New Charlotte Joan Sternberg book, Favorite Places

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This is a detail of the painting, Chowdertown, from the new book about Charlotte. Now available on createspace and Amazon!

Autumn Riders

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An early autumn scene, which was even used as a greeting card. Charlotte’s love of horses shows here.

Autumn Roadside

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A rare autumn painting, full of lively figures.

Along the River

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We travel into the distance…where spring has arrived.

In the East Haddam area of Connecticut

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The Norman Boardman house, 1875, from historicbuildingsct.com.

 

A fantasy painting of Charlotte’s–The Wedding Tower. Inspired by the house above.

Johnsonville, Connecticut

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http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-johnsonville-east-haddam-connecticut-auction-20141030-story.html

This was a village that was set up by one Ray Schmitt. My family visited there, and we  enjoyed seeing the antiques and and period accoutrements. I hope that it can be restored and find a new life, now that it has a new owner.

Aerial night scene

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A very early Christmas card.

Scratchboards

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Occasionally Charlotte did a scratchboard drawing. These are laid in with black ink on a white, clay-coated paper, and then the image is scratched with special pointed tools.

Above are a fife and drum corps, no doubt inspired by the Ancient Muster in Chester, and a study of an antique house.

 

Spring advances

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Beating the Showers Home–a spring scene. Somewhat inspired by barns at Leete’s island, near Guilford, Connecticut.

 

 

Frost and Flowers

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A nice old piece, not yet on the website. Appropriate for spring!