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Varnamtown News Letter 2

Posted by Amy Norton on

Varnamtown: An Aging Life   Time spent in the studio is not just a necessity for painting but, for me, a place of solace. Sometimes it feels like I spend as much looking at a painting I’m working on as actually painting.  It somehow has to sink into your pours for the story and emotion […]

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Varnamtown News Letter 2

Posted by Amy Norton on

Varnamtown: An Aging Life   Time spent in the studio is not just a necessity for painting but, for me, a place of solace. Sometimes it feels like I spend as much looking at a painting I’m working on as actually painting.  It somehow has to sink into your pours for the story and emotion […]

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Varnamtown Newsletter

Posted by Amy Norton on

Varnamtown coming to life!!! Things that are coming up: We are entering our 2nd Week!!!! First, I talked with the one and only Claudio Oswald Niedworok Tuesday March the 24th at 10 AM. The program is “Claudio’s Speakeasy” and aired on WCOM 103.5 fm It can now be heard online at Podcast We will be talking […]

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Varnamtown Newsletter

Posted by Amy Norton on

Varnamtown coming to life!!! Things that are coming up: We are entering our 2nd Week!!!! First, I talked with the one and only Claudio Oswald Niedworok Tuesday March the 24th at 10 AM. The program is “Claudio’s Speakeasy” and aired on WCOM 103.5 fm It can now be heard online at Podcast We will be talking […]

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"Forgotten"

Posted by Amy Norton on

“Forgotten” 24 x 36 Acrylic on board It seems that a couple on my coastal images have disappeared from my blog.  I’m not sure why.  The boat is still at Alligator Creek near the coast.  However it is no longer in the good of shape. Pity.

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"Forgotten"

Posted by Amy Norton on

“Forgotten” 24 x 36 Acrylic on board It seems that a couple on my coastal images have disappeared from my blog.  I’m not sure why.  The boat is still at Alligator Creek near the coast.  However it is no longer in the good of shape. Pity.

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Frostbite Regatta 5 "Paradise Reach"

Posted by Amy Norton on

“Paradise Reach” 24 x 16 Acrylic on Board Tony Alderman The feeling I get when I look at a sail boat is that the thing is alive! The movement on the water and the wind in the sails constantly create a moving living sculpture.  No two moments are ever the same and the transient images […]

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Frostbite Regatta 5 "Paradise Reach"

Posted by Amy Norton on

“Paradise Reach” 24 x 16 Acrylic on Board Tony Alderman The feeling I get when I look at a sail boat is that the thing is alive! The movement on the water and the wind in the sails constantly create a moving living sculpture.  No two moments are ever the same and the transient images […]

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Why boats?

Posted by Amy Norton on

When I see a boat moving through the water or sitting in a dry dock I sense something of the soul within it, sometimes even its ghosts.  The play of light and shadows; the sense of movement and mystery; these elements blend to become the core of my paintings. So I guess I just cant […]

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Why boats?

Posted by Amy Norton on

When I see a boat moving through the water or sitting in a dry dock I sense something of the soul within it, sometimes even its ghosts.  The play of light and shadows; the sense of movement and mystery; these elements blend to become the core of my paintings. So I guess I just cant […]

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