Two long-time members at the Pemaquid Art Gallery who return this season are well known in the Pemaquid area. Sally Loughridge of South Bristol and Marlene Loznicka of New Harbor are both skilled in oil painting and enjoy painting on Monhegan Island.
Sally Loughridge remembers a painting experience at a Viking site in Newfoundland over 30 years ago, and is still inspired by the “elemental beauty of the land and seascape” found on the coast from far north to coastal Maine.
Although her work, in both oil and pastel, is recognizably landscape, Loughridge is following her emotional response to a more abstract and simplified interpretation. The light and shadows of the coastal islands, such as the dramatic Monhegan cliffs, inspire her. She works both in studio and on location, where she can work more intuitively and with less detail. Although she acknowledges the importance of skilled technique, she is most pleased when a viewer is stirred by the emotional component.
She has written and illustrated two books and also participates in many area shows and galleries including Port Clyde Art Gallery, Mast Cove Galleries, Kennebunkport, and Archipelago, Rockland among others. Visit her at www.sallyloughridge.com.
Marlene Loznicka, who studied at North Carolina School of Design, La Romita School of Art in Italy and the Vermont Studio School, had the advantage of painting with her artist father in her youth. She is a Maine native and returned after teaching painting in North Carolina. She has also taught at the Farnsworth Museum and conducted workshops on Monhegan, her favorite place to paint.
With many awards and exhibitions to her credit from California to Maine, she is now content to focus on her beloved Monhegan, and her Pemaquid peninsula home. Like Loughridge, her interpretations in oil paint, and sometimes ink, reflect her emotional response to the island and seacoast with lush brushstrokes and textures, in both color and neutral tones. The wide range of her work shows her long experience and dedication to her art. Also see her work on www.marleneloznicka.com, at the Lupine Gallery, Monhegan, the Landing Gallery, Rockland, and her home studio in New Harbor.
Visit the Pemaquid Gallery of Art this season to see the work of the following member artists: Barbara Applegate, Debra Arter, Bruce Babb, Julie Babb, Stephen Busch, Midge Coleman, Trudi Curtis, William Curtis, Dianne Dolan, Peggy Farrell, Sarah Fisher, Bill Hallett, Claire Hancock, Kay Sawyer Hannah, Kathleen Horst, Hannah Ineson, Will Kefauver, Jan Kilburn, Barbara Klein, Patti Leavitt, Sally Loughridge, Marlene Loznicka, Nancy MacKinnon, Judy Nixon, Paul Sherman, Cindy Spencer, Liliana Thelander, Ernest Thompson, Bob Vaughan, Steve Viega, Bev Walker, and guest artist Jane Bowman.
Artists all reside within the Lincoln County area. The Gallery is situated within Lighthouse Park at Pemaquid Point, Bristol and online at www.pemaquidartgallery.com. The gallery is open daily through Columbus Day, from 10 AM until 5 PM.
Dominique Ostuni’s solo exhibition, “Would an Angel Apologize for Spilling Champagne,” is on view through Oct. 3 at Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland. A centerpiece of the exhibition is “Excess Comes Naturally,” an elaborate mirror standing more than 8 feet tall. The work begins with an ordinary functional object, then overwhelms that function with porcelain, […]
Waterfall Arts will invite the public inside more than 40 artist studios during the Lincoln Street Center Fall Open Studios from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 17 at 24 Lincoln St. in Rockland. During the free event, artists will open their studios and welcome visitors into their creative spaces. Guests can explore Rockland’s historic former […]
“Made in Maine,” the Maine Art Gallery’s annual member show, features more than 100 works of art across two floors of the historic Old Academy building in Wiscasset. The exhibition is on view through Oct. 18. Sara Stites of Thomaston, a new member, is showing at the gallery for the first time. Her oil painting […]
High Peaks Artisan Guild in Kingfield features Western Maine watercolor artist Karen Jordan Paul throughout September. Paul draws inspiration from wildlife found throughout Maine, particularly wild birds and fish. The guild celebrated Paul as its featured artist of the month during the Sept. 4 Kingfield Art Walk. High Peaks Artisan Guild is at 245 Main […]
Turtle Gallery in Deer Isle presents “Material Storytelling,” a three-artist exhibition featuring new work by Sheep Jones, Michele Ratté Delphin and Barbara Sullivan, through Oct. 11. The three artists use distinct materials and techniques to explore narrative, light and the quiet poetry of everyday objects. Jones brings her signature combination of oil and cold wax […]
Photographer Melonie Bennett will discuss her exhibition and debut monograph, “Holy Cow!,” from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland. The event will include an interview, reading and book signing. Photographer and writer Robert Diamante, a friend and fellow photographer, will interview Bennett. “Holy Cow!” presents an […]
Centre Street Arts Gallery in downtown Bath will open its fall show during the Bath Art Walk from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 18. The gallery represents 20 local artists and will feature new work in its fall exhibition. Visitors can meet the artists, explore the show and enjoy refreshments during the reception. Centre Street […]
Maine artist Daryne Rockett will present “Restoring Liberty,” an exhibition of monotypes and mixed-media work, from Oct. 2 to Nov. 24 at the McDade Gallery at Bangor Public Library. The exhibition brings together two interconnected bodies of work examining freedom, democracy, justice and hope. In a series of layered monotypes, the Statue of Liberty appears […]
Maine Craft Weekend, an annual statewide celebration of craft, community and creativity, will return Oct. 3 and 4. The free, self-guided tour invites visitors to discover the people, places and stories behind Maine’s craft communities. Hundreds of participating artists and locations will host open studios, workshops, pop-up markets, exhibitions, fairs, artist talks, special events and […]