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PETER WILLARD
It’s fair to say that Willard drifted into art. “We were living in Maine when I was a kid, and my father paid for us to have watercolor lessons in the afternoon,” he recalls. “I thought it was a fun thing to do.”
Although he always liked to sketch and doodle, Willard took only one art class while at Tower Hill, graduating from Connecticut’s Westminster School in 1977. At the University of Delaware, he studied economics and foreign policy, later working as bartender at the Back Burner in Hockessin. Graduating from UD in 1981, Willard spent his pre-painting career in the financial industry— mainly at credit card banks in Delaware,
then as an accountant and bookkeeper for a small business.
That’s when he began to paint seriously. His debut exhibition was part of a group show at Greenville’s Station Gallery in
1998. “Later, I took 10 small watercolors— landscapes—to a post-Christmas sale there,” he recalls. “All sold but one.”
Willard continued to work at a day job
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The Wyeth
Gallery
Located at land’s end over the Port Clyde General Store, this harbor front gallery features original paintings, prints and books by three generations of Wyeth artists.*
STOP BY
4 Cold Storage Road Port Clyde, America
N.C. Wyeth
Reading Room
Now open—we welcome you to the newest addition to celebrate Port Clyde’s lobstering and art heritage!
VISIT
Free, call for an appointment (207) 975-4088
WILL YOU VISIT MAINE THIS SUMMER?
Wyeths By Water Excursions
While aboard our lobster boat Linderin Losh you will be educated to the unique three generational history of the Wyeth family of artists in Port Clyde since 1920. Reserve your date online!*
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*All proceeds benefit our educational programs
Andrew Wyeth/Olson House
itinerary #1 itinerary #2
The Saint George River The Outlying Islands
Jamie Wyeth’s Lighthouse
itinerary #3
Cannibal Shore
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