Author: Elizabeth Gleason
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Gathering the Last Light
There is a quiet dignity in this scene—one that feels almost timeless. Gathering the Last Light captures the rhythm of rural life at harvest’s edge, when the work is steady, communal, and guided as much by instinct as by daylight. In this painting, Merrill Coffin turns his attention to the…
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Merrill Coffin’s Winter Sentinels: Nature’s Quiet Story
In Winter Sentinels, Merrill Coffin captures a quiet moment of vigilance and survival in a snow-covered woodland. Two game birds stand side by side in the foreground, their bodies angled slightly forward, alert yet calm. Their warm brown plumage contrasts beautifully with the cool whites and grays of the winter…
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Across the Sugar Stream
This winter woodland scene by Merrill Coffin captures a quiet, meaningful moment rooted in tradition, family, and the rhythms of rural life. Set beneath a canopy of bare trees dusted with snow, the painting depicts a man dressed in a hunter’s orange coat collecting sap, accompanied by a child who…
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Harbor At Rest
Merrill Coffin’s Harbor at Rest is a striking seascape that captures the timeless rhythms of New England’s working waterfronts. At the center of the composition, a bright red lobster boat rests alongside the pier, its deck lined with weathered wooden lobster crates. Two fishermen, clad in yellow jackets and white caps, stand…
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Cardinals at Rest
In Cardinals at Rest, Merrill Coffin captures a serene winter moment where color, light, and life coexist in quiet balance. Two brilliant male cardinals and a female cardinal perch gracefully among the branches of a birch tree, their scarlet and tawny feathers glowing against the pale bark. A fourth male…
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Winter Companions
Created in his later years, Merrill Coffin’s Winter Companions reveals the artist’s enduring gift for capturing both the beauty and quiet resilience of the natural world. In this painting, two pheasants stand together in the left foreground, their bodies angled toward the right as though poised to step forward. A…
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Night Flight
Merrill Coffin’s Night Flight captures the quiet splendor of an autumn sunset over a familiar rural landscape. A white farmhouse anchors the left side of the canvas, taking up nearly half the width. Its two chimneys release faint wisps of smoke, a gentle sign of life and warmth inside. Bare…
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Harvest in Gold
Merrill Coffin’s art often captures the quiet poetry of everyday life, and Harvest in Gold is no exception. In this painting, he turns his gaze to a golden autumn field where the changing season comes alive in color and story. To the left, dried corn husks lean in the field,…
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Encampment on the Hill
Merrill Coffin’s Encampment on the Hill captures a rare and intimate view of the Civil War—one not of battle itself, but of the human moments that unfolded between conflict. Set on a rise overlooking the hills, the scene depicts nine Union soldiers gathered in quiet preparation and recovery, each figure…
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Harvest Shelf
Merrill Coffin’s Harvest Shelf is a quiet meditation on the textures of rural life, a still life that speaks volumes about memory, work, and the poetry found in ordinary objects. The composition is anchored by a rustic planked wooden wall, its weathered surface telling its own story of age and…