Painting Chatto Island
For Brooklin artist Tom Curry, inspiration comes in the form of an unassuming offshore isle.
Susand Hand Shetterly photography by Benjamin Magro
At Center Harbor, in Hancock County, a cobble beach runs below a path that emerges from the woods to the west of Brooklin Boat Yard. Chatto Island stands directly to the south, across almost a mile of water. It is granite-based, with some huge stones resting against it, and above the stones runs a saw-line of softwoods. From this vantage, where the island is at its narrowest, it looks somewhat hunched and unassuming.
For the past ten years, the painter Tom Curry has made Chatto a subject of his work. He has hiked the path down to the shore in every weather and time of day. On the good days, he carries paper, pencils, a French easel, and pastels. He finds a place where he wants to sit. He faces out across the water and makes his studies.
For the past ten years, the painter Tom Curry has made Chatto a subject of his work. He has hiked the path down to the shore in every weather and time of day. On the good days, he carries paper, pencils, a French easel, and pastels. He finds a place where he wants to sit. He faces out across the water and makes his studies.
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