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Daniel Corey
Buxton, ME
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Daniel Corey is a full-time painter focusing on finding color harmonies and abstract shapes to create his paintings. Currently living near Sebago Lake in Buxton, Maine, Daniel is also a full-time husband, and father to his daughter. Yard work and chasing a toddler keep him busy, along with dabbling in playing live music.
Ken DeWaard
Hope, ME
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Kenneth DeWaard has been painting en plein air for more than 30 years. He began studying watercolor at the American Academy of Art, Chicago, and continued his early training at Chicago’s Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art. He has won awards at plein-air events and invitationals across the country, as well as painting in China, Italy, and Russia. “Looking past the obvious to get the essence and beauty of the scene is my intention; finding the inner elegance, be it with line, mass, shape, or color harmony. My goal is to inspire those who see my work to look more carefully at the world around them.”
Carol L. Douglas
Rockport, ME
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Carol Douglas is a painter and teacher in Rockport, Maine. A native of Buffalo, NY, she studied painting with her father, and then at The Art Students League, New York. She lived and worked in Rochester for 25 years before moving to Maine in 2016. She teaches a popular week-long workshop in Acadia National Park every August, as well as workshops elsewhere in the US. Twice a season, she teaches a watercolor workshop aboard the Rockland schooner American Eagle. When she is not teaching on the boat, she is often painting portraits of other classic wooden boats in Rockport, Camden, or Rockland harbors.
Stephan Giannini
Rockland, ME
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Stephan Giannini is a plein-air painter living in Rockland, ME. He especially enjoys the quiet and mystery of painting at night. Most recently he has taken several sketchbook-focused trips to Spain. Stephan has also worked on historical restorations of large-scale decorations and murals in churches, theaters, and state capitols, and has restored murals in the White House office building. He was a cover artist in 2018 in PleinAir magazine. He studied at the Lyme Academy of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT, as well as at the Palette and Chisel and the American Academy of Art in Chicago.
Mary Ann Heinzen
Rockport, ME
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Working primarily in watercolors, Mary Ann Heinzen’s work is loose and painterly, using strong color and contrast to make an emotional connection to the landscape. As an instructor, demonstrator, and exhibitor, she has been exploring the possibilities of watercolor painting for many years. Heinzen has received awards from numerous organizations, including the North East Watercolor Society, Hancock, NY; the Salmagundi Club, New York; the National Association of Women Artists, New York; and the National Art League, Douglaston, NY. In 2023, her work was named Best in Show by the Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, at the “Painting Wiscasset and Beyond” plein-air exhibition.
Alison Hill
Monhegan Island, ME
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“Painting has become my way of moving through this world, responding to and expressing what I see and feel,” Alison says. “It is my interpretation, using color, stroke, and line, to evoke the mood I am receiving. Whether it’s a landscape, a person, or a still life, I want to recreate what I am receiving.” Alison now lives on Monhegan Island, ME. In the summer, she runs a studio/gallery. Off-season, she paints, travels, does portraits, and works on other art-related endeavors. “Monhegan offers endless inspiration, no matter what the season,” she says, “and I feel fortunate to call this place home.”
Jill Hoy
Stonington, ME and Somerville, MA
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Jill Hoy has had a presence in Maine for several decades. She has summered on Deer Isle since the age of nine, and has run the Hoy Gallery in Stonington since 1986. She also exhibits her work (including short videos and taped interviews) at the Portland Art Gallery. All this time in Maine has given her a keen appreciation of the state’s natural beauty, which is reflected in her plein-air compositions. Her works have been exhibited in several venues, from the Harvard Business School to the Portland Museum of Art, as well as in US embassies around the world. Her paintings capture the energy, rhythm, and power of place in each location.
