https://www.frankhyer.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2019-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548287008648-LH8A6Q0R6UO6IBQG2CU3/sketchbook+notan.jpg New Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548287008648-LH8A6Q0R6UO6IBQG2CU3/sketchbook+notan.jpg New Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548303608457-7DF2RKCUVOPB9A9835GV/Fog+Bank.jpg New Gallery https://www.frankhyer.com/new-gallery-1 daily 0.75 2019-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548364527566-RV8HIDFNLB1FLJTZAGM7/sketchbook+notan.jpg New Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548364527566-RV8HIDFNLB1FLJTZAGM7/sketchbook+notan.jpg New Gallery https://www.frankhyer.com/new-gallery-2 daily 0.75 2019-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548438949462-GYG5Z6RTA6KIVQDC77XP/peck.jpg New Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548438949462-GYG5Z6RTA6KIVQDC77XP/peck.jpg New Gallery https://www.frankhyer.com/allaprimapaintings daily 0.75 2024-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1649971618330-FVA1H388QFJUQTY3O3KK/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - "Riffle" Oil on board (6x8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1649971618330-FVA1H388QFJUQTY3O3KK/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - "Riffle" Oil on board (6x8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1650985904614-TQNDPHOBXKPTDFC0LKTU/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - "Crossing boulder" Oil on board 10x10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1646668927210-EL17XGPEIRH7Y59GSIOK/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - "Looking West" Oil on panel (9x12) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590076738215-44XSEBZTJ5JJ7GSDXQ9K/portraiture-82.65.447_PS1.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "The Last Race of the Night" This is a painting entitled “The Last Race of the night”. It was from one of those September evenings, when for the first time in a while, foul weather gear, hats and warmer under layers are employed. It could however, just as easily be from early spring. With water temperatures hovering around 45°, a cool windy day can feel much colder, despite the warm colors of that sunset! (Oil painting on panel, 10” x 10”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590079907904-KQCU8554OXLKVXAADLED/portraiture-82.65.2_PS2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - “After dinner Walk-Port Clyde” This little (6”x8”) alla prime painting is all about that magical time between night and day when the sky seems to squeeze out every last bit of color...like that final bit of toothpaste from the tube! (oil on panel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590080923055-DA9CG05BLONZCU0E0YSZ/portraiture-82.65.9_PS2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "Tidal Pools" One of the alla prima works from our 30/30 fundraiser for the Seacoast Women’s Giving Circle: “Tidal Pools” (oil on panel 6” x 8”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590080783332-QLD50TMP0OHN3DW0QLOW/portraiture-82.65.133_PS2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "She's Tender in Light Air!" Sailing through the Fox Island Thoroughfare a classic wooden yawl is designed to heel in relatively light breeze- to maximize waterline length and enhance boat speed. But from there she’ll remain, with excellent secondary stability and a sail pattern designed to balance the helm. (Oil on board 6” x 8”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590081139483-XFYYU3FFUZKFHSFUXMCU/portraiture-82.65.66_PS2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - “Parked” I’ve always been intrigued by these old junkers! Wondered, imagined what their back stories involve? The people they’ve worked for. The dog that rode shotgun. When did they stop being someone’s pride and joy ? (oil on panel 6” x 8”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590081349261-128PXUHXD2464E4LAJMF/portraiture-82.65.5_PS2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "Brooklin Harbor Nocturne" A busy harbor during the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta begins to quiet down, Brooklin Harbor visitors make there way back on board following a visit to the campus of The Wooden Boat school and grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590082963594-VFJD0YJWLD58EZMIRCRX/portraiture-82.65.79_PS2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - “Approach from the Salmon Falls” Spring at Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine. (12x12) oil on board SOLD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590083110419-5QK41OFGBBVCJPQDYC1A/portraiture-82.65.465_PS2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - (color study) "Port and Starboard" A color study for a larger commission exploring subtle light effects. oil on board (6” x 12”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590083486708-GACIPA34YO9Y3YHTGR7R/portraiture-82.65.379_PS1-toned.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "Golden Light-Blue Shadows" Another little bitty painting, this alla prima work captures a mid 50’s Bunker-Ellis picking up passengers at the dock for an evening run-about in Northeast Harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590083702872-2OKZWWO40DSYNU16TSE2/portraiture-82.65.173_PS2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "Bending Execises" Love the shapes around this pair. And that although her head hits the frame, her boots don’t even reach the girth! Bending exercises (6x8) alla prima oil on board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590086212757-7KD6OXE6PK5ZX1Z3W7KL/IMG_7553.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "Out of the Sun" Although horses are not a big part of her life right now, they were when I took the reference photo for this alla prima painting. I remember how the whole experience would take my breath away; from the jumps and absolutely crazy things she would do ON the horse. To the patient, care and attention she would lavish on them before and afterwards. Lessons about self confidence. Lessons about stewardship. Sun" Oil Painting on board. 12" square (2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590097219987-JXG1Z1FQ9PUAFXJPPXTA/IMG_8731.