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he was born into a family of artists, art has always been an integral
part of Sean's life. At age 15 he was apprenticed to the potter Dwight
Graves. In later years he studied watercolor techniques with Byron Carr,
who subsequently introduced him to oil painting. Although he still works
in watercolors at times, in recent years Sean's primary focus has
been with painting in oils. The New Hampshire landscape, with which he
has been intimately connected since boyhood, is his most frequently visited
theme. But he also ranges farther afield in New England, to favorite sites
in the White Mountains, along rivers and streams in Vermont, and the coast
of Maine. He is a dedicated plein aire artist, with his evocative landscapes
being done almost exclusively directly from nature. His bond with his natural
surroundings and the immediacy with which he works are readily apparent
in his paintings.
An artist with carpentry as well, he is adept at restoring
old houses, or building additions or extensions in total harmony with the
existing architecture, as can be seen in our studio-gallery, created in
an outbuilding across from our 1790 colonial in Warner Lower Village. Sean
has built his own family's house, and recently added a studio, in which
he has returned to working as potter and sculptor while continuing with
his painting.
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