• Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
en English US▼
X
sq Albanianar Arabichy Armenianzh-CN Chinese (Simplified)zh-TW Chinese (Traditional)da Danishnl Dutch en English US en English UK tl Filipinofr Frenchfy Frisiande Germanel Greekiw Hebrewhi Hindiit Italianja Japanesekk Kazakhko Koreanla Latinlv Latvianlt Lithuanianml Malayalamne Nepalifa Persianpl Polishpt Portuguesero Romanianru Russiansm Samoanes Spanishsv Swedishtr Turkishuz Uzbekzu Zulu
No Result
View All Result
  • Travel News
  • Travel Tips
  • Destinations
  • Travel Ideas
  • Entertainment
  • Finance
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Tickets
  • More
    • Shop
    • Video
    • Food & Drink
    • Style & Culture
    • Cheap Deals
  • Travel News
  • Travel Tips
  • Destinations
  • Travel Ideas
  • Entertainment
  • Finance
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Tickets
  • More
    • Shop
    • Video
    • Food & Drink
    • Style & Culture
    • Cheap Deals
Wingman Travels
No Result
View All Result
Ticketmaster FR
Home Weather

Sailing Vermont Painter Captures Scenery Along Lake Champlain – NECN

enpassant by enpassant
August 12, 2021
in Weather
0 0
0
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Banner 2


A Vermont artist who last year grabbed attention for his athletic approach to painting is back at it again, with a summer project that has him seeing Lake Champlain in a new way.

“Having a great summer,” Rob Mullen of West Bolton said of his time aboard The Artful Otter, a classic sailboat that also has another purpose: “It’s a floating studio.”

Mullen called the sailboat a studio because when he takes breaks from traveling the entire length of Lake Champlain, he paints the scenery from the Artful Otter’s deck. He’s working this week from Vermont’s Burton Island State Park.

“I love this combination of doing a little adventure with my work,” Mullen said Wednesday.

The artist’s journey is at least 120 miles, though he noted it’ll end up being longer because he is crossing between Vermont and New York and doubling back to revisit favorite spots.

The “Red Hot Chilly Dippers” take daily swims into Lake Champlain to raise funds for Spectrum Youth and Family Services.

Mullen is traveling the length of the lake in segments, so he does have opportunities to go home between weeks out on the water.

The artist, who previously worked designing print campaigns for advertising clients, explained that, when he is painting on the Artful Otter, he does need to adjust for the fact the boat moves with the wind and water.

“To some degree it’s predictable motion, especially if the wave sets are coming in,” Mullen said. “If it’s powerboats coming in, it’s another story. I stop working for a minute or two until it goes back to the more predictable rock and roll.”

Ultimately, Mullen said he wants to end up with 30 or so field paintings from this journey.



NECN



NECN



NECN



NECN

The artist said he will split earnings from the sale of the creations with the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and two conservation groups: the Lake Champlain Committee and the Vermont Wildlife Coalition.

For more information on the project, visit this website.

“This is ‘The Life of Riley’ compared to last year,” Mullen joked.

A Vermont man is on a journey to document peak fall foliage in the state.

As we reported in October 2020, Mullen was hiking the length of the Long Trail, from the Canadian to Massachusetts borders, and also painting along the way. He directed money to conservation work then, too.

That creative hiking trip was an arduous, roughly 270-mile trek, while carrying gear and art supplies.

For this summer’s more relaxed project, Mullen recruited others to join his fundraising effort along the shoreline, including fellow wildlife artist John Pitcher of Dorset, Vermont.

“I feel like we’re giving back,” Pitcher said while he was painting turtles and birds he spotted off Burton Island. “We’ve taken a lot from nature in terms of ideas and subjects and income, too. I make my living doing this. So it’s good to be able to give it back.”

The Artful Otter, with its solar-powered engine to assist, will wrap up its mission in October, Mullen said. Special events are planned for this fall at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro to celebrate the end of the summer painting voyage, the sailing artist added.

Mullen revealed he already has an idea for 2022’s adventure: painting between tubing trips on Vermont’s rivers.



Source link

Previous Post

Did a psychedelic drug trip four years ago open a portal for Kelly Slater to launch a world title challenge, unprecedented in all sports, in his fiftieth year? “I got a miracle of information. It opened up some sort of doorway in my future”

Next Post

Flight attendant shares top tips for hotel stays – ‘never use the glass cups’ | Travel News | Travel

Next Post
Flight attendant shares top tips for hotel stays – ‘never use the glass cups’ | Travel News | Travel

Flight attendant shares top tips for hotel stays - 'never use the glass cups' | Travel News | Travel

Please login to join discussion
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Tornado tore through 200 miles of Kentucky. Here’s its path

Tornado tore through 200 miles of Kentucky. Here’s its path

December 11, 2021
Can I travel to the USA? The rules for travelling from the UK

Can I travel to the USA? The rules for travelling from the UK

June 2, 2021
SpaceX Launch Tracker: Follow Live Updates

SpaceX Launch Tracker: Follow Live Updates

September 16, 2021
Woman with life-threatening injuries after single vehicle crash on Tampa Road in Oldsmar

Woman with life-threatening injuries after single vehicle crash on Tampa Road in Oldsmar

November 7, 2021
Questions to ask before your first family RV trip | Lifestyle

Questions to ask before your first family RV trip | Lifestyle

0
Candace Cameron Bure: Does she still talk to Lori Loughlin?

Candace Cameron Bure: Does she still talk to Lori Loughlin?

0
Cherryville Sports Hall of Fame announces 2021 induction class

Cherryville Sports Hall of Fame announces 2021 induction class

0
Jenn Drummond, Park City mom, on top of the world

Jenn Drummond, Park City mom, on top of the world

0

Issey Miyake obituary | Fashion

August 12, 2022
Pinterest’s plan to better compete with TikTok, Shopify and Instagram

Pinterest’s plan to better compete with TikTok, Shopify and Instagram

August 12, 2022
Sonder Furthers Corp. Travel Plans Amid Restructure

Sonder Furthers Corp. Travel Plans Amid Restructure

August 12, 2022
Your rights as traveler, tips to avoid airline cancellations

Your rights as traveler, tips to avoid airline cancellations

August 12, 2022

Links

Wingman Travels
Wingman Travel Agency
Car Rentals
Tours
Virtual Experiences
Tickets

Categories

  • blog
  • Destinations
  • Entertainment
  • Finance
  • Food & Drink
  • Sports
  • Style & Culture
  • Travel Ideas
  • Travel News
  • Travel Tips
  • Video
  • Weather

Newsletter

To stay on top of the ever-changing world, subscribe now to our newsletters.

Loading

*We hate spam as you do.

 

  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Wingman Travels LLC All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Travel News
  • Travel Tips
  • Destinations
  • Travel Ideas
  • Entertainment
  • Finance
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Tickets
  • More
    • Shop
    • Video
    • Food & Drink
    • Style & Culture
    • Cheap Deals

© 2022 Wingman Travels LLC All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In