Description
Oil on canvas
20" x 16"
Artist: Lucinda White
The WNC 2020 Farm to Easel Art Auction theme of climate changes is vast, so I have chosen to focus on a part of this which is smaller and closer to my heart. Spring in Maine means renewal and hope to me. One of my favorite places to walk in all seasons is Pettengill Farm. Yet it is the spring that is the most hopeful. When I walk up the Pettengill path to the rise looking out to the old farmhouse, I can see the past, the present and the future, all rolled together. This is the view I chose to paint in my piece "Spring at Pettengill." I am part of a continuum. I feel that we are all connected in our efforts to save the planet.
I began oil painting while living in New York City from 1967-1970. My subject matter then was life studies and still life. I painted my first landscapes on Monhegan Island in the early 1980’s. I did not return to painting until 2010, after raising my children and working as a natural resources attorney, protecting forests, parks, and shorelands for the State of Maine. I wanted to examine and savor Maine’s natural beauty in new ways. I began spending more time in places I had previously only passed by. I focused on landscapes and seascapes in parks and other protected areas.
In selecting a composition, I am drawn to contrasts between elements—stone and grass, sand and water, light and shadow—as well as color relationships. Once I begin to paint, I am inspired by the viscosity and smell of oils, and using brushes, or on occasion my palette knife, to spread paint onto the canvas. Although the season and time of day may influence my choice of color, my palette tends toward rich, warmer hues. The color that I mix doesn’t always match exactly what I see, but it sometimes works better. So there is mystery and magic in the mixing. I work slowly, deliberately, whether working indoors from my own photographs/sketches, or outside, on location, relishing the sun’s warmth and the fresh air.
I hope that my paintings will cause viewers to reflect on our shared values, and to support protection of our natural resources.
I have taken classes at the Maine College of Art, the University of Southern Maine, and the New School in New York City. I have attended numerous painting workshops, including ones led by Maine artists Björn Rundquist, Carolyn Walton, Stuart Ross, and the late Elena Jahn. My work has been shown regionally at corporations, libraries, schools, and churches.
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