Archive for Artists
Maureen O’Keefe
The beads I collect have stories to tell. Someone somewhere made them; they’ve been worn; they’ve been traded. Some of them are hundreds of years old; others have been recently hand made in the valley of Pisac, Peru or in fire kilns in Ghana. They have all traveled across continents. Fancy Venetian beads I found in [...]
Read moreJohn Neville
John Neville’s nostalgic works of art of bygone days chronicle the folklore and daily lives of the local fishermen and their women from his childhood village. This popular Canadian artist, who splits his time between Nova Scotia and Maine, is a painter, printmaker and story teller who has engaged collectors throughout his long career with [...]
Read moreJenilyn Johnson
Jenilyn Johnson Jenilyn Johnson, a Rockland native, grew up working with clay. With a potter/sculptor for a father, she started her life’s work as a functional potter. She branched out quickly from thrown pots to other sculptural forms while completing an undergraduate degree in studio art and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Ceramics [...]
Read moreMark Haltof
I began painting in Maine in the mid 70′s. With a group of artist friends, I came for summers of painting the Maine landscape. The trips would focus on Maine’s rocky coast and its many islands. I relocated to Maine in 1984 with my wife Susan and our two daughters Jeannette and Julia. I [...]
Read moreMichael Banzhaf
Hold a piece of Michael Banzhaf jewelry in your hand and you meet the man. He lives his art. Banzhaf’s pieces are exquisitely handcrafted to reflect his feelings about the world and in his newest work, reinvent the natural environment. His designs most familiar to collectors demonstrate classic and symmetrical motifs undoubtedly rooted in his [...]
Read moreJohn Charles Angelopoulos
When the visionary mind of John Charles Angelopoulos meets the canvas, Greek mythology and religion are transformed into surreal, figurative images. You will find his work both thought provoking and entertaining. Greek heritage is omnipresent when viewing John’s art. His lineage was ingrained by his mentor, Robert J. Andrews, who is himself an internationally acclaimed [...]
Read moreAntje Roitzsch
For Antje Roitzsch, walking in the woods every morning is a great source of inspiration. By connecting with nature and seeing the daily changes through the seasons Antje notices small things: one day grasses against the snow, another day ice formations on the little brook, or another the dead trees shaped and carved from exposure [...]
Read moreSally Ladd Cole
Having always lived in rural New Hampshire, I observe with great concern the ever dwindling fields, farms, marshes and forests that I grew up loving and taking for granted. Through my paintings I hope to bring awareness to the irreplaceable beauty of this rural country and open Atlantic shoreline. These everyday scenes of marshes, meadows, forests and farmland, so filled [...]
Read moreClara Cohan
It was during my growing up time that I was taught the foundations of drawing and painting. My mother, who is an artist, spent many afternoons teaching me about the anatomy of light, form, color theories, and oil painting. Teenage Years (1968 – 1974): There was the search for the Self. And there was art class. [...]
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