Welcome to our Lighthouse Gallery

artist, Donna Peters

Take your time and consider this your private showing of one of the nations' finest painters of American Lighthouses.

Combine different sizes and styles for a truly exciting collection of lights... full of fine detail, atmosphere and history.
Painting on location is a real thrill for this artist. She loves to share her stories from these days which usually yield a painting as well as a "local color" story. From fishermen, she has learned much about local fishing traditions as well as their dedication to the sea and a way of life that seldom yields great wealth.

"My hope is that my painting can take you from your inland home to the location. The smells ansd sounds of working on location are the magic in my painting"
D. Peters
"My favorite thing on a lighthouse research trip is to eat downtown nearest the light and shop for lighthouse books before plotting the tour.
Every state and every light is different. You could spend an entire summer in Michigan... they have 113 lights and most are open to the public.
Be sure to pack your jacket and some snacks. Some trips call for taking a ferry ride and you may be gone all day. Be brave and take the adventure... you speak the language !!" d. peters

below: Lewis pulls Recycle up on shore on Little St. George Island, Fl
The little light was felled in 2005 as part of all the storm damage.
Our best research tool is our little forty year old aluminum boat called "Recycle". This little 15 foot v-hull made in Minnesota by Aluma Craft is perfect for the two of us to get around most lights for a real up-close and personal look.

Lewis found "Recycle" on the way to an aluminum salvage yard a few years ago and knew it would be perfect for our research trips. He paid $150. to save it from being shredded and it has become a tool of our trade." d.peters

shown at right: Sapelo Is and Cockspur Is., Georgia
"To capture some good sketches of detail for the little "Cockspur Island" harbor light, we took our canoe on a trip to Tybee Island. It rained over five inches that weekend and we were too afraid to take the canoe off the car for fear it would quickly fill with rain and sink.
The beach hotel filled with water as we waited with other guests for a tropical depression to move away. A local fisherman with the boat:
"Las Ninas"
stayed in constant touch with us through the night. They offered to help us get up near the light in their boats, but the storm never broke and for a day we were stranded on Tybee Island because the road to Savannah was flooded. This worked out well and gave us time to make friends at the local island library and gain access to all their data and clippings about the little brick lighthouse.
Taking a break from our vigil, we wandered over to the Tybee light. The sign on the keeper's house which is now a visitor's center said:
'closed, due to inclement weather'

The irony of this made us chuckle and to this day we look back and marvel at the beautiful sky I painted in the actual painting... a good way to see our world after a bad storm" d.peters
Nothing replaces the opportunity to work on location. Here, I am working at the St Marks Lighthouse...with special permission of the Park Ranger. Not all areas are open to the public and only during certain seasons are these areas dry enough to support me and my equipment.

The St Marks Lighthouse is located south of Tallahassee, Fl in a town called Newport. If you take the scenic tour along Hwy 98, you will find many such places.

The release that came from this location is called
"Light Reflections"
"Light Reflections"

from our: LandMarks Series
$35.
image size: 7.5 x 10.5"

A signed and numbered fine art limited edition
a perfect addition to your LandMarks Series collection by Donna Peters
Frames great in an 11 x 14" frame with the right mats.
Want to paint your own lighthouse while enjoying the gulf air in Florida?

Join one of our 2 annual classes taught in Florida (near Apalachicola).

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e-mail: donnapeters@mindspring.com

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