Peter Hunt, Cape Cod's famous folk artist

The folksy art style of painter Peter Hunt is my latest obsession. His story is a rags to riches tale, and it happened in my own back yard on Cape Cod. Peter moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts with his parents in the late 1920s.  Peter followed in his artist father's footsteps, and began painting as a hobby. He painted old furniture and household items found at thrift shops, decorating them with colorful folk art patterns he called peasant style. His patterns called to...

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Rustic Lake Cottage: Part 2

 These freak storms happen in only minutes.   When we left the cottage it looked like this. We had spent the weekend painting and putting in the dock,  planning to return the following weekend.  But two days later a freak wind storm, called a microburst, hit a small section of Northwood Lake.  We heard from friends that our cottage suffered tree loss, but no one was sure if the cottage had been hit.  Matthew Mead drove over the next day to check on it...

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A Romantic Photo Shoot at the Lake Cottage

One enchanted lake cottage.  Our simple rustic lake cottage was treated to a  romantic style makeover for a photo shoot and the results were simply storybook. Matthew and Jenny Mead went to the cottage to do a shoot for one of his projects. I couldn't wait to see the results, as they have created such beauty over the years on projects for so many magazines and retail companies. Matthew collects vintage fabrics and has quite a collection of romantic florals. I loved how they...

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Rustic Lake Cottage: Part 1

Last fall we purchased an antique Fishermans shack by the waters edge in New Hampshire. This little place was built in 1910, and it looked like it.  But the lot was so wonderful, situated right next to the water, and that was all it took for us to want it for our own. A beautiful view of Northwood Lake could be seen from the windows of the shack. Summer days spent outside in hammocks, with dips in the lake, burgers on the grill, and trips on our boat were dancing through our minds. We...

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