Artist Peter Brooke, of North Pomfret, Vt., builds a panel for his artwork on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 at his studio. Brooke said he spends months doing prep work, "a lot of fussy work, but I like it, it makes me think" he laughed. His landscape paintings are done both on wooden panels and on paper. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. VALLEY NEWS — Jennifer Hauck