“Gaia Meditation,” Elizabeth Ostrander, acrylic on ceramic, 10” x 7” x 6”

 

Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) Gallery,  in Belfast is exhibiting its annual Summer Stable Show starting June 3rd.  This exhibition is a favorite with returning art-lovers and summer visitors alike.  This is the gallery’s largest, most vibrant group show that showcases eleven Maine artists this year, whose work connects to agriculture, nature or environment.

 

“Boat in Moonlight,” Christina Thwaites, oil on canvas, 40” x 56”

 

André Benoit, Jr. is represented with his whimsical wooden assemblages of animals, while Julie Crane is showing a unique bison monoprint produced at the Tamerind Institute in New Mexico. MJ Viano Crowe is exhibiting works created with the intricate German paper-cutting technique called scherenschnitt. Elizabeth Ostrander is showing three of her painted, contemplative sculptures. Sara Gagan and Petrea Noyes are displaying unique images created with collage and oils or pigment inks respectively. Julie Cyr, Leslie Harris, Sheep Jones, Lou Schellenberg and Christina Thwaites – new to MFT Gallery this year – are exhibiting their vivid oil paintings in colorful hues, each with their own distinct styles.

 

Mj Viano Crowe, “Soul & Spirit” 20″ X 20″

 

“Pumpkin Patch,” Sheep Jones, oil on panel, 24” x 24”

The 2019 Summer Stable Show runs from June 3rd through August 9th, with artist talks Friday June 28th at 5pm, followed by a reception and the town-wide Belfast Art Walk from 5:30-8pm. There will be a second Art Walk Friday July 26, 5:30-8pm.