Monhegan Light is an inspiration as a symbol, as well as a physical structure from many views and perspectives. As visitors, we often come by day to view the lighthouse and the stunning coast surrounding it. Rarely does the iconic place have guests in the evening. Except maybe for one of our artists, Janis Sanders. Head Light and Shadows is the result of one of these visits.
Category: Janis Sanders
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.”
Late Light – Janis H. Sanders
The show, Maine. As they see it., was created with pieces like this in mind, with artist like this in mind. “Late Light is a place and a moment and a fragment in an overly hectic world,” Janis explains. “Here there is still is a slice of present, of being here, in the here.”
Evening Light – Janis H. Sanders
Set at the top of the island, the Monhegan Lifesaving Station overlooks Mohegan Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Now dormant, Janis found inspiration, not only by what is, but by what was.