Category: Studio
Northern lights paintings at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery
Currently, Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery in Waldoboro is showing watercolors and Asian brush paintings of Maine’s northern lights. As the Aurora Borealis light up the skies, their hues light up Kigel’s palette. Inspired by her childhood trip to Alaska, she began a series of northern lights paintings a few years ago. These popular paintings […]
Jean Kigel shows paintings of crops and animals to celebrate Maine’s farming history
Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery celebrates Maine’s farming history and its 25 agricultural fairs with a large watercolor of animals gazing at a Ferris wheel filled with blueberries that explode in the form of fireworks. Springfield Fair kicks off the season in early June, and the Fryeburg Fair concludes it in October. The fairs, which […]
Still lifes mark the end of summer at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery
At Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery, still lifes mark the end of the summer season. As the evenings cool down and summer draws to a close, residents of Maine prepare for winter by collecting and drying herbs. Kigel’s “Royal Julep,” a semi-abstract watercolor, depicts such a collection. In the painting, chamomile blossoms punctuate strands of […]
Jean Kigel shows pieces from her Attic Window Series
On view at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery, are paintings in her Attic Window Series. It’s summer for a bit longer — not quite time to store lawn chairs or photo albums in the attic. The sheep are still in the meadow. However school will open, and the sheep will soon shelter in sheds. In […]
Celebrate Friendship Day at Salt Pond Studio
Salt Pond Studio presented a special Friendship Day event celebrating the artists of Friendship on July 19. Works by Sam Cady, Pam Cabanas, Jeremy Barnard, Nancy Nelson, Lisa Dombek, Cheryl McAlister, Stephen Hensel, Brian Woods, Joanie Kessler Betterley, David Kapp, Cecily Kahn, Patience Sampson and Jamie Spooner were featured. Guests could get their old-timey portraits […]
Open Studio show at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery
Jean Kigel will host her 24th annual Open Studio show in Waldoboro from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 9, 10 and 11. Her signature piece, “Undersea Encounter,” was used for this year’s Maine Lobster Festival poster. Relax as you enjoy Kigel’s recent collection of Asian brush paintings, watercolors and oils, and tour the gardens […]
‘Centuries of Civilization: Paintings of Jordan’ at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery
On view at Jean Kigel’s Studio and Gallery, 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro, are new paintings titled “Centuries of Civilization.” The paintings reflect aspects of history that have had a lasting effect on Jordan’s culture. Kigel’s watercolors and oils record her memories of and reactions to her recent trip to Jordan. Although her paintings […]
‘Deep Winter’ at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery
During January, Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro, presents “Deep Winter,” an exhibit of sumi-e paintings on absorbent Chinese and Japanese papers. These paintings aim to delight lovers of cold weather. Born and brought up in Maine, Kigel ventured to Boston and Philadelphia for schooling and to Maryland for […]
‘Time to Travel’ at Jean Kigel Studio + Gallery
Jean Kigel’s Studio and Gallery in Waldoboro is featuring “Time to Travel,” paintings related to travel, both close by and far away. Recently, many any of us are experiencing the urge to stretch our boundaries after shuttered ourselves for so long. Kigel is showing Asian brush paintings and oils from her travels from the Far […]
‘Golden Days’ at Jean Kigel Studio & Gallery
As summer morphs into autumn, Jean Kigel Studio & Gallery features paintings of nature’s rich transformation from green to gold with the show “Golden Days. Kigel’s watercolors dance with flaxen fields and bronze hills, and her Asian brushwork celebrates colorful fruits and mountains. Kigel launched the gallery at 1396 Back Cove Road in Waldoboro in […]
