A Perfect Autumn: Yellow Ferns, Red Oaks and Maples, and Many Boats in Maine

This September was a perfect month in Maine and the ferns turned yellow and the oaks turned yellow and red instead of the normal brown and the maples are iridescent this year.  I am fortunate enough to have spent 6 days near and in Acadia National Park while Michael Chesley Johnson was teaching plein air painting for the 8th time for Acadia Workshop Center.  He had a great group of 7 hard working students while I entertained myself taking photos!

Red, red maples!

Red Oaks and Gray Rock

Yellow Ferns

Celtic Cross of Red Maple Leaves on Gravel

Wooden Boat Skeleton on Land

Lobster Traps and Lobster Boats

Now I am in a studio apartment in a converted barn overlooking Mount Monadnock, a mountain with a lot of history, including a plein air painter...  Lucky me!  Michael is teaching for:  Monadnock Area Artists Association.http://www.monadnockareaartists.org/

Next stop is Strasburg, VA on our way to Sedona, AZ...where Michael will participate in the 10th Sedona Plein Air Festival...(It is his 7th or 8th time to participate....we lost track!) 

The Height of Bloom

I have everything from foxglove to Miss Kim lilacs blooming right now in my gardens.  The ferns, chives, hostas, columbines, and heirloom roses are amazing this year.  In fact, everything is especially beautiful this year.  We had plenty of sun AND rain when we needed it evidently.

Begonia in a Birch Bark Planter

Chives!

Very green ferns

Ferns!

Heirloom Roses in Abundance

One of my many hostas

More Fiddleheads and Gallery Opening

We had our Gallery opening on May 25th for the 2013 season of http://friarsbaygallery.com/.  This is our 8th season!  We actually sold a small painting to a student of Michael's who took a one day workshop in Sedona, but has recently moved to Maine!  The weather was pouring, but it was still good to be back in business on Campobello Island.  Please stop by and see us.  Until July 1st, we open when we feel like there might be customers in the area.  However, you can always call us or drop us an email and we are happy to provide a private viewing during the month of June.  In July and August we have regular afternoon hours(Tuesday-Saturday) from 1-6PM Atlantic Time after http://www.paintcampobello.com/ morning workshops with http://www.michaelchesleyjohnson.com/.

I took lots of fiddlehead pictures on our one day of sun last week! The colors of spring foliage are magnificent!  Please respect my copyright to images.  If you would like a print of one of my kaleidoscopes, they are for sale framed or unframed.  Contact me for pricing.

Fiddlehead Colors

Fiddlehead Dance

Unfurling Fern