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - “Checking on the Ferry” Wondering if they’ll make it in time for our reservation at the Islesford Dock Restaurant. (I had a nice reference photo! Backlit, with these incredible long shadows. ) oil on board (6”x 12”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590097657457-3A5R5ATUNEB3HO25BKFL/IMG_7634+2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "White Hot on Burnt Island" Looking west from Burnt Island towards Capitol Island and Pine Cliff beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590097945354-9VNTTAU4MX5J3KLBCGUZ/IMG_9058.jpg Alla Prima Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098201526-CBBHYBFA59YVHO5SSQ3W/IMG_7592.jpg Alla Prima Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098241189-W2IZJ2RTRWZBNZDHBBX3/IMG_9410.jpg Alla Prima Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098335757-IKABXW0OJ5PZEWRRSX1L/IMG_8573.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "Serving up Dinner Aboard" Flattened shapes, simplified colors, honest light and a good story. Should be ashamed of myself. 18”x 24” oil on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098344638-QG28YEIUVRDGXKZ7V81W/Through+%26+Beyond.jpg Alla Prima Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098421714-H72D4GNG7LWGRMT7ES2W/Rainy+Ordiorne+Point+Plein+Air.jpg Alla Prima Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098466179-P8CF8PJP1ZY2RH1BBKI2/IMG_9283.jpg Alla Prima Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098559753-GFR82RQ4MXULBEAUZE6Z/IMG_6578+2.jpg Alla Prima Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590110836118-TY8CEV5PHPMHCN0QXB92/IMG_9297.jpg Alla Prima Paintings - "Incoming Tide" Each time you go clamming, you should remind yourself that the clock is ticking! Don’t be foolishly distracted by the expansiveness of newly discovered clam flats, for ready or not, the moon and mother nature will pull up the cover of a new tide, and this fleeting opportunity will be missed. (Oil Sketch on Panel 6” x 8”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590110858822-EUF896TH3SHG9FTUPN43/Passing+Fancy.jpg Alla Prima Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590111029008-YSAVYEBPS5WLDXBLAJEY/Oil+House+Fort+Stark%2C+NewCastle%2C+NH.jpg Alla Prima Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620057583521-DDI2625YDGLDK91RJ3VZ/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - “Around Rich’s Head” Nearly 30 years ago, 940 acres on Frenchboro (an island off the coast of Maine) were listed for sale. Fearing that it would be purchased for subdivision, and seasonal home development, a group of concerned island residents forged a partnership with the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, the Island Institute and the Maine Seacoast Mission to conserve the land. In 2011, the entirety of Rich’s Head’s 192 acres was also donated to MCHT by David Rockefeller, the noted philanthropist and Mount Desert Island resident. Because of the forethought of these remarkable people we are able to enjoy this extraordinary place...with gratitude, with humility and with awe! This small painting captures a hike that I shared with some very good friends this summer! More reason to be thankful! “Around Rich’s Head” oil on prepared canvas, 8x10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620057721326-V1OVOKMVLK6MRJFMZ7VD/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - “In the Shallows” Composition study. oil on board 8 x 12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620058155453-4DTJOMMJKP5XKZN2Y3DH/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - “The Cafe” A 12 x 12 alla Prima work from this summer. The Piscataqua Cafe. The site once held a small store, which burned to the ground in April 1896. The cafe, and a house across the street were built in 1898 by Luther Amazeen, who welcomed visitors who came up the sleepy road or via boat on the river. That arrangement worked well for a decade until Luther drowned when his lobster boat capsized. The Piscataqua Cafe’s days as a full-time bed and breakfast ended with his death but the property remained in the Amazeen family until 2010. “The Cafe” Oil on board 12” x 12” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620060312367-EGMEAJN0EMBG2W4KOEQW/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - “Yukon Style” During a tracking seminar some years ago, our group took a break for lunch and debated the relative merits of traditional snowshoes versus those modern aluminum things you buy from REI. In the end, the participants agreed to disagree. “Yukon Style” 8” x 10” oil on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620061067674-3XJS7HYUM1CI5DQ22FFO/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - "A View Across Coot Island" A 5x7 Color study from this summer’s sketchbooks... “A view across Coot Island” ( in hell’s half acre.) I like the looseness of this painted sketch and hope that I can hang onto that while developing it into the larger painting-now in progress! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620061204086-SGN09LDNSRGARCQFQIRE/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - Long Shadows in the Afternoon. Around 3:00, our thoughts turn to supper and the steamed clams that we hope will accompany the recently purchased lobsters. Stop standing around with your hands on your hips and get busy digging! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634225295113-K5BXF88S5BUMRK6I5LOJ/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - “The Dockhead” Oil on boar (6x6) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634225489642-EHMO5OPL6YF20G1O21O6/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - "Porch Ceiling" Alla prima capture, oil on canvas (11x14) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634228522852-1S9LDRT0R8S98WHSCLLA/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - "IN" Plein aire in Epping, NH! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634230199169-GVQBJ8KRNMYUHN8JFDHA/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - Oil Lamp First light strikes the hull of an incoming oil tanker. Oil on board (12 x 24) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1649971350712-BILL12U6LF0DBGVEWE9Z/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - "Wave it Wide and High" Oil on board 6x8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1649971512762-2598EOABCUFFOO0Y3YM1/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - "Walking Back to the Islesford Dock" Oil on board (6x8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1649971913881-979O11AQDN6YB44LOQS3/image-asset.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings - Chocorua False Summit -Apple Break Oil on Board (6x8) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1724768501710-KSC7NWGH670PKRJV0HXX/IMG_2730.jpeg Alla Prima Paintings https://www.frankhyer.com/studiopaintings daily 0.75 2025-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1742483869069-1XFEMYHMZDT6NGP6FSI4/IMG_4518.