The Most Painted Building in America is in This MA Town

One of the things that I really love about New England is all the spots where you can find artists painting "en plein air," which means as you may have guessed, "outdoors."

Rockport, Massachusetts

Rockport, Massachusetts is the home of the most painted building in the entire U.S. The building is called, "Motif #1." The red fishing shack sits at the end of a pier and reflects the blue Atlantic waters.

The building also has fishing buoys attached to add more life and color to the building.

The Town of Rockport owns the building, but one Rockport resident, Bill Lee, has the longest running lease on the place and takes care of it, according to cbsnews.com.

The Blizzard of '78 Destroyed this Iconic MA Building

Motif #1 was built in 1884, but the building was destroyed by the blizzard of 1978. The Town re-built it that same year.

There is a saxophone inside of Motif #1 that Bobby Hebb once played.

A little more than 3 hours from Rockport, Massachusetts, is Camden, Maine - another town in New England full of artists who get inspiration from the beautiful blue water of the Atlantic.

Want to Become a Painter?

Both communities of Rockport, Massachusetts and Camden, Maine are full of works of art that you will want to create, but don't think that you couldn't do the same.

As a painter myself, I know the feeling of creating something that you love. When I say "you," I mean ME. Artists don't paint for you, they paint for themselves, with one exception.

If you want to make a living painting as an artist, there are some things that you have to create that you know will sell to the public. For instance, if you know that paintings of Motif #1 will sell at the local craft fair, then you will paint that scene over and over in order to keep the money coming in.

Breathe in the salt air, see the beautiful sights and paint. That's heaven, baby.