NANTUCKET 'S CENTURY HOUSE WELCOMES ARTIST
DIANE AFTON AESCHLIMAN
Guests Can Now Observe the Freedoms of Nantucket through
Artists' Eyes
(Nantucket, MA)
– July 2006.
The Century House, the oldest continuously
operating inn on
Nantucket, as part of its second annual
educational Art Charrette, welcomed renowned artist
Diane Afton
Aeschliman, a Connecticut resident, to
participate at the inn's 2006 Artists in Residence Program.
Diane
believes in working from life as much as possible, whether
portrait, still life or landscape. She accepts commissions in
all three disciplines, and has traveled as far as Switzerland to
paint a portrait. A member of The Connecticut Society of
Portrait Artists, she has won four awards, including a first
and second in their recent exhibitions. Her painting "Marissa"
is included in the book How did You Paint That? 100 Ways to
Paint People and Figures Volume 2, published by International
Artist, 2005.
She is also a member of the newly formed group of 25 landscape
painters, The New England Plein Air Painters. They
recently had their first major paint-out and sale in Bristol,
R.I., at the magnificent Blithewold Estate. In addition to
extensive landscape work in New England, she has led a number of
fellow painters on intensive working trips to Italy and Ireland.
Diane
was an Associate Professor of Drawing and Painting at the Lyme
Academy College of Fine Arts and loved teaching, but, after
fourteen years, she decided to devote more of her creative
energy to her own work. She has resumed giving limited
workshops and demos. Her work has won dozens of awards and her
paintings are in private and corporate collections here and
abroad. Her work is currently on display in several New
England galleries, and, by appointment, at her studio.
www.dianeaftonaeschliman.com
<http://www.dianeaftonaeschliman.com/>
An evolution from the June 2005 Professional Artist's Week, the
artistic Charrettes offer a series of intimate stays
orchestrated by a long term Century House Artist-in-Residence
"Point/Master Artist" who invites a few fellow artists to the
Century House, providing a unique opportunity for the group to
create its own energy with the purpose of congregating and
critiquing each other's work at the end of the day.
For the first time this year, the innkeepers of the
Century House also welcome guests to stay during the
Charrettes, which take place from mid-May through October on
select dates. While guests cannot participate in the creative
process of the group, they are encouraged to observe the
artists' day and connect with the artists during their Century
House stay.
"We are delighted that the Artist in Residence Program has
evolved so well here at the Century House. We look forward to
seeing Nantucket through their eyes and potentially sharing the
experience with some of our guests," said innkeeper duo Gerry
Connick and JeanEllen Heron.
The Century House dates back to the Cliff Road land purchase in
1833. According to research performed by Edouard A. Stackpole,
renowned Nantucket historian and former director of the Peter
Foulger Museum, the Century House was built by a member of an
old Nantucket family of Scottish roots, Captain Robert Calder.
It is said that Capt. Calder chose this site because of the
privacy, the ocean breezes, the views, and the genuine serenity
the location provided in the 1840's and still exhibits today.
According to Mr. Stackpole, the Century House is the oldest
continuously operating guesthouse on Nantucket Island to date.
More
details on participating artists will be posted on
http://centuryhouse.com/events-calendar.html
<http://centuryhouse.com/events-calendar.html>
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still life landscape
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