Michael Weymouth, Sedgwick Barrens, Oil on panel, 48" x 19"
Michael Weymouth, Sedgwick Barrens, Oil on panel, 48″ x 19″

The final show of the 2016 and 34th season at the Turtle Gallery features, Michael Weymouth  – Oil paintings and watercolors, Edward Porter – Prints from “Marking These Times” Series, and all Gallery Artists including new work from Jeff Loxterkamp, Anderson Giles, Marguerite Ogden and many more. Other Gallery artists, a vast collection of Jewelry and Contemporary Craft, the Annual Print Show and Sculpture Garden will also be on display.

The show begins with an Opening Reception Sunday, August 28th from 2 to 6 PM and runs through the end of our season on October 9th. Light refreshments will be served.

Michael Weymouth returns to The Turtle Gallery with a new body of work created throughout the summer on Great Spruce Head Island.  Inspired by time spent out of Stonington on a rolling lobster boat in high seas, the artist worked to capture both the movement of the fisherman and his vessel in several large-scale oils.  Other images deliver the viewer to moments in the Penobscot Bay; the islands, beaches, trees and people that create and define our coastline.  In addition to his oil paintings, Weymouth will be showing watercolors in handmade inlaid frames.

Edward Porter, A Potpourri of Events, Intaglio print, 10 x 12"
Edward Porter, A Potpourri of Events, Intaglio print, 10 x 12″

Ed Porter’s Marking These Times is a series of intaglio prints incorporating many printmaking techniques, each piece creating an entrancing juxtaposition of forceful dynamic forms and sensitive use of color. As described by the artist: “The images constitute a reflective view of our times transformed into gestural shapes and strokes that serve as my personal response to the issues which are a major player in our encompassing social world and the environment in which we live.”   

Jeff Loxterkamp, Hills of Stonington, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36"
Jeff Loxterkamp, Hills of Stonington, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36″

Open since 1982, The Turtle Gallery encompasses an 1876 two-story barn, the adjacent Centennial House Gallery and outdoor Sculpture Gardens.  Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 – 5:30 and Sunday 2 to 6. The facility is located at 61 N. Deer Isle Road on Route 15, just north of the Deer Isle village center. For more information, please call 348-9977, or visit TheTurtleGallery.com.  We are on Facebook and Instagram under TheTurtleGallery.