Orig Don Stone watercolor painting Wildlife Pheasant Don Lane Farm Rockport 1966
$ 2950.00
Up for consideration is an original watercolor Wildlife painting of a Pheasant
by listed Maine, New Hampshire Artist Don Stone 1929-2015. The overall dimensions of the frame are 32 by 24 with the view from the front not including the matting is 13 by 21 inches. It is signed in the lower left and on the verso. Likewise there is a description of where the artist painted the pheasant meaning location...as follows "Painted in the Fall of 66 in the second field of Charles Lane Farm Rockport Mass Don Stone". It appears to be untouched and behind glass. Purchased from a very prestigious estate in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Please understand that the work of art will need new acid free backing and matting If you have any questions or something to share please message me...Buyer pays shipping. Buyer must sign for Delivery Confirmation. Guaranteed original hand painted work of Art...by Don Stone...with 24 years of trusted service here on ebay and even humbler beginnings ... I thank you for your patronage...sincerely Best Regards,JohnnyJohnnyCrystal Est. 1987 Obituary. The Boston Globe, March 15, 2015Internationally known modern impressionist painter Don Stone died peacefully at Exeter Hospital on Thursday, March 12, 2015, after a brief illness. He was surrounded by his family, and maintained his humor and wit to the very end.He was born March 27, 1929, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Hester Bell and Arthur Dimick Stone. After graduating from Gloucester High School and Vesper George School Of Art, he was drafted into the Navy, where he served as a Gunnery Yeoman on a destroyer. While there, he painted portraits of the ship's officers. His painting of the ship in battle hung in the officer's quarters. After the Navy, he returned to teach at Vesper George and the New England School of Art, and he was a commercial artist and cartoonist at the Boston Post and the Lowell Sun.In the early 1950s, he realized that he wanted to be a fine artist. In 1954, he was invited by fellow artist Paul Strisik to go on a painting trip to Monhegan Island, Maine. He fell in love with the island and spent the rest of his life painting this beautiful place and the people who lived there. For 40 years he conducted painting workshops on Monhegan, which were enormously popular because of his remarkable knowledge of painting and his unique sense of humor. He considered Monhegan his true home. Don was elected to full membership in the National Academy of Design, American Watercolor Society (Dolphin Fellow), American Society of Marine Artists (Fellow), Salmagundi Club (Honorary Member), and New England Watercolor Society (Lifetime Honorary Member). In addition, he was a member of the Guild of Boston Artists, Allied Artists of America, Hudson Valley Art Association, Rockport Art Association (Lifetime Member), North Shore Art Association and others.His work was exhibited in various public museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Portland (Maine) Museum of Art and Cape Ann Museum.In addition to his love of art, Don had a lifelong love of music. He was a well-known banjo player and performed with the Gloucester group Loblolly Five. He also played fiddle and especially mandolin. He was an avid sports fan who played hockey and golf in his earlier years and later in life enjoyed watching the Bruins and professional golf.Best Regards,JohnnyJohnnyCrystal Est. 1987
by listed Maine, New Hampshire Artist Don Stone 1929-2015. The overall dimensions of the frame are 32 by 24 with the view from the front not including the matting is 13 by 21 inches. It is signed in the lower left and on the verso. Likewise there is a description of where the artist painted the pheasant meaning location...as follows "Painted in the Fall of 66 in the second field of Charles Lane Farm Rockport Mass Don Stone". It appears to be untouched and behind glass. Purchased from a very prestigious estate in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Please understand that the work of art will need new acid free backing and matting If you have any questions or something to share please message me...Buyer pays shipping. Buyer must sign for Delivery Confirmation. Guaranteed original hand painted work of Art...by Don Stone...with 24 years of trusted service here on ebay and even humbler beginnings ... I thank you for your patronage...sincerely Best Regards,JohnnyJohnnyCrystal Est. 1987 Obituary. The Boston Globe, March 15, 2015Internationally known modern impressionist painter Don Stone died peacefully at Exeter Hospital on Thursday, March 12, 2015, after a brief illness. He was surrounded by his family, and maintained his humor and wit to the very end.He was born March 27, 1929, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Hester Bell and Arthur Dimick Stone. After graduating from Gloucester High School and Vesper George School Of Art, he was drafted into the Navy, where he served as a Gunnery Yeoman on a destroyer. While there, he painted portraits of the ship's officers. His painting of the ship in battle hung in the officer's quarters. After the Navy, he returned to teach at Vesper George and the New England School of Art, and he was a commercial artist and cartoonist at the Boston Post and the Lowell Sun.In the early 1950s, he realized that he wanted to be a fine artist. In 1954, he was invited by fellow artist Paul Strisik to go on a painting trip to Monhegan Island, Maine. He fell in love with the island and spent the rest of his life painting this beautiful place and the people who lived there. For 40 years he conducted painting workshops on Monhegan, which were enormously popular because of his remarkable knowledge of painting and his unique sense of humor. He considered Monhegan his true home. Don was elected to full membership in the National Academy of Design, American Watercolor Society (Dolphin Fellow), American Society of Marine Artists (Fellow), Salmagundi Club (Honorary Member), and New England Watercolor Society (Lifetime Honorary Member). In addition, he was a member of the Guild of Boston Artists, Allied Artists of America, Hudson Valley Art Association, Rockport Art Association (Lifetime Member), North Shore Art Association and others.His work was exhibited in various public museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Portland (Maine) Museum of Art and Cape Ann Museum.In addition to his love of art, Don had a lifelong love of music. He was a well-known banjo player and performed with the Gloucester group Loblolly Five. He also played fiddle and especially mandolin. He was an avid sports fan who played hockey and golf in his earlier years and later in life enjoyed watching the Bruins and professional golf.Best Regards,JohnnyJohnnyCrystal Est. 1987
