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RANGELEY — The beauty of Western Maine, the beckoning of its legendary trout and salmon waters and the intrigue surrounding “a great museum tucked in the woods” have all come together to lure artists to Rangeley.
Painter Adriano Manocchia and fly-tying master Ted Patlen will share their talents and artwork at the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum in Oquossoc from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10. Their work will be on sale, with proceeds benefiting the museum.
Manocchia’s angling and wildlife studies are widely regarded as some of the finest contemporary works of art of their kind. His work has been widely published in North America and Europe.
Patlen has won seven fly-tying world championships. He has demonstrated at fly-fishing conventions from the slopes of the Canadian Rockies to a 12th century Italian villa. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest living fly-tying artists in the world.
In 1984 Manocchia left his successful photo/film agency to undertake the new challenge of being a full-time artist. The National Zoo in Washington and the New York Zoological Society endorsed his limited-edition prints, “Giant Panda” and “Snow Leopard.” A bald eagle painting was chosen to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Constitution by the U.S. Bicentennial Committee, with the image reproduced on a poster and collector plate.
The Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum has opened three new exhibits thus far in 2018. It is at the corner of routes 4 and 17 in Oquossoc Village. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For more information, call 207-864-3091.
PHOTO: Fly-tying master Ted Patlen. (Submitted photo)