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1742483869069-1XFEMYHMZDT6NGP6FSI4/IMG_4518.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1758282242139-OPXTUPDM3D4C1PH5HAFG/IMG_6134.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1760211906846-EZQR3852QF20PIO49R75/IMG_4836.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1740774603933-C9XZVRRR503S81IRQE9U/IMG_4423.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1724768412468-2F9EW4HRRQOT2R98XVX2/IMG_2683.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1701372912429-70P0KMFY61JBWWTUZJJ2/IMG_0538.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338556773-G17Y0EV9SSAHWDT8C3DU/IMG_9886.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1760211971577-W5L8YJPPK3V05RX0D3E6/IMG_4863.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1760211880647-CBHDOJ2QTR4SEOAEEY1X/IMG_5397.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1670345512139-ZPCCY4K87AGBRL52WZG4/IMG_7387.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Across Coot Island” Oil painting (24”x 30”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1760211996052-TGVC9VRCDTQ61UKZLWAH/IMG_5263.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1668107076207-7YFRJLHEGD47E1KD7AY9/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Coriolis” The spiral that dominates the design of this painting is the same spiral that informs our weather-all related to the earth’s rotation! Storms and low pressure systems ‘clock’ counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere…clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Understanding the coriolis effect, a competent mariner can tell if a breeze is to build or fall based on these indicators. It’s one of the reasons why these more seasoned sailors always find where the wind will be, before the rest of the fleet. And it’s a good way to know if the anchorage you’ve chosen for the night will be a sheltered one or not! ”Coriolis” (24x32) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1744678627285-UI7B6BNVUW1Q1QTL789G/IMG_4652.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1760211931819-GN30KCV8IBB6Y687LG80/IMG_4834.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1760212035850-XRW6VPKELY7CNXX1Y0EA/IMG_4659.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1760211852269-SISXDHP9FN2CNROTSWKR/IMG_5637.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338598963-G9BBDAQMSBWVLPHTUKGA/IMG_0253.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Buoyancy” Passing over an old Dory that drifted in partially submerged after breaking away from its unknown owner. Don’t know exactly what the circumstances were, but there’ve been all kinds of stories… one had to do with the Rockefeller’s gardener who rowed off in a huff after a particularly pointed grievance and another tale about an old fisherman and his daughter… It settled to the bottom years ago, and has been a source of curiosity, and intrigue ever since! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1715796365240-ORDXK8QBMSH5TZDTSPLE/IMG_1102.jpeg Studio Paintings - Impulsive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1760211826410-QJX5MXKX2TACP2N498J6/IMG_5711.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1668107682296-MH6HURFTCFHXC2ABKFAG/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Billow" (14 x 21) It’s not the most exhilarating point of sail, but there’s no better time to have the wind at your back than at the tail end of a long day of sailing. Surging ahead gently with a following sea, the stern becomes light in the water, and the bow plows through the next wave, slightly gold with the evening sun shining through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1662906596104-XTNR6IS0NBKF6782XDPF/IMG_6509.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1660346161749-9I0LB30DG7QZEI9VMZ6D/IMG_6212.jpeg Studio Paintings - Half Tide Ledges on Appledore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1660346080938-ZER1DO8BBDEE63BG9IMI/IMG_5051.jpeg Studio Paintings - Coot (Coot Island) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1660346109763-UMMBYE86MDZ8F6UL5T4N/IMG_5240.jpeg Studio Paintings - Playing Games in the Shallows Our nearly two year old Springer Spaniel Ted is all about playful enthusiasm. And when it comes to an energetic game of “fetch the stick” it pays to maintain a cheerful sense of humor. For just when you think he’s obediently returned the stick, he’ll dart away… with a slightly different game in mind! An oil painting on canvas. 18 x 24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634219597488-XSALEUN23NCX3I05H2EQ/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - Pausing on Babson Island Every year the people at Rockport Marine and Brooklin Boatyard put on a regatta for over a hundred classic wooden sailboats: The Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. Sailors gather at the Wooden boat school’s campus whose waterfront and anchorage serves as home for the event. But in all my visits, I’ve never met a soul who honestly knows what this anchorage is called! Naskeag defines it’s western boundary and Babson Island guards it to the south. And it was Babson Island that I was exploring when I came upon this young physician from Wisconsin. He had been sailing around the world with his wife and decided in that moment, that the peaceful empty beach along Babson’s southwestern shore, was what he’d been searching for all along! Oil Painting on board (15 x 20) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1653913800046-CHD1ACRDID5ZCBGH309D/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Stepping out into the Light” Oil on panel (24 x 32) You’ve not experienced the islands of Maine until you’ve hiked their interiors. Something that would not be possible, but for organizations like the Maine Coast Heritage Trail. Miles and miles of trails through fragile spruce forests, dark, damp and cool. Your eyes quickly adjust to these shady environs, dotted with mushrooms and decaying undergrowth. But when suddenly you reach your trail’s end, you burst out into bright sunlight and the coast’s endlessly big skies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1653914147618-EEXRVDQ31L2M3CUZVZVU/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Into the Shadows” Alla prima Oil painting on prepared panel 12x18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1635115699192-627UXFZZZELDKTZ0UBAK/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Close Enough” oil on panel (9x12) If it’s a small anchorage, you may have to drop the hook out further afield, but there are certain advantages to coming in after the other boats have settled