Landing Gallery opens, “Maine Landscapes”

Landing Gallery, 409 Main St. in Rockland is pleased to announce the
opening of “MAINE LANDSCAPES”, an exhibition of new paintings by
Christopher French, Lisa Kyle and Bruce Busko opening on Friday, July
6 – July 29. Please join us Friday, July 6 from 5-8 pm for an
artists’ opening reception with the artists.

Christopher French began drawing at the age of three. He was raised
by a medical family, and although he majored in Fine Arts at UCLA, he
entered medical school and graduated in 1991 from Columbia College of
Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. French has a realist approach which
focuses on the beauty of the ordinary and his paintings explore the
relationship between abstraction and photorealism. His major
influences include the art of Andrew Wyeth, Lucian Freud and Ivan
Albright. He was nominated for the “Emerging Artist” award by the
Copley Society, and was promoted to “Copley Artist”, a title given to
those artists who have been accepted into five or more juried
exhibitions; and is a second-time “Patron’s Choice” artist at the
Copley Society in Boston. Chris and his family spend much of their
summer in Maine and this location is the major focus of his painting.

A lifelong artist, Lisa Kyle paints in the tradition of the
Impressionists, attempting to capture the effects of light in the
landscape. Lisa’s formal education and training is in architecture,
having earned a BA in Environmental Design and a MA in Architecture.
Her architectural training gives her work a strong underlying sense of
composition and mark-making. She has studied painting at Southern
Methodist University, the Savannah College of Art & Design, the
Maryland Institute College of Art and participated in numerous
workshops with many well known artists. Her love of the natural world
and painting has recently brought her to Maine to pursue her passion
to be an artist. “I want to capture a moment of beauty and my place
in that moment. When I’m successful, my work reflects an elusive
moment of peace and serenity in an otherwise chaotic world.”

Bruce Busko is an exhibiting artist and Owner/ Director of Landing
Gallery. His work has been exhibited in his galleries since 1980. He
received his MFA from Pratt Institute and BFA from the Pennsylvania
State University and his paintings have been included in many Museum
exhibits including the Nassau County Fine Arts Museum, Guild Hall, The
Parrish Art Museum and the Heckscher Museum. “During frequent hikes,
throughout Maine, I like to gather inspiration and visual information
for artwork. Nature walks and my outdoor experience become the first
step for creating art in the studio. Sketches, photos, memory and
onsite materials become the initial components of my painting process.
Each element lends its “specific flavor” to enrich my feeling for the
subject. Selecting what speaks to me is the core and the beginning of
my creative experience.

Hours: Mon – Sat 11-5, Sun 12-5 & closed on Tue. For more information
please call 207 239-1223 or e-mail landinggallery@gmail.com.