Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery’s annual Eastern Views open house

The newly renovated Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery presents Kigel’s 23rd annual Eastern Views exhibit on Aug. 11, 12 and 13 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Recent watercolors, oils and Asian brush paintings of her travels to Jordon, Allen Island and local forests will be featured.

After three years of pandemic lockdowns, Kigel flew to Amman, Jordan, where her paintings have been part of the Art in Embassies Program. This trip inspired paintings of camels, castles, coliseums and civilians, all representing centuries of Jordanian civilization.

In June, Kigel was one of 11 artists chosen to travel to Allen Island off Port Clyde.  First owned by fisherman, and later by Betsy Wyeth, Allen Island is now a research campus for Colby College. On the island, Kigel created watercolors and oils of its rustic buildings, dories and sea views. She donated one of these works to the Fresh to Salt Auction benefiting the Herring Gut Coastal Science Center.

Kigel’s habitual “travel” is to the forests around her. She loves the forests and things within them. Her paintings include Clark Island and other forest preserves.    In addition to paintings of this year’s travels, the open house will include Asian brush florals, seascapes and still lifes of tools.

A member of the Union of Maine Visual Artists and the Sumi-e Society of America, Kigel’s work can be found at Archipelago Gallery in Rockland, River Arts and Gifts at 136 in Damariscotta, the Boothbay Region Art Gallery in Boothbay Harbor, and in the Embassy in Amman, Jordan.

Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery is at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro. The gallery has flexible hours. Call first is recommended at 207-832-5152. For more information, visit www.jeankigel.com.