in. There are times when it’s a real pleasure rafting up with another boat or two. But if it’s a peaceful night’s sleep you’re hoping for, a little distance can be a blessing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634219922867-W8T2HBRNNZI5TIMTBCIW/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Rascal!" No one can resist the seductive power of late afternoon sunlight! It imparts everything with a rich golden glow as if touched by the very hand of God herself! If only her intentions were honorable! “Rascal!” Oil on Board (12 x 16) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617906378702-1ZTAFSU51DPDCJ4AULG0/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Vortex" Oil on Board 18" x 24" I remember the first time I jumped into the water from any sort of height. It was “Jumping rock” or “the cliff” or something like that. And I remember that it seemed so very much higher at the time. A height that I felt in my gut, and that seemed to make my head spin just a little. It took a while to steel my nerve, but the exhilaration was unforgettable! Always better with a good friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634220078723-EMDL2W8KPRCM8OPCGAXL/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Busy on the Dinghy Dock" The dinghy dock gets busy early on race day. The harbor is shrouded in mist but the sun is already starting to burn through. The forecast is calling for a sunny day with a solid sea breeze to fill the sails. Bring some extra ice, some extra water and make sure you’ve got your sunglasses! “Busy on the Dinghy Dock” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634220322968-OMP42T2HF4P9GESOOB2M/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Dusk at Carey Cottage" “Feels like a short story, or the beginning of a crime drama…” is how one friend described this painting. oil on board (9 x 18) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634225074860-MJ9CV513TE8TVZYCAHST/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “King of the Hill” Oil on board (12 x 20) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590111161670-WTC3FYOAHO4RV8WY8ZLX/man-nature-82.65.227_PS2.jpg Studio Paintings - "Hell's Half Acre" They call this place "hells half acre", but it seems pretty nice to me. Islands Camp, Devil and Bold. And how many pecks to a bushel of clams? Oil on board 16" x 12" (Private collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1635891307424-E6B6QUHLSF8SDD879WBJ/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Symbiosis" The crew of Black Watch tidy’s up loose ends following a race before heading into Brooklin Harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1715796333054-1ZR68Z90W8A75IY5Q7KM/IMG_1102.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1611254644039-IILCHH9YXUCEMGQK96RT/man-nature-82.65.26_PS2.jpg Studio Paintings - "Settling in For The Evening" We sail into Brooklin Harbor on a late afternoon in August, the harbor buzzing with activity. Classic wooden yachts compete eagerly for the attention of passing tenders, passing dinghies, passing skiffs, as the sun begins its descent, over Babson Island, over Deere Island, to eventually settle in behind the highest of the Camden Hills. (“Settling in for the Evening” Oil on Panel 16” x 16”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590110627834-TZCWWBAUF12OWPDKLKVP/man-nature-82.65.340_PS2.jpg Studio Paintings - Fog Bank An afternoon of bright sunshine in hell’s half acre. From the East, a blanketing fog can roll in like a slow inhale, sometimes closing visibility down to almost nothing. But just as often, that fog rolls out like a deep sigh of contentment. (”Fog Bank” Oil Painting on Panel 18” x 24”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590072663827-LQHG9XS0U81846D0R9F6/man-nature-82.65.2256_PS1.jpg Studio Paintings - Adjusting to the Light You responsibly inspect the anchor rode while staring into the bright glare of a soon to- be setting sun. And as you slowly wander aft for that celebratory Dark and Stormy with your mates, you find the cockpit all in shadows. Your eyes adjust to the dusk but at first you notice only patterns of light and shadow; a shard of bright green at the crest of a wave; or a sudden flash of reflected sunlight. To the North, you notice the arrival of a schooner, still bathed in light, getting ready to anchor between us and Grog Island, and grateful for your afternoon encounter with the lobsterman, you’re pleased to see that supper is nearly ready. (Mixed media on Museum Bond 24” x 24”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590075712383-REYQTO411N6UF2MK10L5/man-nature-82.65.283_PS2.jpg Studio Paintings - "Bird in the Hand" There’s a symbiotic relationship that exists between sailors and fishermen. We look out for one another, knowing that despite a somewhat tentative relationship, the other might come in handy if we get into some sort of trouble… mechanically or otherwise! We could head back into Stonington to buy a dozen. But aren’t they catching them to sell them anyhow? It certainly sets the bar pretty high for others claiming to be selling “fresh seafood”! ( Oil on Rag Panel 10” x 10”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590085607699-BBR0YHSQWWRZKI36XJJE/man-nature-82.65.220_PS2.jpg Studio Paintings - "Fractured colors at the Shoales." gouache on paper, 2017 (private collection) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590085258256-GQ98FP5WT8WHJ2HEZKT5/man-nature-82.65.102_PS2-bottom.jpg Studio Paintings - "Gulf of Maine Rebirth off the Starboard Rail" Northern New England girls are a heartier breed than their ‘south of the Cape’ cousins. It’s not likely that those girls would repeatedly jump into 60º water for the sheer joy of it! (21” x 42”) mixed media on Museum Bond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590085438491-GP987ZN5J3J2OBJ8KG4P/man-nature-82.65.112_PS2.jpg Studio Paintings - “Beach House at First Light” (11” x 14”) oil on treated paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590085755108-U5NLDLOZLQEXYFT5G4PT/man-nature-82.65.277_PS2.jpg Studio Paintings - "Fata Morgana" “Fata Morgana” is the term given to those curiously tall mirage-like distortions that make Islands appear to float above cold water. But it’s also the name given to the fairy sorceress and sister of King Arthur. A mischievous creature capable of shape shifting, and long blamed for the creation of these optical illusions. (Oil painting on panel 24” x 32” by Frank Hyer, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590085990027-1H3J6IEKWJB4E46CYRKU/IMG_9021+2.jpg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590094562429-WFBXADYEX2U5SK6VNRCN/The+Narrow+Path.jpg