Fine Art Reception at Longfellow's Wayside Inn - Dustin Neece

Hello Readers!

   In a previous blog post, I wrote about "driving along Massachusetts road one day this past spring, my husband and I chanced upon a quintessential New England historical site - Longfellow's Wayside Inn.'   While walking the grounds we noticed an artist painting across the road.  That artist turned out to be Dustin Neece; a young and very talented Plein Air painter. Dustin is a self employed artist who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design.

   He is painting in the French Pyrénées this October and bringing friends, students, and colleagues with him. If you are interested in going along, he asks that you let him know you are interested in being a part of the experience!

   For those of us that like to stay closer-to-home, Dustin is also having a wine & cheese reception on Friday Feb 21st from  5:30 to 8:30 PM.  He invites the public to this reception and exhibit at Longfellow's Wayside Inn!

   Several of Dustin's beautiful paintings were actually painted on location!  When you view the pieces you will recognize some of the scenes. Art and investment seekers be aware - his work is exceptional! We met him when he was standing out in the cold winter air, painting the grist mill. This painting can be seen on the front page of his website.

'It is going to be a blast: Lots of friends, lots of laughs, FREE WINE, FREE CHEESE, and ART!!!'

                                                                                                           - Dustin Neece

   For those of you whom have never been to the Longfellow's Wayside Inn , it is an amazing place! Longfellow's Wayside Inn is proud to be 'the oldest operating Inn in the country, offering hospitality to travelers since 1716.

   According to the Inn's website - 'The October 1862 visit to the old Howe Tavern by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his publisher, James Fields, had a far reaching impact on the literary and artistic significance of America's oldest hostelry. Longfellow made the defunct Sudbury tavern the gathering place for the characters in his 1863 book Tales of a Wayside Inn.  Because of the poet’s immense popularity, generations of readers, poets, and artists have sought out the colonial landmark for decades to come!'

  'Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, 

           Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.'

                                                                   

                                                                   - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie

   In the spirit of those generations of centuries past, come join the artists of today! Enjoy the art, breathe in the culture and imagine stepping back in time nearly 300 years in this unique setting! Gaze into the night sky on your way home and see the 'forget-me-nots of the angles' that inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow so many years ago!  Conversation, literature and art coming together once again! I believe it is man's ability to create that forms this eternal bond; as eternal as the stars!

                                                                                   See you there!

                                                                                                       -just One Opinion