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"Paint the Peninsula Week" Fresh Paint Auction

Last week I hiked up Blue Hill Mountain on two different days to paint two small 12 x 16 inch impasto oils for the "Paint The Peninsula" silent auction at the Blue Hill Library. Painting no. 1 was painted near the old fire tower with a view of Third Pond and beyond. Painting no. 2 was painted on a bluff near Larry's Trail with a terrific view of Blue Hill Harbor and beyond. I met lots of people, some who watched me paint, some who took their lunch and had a picnic and others whom just shared the "beyond" view of recession into vast space of the landscape to the sea at the horizon line. Both of these silent auction pieces are framed and have a starting bid price of $600.00. Painting no. 1 will be on display on an easel in the Library during the week of July 15th. Painting no. 2 can only be viewed online for the week of July 15th. Place bids at www.fundraiser.support/BHPLptp2024.

More than ninety artists have created over 100 paintings for the week-long auction, which starts Monday, July 15th. This much-anticipated event showcases the work of mostly-local artists, including quite a few newcomers, in an online auction during the week of July 15th to 20th.

There will be a closing reception on Saturday, July 20th from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. The final moments of bidding will take place during the party, which always leads to additional excitement.

During the auction week, paintings will be available for viewing online or in-person at the library. Offering a broad range of painting styles and points of view, Paint the Peninsula Week is a great opportunity to start buying local art or add to an established collection. Sales support both the Blue Hill Library's operating budget and the local arts community. Anyone can place bids on the auction website at www.fundraiser.support/BHPLptp2024.

The library is grateful once again to this year's lead sponsor, the Merle B. Grindle Agency of Blue Hill, and to major sponsors, the Christopher Group, Hewes & Company and an anonymous benefactor.

The Blue Hill Public Library is an independent, non-profit organization serving all members of the Blue Hill Peninsula and depends on the financial support of the local community. For more information, call the library at 374-5515 or visit www.bhpl.net.

A 40 Year Art Retrospective at Thomas Moser Gallery

This year I was honored to show 4 of my works in the 40 year Art Retrospective Show hosted by the Thomas Moser Gallery in Freeport, Maine. This show features artists who have previously exhibited with Thomas Moser over the last 40 years, beginning in 1984 with their showroom in Portland through present day in Freeport. The Open House with artists was on Thursday, June 27th, where Thomas Moser spoke about his desire to show his finely crafted furniture with professional artists, since he considered what he did a sculptural art form. In celebration for this show they invited 50 contemporary Maine artists to exhibit work, including collage, drawing, paintings, photography, prints, and sculpture. The exhibit showcases a variety of mediums and styles from traditional to abstract. My paintings in the show are shown below. For a complete list of participating artists please visit thosmoser.com/40yearretro.

MAINE PARKS SHOW - JUNE 29TH - SEPTEMBER 7TH 2024

I have several of my new Maine State and National Park paintings at the Yarmouth frame and Gallery "MAINE PARKS" A SHOW ABOUT WILDERNESS AND WANDERLUST", that runs from June 29th to September 7th, 2024. The Opening Reception was June 29th, 4 to 6 pm. The featured artist in the group show are:

Painters-Peter Yesis, Michael E. Vermette, John Bowdren,Robert Cohen, Bruce Habowski, Diana Johnson.

Sculptors: John Bowdren, Anne Alexander, and Judy Segal.

The gallery has 13 of my oils and 2 watercolors, including the ones below. The works in the gallery are rotated throughout the weeks of the show, so be sure to ask for a private viewing for these watercolors and other works that may not be on the wall but stored.

Upcoming Shows

I will be having a show of 20 of my watercolors at the Bangor Library, in the Lecture Hall Gallery from August 1st to September 24th, 2024. This will be a good opportunity to see a large body of my paintings with different subject matter. The reception is on Thursday, August 8th from 6-7 pm. I will also host a watercolor demonstration of one of my paintings in the show on Tuesday, September 10th from 5-7 pm.Hope to see you there or at any one of these other gallery shows through your travels this summer.

"Paint It! Wiscasset" Plein Air Exhibit

I am currently showing 6 of my plein air paintings of New Harbor and Monhegan Island at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset from June 13th to July 21. The reception and Awards Ceremony was June 15, 5pm - 7pm. I won a judges award and sold one. This would be a great opportunity to see some great artwork at a reasonable price.