“This year, I have spent more time plein air painting. There have been days I have produced multiple paintings and days where I have returned to my studio only to wipe the canvas down,” shares artist Margaret Gerding, “However, every day outside is considered a success.”
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David Witbeck – Three Views of Maine
“There is a misty painting with some buoys in the foreground in this piece. Bouys are one of the staples of Maine clichés. It’s impossible to avoid clichés, but I think if I’m going to succumb to them, I should try to improve on them. The first buoy-in-the-foreground-boat-in-the-background painting I did was 72 x 48 and was the client’s idea. I thought she was nuts at first, but she was insistent. I was surprised how well it came out.”
Thirty Years in the Making – Summer Show Opener 2022
Beginning June 4 at 10 am, Three Views of Maine opens at The Show Gallery at 10 Chase Hill Road in Kennebunk, Maine. This show will run for four weeks, ending on Thursday, June 30. The gallery is open every day from 10-5. FMI call 207-967-0049 or visit www.maine-art.com/shows. Artist reception Saturday, June 4, 5 PM -7 PM.
Isn’t It Grand – A New Show Gallery on Maine Art Hill
What better way to fill a “Grand” gallery than with solo artists like Craig Mooney, Ellen Welch Granter, Ryan Kohler, and Janis H. Sanders. Four solo shows in one fabulously redesigned gallery at 1 Chase Hill Road in Kennebunk.
Margaret Gerding on her Beach Walk Series
“We all love these quiet walks and hold them in our memories. But, it has taken me a while to start the Beach Walk series, never mind paining t the multitude of subtle colors that quietly happen as the water approaches the sand.”
Margaret Gerding Solo Spring Show at The Gallery on Maine Art Hill
“I am immersed daily in the area of my greatest inspiration. It is a place where nature provides a lifetime of exploration and study. I had the good fortune of vacationing here every summer as a child. I grew up wandering in the marshes, exploring the greenness and the vast skies. It was a puzzle to traverse the waterways, an escape,” says Gerding. “Now, it’s home.”
Janis Sanders 2022 Solo Show – Save the Date
Janis Sanders is rounding out the end of the summer season on Maine Art Hill. Some will come searching for his classic blue and yellow palette, and others will be searching for the surprises Sanders always delivers.
Jeffrey Fitzgerald & Mark Davis 2022 Show – Save the Date
Be sure to add this new show to your summer calendar and wander up to Maine Art Hill in Kennebunk, Maine. As expected, we always have new works from Davis and Fitzgerald year-round. So if you are out and about, please stop by and visit or check them out on our website.
Spring Arrivals 2022 – Alex Dunwoodie
“I’m painting what I love; what grabs my attention and makes me pause. Mornings and evenings are particularly inspirational because colors can be intensified, and light can make the ordinary interesting. Boats, whether for work or play, merge with the seascape. And coastal trees stand out like resolute figures, and I appreciate their determination. “
Favorite Things – Our Staff Shares
As for the piece…art is about a connection, an immediate, this is it. I had that immediate wow factor.