Studio Paintings - Jordan Pond Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590094856119-IAUMJCEUSQ8CKGE50J6O/Lunar+eclipse-+Night+sail+to+Vinylhaven.jpg Studio Paintings - "Lunar Eclipse" (Night Sail) A nighttime approach to Rockland Harbor brings you past the Rockland Head Lighthouse. It’s beacon is still strong, but seems no match for the majesty of a rising full moon behind it. This curious backlit effect is all the more enticing when we notice the sailboat heading out on a starboard tack for Vinylhaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590095992571-KL0VT356PKZ6BJOMXE8B/IMG_9589.jpg Studio Paintings - “Once Around Isleboro” Sailing through the Islands of penobscot bay is extraordinary, but with the speed of an open runabout those distances are foreshortened and the journey becomes something quite different! (12” x 16”) oil on panel. By Frank Hyer (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590096718816-WTX33I9185AGM6DMU42W/IMG_8881+2+2.jpg Studio Paintings - "Windswept!" Windswept! Two of my favorite people on the ferry from Lincolnville to Warren Island. The green of Penobscot Bay. The hum of the ferry's powerful diesel engines, and 20 knots of breeze churning the water south of us to melted silver! 12 x 16 Oil on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098278826-8E614925GQXD6LD57PXT/IMG_8677.jpg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098300890-NIYIXMWC0AFABFJ2HGSU/IMG_8702.jpg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098372404-L8MAS5X3OIEBM77C30IJ/Spring+Thaw+on+Aggementicus.jpg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1590098594152-A4YPWAY2YB3ZSLSBEBOZ/3+Lights+copy.jpg Studio Paintings - "Three Lights" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617906967203-YOH0PDOWM3N4LYISJD7F/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - Summer Reflections 18" x 18" Oil Painting on board Private commission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620057150501-JAJ4TMRJM7C9L69M5VZG/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Seasons at a Cross Road". The fading light of autumn! And there's a bittersweetness to that fading light. As evening approaches, the temperature drops and we're grateful that we pulled on that hooded sweatshirt. The sun has set, but the western sky glows like the embers of a fire smoldering in the wood stove. "Seasons at a Cross Road". Oil painting on canvas on board, (12 x 16) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620059521777-HQW5CI29LKJTG53235WZ/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Chicken in the pot” We keep a small plywood panel stored under the starboard lazarette for these occasions. The panel is brought up on deck and sits directly beneath a propane burner to protect the teak. The burner roars, making quick work of the steamed clams, which are then eaten with butter and beer while the main course of lobsters cook. “Chicken in The Pot” 16 x 16 oil on panel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620063304630-X5VXLTFKJNZ6FFW84EHP/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Running down Isle Au Haut Bay” I’ve had a number of recent conversations debating wether or not an artistic endeavor can exist without an accompanying narrative, either implied by the artist, or as interpreted by his or her audience. I happen to believe that all “art is story telling“! Wether it happens to be the artist's intention or not! The painting that I’m sharing with you today, is about light, and movement. And Yes, I am telling some lies with regard to the sea state. But those lies are in support of certain truths that I’m hoping to express. Not everyone has had the opportunity to experience sunlight shining through the crests of a following sea. Or to stand on the deck of a sailboat on a blazing hot summer afternoon running wing on wing down Isle Au Haut Bay, reveling in the cool shade that the main sail will provide until you must round up near the Brown Cow to Mark Island Ledge, following the Deer Island Thorofare to Humpkins Ledge settling into the anchorage in Hell’s half acre with the promise of a swim and a cold beer...maybe two. “Running down Isle Au Haut Bay” Oil on board (24” x 48”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634221523063-R1XUXOY9WMXAPVQJGTK0/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Turning Heads” Graphite and glazes on Arches Printmaking Paper (14” x 20”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634224945545-1EP6SJOY431WIDI7373W/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Last Night’s Dishes” Oil on board 12x16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634226245012-INYX6FUQ1Q1DD69J458K/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Translucence!” Pretty sure these guys were heading East as we were heading west through the Fox Island Thorofare...it’s not unusual to see a couple Herreshoff 12.5’s tacking back and forth just past North Haven. This guy didn’t even wave as he sailed past, but I loved the way the sunlight made his sails glow! Oil on prepared canvas (8 x 10) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1635115963336-XXSU0HEU7CMV3EW7FUW2/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Lucky man” oil on board (9x12) Shadows are long now. The sun just visible above the Camden Hills. The plan was for you to join the rest of the crew for dinner, but dinner can wait. You think to yourself, the season’s late, the boat will be returning home tomorrow and the forecast for the delivery calls for rain, fog and light air. Best to linger a while, taking it all in, with deep appreciation for another amazing day of sailing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1635116139868-MEWTCWU7HY58Q3CWZM8N/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Back into Town” oil on panel (12 x 12) Follow the river back into town and we’ll meet for some holiday cheer. The sun sure sets early this time of year, but the river lights are lovely! