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Old Lyme and Lyme, Connecticut | Photographs

Inspired by the Impressionist painters of the past, these photographs of Old Lyme and Lyme, Connecticut offer a beautiful escape.

By Yankee Magazine|Aug 13 2015| Print icon

A frequent contributor to Yankee Magazine, photographer Sara Gray was inspired by her summer 2015 assignment to revisit the Connecticut landscapes made so famous by Impressionist painters. Sara says the experience of traveling and photographing in their footsteps left her feeling connected to the painters, their artwork, and the landscape in new and exciting ways. Please enjoy this selection of some of Sara’s favorite shots.

See the full feature, “Old Lyme, Connecticut | A Place Just Waiting to Be Painted,” in our July/August 2015 issue.

Farmland near Tiffany Farm bathed in early morning light.
Farmland near Tiffany Farm bathed in early morning light.
Credit: Sara Gray
Lieutenant River from the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum.
Lieutenant River from the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum.
Credit: Sara Gray
Florence Griswold Museum, the front exterior of the original home.
Florence Griswold Museum, the front exterior of the original home.
Credit: Sara Gray
The famous porch at Florence Griswold Museum in late afternoon light. Alos the setting for the photograph of the Hot Air Club and a painting by William Chadwick.
The famous porch at Florence Griswold Museum in late afternoon light. Alos the setting for the photograph of the Hot Air Club and a painting by William Chadwick.
Credit: Sara Gray
William Chadwick Studio at the Florence Griswold Museum.
William Chadwick Studio at the Florence Griswold Museum.
Credit: Sara Gray
Painter Shannon Chapman on the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Painter Shannon Chapman on the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Credit: Sara Gray
Still life with paint tubes at WIlliam Chatwick's studio.
Still life with paint tubes at WIlliam Chatwick’s studio.
Credit: Sara Gray
A pair of cows at rest during sunrise at Tiffany Farm.
A pair of cows at rest during sunrise at Tiffany Farm.
Credit: Sara Gray
Tiffany Farm buildings and fields at sunrise.
Tiffany Farm buildings and fields at sunrise.
Credit: Sara Gray
Foggy landscape near Ashlawn Farm.
Foggy landscape near Ashlawn Farm.
Credit: Sara Gray
Lieutenant River boater. The scene reminded the photographer of river paintings she had seen at the museum.
Lieutenant River boater. The scene reminded the photographer of river paintings she had seen at the museum.
Credit: Sara Gray
Sailboat at sunrise on the Connecticut River. Another scene reminiscent of the subjects painted by many impressionist paintings at the museum.
Sailboat at sunrise on the Connecticut River. Another scene reminiscent of the subjects painted by many impressionist paintings at the museum.
Credit: Sara Gray

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  3. Thanks.

    The Lyme Land Conservation Trust posted link to Yankee Mag photo essay on it Facebook page & its drawing a lot of interest. You should get some decent traffic from it.

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