"The World is Swirly"

Day 4 in Acadia was a success. We started at the sea wall to get content for our reels, and I’m feeling great about how mine are coming together. I had everything I needed for my “Day in the Life” and “Who Calls Acadia Home” reels, but I still needed some footage from the Art in the Park show. I was especially excited to revisit Peggy Lumpkin's tent to buy a print of the painting I wrote about in yesterday's travelogue.

Audrey, Juju, and I stuck together in Bar Harbor, and before visiting the art in the park, we decided to finally buy all of the clothes we had been eyeing all week. We may have gone a little overboard, as we ended up filling our backpacks to the brim and carrying huge bags in our hands. Audrey and Juju explored the art fest a little before tapping out and finding a bench to relieve their backs, while I stayed and filmed content. I got some great video, and my reel is done, and I think it looks really good. I got to talk to Peggy about her art, and she told me that she paints in layers and doesn't mix colors on a palette. This is what I think adds so much depth to her work. My favorite quote that she said was when I said I loved how swirly her art is, and she said, “The world is swirly.” I just love that so much. I bought 2 prints from her, and it was the favorite things that I got on this whole trip.