Artists gather in Boothbay for Great Paint Out
Artists from as far as Pennsylvania and Canada join many local ones for the annual Great Paint Out at Grimes Cove Sept. 4. Back row, from left: Elienne Basa, Charlotte Thibault, Brad Betts, Peter Yesis, Corinne McIntyre, Rick Reinert, Jonathan Eiten, Fran Scannell, George Van Hook, Jack Miller, Suzanne Marinell and Marcia Annenberg. Front row, from left: Olena Babak, Roberta Goschke, Thomas Adkins, Penny Markley, Candy McKellar, Alison Biddle, Ed Buonvecchio, Liliana Thelander, Tony van Hasselt and Ken Harvey. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
Host Corinne McIntyre chats with fellow Ocean Point artist Rick Reinhardt. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
Fran Scannell of Southport is the current organizer of the midcoast chapter of the Plein Air Artists of Maine. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
The artists painted fast and depicted many atmospheric images of the day. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
Some artists, like Ed Buonvecchio of Manchester, chose solitary locations to set up and paint. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
Artists from as far as Pennsylvania and Canada join many local ones for the annual Great Paint Out at Grimes Cove Sept. 4. Back row, from left: Elienne Basa, Charlotte Thibault, Brad Betts, Peter Yesis, Corinne McIntyre, Rick Reinert, Jonathan Eiten, Fran Scannell, George Van Hook, Jack Miller, Suzanne Marinell and Marcia Annenberg. Front row, from left: Olena Babak, Roberta Goschke, Thomas Adkins, Penny Markley, Candy McKellar, Alison Biddle, Ed Buonvecchio, Liliana Thelander, Tony van Hasselt and Ken Harvey. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
Host Corinne McIntyre chats with fellow Ocean Point artist Rick Reinhardt. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
Fran Scannell of Southport is the current organizer of the midcoast chapter of the Plein Air Artists of Maine. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
The artists painted fast and depicted many atmospheric images of the day. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
Some artists, like Ed Buonvecchio of Manchester, chose solitary locations to set up and paint. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register
Some 26 artists came together at Grimes Cove to paint, enjoy one another’s company, and immerse themselves in the extraordinary coastal Maine setting on Wednesday Sept. 4. The rain held off but the skies and ocean were gray and the strong southerly wind blowing straight into the cove kept the temperatures down and even knocked over a couple of easels.
The annual Great Paint Out hosted by Corinne McIntyre of Ocean Point is part of a nationwide series of events that run through the fall, from Alaska to Arizona, Maine to Maryland, under the auspices of Oil Painters of America. McIntyre arranged the first Maine event in 2009 and it has been held every year since, always at Grimes Cove.
The artists come from far and wide. Some, like Candy McKellar, walk down the street from Ocean Point, while others come from farther afield in Maine, and still others from as far as Canada, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
They all come to reconnect with old friends, get to know new ones, and make beautiful art in the great outdoors.
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