"Foggy Morning, Walking Dog to Sankaty" Nantucket

This is my newest painting hot of the easel of the Historic Sankaty Light house on Nantucket Island. This is a 12x24 oil on canvas. The Morning fog is just lifting as the owner walks his best friend a Yellow Labrador retriever to Sankaty Light. One of my favorite things to do before I head off the my painting location for the day is to take an early morning walk. I can totally relate to this painting, I can feel the cool pockets of fog passing them by as they make the way up the sandy road. Hope you enjoy! if you would like to see more of my work check out my web site at http://www.christopherwheat.com

Nantucket Custom Home Portraits

I just finished this custom painting of a home on Nantucket Island. This Holiday season is coming fast however you can still give that special gift of a custom home or cottage portrait, With a Gift certificate! A thoughtful special gift that will hold memories for years to come. I also specialize in custom Yacht and boat portraits, Landscapes and custom views, As well as Business portraits.

For more information or to reserve a space in my schedule go to www.christopherwheat.com

Nantucket Freedom Christmas Ornaments

New Nantucket Christmas Ornament Set By Artist Christopher Wheat

If you love Nantucket or have a friend or family member that has fond memories of Nantucket than we have just the gift for you to give or collect for yourself this holiday season. Artist Christopher Wheat Has released 4 of his most popular paintings as Christmas ornaments. Here is the link to the other Nantucket Christmas Ornaments and other Nantucket Paintings and Nantucket Prints. If you know someone that might like this please click on the share button the the page to let your networks know about these beautiful ornaments. . Individually or as a set this will be a special gift that will be cherished for years to come. They are availible at a special price for a limited time as a set.

"Perfect for an ornament exchange party"

Fond memories of Nantucket Island are what keep visitors traveling to Nantucket year after year to enjoy the beautiful sandy beaches of Sconset, Madaket, Surfside, Cisco and steps Beach along with the cobblestone streets of Main Street. The far of island the grey lady of the sea, "Nantucket" has other favorite views that artist Christopher Wheat has captured in his paintings for collectors like Brant Point Light and Sankaty Light, both historic Lighthouses on the island. One of Christopher's favorite spots to paint is Sconset a beautiful small town with Rose covered Cottages of Grey cedar shakes with White trim edged with beautiful flowers and Blue Hydrangeas. Sconset welcomes visitors with rental cottages for the summer season on island Located near Sankaty Golf Club. The painting Nantucket freedom is from one of Christopher recent painting trips to Nantucket and is available on this years ornament set. Christopher also Specializes in custom paintings of Nantucket another great gift option this holiday season is a gift certificate for a custom painting. Reserve your space for a special painting for this coming year. For more information for a special Nantucket Gift got to www.christopherwheat.com

Nantucket Memories in a Painting

Its hard to believe that the summer is gone and the seasons are changing so quickly. The memories of summer are so vivid that the sounds of the summer on Nantucket are echoing in my studio as I work on my newest painting of the island,(back in my studio in NY). Besides the feeling I get when I'm on location painting on Nantucket, my studio is the one place that I can truly fined myself and do my best work. NY winters are hard to handle at times. I found that locking myself away in the studio and turning up the space heater to a tropical climate a great way to keep the depressing thoughts of the cold far away from my mind as I work on the summer scenes I love so much of Nantucket.

Today it is windy and cold for early October and for some reason, I can feel winter knocking on the door. It's time to get ready for the winter so, I have been working on getting my sketches together and plan out my winter painting schedule.

I'm working on several historic paintings of Nantucket right now that I have wanted to do for several years. One is of the whaling ship the Charles W. Morgan leaving Nantucket Harbor. A 36x60 oil on canvas. The second is a Historic view of the Nantucket Wharfs from the water and the last a street scene of lower Main Street. Also thinking about a holiday painting of Nantucket Christmas Stroll. If you know of some one looking for investment quality paintings of Nantucket please send them a link to my this blog or my website at www.christopherwheat.com Also want you to know you can also follow me at www.twitter.com/nantucketartist look forward to tweeting with you.

For the past 20 years I have made multiple trips a year to Nantucket. Business painting trips, working with clients doing custom paintings or working on capturing the views of Nantucket that have historic value and importance. I have to say there is nothing more rewarding to me than to capture a clients favorite view in a special painting for them to enjoy year round. For all of us that have spent time on Nantucket often the days between our next trip are still filled with the yearning to get back to see the Grey Lady of the sea, Nantucket island. If you have a special view of Nantucket that you would like in a painting, you have found the right place. For more information mailto:artist@christopherwheat.com

Be on the look out in the next month for my post of this painting it will be available upon completion, if you would like purchase be for completion contact me by email.

Nantucket Painting

Sailing off Great Point Nantucket

Wow, its been a great year for my Nantucket paintings, recently sold the original of this beautiful yawl Sailing off Great point. This painting is a great example of my custom portrait skills of Boat and Yacht portraits, A great gift for the upcoming Holiday season or special anniversary gift. I'm currently reserving spaces now an d will hold spaces on a first come first serve basis.

If you are a member of a Yacht club, I also do Yacht club portraits for fundraisers, with a commission of an original painting, I will then release a series of prints for members to collect. For more information on Custom paintings go to http://www.christopherwheat.com We have an end of summer special waiting for you. and look forward to painting that special painting for you.

Best wishes hope to speak with you soon, ~Christopher

Nantucket Freedom, Number 1 selling print this past week.

Nantucket Freedom (Sconset)



Christopher Wheat has announced that his print Nantucket freedom was the number one selling print this past week as he released many new prints and is offering an introductory price on his signed prints. Nantucket prints

This beautiful painting of the white shell path leading through the warn cedar shake cottages of Sconset draws you in and brings you to that place. The Flags are flying and the summer breeze off the ocean is in the air. There is nothing like Nantucket in the summer time and there is nothing like owning a painting of Nantucket that you can have in your home or office all year round to hold you over until you make your next trip to the island. Discover for your self at www.christopherwheat.com fine art original paintings, Nantucket prints, Custom Portraits of Nantucket.

Nantucket Painting Workshop

Artist Christopher Wheat announces new dates for Nantucket painting workshops, for summer and fall of 2009.

Learn to paint on the beautiful island of Nantucket, with one of Nantucket's top artists. Christopher has been specializing in paintings of Nantucket for over 15 years now, come join the fun and learn to look at things in a simple yet artistic way that will bring you painting to a new level. This is an intermediate to advanced class, for those looking to paint representational landscapes. For more information on theses classes go to Christopher's workshop page http://www.christopherwheat.com/workshops_lessons.htm