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1639078244382-IKDFXKHMZIPACK8H4MLI/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "The Two O'clock Charter" Unlike a “bareboat charter” the “time charter” is operated by the captain, typically with a mate, or two to assist in the handling of the vessel. I’ve been told stories about less-than-qualified crews, who terrorize the passengers for the duration. But I’ve also heard about terrifying customers, who would have made Captain Bligh squirm. Usually, it all works out, and the Captain, the Crew and their customers enjoy an afternoon of sailing with nothing but pleasant memories! The Two O’clock Charter” (16 x 16) Oil on board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1646668034772-V3UVZHIF86TG74BG17WG/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "The Bath Tub" A commission to commemorate this very special place. On Hermit Island, Maine. A view through the Bath Tub, across Sunset Lagoon towards Osprey Point. Oil on Board (24”x24”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1646668650265-6MQXBNASPP5U6GWZ81HR/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Securing the Battens" Oil on Panel (12”x 20”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1649972151216-99JLGV0OLZL51EV27KUH/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Changing Strings" Oil on Board (8x10) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1649972248248-NUWXKFIG2CP5TDEPTH6U/image-asset.jpeg Studio Paintings - "Larch Long Shadows" Oil on Stretched Canvas (11x14) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1660346737535-SZQKOI6ATWSNIT8A9T10/IMG_5259.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1660346818286-NRI5HA98EZNQ93D2KDTY/IMG_5387.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338483674-1Q0YZ2I67MNX24CKLO6Y/IMG_8091.jpeg Studio Paintings - “Displacement” Last August, while en route to Brooklin Maine and the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, we found ourselves motoring, “cheek to jowl” with “Hesper”, a wooden 60’ gaff rigged pilot cutter built in 2004 by Luke Powell. With her overhanging stern and graceful bowsprit, Hesper was voted “the most photogenic”within this fleet of extraordinarily photogenic wooden sailboats. But for this painting, I’ve cropped out the bow and stern and have focused my attention on the solidness of both the Hesper and her crew as they plow effortlessly through the green waters of the gulf of Maine. Oil over shellac on Strathmore 32” square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338518446-PACE5SKV5BKSLTQ1CNIJ/IMG_8144.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1704388630710-SBD2J6NO2NHX2I0TOOE0/IMG_0365.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1715796647776-PV5MJ0A4Q6RMYF4RB77G/IMG_1062.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1715796668784-Z9EO7USHOFD3CB9N1167/IMG_0977.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1715796695055-NT90YVNVCYZ0MLC5225B/IMG_1112.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1744678579120-DUD1TAYDRG4YRBSAC7QJ/IMG_4659.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1720453134101-6FMPQI4M5WJGEV16HGAN/IMG_2124.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1720453184252-YLAR2LES5ZXK9ZJYGLDE/IMG_2178.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1733930994251-KHX5AMICJWIHAQ7XAY8E/IMG_3023.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1733931019536-0KI3YUKSVT4QCEPBX2LJ/IMG_3092.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1733931040562-2F34B6I6PDN9FYF9JBAT/IMG_3292.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1733931062234-AXXPFVVZJD9OAZAZPIYK/IMG_0887.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1733931104543-ACAU9D6MPHECWFYA5PTT/IMG_2275.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1733931165504-M0GSKF0GPFSQ9DKFI1NF/IMG_1582.jpeg Studio Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1742485967057-EUR49GVROAYEO3MY8ELK/IMG_3532.jpeg Studio Paintings https://www.frankhyer.com/drawings daily 0.75 2025-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1740799537287-U7SLTOWSFRS2REICIO8W/IMG_4390.jpeg Drawings Late summer afternoons on the outer islands of Maine are spectacular! On a clear day, if you’re lucky-the sun will kiss the surface of the gulf of Maine in just the right way, and for that moment, the sun, and sky and sea become one! And your island appears to float in a heavenly, crystalline light! You’re not entirely sure why you’re still carrying the smooth weathered stone that you picked up on the beach some moments ago, but it’s warm and it’s weighty and it’s presence seems to ground you to a place that you love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1740799537287-U7SLTOWSFRS2REICIO8W/IMG_4390.jpeg Drawings Late summer afternoons on the outer islands of Maine are spectacular! On a clear day, if you’re lucky-the sun will kiss the surface of the gulf of Maine in just the right way, and for that moment, the sun, and sky and sea become one! And your island appears to float in a heavenly, crystalline light! You’re not entirely sure why you’re still carrying the smooth weathered stone that you picked up on the beach some moments ago, but it’s warm and it’s weighty and it’s presence seems to ground you to a place that you love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1740799517698-RCWYICPINGA4F7ICYYB4/IMG_4344.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620063919886-P4HUJ38RC6CQ1QUCQC2O/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Port Side Approach" There’s something in the relationship of this schooner to it’s dinghy hung along midship by arching davits. The graceful sweep of the boom tents, no doubt set out for a lantern lit supper after sunset. “Port Side Approach” 18” x 24” Charcoal & Graphite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1631029552675-79BV90INOSEEVBKZSHZ0/IMG_2050.jpg Drawings - “Gathering the Chute” Graphite on museum bond (18 x 36) At the leeward mark, the stillness of a downwind leg ends abruptly as crew mates scurry to their assigned roles. The guy and lazy sheet are eased forward to the head stay and the active sheet is gathered in as the halyard is mindfully lowered. If dropped too quickly, or gathered too slowly, the chute can drop into the water, stalling boat speed and demoralizing the spirits of captain and crew! But when it’s done properly, and the spinnaker is gathered in gracefully on deck as it collapses, it’s one of the finest moments for all aboard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634226533301-BSSOSANKIDY3BQ817JSO/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - “The Catbird Seat” In a rainy anchorage with a salon full of family there’s no better perch than atop of the companionway ladder. Tucked under the sheltering dodger the wind and rain nearly drown out the sound of younger siblings, and the sea air is cool, fresh and sweet. charcoal, graphite and acrylic (17 x 23) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593182472419-LLK2NOT7PPMVG0YXOHC4/Frenchboro.