Amy Gagnon's Bio
      in her own words . . . .

"I graduated from the University of Maine in 2007 with a BA in Fine Art and a BS in Landscape Horticulture. I actually got two full degrees instead of a double major.

I first came to Beaver Dam Farm the summer of 2005, then came back twice in 2007. As a horticulturist, I consider myself a "biennial intern."

In the fall of 2006, I studied drawing, ceramics, and kiln glass for a semester at Sunderland University, England.

I have worked in many mediums including; digital art, ceramics, photography, pencil, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic and even Rustoleum paint which Carol provided when she and Arthur commissioned me to do Fjord paintings on the four doors of the new Carriage House at Beaver Dam Farm.

I was born and raised in central Maine but have often traveled and lived elsewhere. Because of my rural upbringing and interest in the environment, I find that frequently, my artwork is nature based. As a child, my very first drawing subject was of my cat. I later became interested in horses and in high school, I began receiving commissions for equine portraits.

To see more of Amy's artwork, please visit her website.
Her contact information is listed here: http://www.portfolio.umaine.edu/~amy_gagnon/homepage.html

CREDIT FOR THE MUSIC
The music was found on the websites of "The Hot Club of San Francisco", "Lollo Meier", "Alfonso Ponticelli And Swing Gitan".

BEAVER DAM FARM'S INTERNS IN THE FILM
* Mel McKernan from England
* Isa Wank from Germany
* Sjouke Terlingen from Holland and Germany
 

Note from Carol

Over the last 25 years that we've hosted international interns at Beaver Dam Farm, we've met many nice and talented young people. A few of them have returned for a second, third, and fourth stay with us. Some have returned after many years to introduce us to their husbands and wives. --- Some we've lost touch with, but others have been marvelous staying in touch with Arthur and I. One young man who was with us in 1991, as a 19 yr. old, returned ten years later with his fiancée. Most of the interns have been smart, well educated, friendly, and personable. Some have been extremely talented in music and art, and have shared that talent with us.

Amy Gagnon is multi-talented, and frankly, we never realized the depth of her talent until she put together this wonderfully fresh and funny film. It's quite amazing that Amy's talent extends to film making along with painting, drawing, and sculpture.

When Amy was with us the first year, we'd just built a beautiful Carriage House that had four big doors. We thought how wonderful it would be if someone could paint Fjord pictures on the doors, and then Amy arrived. -- We commissioned her to do the artwork. I bought several cans of Rustoleum paint in primary colors with the thought that it would be most durable, and Amy set to work doing four scenes representing the four seasons at Beaver Dam Farm. The result was wonderful. When the doors are open, it looks like we've got four huge oil paintings hung for an exhibition. All our guests are astounded, particularly so when we tell them the painting were done by one of our interns.

During Amy's time with us, she spent many hours hanging out in the pastures with our horses taking pictures that she'd later turn into wonderfully personal pencil drawings commissioned by the owners. You can see two of Amy's Fjord portraits here. One is of the exquisite 2 yr. old filly, Zinske, owned by Sheila Tweedie of Far Hills, New Jersey. -- The other drawing is of the beautiful imported German mare, Jazzy, owned by Janie Sommer of St. Louis, MO.

Amy is an accomplished artist as you can see on her website, but she is still a young emerging artist. -- This is a grand opportunity for those of you who appreciate art and would like to have a quality drawing of your horse. Contact Amy. Her prices are (I think) ridiculously low, so this is a grand opportunity to own a beautiful drawing of your horse before Amy becomes really well-known.