Daniel Anselmi: Paper, Scissors, Paint
Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor
August 14 – September 10
Artist’s Reception Saturday, August 19, 4-6 pm
Daniel’s works on paper and canvas explore the use of paper as an ongoing dialogue between painting and collage. He uses artist-painted paper as one would handle a brush to elicit brushstrokes on canvas. Never using the new, he enjoys the felt quality of the discarded: blueprints, old ledgers, chart papers, and used canvas dropcloths are materials that offer an aesthetic conversation with his work. The paint he applies to these various materials, whether in large cut pieces or intimate fragments, and affix to already created surfaces, offers countless opportunities to express color, line, and form. Though sourced materials are not intended to be recognizable in these abstractions, sometimes surface traces remain that become a moment of discovery for the discriminating viewer.
In Castine, gallery b. presented “Figure & Ground,” an exhibition bringing together old and new works, abstraction and figuration, and pieces from the estates of mid-20th-century artists with contemporary artworks that resonate with them. The exhibition explored the artistic relationship between figure and ground — the interplay between a subject and its background, positive and […]
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland will open “Because the Sky is Blue,” an exhibition examining critical histories of painting and the status of painting as a critical practice today, on Oct. 2. Organized by CMCA curator Grant Wahlquist, the exhibition brings together works by artists associated with Maine and voices from outside […]
The Tree That Became Everything August 15 – September 12 This Temporary Space in Thomaston is pleased to present The Tree That Became Everything, a two-person exhibition featuring Sophie Anna Gibbings and Wills Phillips. A public opening reception will be held on Saturday, August 15, from 3-6pm. Does a tree persist long after it […]
Discover artful objects to live with, wear, and cherish! Shop Maine Craft is excited to welcome visitors to the 11th Annual Portland Fine Craft Show in its new home at Lincoln Park on Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Free and open to the public, the show brings together 100 juried […]
Plein air and Art of Alchemy shows wow the crowd Plein air and Art of Alchemy shows wow the crowd “The annual plein air show at Maine Art Gallery is always something special,” an artist selected for the exhibit commented at the opening reception last Saturday. “We get to go out and do the […]
Triangle Gallery in Rockland presents “Small Objects, Large Gestures,” featuring work by Judith Hoyt, Donna D’Aquino, Gene Shaw, Thomas Hill, Myung Urso, Mark Hartung, and Lisa & Scott Cylinder, is curated by Mike Holmes of Velvet Davinci Gallery. This show brings together old friends from the now-retired gallery and adds one familiar name, Gene Shaw. […]
The Kittery Art Association presents “Atmosphere,” an exhibition exploring the invisible forces that shape perception, energy and emotion, through Aug. 30 in Kittery. The exhibition invites artists to interpret experiences such as the electricity of connection, the calm before a storm and the stillness of a misty morning, transforming what is felt into something that […]
Turtle Gallery in Deer Isle will present an exhibition featuring work by Jadyn LaDeau, Adele Ursone and Sara Hotchkiss from Aug. 12 through Sept. 6. An open house will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 16, with a gallery talk at 3 p.m. Rooted in the tidal rhythms of Stonington, LaDeau paints the […]
The Deer Isle Artists Association presents “Expressions,” an exhibition showcasing a range of artistic perspectives and evocative styles, through Aug. 16 at its gallery in Deer Isle Village. The exhibition includes painting, printmaking, photography, weaving and woodwork by Marianne Alweis, Sarah Baskin, Sue Bolton, Ray Dinsmore, Steve Ettlinger, Mary Gage-Los, Jeri Gillin, Emily Johansen, Susan […]
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