>> I'M PETER HUNTOON.

I'M AN ARTIST IN LOVE WITH

VERMONT.

I'M ON A MISSION TO CAPTURE

VERMONT'S BEAUTY, ONE PAINTING

AT A TIME, AND I'D LOVE TO SHARE

>> I'M PETER HUNTOON, AND

WELCOME TO ANOTHER DAY IN

VERMONT.

TONIGHT WE ARE UP ON KILLINGTON

MOUNTAIN AT THE KILLINGTON ART

GARAGE, WE'RE PAINTING A FARM

FROM PITTSFIELD.

WE TOOK PICTURES YESTERDAY AT

SWEET GEORGIA FARM, AND I'LL BE

WORKING FROM TOE TOES, BECAUSE

WE'RE NOT THERE.

THEY HAVE IS A WONDERFUL GOAT

FARM, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

GETTING STARTED.

LET'S GO.

>> I ACTUALLY PREFER DRAWING

WITH A BRUSH, BUT THIS WILL

ALLOW ME TO GET RIGHT INTO IT

AND GET HER DONE.

I'VE BEEN STARTING WITH ORANGE

AND VIOLET AND PINK LATELY, SO

>> YOUR FARM IS AMAZING.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

>> WE GOT TREATED TO A BEAUTIFUL

TOUR, AND OBVIOUSLY INSPIRED.

IT WAS EITHER MAMMA AND BABY

GOAT OR FARM -- I ULTIMATELY

DECIDED I WANTED TO GET THE

FARM.

>> COOL.

AWESOME.

>> I SEE SOME FLOWERS, WHAT DID

WE SEE OVER THERE THE OTHER DAY

WHEN WE WERE TOURING?

WE SAW A BUTTER CUP, A YELLOW

FLOW FLOWER, AND A RED CLOVER,

THE VERMONT STATE FLOWER.

THE LITTLE DELICATE VIOLET.

MAYBE I'LL PUT A FEW RED CLOVERS

>> VERY RARELY IS A PAINTING

ACCOMPLISHED -- OKAY, YOU PUT

ONE BRUSH STROKE ON, THERE'S THE

TREE, FOR EXAMPLE.

BEGINNING ARTIST, THAT'S WHAT

THEY WANT TO DO.

I LIKE TO SNEAK UP ON IT, LITTLE

BY LITTLE, PAINTING EVERYTHING

EXCEPT THE TREE, AND ALL OF A

>> AT THIS POINT I'VE GOT THE

HARD PART DONE.

THE REST WILL BE NUANCE,

EVALUATION IN THE STUDIO, SMALL

LITTLE CONSIDERATIONS, MAKE SURE

NOTHING ISN'T JUMPING OUT AS

>> THIS IS GOING TO MAKE A GREAT

SHOT WITH THAT LITTLE PIECE OF

ROAD IN THE DISTANCE.

WE GOT A LITTLE PIECE OF THE SKY

POKING THROUGH THERE.

I CAN ALREADY SEE A GROUP OF

SMALL BIRDS ECHOING THAT

DIRECTION.

WONDERFUL.

I'M GOING TO USE A TONE TODAY

WITH A LITTLE BIT OF WARM

UNDERPAINTING.

HOPE I DON'T GET RUN OVER HERE.

TODAY WE'RE GOING TO USE OIL

PAINT.

THIS IS A TRADITIONAL OIL PAINT,

IT'S NOT THE WATER SOLUBLE

VARIETY, THOUGH I'VE USED THAT.

SOMETIMES THE REAL VARIETY IS

THEY ALWAYS LEAD FROM SOMEWHERE

2 SOMEWHERE.

I LIKE TO THINK I'M HEADING IN A

DIRECTION HOPEFULLY THE RIGHT

DIRECTION, AND THE THE BRIDGE

ECHOS THAT SENTIMENT.

JUST A BIG CHUNK.

KIND OF LIKE IF YOU'RE CUTTING

SOMETHING OUT OF CONSTRUCTION

PAPER WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE

CONCERN FOR EDGES AND COLOR.

GOOD MORNING.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> LOVELY DAY FOR A PAINTING.

>> IT IS.

GOOD MORNING.

