Evoking the Essence of Maine

“Ebb Tide” by Kay Sawyer Hannah. (Photograph courtesy Pemaquid Artwork Gallery)

A go to to the Pemaquid Gallery of Artists permits great comparisons of how the member artists categorical their love of Maine, whether or not by way of landscapes, nonetheless life, figures, or the animal life round them.

Two artists who paint in numerous mediums, Kay Sawyer Hannah and Cindy Spencer, are deeply dedicated to their quest to disclose and interpret the drama, the peace, the subtleties, the stillness, the intricate coloration harmonies and wealthy lighting of their chosen panorama views.

Hannah’s world is peaceable, nonetheless, luminous with mild and coloration, and she or he makes use of the wealthy tones of the pastel medium to create delicate nuances of sunshine enveloping her quiet scenes.

Spencer’s use of watercolor is dynamic, playful and free, with energetic wet-into-wet work and an enjoyment of the sudden interactions that may outcome from skillful use of overlapping edges, drips and washes, encouraging the viewer’s creativeness.

Each artists had little formal coaching. Hannah grew up regionally and returned to the world along with her husband after 30 years working in Vermont, primarily as a speech-language therapist within the public faculties. Beginning after faculty, she started taking night time courses and artwork workshops, and was influenced by many native artists, portray in acrylic, watercolor and pastel, finally turning primarily to mushy pastel.

“Tranquil Mist” by Cindy Spencer. (Photograph courtesy Pemaquid Artwork Gallery)

She is endlessly impressed by her native surroundings, its harbors, coves, rocky islands and lobstering scenes and the results the altering seasons have on the sunshine and ambiance of those scenes. She has been a member of the Pemaquid Gallery since 2002 and has proven her work in lots of venues all through the world for over 20 years.

Spencer joined the gallery in 2017. Previous to shifting to Wiscasset and coastal Maine she had lived within the Mt. Washington Valley space. She is a lifelong painter, initially in oils however has been portray in watercolor for 30 years after being impressed by artist Nan White from North Conway, N.H.

As with Hannah, coloration and light-weight encourage Spencer however the spontaneity of her watercolor fashion, her loosely rendered pictures and aptitude create a dancing power in her scenes very completely different from the contained peace and quiet stillness of Hannah’s. Spencer has proven her artwork in solo and group exhibitions all through the Mt. Washington Valley and in Bridgeton. Her work will also be seen on her web site at cindyspencerart.com.

Positioned in Lighthouse Park, Bristol, the Pemaquid Artwork Gallery is open every day for the season. For extra info, name 677-2752, or go to on-line at pemaquidartgallery.com.