Jun 29 Wednesday
“At Home Abroad — the Watercolors of David D. Pearce” is a two-month exhibit of 30 paintings by retired Ambassador David D. Pearce in the Bretton Gallery and Howard Room of Blue Hill Public Library. On display are original works done both in Maine and at Pearce’s Foreign Service postings, including Athens, Jerusalem, Kabul and Algiers.
Video tour at: https://www.daviddpearce.com/video/
Starting in 1895 and continuing sporadically until his death in 1910, Winslow Homer painted a series of startling seascapes. Interpreting Homer finding solace on the Maine shore, artist Zach Horn will make four different installation-based works that will show the same rhythmic beauty, breadth, and sublimity of the sea as observed at Pemaquid Point. The project will include stop motion animation, painting and projections.
Generously supported by Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust and Bath Savings.
June 2 through July 28, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. "Wm. Francis Brown: Carver of Bellamy Eagles and Nautical Folk Art." During the months of June and July, the Camden Public Library will host an exhibit of gilded and painted carvings in the Picker Room Gallery by acclaimed carver William Francis Brown.The exhibit will display a sampling of Brown’s award-winning folk art, with a focus on his carvings in the iconic style of 19th century carver, John Haley Bellamy of Kittery, Maine. The show will also feature some of Brown’s popular Maine and New England-based nautical and folk carvings. Visit librarycamden.org for details.
Thanks to generous support from the Mrs. James Sage Coburn Fund and Kennebunk Savings Bank, visits to the Museum are free every Tuesday from June through December! FMI call 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org.
Richard Boyd Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the sixth solo exhibition of original watercolor paintings by nationally renowned Maine watercolorist Randy Eckard on June 1st at 10:00 a.m.
Raised in North Carolina, Randy Eckard studied at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida and the Haywood School of Craft in Clyde, North Carolina. A trained commercial and fine artist living in Blue Hill, Maine Randy’s career as a fine artist working exclusively with watercolors spans more than three decades.
Randy is known for his use of light and shadow, with the subject of most of his paintings being light and how it defines and shapes the scene before him. His realistic traditional style watercolor paintings depict the timeless beauty and charm of Maine’s architecture and landscapes.
For two years in a row Randy was selected as one of Maine’s most noteworthy artists for the artmaine Annual Guide. He has won over 190 awards for his paintings in watercolor throughout New England and the Southeast most recently winning the Red Ribbon Award in Watercolor, Graphics, and Drawings at the Vero Beach, Florida 2021 Under the Oaks Arts Festival. His work is widely collected and included in numerous private and corporate collections.
The exhibit is on view free of charge from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily from June 1st through June 29th, 2022.
For more information about the exhibit contact the gallery by phone (207)-712-1097, email mailto:info@richardboydartgallery.com or visit the gallery’s website www.richardboydartgallery.com .
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Top Image ‘The Ell’ by Randy Eckard an original watercolor on paper 21” x 15”
An exhibition featuring sculptures, drawings, photographs, and writings by Castine’s Clark Fitz-Gerald (1917-2004) .
Please join us for an Opening Reception Friday, May 27th, 4:30-6:30pm
Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4
Come for the clothes, stay for the history! Experience Maine history up close and personal through fashion in a stunning, two-part exhibition *NORTHERN THREADS: Two Centuries of Dress at Maine Historical Society.* Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This exhibition is central to Maine Historical Society’s 200th anniversary.
Part 1 (through July 2022) includes garments, military uniforms, and accessories from 1780 through 1889. Companion exhibitions include *Cosmopolitan Stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage*, and *Representing every particular: John Martin's 19th century fashion illustrations.*
Part 2 (August–December 2022) includes selections from 1890 through 1980.
Gold Leaf Senior College at UMF is presenting an art exhibit. More than two dozen of our artistic members both amateur and professional artists have submitted works in oils, acrylics, water colors, photography, fiber , glass, and wood. The exhibit will be open on a daily basis starting with the June 17th opening reception from 5PM to 7PM and running until July 29.
This June the MDI photo club will exhibit photographs from club members in the Mellon Room at the Northeast Harbor Library. The exhibit will be on display from June 2nd through the end of the month and celebrates the club's tenth year! This year's exhibit features photographs from both current and past members.