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1631029622506-QUOC6SVPAD0R17GJ36VI/IMG_1543.jpg Drawings - “Waiting for the Fireworks to Begin” Graphite on Strathmore 12 x24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617908224816-F6I1B4KT0OWJH3SQ644E/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - The Downwind Leg" “The Downwind Leg”, charcoal and China white on drawing vellum (18” x 24”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1631029565917-O17BLKX9WY5WWRDCMPHU/IMG_1338.jpg Drawings - “Turning Heads” Graphite on Arches Printmaking Paper (14” x 20”) It’s not officially summer, but our attention has moved outdoors. The days have been warm but the evenings are still cool and comfortable enough to justify a fire in the fire pit at the dock head. I had been intrigued by the silhouette of the abandoned Naval prison, standing dark against the blue green sky of twilight; it’s reflection echoed on the pale blue surface of the river. But once the drawing was complete, I realized that i’ll have to paint the scene in full color to capture the warmth of the firelight against those cool blues and greens! “Turning Heads” Graphite on Arches Printmaking Paper (14” x 20”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617909007012-QIYOUMAVYVID7JX1IV3X/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Up From Brooklin Harbor" Charcoal, Graphite and Acrylic on Acid free Mat Board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593183398145-TG11M16VXDSYB8D5X03X/Intimidating+Foe.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593183422872-YE9MGJPTRDWMT8RFNLY0/IMG_9701.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593183526057-EKQW13P92E20WCLEUR96/Gaurdian+Angel.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593183534661-5MA8Z1SU01T1E559CII9/IMG_7123.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593183678421-B61Q1YVB3EAMECQIHE9D/IMG_9435.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593183700304-20SVSKUT011A2TXY54YM/Camp%2C+Devil%2C+Bold.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593183820041-RHV8SPS4WS1X7GHWXKQV/fhyer_Burnt+Island+Fanfare.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593184104952-PWF2IP0KYWBJ7JKZFIOB/Oil+House%2C+after+the+storm.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593184138142-VHNEJFY9UWBL35D3GSQA/IMG_9475.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593184173499-H0GYG5QABGKNSQ6MUQ6L/peck+final+cahrcoal.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593219226232-UBWCQEJYWF2S4ZOFZMR9/New+Growth.jpg Drawings - New Growth! In pastoral poetry the graceful Elm symbolises the idyllic life, their shade being mentioned as a place of special coolness and peace. Often found on College campuses the trees have come to symbolize Intuition and Inner Strength, two worthy attributes for an incoming freshman! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593220500038-KP6TWLGVVZSN483GJXA5/Take+Nothing+for+Granite+copy+2.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593220713283-5BGGMQPG7FRPSPBTDH0V/Competing+for+Attention.jpeg Drawings - “Competing for Attention” My daughters not the only one who’s fallen into the screen at an inopportune moment. This was one of those moments however. Surrounded by unimaginable beauty, and looking into the phone for something to see. Like reaching to turn on the radio, only to realize that it’s already on! “Competing for Attention” (Graphite, charcoal and acrylic white 30” x 40”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593221108698-OU47K2M4GGONVWX2LPDD/IMG_6444.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593221137149-OIPFLUMYB5ZK7Q9EAS4Z/IMG_2875+2.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593221167982-IROQGZ7MWOXEQ4IQKHZ7/She%27s+a+good+girl+2.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1593221197000-D33D3C5LZ6UYK6I3QX88/IMG_9272.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1608647353557-U39O0YRKIE8ORPWFSU6M/fullsizeoutput_3705.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1608647402832-X4KPOXQHLX58PHYPTFXB/F86C2436-B962-4395-ADFD-362EB5AE4E74.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617907258252-IB06H4C6HQ9LY97XZWU8/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Three dreams of Flying" “Three Dreams of Flying” A graphite drawing on Canson- 18” square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617907399718-NECO0ZXN0C783MFU4X78/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Town Wharf" “Town Wharf” Graphite 11” square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617907517455-FHW43H3C6I6XHBA6TL3I/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Rock, Paper, Scissors" An ancient relationship that feels a bit like “Rock, Paper, Scissors” ...but different. Charcoal, graphite and a little China white. 18” x 24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617907756454-CPBFNFQ2I71VAF9IR69A/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Heading for the Pin" “Heading for the Pin” 18” x 24” Charcoal on Penny Sketch. Considering graphically interesting ways to express the tension between rowers a race. Telling lies, in order to tell certain truths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617908068570-54XBJYR6Z0S0J7S5WTVF/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Pitch Pine Cottage" I love these coastal cottages. The scale, the materials, and of course, the porches! This little graphite study frames the cottage with one of the same pitch pine trees that I grew up with down on the south shore of Massachusetts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617908317512-KUAAG3BIEIDTRSWYVQHP/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - High Tide in Hell's Half Acre" I’ve Created several drawings and paintings in this amazing location. Here’s a more delicate drawing from 2020. (11” x 14” Graphite on Vellum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617908633761-ZZ8SR1UJOU77RUWEZ10C/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - Summer Reflections Charcoal & Graphite on Museum Bond (16” x 16”) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1617909293526-JHA0J2FLXTDELD8HF4R1/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Further Down the Block" Graphite on Sketch 5.5” x 8” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620063523718-ZB7NUXXG7AY6C0EOV6NN/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - “8 point Star” At its core, the drawing is structured on an eight point Star, with the elements radiating out from a point roughly a third of the way in from the left. A group of teenagers on a mountain top in one of the most beautiful places on the planet-each of them deep in thought. This is certainly, a shared moment, but they’re all gazing in different directions; perhaps imagining different paths; different concerns; different perspectives. It’s a heady time in life. Thinking about the “you” that is separate from your friends, when just recently, being a part of the pack was all that