Framemakers in Waterville opens “Painted Breeze Exhibit”

Framemakers, at 46 Maine Street, Waterville invites the public to come and meet the gallery artists October 12, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. There will be refreshments provided by Holy Cannoli! and live music by Loki.

Artists include: Abstract Printings by Deb Pipes; Abstract Paintings by Walter Dale; Oil Paintings by Sheila Gilbert; Oil Paintings by Chuck Ott; and Book Art, Poetry, and Prints by Bonnie Bishop. Craft items such as Flower Pins and Art Cards are available for purchase throughout the exhibit including jewerly by Greta Joseph.

Deborah Pipes attended art classes at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. She describes her work as Expressionistic Abstraction. She paints in acrylic, draws in charcoal and black ink and produces monotypes in watercolor. At this time, she is exploring using hand-stitching and fabric in combination with ink drawings and/or acrylic paintings.
She has had solo exhibitions in Kansas & Nebraska and has exhibited in Los Angeles, Chicago, Laredo, Texas, Jackson, Wyoming, Maine and New York City, acquiring First Place Awards in International Competitions in NYC & Texas.

Her art work and photography have appeared in The George Washington (University) Review, The American Literary Review, a special issue publication by Sew Somerset Magazine, Her Mark datebook (Woman Made Gallery, Chicago) and Calyx; A Journal of Art and Literature by Women. She also was awarded third place in a poetry competition at Pen & Brush Gallery, NYC.

Born in Vermont, Deborah has resided in New England, the South and the Mid-West. Now, she lives in Skowhegan, Maine, with a studio in her home and is a current member of the Boothbay Regional Art Foundation, River Arts in Damariscotta, Waterville Area Art Society and The Harlow in Hallowell.

Walter Dale is an off-the-grid artist from Waterville, using spray paint to create eclectic and etherial abstract works of art. This is Walter’s first show.

Sheila Gilbert is a resident of Clinton who works in oil. She enjoys painting protraits silllife, landscapes, and animals. Sheila’s use of bright and contrasting color gives off the sense of entering a fantastical imaginative world.

Chuck Ott is an enthusiastic creative soul who struggles to find time to get all that he wants to get done in the studio. He is also a college professor at a small New England Community College who loves turning his students onto the world of creativity.

 Bonnie Bishop has been working as a paper and book artist for over twenty years incorporating collage, printmaking, and her poetry into various forms. Bonnie’s inspiration comes primarily from the worlds of animals and dreams. These books have been shown nationally and in Canada and are found in several Special Collections including the Maine Women Writers Collection at the University of New England, Skidmore College, Syracuse University, Wesleyan University, Colby College, and the Bainbridge Museum of Art. Greta Joseph of Vassalboro is the creative mind behind La Sagato – a studio. A talented photographer and artist, her always-popular earrings are works of art in miniature.

FMI, call 872-8927