“Cutting Edge” and the Sandy Douglass Regatta This weekend is the annual Sandy Douglass Regatta on Deep Creek Lake. Sandy Douglass, best known for his remarkable sailboat designs, including the iconic Flying Scot, manufactured near Deep Creek Lake and the sailboat of choice on the lake. His career, which began in the 1930s, left anContinue reading “The Sandy Douglass Regatta”
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Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who stopped out during the Garrett County Arts Council Artist Studio Tour! It was great to open the studio up again to the public. Whether you came to browse or purchase art, it was great to see you all. We sold work that hadn’t even made it to the website yet,Continue reading “Thank You!”
Sailing Inspiration
Earlier this summer, I posted about sailing on Deep Creek Lake and inspiration for my sailboat painting. If you ever wanted to learn more about this group of ardent sailors, an excellent place to start is Ellen Tran’s weekly article in The Garrett County Republican. Ellen reports the weekly race and sailing activity, providing enoughContinue reading “Sailing Inspiration”
New Featured Art
I’m adding two sailing-themed pieces to my Featured Art gallery with Hiking Out and Heading Up. The gallery is a part of my 2020 Virtual Studio Tour. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, you can view it here.
Sandy Douglass
Recently I posted some art that I’ve done around sailing on Deep Creek Lake. You can’t talk about this subject without discussing Gordon K. “Sandy” Douglass, who created the Flying Scot – the predominant sailboat on the lake. I did this piece a while back. This weekend is the annual Sandy Douglass Regatta on theContinue reading “Sandy Douglass”
Robert Yonke Art 