mattered. The eight point star is used by so many cultures to describe this moment of creation, whether it’s about creating your own reality, preparing for the next season or cycle, or just knowing which way to turn at that next intersection! “8 point Star” (Acadia Mountain Trail, peak of Robinson Mtn.) Graphite on printmaking paper 18 x 24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1620063819519-K8K81LTQH7FGYA3OADMG/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - “Shoo Fly!” This ones just for the fun of it... My girl had a serious horse addiction for a bunch of years. Lessons and eventually competing in IEA events. But with high school and all that comes with high school, there was little time for riding. I know there are things about it that she misses. The connection she made with these beautiful animals; asking them to perform for her; brushing and caring for them. And I also know that she’s taken more lessons from the experience than She or I will ever know. Lessons about stewardship and responsibility. About competition and teamwork. Perhaps at some point in her life she’ll ride again, perhaps not. But the lessons will stay with her forever. “Shoo Fly!” Charcoal on 90lb sketch 18 x 24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1631029659900-7C9LKQWX7H2KPTQCRALL/IMG_1249.jpg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634228246576-435SXIDJ70THFFJ8AF7S/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - “The Start of a Journey” As the sun sets on childhood a new day dawns for the young adult. I had a memorable conversation with a boat full of 18 year old girls earlier this summer, one of whom happened to be my daughter. The four of them are on the brink of life’s discoveries! Off to College, or off to travel, but off to learn about themselves and to find their places in this big world. It’s a poignant moment! When everything becomes real. And when their real adventures will begin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1634229070981-BTKTAF0UA5P61F30DMT7/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Crescent Moon Waxing" Someone once said that the waxing crescent moon represents a time for intention, hopes, and wishes. An auspicious moment to begin a sailing adventure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1646669553973-1DQ6VACKKEYF331AL1KH/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Leon's Hat!" A commission portrait involving Captain Leon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1646777720819-TBME1J1GMWYOGHNFDUUU/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - "Chief Wolf Robe" The honor of wearing a single feather was bestowed upon Native American warriors for feats of great courage or valor. And because he flew the highest, an eagle’s feather was perhaps prized above all others. This recent commission was referenced after the 19th century American photographer Frank Albert Rinehart and it features the Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe, who in 1870 was forced to leave the open plains and to relocate his tribe on to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Reservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1653914568781-4XHLIW7F3DYHHUHWNYTU/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - “Woven Friendship” charcoal on newsprint (12x20) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1653915137119-R8EM39TP6FEX30J82834/image-asset.jpeg Drawings - “Good Intentions” Charcoal study (18x24) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338046821-WPI1LSA7S022ZEMXI8FK/IMG_8281.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338087052-KTMWLYRRT3R2W363UD4E/IMG_8282.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338125554-PN1TYNS8I1Y4OBTF6KG5/IMG_7690.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338186402-RRJVG6W3IJ55S2DDQPMT/IMG_7323.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338220301-BE9XPYRDT5JHG0LFFNLY/IMG_9543.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1698338249544-0N60SU4VQCC4P8JBS8S5/IMG_7914.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1720453453598-2DKIEC9N9IUY97TQUTRV/IMG_1475.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1733931257872-GE4QQFOIWYXY704PM02F/IMG_4352.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1740799495861-KO77737UJOG4NH908ENE/IMG_4260.jpeg Drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1742850030727-OQSNAWS9I9TLPLPJJP9Y/IMG_4233.jpeg Drawings https://www.frankhyer.com/new-cover-page daily 0.75 2019-01-24 https://www.frankhyer.com/new-cover-page-1 daily 1.0 2024-12-09 https://www.frankhyer.com/banner daily 0.75 2019-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548435660323-GX8QAT49KJLZBLV5O5H1/peck.jpg Banner https://www.frankhyer.com/intro daily 0.75 2020-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548436176347-50ARE3B1Y8XGA6TXIPFP/Bird+in+the+Hand.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548436173227-T9A90Y8LZ92MPMIYOQP3/Fog+Bank.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1548436173880-D79OV4PLMX7LNHSDKPO9/The+Narrow+Path.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579106547984-THC5XT0VUFGFOYUXFWUO/Two+Men+With+Lobster+Fixed+Crack+II.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579106885162-AOCW9B3T352ORXPBFVBZ/IMG_7526.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579106911548-FNFQX1550I358Q3D4503/IMG_7327.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579106928709-IKS4EQ8DQM8HNIH0VV34/IMG_8677.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579106944448-91VWQDNMAHEK75FF01WU/IMG_8314.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579106983954-AESAC11XJSGFQB6QZZ2S/IMG_7355.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579106998988-51B3EG1X285AW76ZU87Z/IMG_7553.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579107035419-MDHTOLBRBXQ6RO7FQOKO/IMG_8399.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579107090817-RTJXYJL2ARX6VM45G9TP/IMG_9021+2.jpg Intro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1579108024404-RQQ9AXE85FN8J9K2N2F3/IMG_8731.jpg Intro https://www.frankhyer.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://www.frankhyer.com/biography-1 daily 0.75 2021-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/d34f85c1-211d-4bb5-ad8e-1d8061d85783/IMG_3343.PNG Bio (Copy) https://www.frankhyer.com/new-products daily 0.75 2020-12-22 https://www.frankhyer.com/new-products/the-2026-rusty-poster-calendar monthly 0.5 2025-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4887e35cfd795cc949cfb0/1765028678046-J6388FEP0RTIUZ682OLK/7B61771E-FBB2-476D-A1CD-BC09A8DD5863.jpeg New Products - 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