Art Space Gallery welcomes the public to their September Art Walk on Friday, September 7th, from 5pm to 8pm. Many of their artists will be on hand to discuss their work. In addition, they’ll have the customary refreshments.

Each month we feature new works by several of our artists in the front area of the gallery, with the opening of each show occurring during Art Walk. This month we’ll be showcasing the work of Penny Markley, Leecia Price, Laurie Lofman Bellmore and Sandra Leinonen Dunn.

Penny Markley – Lighthouse Hill, Monhegan

The subjects of Penny Markley’s paintings are inspired by twelve years of visiting Monhegan Island for a week each June. Creating something unique on an island so thoroughly painted by others can be a challenge, but she continues to find interesting, beautiful scenes to explore in paint.

Leecia Price – Encaustic Landscape

Leecia Price is an encaustic and oil painter as well as a beekeeper. She combines beeswax with oil paints and dry artist pigments to create her contemporary paintings. She remains fascinated by the tactile properties of the wax, enhancing its translucency and shine with the effects of scraping, layering, incising, melting, and fusing with a blowtorch.

Laurie Lofman Bellmore, is a self-taught jeweler with years of experience working with fine metals, dichroic glass, and vitreous enamels. Her exhibition includes new “Diptych Wall Pieces” and “Sea Splash Jewelry”, which reveal the spirit of our coastal surroundings.

Sandra Leinonen Dunn – Hay and Queen Anne’s Lace

Sandra Leinonen Dunn is a Maine artist. Her style is a mixture of classical old-world realism and contemporary impressionism. Sandra paints florals, still life, and landscapes, all rich in color and painterly brushstrokes.

Art Space Gallery is located at 405 Main Street in Rockland. The gallery features eighteen artists who work in various media and genres. September hours are 10 am to 5 pm, Mondays through Saturdays, 1pm – 4pm Sundays. Visit our website for more information at www.artspacemaine.com.