Art Space Gallery in Rockland features work by Laurie Lofman Bellmore, Shelley Nolan and Hannah Nelsbach in its Front Room throughout September.
The gallery will welcome visitors from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 4 during Rockland’s First Friday Art Walk, with refreshments and an opportunity to meet gallery members.
LAURIE LOFMAN BELLMORE
Laurie Lofman Bellmore presents small metal works created using cloisonné hot enamels, a centuries-old technique employing hand-folded fine silver wires and kiln-fired vitreous enamels.
Bellmore describes the process as visually beautiful but exhaustive and will provide information about her technique alongside the work in the gallery.
SHELLEY NOLAN
Shelley Nolan draws inspiration from Maine’s coast for her fused-glass work. Her pieces include glass castings made from seashells, bowls inspired by fishing nets and sea plants suggesting movement in ocean currents.
HANNAH NELSBACH
Hannah Nelsbach presents three gouache-on-canvas works inspired by Modest Mussorgsky’s 1874 piano suite “Pictures at an Exhibition”: “The Old Castle,” “The Catacombae” and “The Great Gate of Kiev.”
Nelsbach’s paintings explore the music’s feeling, rhythm, composition, design and color. The recurring “Promenade” from Mussorgsky’s composition appears as a visual element connecting the three works.
MEMBER NEWS
Art Space member Heather Newton Brown will teach an introductory encaustic painting workshop Sept. 27 at Tear Cap Workshops in Hiram.
The workshop will introduce participants to the composition and history of encaustic paint as well as foundational techniques for safely applying and manipulating layers of encaustic wax. The class emphasizes experimentation, process and play, with participants creating at least one painting. Registration information is available at tearcapworkshops.org.
Art Space Gallery is at 405 Main St., Rockland. September hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call 207-594-8784, email artspacemaine@gmail.com, or visit artspacemaine.com for more information.
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