>> THAT'S NICE.

>> COME BACK IN A COUPLE HOURS.

>> LOOKING GOOD!

>> SO FAR, SO GOOD.

MY WORK IS PAINTING.

AND IT MAY LOOK LIKE IT'S

EFFORTLESS AND IT JUST HAPPENS

QUITE NATURALLY, BUT IT TAKES A

CONCERTED EFFORT TO, ESPECIALLY

START.

ONCE I START, NOW THE -- AS --

ALL THE FORCES OF NATURE

CONSPIRE WITH YOU ONCE YOU

START.

BUT IT'S THAT STARTING THAT'S SO

>> TODAY WE'RE AT SHREWSBURY

MEETING HOUSE, AND IT DOESN'T

GET ANY MORE VERMONT THAN THIS.

IT'S MAPLE SYRUP WEEKEND, AND

WE'RE HERE AT THE COMMUNITY

BREAKFAST.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO COLD TO

PAINT OUTSIDE.

THIS MAY BE THE LAST INDOOR SHOT

FOR THE SEASON, BUT I DID WANT

TO DRESS FOR 0H THE OCCASION.

SO THIS IS VERMONT MAPLE

SRIACHA.

THESE ARE MY FRIENDS' DELICIOUS

PRODUCT I USE ON ALMOST

EVERYTHING I EAT.

I'M PREPARED TO PAINT TODAY.

WE'RE GOING TO GO INSIDE AND

PAINT THE CHURCH FROM A

PHOTOGRAPH THAT I TOOK

>> IT'S A MESS RIGHT NOW.

PLEASE DON'T JUDGE IT YET.

GIVE ME ABOUT SIX HOURS AND I'LL

TURN IT INTO GOLD.

>> I'M REALLY EXCITED.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF YOUR PRINTS

HANGING AT HOME.

>> IT'S GOT A VIBE ALL ITS OWN.

>> YEAH.

YEAH.

>> HERE'S MORE ADVICE -- DON'T

JUDGE YOURSELF AFTER EVERY BRUSH

STROKE.

WE BEAT OURSELVES UP SO MUCH.

JUST LET IT GO, AND I PROMISE,

WHATEVER YOU THINK THAT NIGHT,

THE NEXT MORNING YOU'RE GOING TO

SAY, I DID THAT.

>> TO BE TOTALLY HONEST, I HAVE

NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO

>> I ALWAYS KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT

WE PAINT, IT COULD BE THE BEST

>> I'VE PAINTED THIS APPLE TREE

FIVE OR SIX TIMES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PASS THAT BY

TODAY.

I'M LOOKING AROUND, I LIKE THE

IDEA OF TRANSITION.

THIS TREE IS ALMOST LOST ITS

LEAVES, BUT NOT QUITE.

AND I LIKE THAT IDEA.

COMING ALONG, THERE'S A BLUE

JAY, I THINK.

THAT'S NICE THERE.

THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS IS WE

HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SIZED

TREES, QUAKING LEAVES AT THE

TOP, THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE A

>> MY POINT ABOUT THE CREATIVE

PROCESS IS THAT IT IS ONE FOOT

IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.

PERHAPS IT'S A MYTH OR A DREAM

THAT SUDDENLY YOU HAVE THIS

FULLY REALIZED IDEA AND IT'S

JUST A MATTER OF PUTTING IT

DOWN.

WAY MORE OFTEN IT'S A ONE STEP

>> WHEN WE WALKED OUT THE DOOR,

I HAVE A -- IT'S MY YARD, SO I

KNOW WHAT'S AROUND HERE, BUT I

DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COMPOSITION OR

WHAT SCENE WE WOULD CHOOSE.

AND IT'S THE SAME AS IF I GET IN

THE TRUCK AND DRIVE AROUND THE

STATE.

SOMETHING CATCHES YOUR EYE, AND

>> I KEEP LOOKING AT THAT LITTLE

PINE TREE DOWN THERE, DECIDING

WHETHER IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE

PAINTING OR NOT.

>> AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO, WE

HAD NO IDEA WHAT WE WERE GOING

TO PAINT TODAY.

