Fall Favorites 2023 Week 1

Autumn is upon us, and we at Maine Art Hill in Kennebunk, Maine, know visitors are changing their shopping habits as the weather gets cooler, and we all start to snuggle in. We thought, “What better way to connect with you than having our well-loved artists share their own favorites things.” More specifically, their favorite piece of their own art from their Maine Art Hill collection. Click here to learn more from Maine Art Hill Fall Favorite artists from Week One. Ellen Granter, Kathy Ostrander Roberts, and Mark Davis

Fall Favorites 2023

Autumn is upon us, and we at Maine Art Hill are aware our visitors are changing their shopping habits as the weather gets cooler and folks start to snuggle in. We thought, “What better way to connect with you than having our well-loved artists share their favorite things.” More specifically, their favorite new piece(s) of… Read more »

How It Happens – Artist Insights from Janis Sanders

“The painting experience is a process in its truest and simplest sense. In this case, give, assess, and give again,” says artist Janis Sanders. ” In some instances, nearly simultaneously, an action of small gestures, each one often unintentionally, perhaps subconsciously or instinctually, setting the stage for the next gesture, stage, step, or action.”

Composition, Mood, Idea, Palette, and Perspective – Artist Insights from Michele Poirier Mozzone

“I am grateful that this subject matter, which I have been exploring for the past twelve years, also resonates with many people,” Mozzone shares.  “It has been immensely gratifying to get feedback from someone who sees themself as a child and relives happy summer memories through my work.”

The Emotion Behind the Work – Artist Insights from Janis Sanders

“Whether stated with traditional painting materials and methods in traditional applications, stretched to the edges in abstraction, abstract expressionism or even minimalism, the representation of the artist’s experience is, of course, rendered through the filter of that artist’s being, experiential and instinctual, combined, mixed and balanced,” explains Sanders.

Michele Poirier Mozzone – Artist Insights on Medium

“I often begin with a bright underpainting – usually in acrylic – and build up layers of oil paint while letting the underpainting enhance and peak through,” says Mozzone. “Those early years of working in watercolor taught me to think and plan a few steps ahead, especially regarding color. Cobalt Teal from Gamblin is probably my most-used pigment.”

Michele Poirier Mozzone – Artist Introduction

“Painting and drawing were always something I did – from the time I could hold a crayon. Although I majored in Fine Art in college and have painted for most of my life, I began to focus intensely on my art practice in 2010 after my dad’s sudden passing,” shares Mozzone. “It was a time of creative rebirth and experimentation for me as it became painfully clear that life is uncertain, and if this was what I was meant to do, it was now or never.”