For the month of February, the Kennebunks are turning red, every shade of red. Driven by the Kennebunk Resort Collection, we are embracing the month of February, and all it stands for. The towns will transform their normal winter wonderland into a sea of scarlet lights and ribbons. Visitors will find amazing deals on hotels stays, restaurants, and of course, shopping. If you are in doubt for what to do to celebrate this very special time of year, look no further, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport are ready and waiting for you.
Author: Maine Art
Trees
We are full trees that represent all aspect of our lives. The family tree, the tree of life, even the famous children’s book by Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree. Strong branches and deep roots are personified in poetry and song all over the world. Metaphors are found scattered in literature both new and classic.
For the Love of the Beach
We are lucky enough to live in one of the most beautiful places in Maine. The Kennebunks have been sited in numerous journals and websites for many “top tens” of Maine, New England, and even the Untied States. We are known for our quaint, coastal village feel, and we are just that, a coastal village. With that comes one of our favorite characteristics of the coast, the place that doesn’t close for the winter, the place that everyone is welcome, the place that reminds of daily of how truly amazing and beautiful our home is. The beach.
Jill Valliere; A Day in My Life
Even without the dogs, most days in the studio I am surrounded by mayhem. Paint cans open and dripping, mixing containers piled all over, and me, covered in every color mixed that day. To the outsider it may look like chaos, but it is truly how I am most comfortable, most productive. I can’t be troubled to take the time to put things away, organize paint colors, or wash every brush after each use, no, I am here to paint.
Reverence of Ordinary Things – Alex Dunwoodie
“Beauty is to be found in the small things, the cast-offs, the “ordinary”, and we pick these things up — the bone-colored shells on the beach that stand out against the rocks,” says Dunwoodie. “We put them in our pockets, find a place for them on our shelves and in our lives. They take on a new significance in our domestic spaces, and a life of their own. Some even become talismans, more than decorations, but objects we pick up now and again to appreciate a special quality about them.”
Photographs and Memories – David Witbeck and Fishwife
David thought it would be fun to somehow use the photo in his art and started a painting. “It became too much of a copy of the photograph, so I abandoned it. It still sits unfinished, face against my studio wall.” Luckily for us the photograph continued to poke at his imagination. “I kept looking at the photo. I knew there was something that eventually would come from it.” One morning, months later, he walked into his studio, picked up a piece of charcoal and in an hour or so had a drawing that resulted in one of his most recent woodblock prints, “Fishwife”.
Just a Little Something for the Holidays
Our Small Works show opens Saturday, November 28th. We will have the entire first floor of the gallery dedicated to works that are 20” by 20” or smaller. Each make the perfect holiday gift or wonderful addition to your home as you celebrate this season. We have over twenty artists participating in this show, many of which created new works for this show specifically*.
Barn Talk with Janis H. Sanders
“Barns and old houses are wonderful and wondrous places, places where people have worked and played and lived and created. They have their own simple functional beauty, They are artifacts left in their own footsteps, footprints walked away from,” says Janis Sanders during a recent discussion about one of his favorite inspirations. “The echoes are still in the air if you listen just right.”
Social Media Buzz and Lyman Whitaker Sculptures
Since you really don’t need another reason to check out Maine Art Paintings and Sculpture social media sites, we have decided to give you two, our 2015 Wind Sculpture Photo Contest and The Ultimate Kennebunkport Wedding Gift Giveaway. Both contests give the option to win a Lyman Whitaker Wind Sculpture, and little bit more.
The Birches – Liz Hoag
These are paintings, images discovered in acrylic. These trees are captured in such exquisite detail it takes a moment to be sure. The black and white blur of bark, the multitude of greens playing in the leaves, and the lightest of blue in a perfect sky.