"Evening Story" by Don Ripper, 30" x 36", Oil on Board, sold
Far from the Wolf | The Maine Project Part 1
Built in 1892 by John Godfrey Moore, is the setting for my latest project in Winter Harbor Maine.
Last fall marked the beginning of a commissioned project to capture the views surrounding the historic property known as "Far from the Wolf." To live and paint in this grand house from America's gilded age while I explored Winter Harbor and the Schoodic Peninsula was a thrilling adventure.
Did I mention that I would be alone in a 20 room house on the coast? On the edge of Winter?
I was unprepared.
I was unprepared for how powerful my affection would be for this intensely beautiful and yet unforgiving landscape. I came to Maine knowing how to paint. I thought this project would fall in line with other commissions I have done in other beautiful places. The reality was unexpected and brought to me a far deeper explanation of what people have been asking me for most of my artistic life. Have you been to Maine?
"Grindstone Blue Night" by Don Ripper, . Oil on linen, 62" x 74"., private collection
"Wolf's View" Iron Bound Island, by Don Ripper Ripper, 18" x 24", sold