Artist Statement
My oil painting, especially the Maine landscapes, tries to get at the “essence” –instead of just another pretty scene. Some images are so familiar to us- the rocks, the fields, the boats, that we don’t really see them anymore. Through my painting, I try to show the viewer the layers of existence that are all around us. The siren call of Maine is a romantic one – but it is also sharp and prickly – water too cold, the shriek of the gulls, the blinding sun, and the sorrow of sons and daughters moving on to other worlds. Being one of her daughters has moved me to preservation of history, and also re-creation of it. The tools of paint and canvas are what I use to express these ideas.
Biography
My mother’s Irish family is from the Biddeford-Saco area. I spent
childhood summers at my grandmother’s house at Old Orchard Beach.
My husband’s family operated Pinchpenny Gallery for many years in
Boothbay Harbor, and now my husband and I spend much time at the family
cottage at Pleasant Cove, Boothbay.
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