NANTUCKET
'S CENTURY HOUSE WELCOMES ARTIST RONAL PARLIN
Artists
Discover the Freedoms of Nantucket
(Nantucket,
MA) – June 2007. The Century House, the
oldest continuously operating inn on Nantucket, as part of its
third annual educational Art Charretteis pleased to
welcome artist Ronal Parlin, selected by Master/Point Artist
Kevin J. Shea to participate at the inn’s 2007 Artists in
Residence Program from June 3 – 9. Ronal Parlin, with whom
Kevin Shea has painted for years, is a native of Maine striving
to capture the spirit of the landscape and people of New
England. He evokes a sense of quiet timelessness and the
feeling of awe one gets when surrounded by nature.
Parlin’s prime medium is oil on oil primed
Belgian linen panels, although he has an extensive background in
pencil, watercolor and egg tempera. A graduate of New England
School of Art in Boston, Ma, Parlin has held teaching
positions at the University of Maine at Farmington, Maine and
numerous outreach Programs for Artistic enrichment in the Maine
School system.
Commissioned Works include Thirty works in
the Sears Corporate Collection –Sears Tower , Chicago, Ill; the
Dean Witter offices in NY; and Maryland Bank of North America.
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.
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
