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Brackett House       1998 Watercolour, 21-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches signed lower right “The painting is of the Ernest Brackett house, built in 1921 on Monhegan Island, Maine. It is located on the main road near the road to the wharf. Ernest and his wife Nellie lived in the house up until his death in 1939. After […]

study for Sunday Hat, I 2002 Watercolour, 14-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches signed lower left “I became intrigued by a straw hat, complete with purple ribbon, that I’d seen hanging on a post. The tree in this view is close up, confined–dark and foreboding. It’s as if the Sunday hat were left by an older woman. […]

study for Sunday Hat, II       2002 Watercolour, 14-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches signed lower left   “I became intrigued by a straw hat, complete with purple ribbon, that I’d seen hanging on a post. The tree appears on the right side of this painting, but seen in the distance is a foggy Maine morning. In contrast […]

Cliff Artist       2004 Acrylic on Panel, 18 x 24 inches signed lower right   “Monhegan Island, Maine, has long been known for its artist colony. A visit to the Island on a summer day will find artists in abundance—in the village, at the lighthouse, and, as depicted here, on the rocks. The idea for this […]

Tool House and Dory       2007 Watercolour, 20 x 29-1/4 inches signed lower left   “This watercolour was painted on location on Monhegan Island, Maine. I’ve attempted to capture the mid-morning light striking the side of the lightkeeper’s house on Lighthouse hill. I find endless satisfaction in painting the varied angular red rooflines of the lighthouse […]

Divided       2012 Watercolour, 18-1/2 x 29-1/4 inches signed lower right   “When I’m staying on the mainland in St. George, Maine, this is the first thing I see upon looking out my bedroom window in the morning. The porch pillar cutting vertically through the American flag creates the namesake for the painting—’Divided’ as that’s where […]

  Study for Painter’s Sea       2001   Watercolour, 20 x 29-1/2 inches   signed lower left   “One of my favorite locations on Monhegan Island is the area around Lobster Cove and Lobster Point, at the southern end of the Island. I make a point of walking to this area daily to watch the surf […]

Light Tower       2005   Drybrush, 28-1/4 x 21-1/4 inches   signed lower left “Bradley Hendershot / on Monhegan Island, Maine”   “This drybrush was painted on location on Monhegan Island, Maine, in August of 2005. The painting started out as a fairly loose watercolour, but I became involved with the texture of the granite blocks […]