. I would like to explore the subject of water more. To see my Koi series please go to my paintings page or click here > Koi series