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Lucas Out the Window
December 2, 2006 by Bruce McMillan

Brenda Ferguson's
Studio Open House
December 2, 2006

298 North Road
Dixmont, ME 04932

All photos,
except those few marked as taken by others,
were taken by Lucas Ferguson
using a Canon Powershot SD500.


Brenda Ferguson, Pastel Artist.


Read about Brenda's Pastel Painting Workshops.

See photos of the August 2006 workshop.


At the end of the day seventeen paintings had new homes
and all of the packets of cards were in new hands.


Traffic lined North Road in Dixmont from 2-5 pm.
photo by Bruce McMillan

A big welcome in the kitchen entrance
Clockwise from the left
Melanie DeNicola,
Linda Vanags, Brenda's tall helper,
Sara Hardy, Erin Misek,
and Lois Thew, Sara's mother.

Janice Gallant, Brenda's mother,
(in pink) chatting with others
in the front hall gallery.

Edgar Gallant,
Brenda Ferguson's Father.

Janice Gallant,
Brenda Ferguson's Mother.
Click to open a window to see the art Edgar and Janice Gallant took home.

The Crowd Enjoying Themselves
photo by Bruce McMillan


The only open space left to stand.


Children's Book Author and Illustrator
Kathy Mallat and daughter Erin Misek.

Playing with the rocks and fish
in Brenda's studio.

Lesley Waterman (left foreground)
Mark Lagasse (behind her)
Tom Roberts (center, her brother)
Neil Waterman (right, her husband).
Click to open a window to see the art Lesley and Neil Waterman took home.

Click to open a window to see the art Tom and Sue Roberts took home.


The Party Atmosphere Continues
with Sue Blier (left foreground) chatting with Linda Brown (bottom right).
photo by Bruce McMillan

Carol Tardiff and Brenda Ferguson.

Bruce McMillan and Jim Tardiff chat.
Click to open a window to see the art Carol and Jim Tardiff took home.

Children's Book Author and Photo-illustrator
Bruce McMillan with hot cider
toasting Lucas' photography skill
with an Icelandic "skál".


The Hot Cider Wood Stove.
Click to open a window to see the art Bruce McMillan took home.


The Refreshing Kitchen.

Betty Lorber, who knows her art history.
Click to open a window to see the art Betty Lorber took home.

Alice Kus, Cindy Alexander, and Linda Brown.

Doug Ferguson and Jerry Perkins.

Brenda and Doug Ferguson
and Joyce Perkins.

Son, Lucas Ferguson,
the official web page photographer
at work.
All photos by Lucas
unless otherwise noted.

The photo above by Bruce McMillan



Canon Powershot SD500
Lucas used a Canon Powershot SD500.












Daughter, Molly Ferguson.


Daughter, Sadie Ferguson, displaying
gift cards of Brenda's original art
that were all gone by day's end.

Photo by Linda Vanags.

You may order your own
personally chosen variety pack here.


Gayle Middleton, winner of the door prize,
holding her new painting
Winter Afternoon.

Photo by Linda Vanags

Winter Afternoon

Original pastel painting
and
door prize given away at the
December 2 reception

(10" x 8" framed)

From all of us to all of you
thank you for making this day a success.

Photo by Linda Vanags
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