The trivia painting will post later today, for now here are two paintings I made over the summer on Hermit Mountain in Erving Massachusetts.

From 1867 - 1899 John Smith, otherwise known as The Hermit of Erving lived in a cave just below where I was painting.

Here's a recent article about him:
https://www.atholdailynews.com/Recalling-the-hermit-of-Erving-Castle-33469026

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