​Amber Bessette

Artist, Farmer

I create acrylic paintings on my small farm, Blue Hollow Homestead, based in Guilford, Vermont. I have grown up in Vermont, surrounded by the rich art and farming communities my whole life. Tending to my livestock and brushing a fresh glob a paint across a canvas both brought so much joy to my life that it seemed only natural to combine two of my loves. My third love, my son, loves to help me paint and is quite the budding artist himself. I love that through painting I can create new life and spread happiness to those who glimpse into the personality of the animal on the canvas. 

After sourcing farm pictures from my backyard chicken and homesteading community, I set a goal of one painting a day for myself. For 11 days I sat down and completed one painting a day, creating the beginning of my ever evolving farm animal series this way.