AND HERE WE ARE AN HOUR AND A

HALF, TWO HOURS LATER, WELL

UNDERWAY WITH A PAINTING THAT IS

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, FOLKS,

WELCOME TO ANOTHER DAY OF

VERMONT.

TODAY IT'S TIME FOR TRUE

CONFESSIONS.

I'M HERE IN THE STUDIO, AND

HONESTLY, NOT EVERY DAY I WAKE

UP READY TO TACKLE THE WORLD AND

PAINT A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING.

IT'S KIND OF A RAINY DAY, AND

I'M KIND OF FEELING THAT MYSELF.

AND LOOKING AROUND, WHAT CAN I

PAINT, WHAT'S GOING TO REALLILY

INSPIRE ME, AND I KNOW THE

ANSWER.

I HAVE TO FINISH MY COFFEE, GET

IN MY TRUCK AND GO FOR A RIDE.

THIS IS REALLY ONE OF MY

FAVORITE THINGS TO DO, JUST GET

IN THE CAR AND GO AIMLESSLY.

PLYMOUTH ALWAYS GIVES ME GOOD

PAINTINGS.

LET'S GO DOWN HERE AND SEE WHAT

WE FIND.

RIGHT OR LEFT, NORTH OR SOUTH?

WHAT DID ROBERT FROST SAY?

I TOOK THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED,

AND THAT MADE ALL THE

>> THERE'S SO MUCH, YOU KNOW?

THIS IS THE CHANNEL WHICH I'VE

PAINT IN THE FALL, BUT IT'S A

TOTALLY DIFFERENT SITUATION

RIGHT NOW.

LOOK AT THAT.

IF IT WASN'T RAINING I'D PAINT

RIGHT HERE.

I LOVE THAT LIGHT THAT COMES

DOWN AT AN ANGLE WITH THE SNOW

ON TOP OF IT, AND IT LEADS TO

THE WATER, AND THE LAYERS OF

MIST GOING BACK.

A QUICK SNAPSHOT GIVES YOU

NOTHING BUT -- SKETCHING GIVES

YOU AN EXPERIENCE THAT DOESN'T

GO AWAY.

IT'S A MEMORY THAT IS IMPRINTED,

IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A

I'VE GOT SOME POSSIBILITIES

HERE, I'M READY TO GIVE UP FOR

THE DAY, BUT NOW I'M ENERGIZED.

DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET YOU

TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE

EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES

OF PAINTING.

THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO BE.

THAT'S GOT A NICE, LIKE A LAYER

CAKE.

ONE, TWO, THREE VALUE THE GOING

BACK.

I THINK I'M GOING TO GO WITH

THAT RIGHT THERE.

THE QUESTION I GET A LOT, HOW

LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO PAINT

THAT?

WE'VE GOT TWO OR THREE HOURS

INTO THIS ALREADY, AND I HAVEN'T

>> A LITTLE TENTATIVE RIGHT NOW.

I PUT IN SOME STROKES, BUT I'VE

GOT TO GRADUALLY COME IN AND

FIND IT.

THEN I CAN START GETTING MORE

>> YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING IS

STARTING TO FALL INTO PLACE.

YEAH, JUST KEEP PUTTING PAINT ON

UNTIL IT STARTS TO MAKE SENSE.

AND TAKING IT OFF AS WELL, AS

YOU CAN SEE.

I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT TREES OR

WATER, OR BRANCHES OR ANYTHING.

I'M THINKING ABOUT MARKS ON

CANVAS.

YOU KNOW YOU'VE GRADUATED FROM

BEGINNER PAINTER WHEN YOU ARE

ABLE TO SLIP FROM PAINTING

THINGS TO PAINTING SHAPES.

>> I WAS READY TO CALL IT A DAY

AND GO TAKE A NAP, BUT DECIDED

TO GO OUT ANYWAY, AND I'M SO

GLAD I DID, BECAUSE I'M TOTALLY

ENERGIZED NOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING

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>> I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY INVITE

YOU TO JOIN ME FOR A DAY IN

VERMONT.

A WEEKLY EMAIL FEATURING A

BRAND-NEW PAINTING.

AS A WAY TO SAY THANKS, I DRAW

TWO FREE PRINT WINNERS EACH

MONTH.

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