Maine artist Ryan Kohler shares his thoughts on A Joy, a new piece for the 9th Annual Choice Art Show on Maine Art Hill in Kennebunk, Maine.
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By Heart – Artist Insights in Video from Ryan Kohler
Maine artist Ryan Kohler shares his thoughts on By Heart, a new piece for the 9th Annual Choice Art Show on Maine Art Hill in Kennebunk, Maine.
Dina Gardner – Her Inspiration in Video
As the 9th Annual Choice Show gets underway, we are excited to share more video footage from Dina Gardner. She shares her inspiration for working every day and for the 9th Annual Choice Art Show in Kennebunk, Maine.
The 9th Annual Choice Art Show at Shows on Maine Art Hill in Kennebunk
This is the ninth year for the Choice Art Show, and, as always, the art that fills this show stays true to the charm and appeal of the area. However, as you all know, times are changing, and we are doing our best to change with them.
LETS VOTE! 9th Annual Choice Show Voting
The People’s Choice is all up to you. By casting your vote for your favorite piece from each artist, you decide the seven paintings that will display the title of PEOPLE’S CHOICE. Each and every artist represented in the show is one of the very best up and coming artists in the area. You can trust that no matter which piece you choose, many others will be in complete agreement.
Artist Ryan Kohler – A Peek Inside the Process in Video
“My name is Ryan Kohler and we are here in my studio in Skowhegan, Maine. This video will show you my process start to finish. Enjoy.”
Artist Julia M. Doughty
Mindful scavenging insists that I step outside of myself to immerse in and study nature. Its beauty and the patterns found in every living or dormant thing, never cease to spark within me, a deep and soulful appreciation.
Array – Ellen Welch Granter, Artist Choice
“I highlight parts, such as buoys or abstracted boat shapes, that for me offer the reason for painting in the first place, the colors, patterns, and atmospheres,” shares Granter, “especially Maine colors, Maine patterns, and Maine atmospheres. Whether in high summer season or in the quieter offseason, they keep bringing me back.”
Season of Solitude – Claire Bigbee, Artist Choice
rovincetown is a special place that, for centuries, has captured the attention of many famous artists, poets, and writers. “For me, the quiet solitude in Provincetown offseason is a perfect getaway to catch-up and do hopefully do some painting,” says Bigbee. “The incredible light and colorful surroundings are captured perfectly in this Season of Solitude, as well as others sparked from this same visit.”
Breakers and Waves – Kathy Ostrander Roberts, Artist Choice
The depth of the pieces Roberts creates, sometimes fifteen or more layers of wax, allows her to occasionally embed bits of ancient ephemera like ship-captains letters or bits of mica, birch bark or other treasures one might find along the coast.