ANDREW WYETH STUDIO TOUR

A tour of ANDREW WYETH's STUDIO is always available through the BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM. During the month of April, every Friday, a visiting artist demonstrated the use of egg in tempera paint as part of the tour. THAT sounded like a nice addition, so when I asked around who wanted to join me, MERRY and LAURIE were as excited as I was. (We had a bite to eat at HANK'S PLACE across the street (ALWAYS delicious) before our tour.)

We got on a shuttle bus at the BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM and it was only a stone's throw away - a white building that ANDREW grew up in, that later became his studio.

The KITCHEN is as it was when he and his family lived there.

The ENTRYWAY and HALLWAYS are filled with family photos and artwork.

His LIBRARY housed interesting BOOKS and PANORAMAS and his COLLECTION of ARMY SOLDIERS and EQUIPMENT filled a full cabinet.

ANDREW WYETH'S ACTUAL STUDIO literally took my breath away. It was just as it should be. A windowsill lined with jars of pigments. Preliminary drawings and paintings everywhere.  Lots of light coming into the room from TALL WINDOWS, with light from the NORTH.

Practice DRAWINGS everywhere........

Preliminary PAINTINGS ready to be worked into a larger PAINTING.

ANDREW's talented artist son, JAMIE had a section of one large room all to himself. (Yes, that's ME in the mirror - HA!)

The visiting artist shared with us the secrets of the EGG TEMPERA PAINT method.

Beautiful views of the OTHER BUILDINGS on the property from inside.......

If you enjoy the WYETH FAMILY ART and have an opportunity to take this extraordinary tour of our CHESTER COUNTY ARTIST'S STUDIO, you certainly won't be disappointed.


JOAN