"First I saw the mountains in the painting; then I saw the painting in the mountains."
Chinese Proverb
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 Visual Arts
There are many artists living, working and exhibiting on Mackinac Island and their work can be seen in the galleries and many gift shops on the island.
The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature, such as painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking. Those that involve three-dimensional objects, such as sculpture and architecture, are called plastic arts. Many artistic disciplines (performing arts, language arts, and culinary arts) involve aspects of the visual arts as well as other types, so these definitions are not strict.
 Painting Workshops
There are many painting workshops on Mackinac Island during the summer season. The Murray Hotel and Inn on Mackinac offer the most workshops, click here for more information.
Island Art Galleries
Galleries include Paintings by Wolfgang,Maeve's Arts & Antiques, Mackinac Art Gallery, Victorian Summer Gallery and Oil Paintings by Marlee at Grand Hotel. It is best to keep your eyes and ears open for exhibitions throughout the season.
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It was a mass of purple shadow; and just at one extremity the sun plunged into the lake, leaving its reflection on the water, like the skirts of a robe of fire, floating. This too vanished, and we returned in the soft calm twilight, singing as we went.” Mrs. Jameson, Winter Studies and Summer Rambles, 1837
