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Summer places : Eastern Long Island and New England by Angus Wilkie, Simon Parkes is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Simon Parkes paints summer in the the sandy beaches, old frame houses, drifting boats, and rocky shores that represent the joys of summertime from Eastern Long Island up along the coast to New England. His paintings are sentimental and nostalgic-- he records houses and landscapes that might have been painted in the 19th century, or even earlier. In the pages of this evocative volume, the hot, dusty, gorgeous days of summer come alive. Memorial Day marks the first day of summer-the time to reopen shuttered houses and sweep last year's sand from the porch. In the thirteen weeks before Labor Day, it's time to visit breezy shores and mountain lakes and enjoy a classic American summer in the countryside. Extended relations convene, families balloon under the shingled roof, seaside cottage, or the cozy intimacy of an Adirondack lodge. These places have a comforting sameness to them; they change little from year to year. Summer is also the time when Simon Parkes shoulders a traveling box of oil paints and a handful of brushes and heads out on bicycle or foot to capture the evanescent summer landscapes of Eastern Long Island and New England. In just a few hours, for Parkes works quickly to

Who reads Summer places : Eastern Long Island and New England?

Author

Angus Wilkie, Simon Parkes

Publisher

Magowan Pub. ; Vendome Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780865651616

Category

history

Subjects

Art, History, Arts

Rating

4.5 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14