Blog Page

Monhegan XVIII (Sunset)

by Kate Cheney Chappell MONHEGAN VILLANELLE When day descends the stair of sky And ribs of clouds exhale the light, The sea breathes deep as colors die. West bellows blow the embers high And dark-winged terns stitch flames in flight. When day descends the stair of sky, She walks the stones where wild tongues lie, […]

Camden Hills from Monhegan

 by Kate Cheney Chappell “Watercolor is an ideal medium for the plein air painting I do in the summer on Monhegan Island, 12 miles off the coast of Maine. It is my soul place, a community of artists and fishing families who support one another and live in harmony with the natural cycles. The Atlantic […]