Eric Jacobsen
Thomaston, ME
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“It is most important to me that my paintings convey a certain mood,” Eric says. “I want the viewer to feel them, without his or her having to analyze or think about them. I try to find strong compositions in nature and then paint the scene accurately, leaving out any extraneous details that might detract from the strength of the whole piece. My process is to find a painting site and set up to work for a couple of hours, or until the light has changed. For larger paintings, I will return on consecutive days at the same time and under similar lighting conditions to finish a piece.”
Amy Lowry
Camden, ME
@amylowryart
Amy Lowry is a self-taught artist, author, and illustrator of four children’s books published by Holiday House, New York. Lowry works in a variety of media, favoring ink and gouache for her book illustrations, and oil for her landscapes. She also works in photography and collage, drawing inspiration from nature and the seasonal landscapes that surround her. Her work has been exhibited throughout the country and internationally, including Milan, Beijing, Chicago, Portland, TX, and Rockland, MA. She has been featured in numerous publications, including Manifest Gallery International Painting Annual, Maine magazine and The New York Times.
Nathaniel Meyer
South Portland, ME
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Nathaniel Meyer is a landscape painter based in South Portland and Corea, Maine. His paintings strive to evoke the heroic and poetic aspects of the Maine landscape. He is represented by The Page Gallery in Camden and Moss Galleries in Falmouth.
Colin Page
Camden, ME
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Colin Page, raised in Baltimore, studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design and at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Whether working on location or in the studio, Colin strives to capture the atmosphere and light of a scene. He currently lives in Maine, where he focuses on painting the landscape, and scenes that show his life as a father of two young girls. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions and group shows nationally and abroad.
Scott Redfern
Camden, ME
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Scott Redfern is a painter living and working in midcoast Maine. Redfern’s oils render Maine’s soft, atmospheric light with a distinctive clarity. He studied painting under James Schmidt, a student of Josef Albers, and Glenn Felch at Principia College, Elsah, IL, where he received his BFA. He later studied painting and sculpture at the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. Scott has exhibited throughout Maine, New England, and northern California. In Maine, his works are included in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art; Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland; and Bates College, Lewiston, among others.
Björn Runquist
Spruce Head, ME
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Björn Runquist is a Swedish-born artist who grew up in New York and France. He is essentially self-taught, but has painted since childhood when he started private lessons with Swedish artist Nils Strom. He has work in the permanent collection of the Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, ME, and has exhibited widely in galleries on the East Coast. He is in many private and corporate collections, and has been featured several times in Maine Home & Design magazine. He is now a Maine resident, represented by Landing Gallery in Rockland.
Tollef Runquist
Rockland, ME
@tollefrunquist
Tollef Runquist received his BA in Studio Art from Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, in 2002. Since then, he has continued his education through painting and other media. He has had solo exhibitions at Taylor Gallery, Meriden, NH; Ober Gallery, Kent, CT; and OK Harris Works of Art, New York, among others. Runquist looks to a wide range of artists for inspiration, including Richard Diebenkorn, Monet, De Kooning, Gauguin, Bonnard, Rothko, Sargent, Gordon Grant, Gerhard Richter, Hopper, Homer, Klimt, and Egon Schiele.
Douglas Smith
Rockland, ME
Doug Smith attended the Rocky Mountain School of Art in Denver, CO, and the Lyme Academy of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT, where he studied portrait painting and received the first Stobart Foundation Scholarship for outdoor painting. Smith moved to Maine in 2004. He has travelled and painted on location in Europe, Mexico, Russia, and Alaska.
Janet Sutherland
Ipswich, MA
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A graduate of the Cooper Union School of Art, Janet began her career illustrating for the Crown Publishing Group and Macmillan Publishers in New York. Over the past two decades, she has earned numerous awards as a landscape painter. She is a juried artist member of the North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, MA, and the Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport, MA. Her work is represented by the DeLouise Studio, also in Rockport, and Roux & Cyr International Fine Art in Portland, ME, and is in the collections of both US and European art buyers.
Greta Van Campen
Thomaston, ME
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As a painter, Greta Van Campen is known for her contemporary, hard-edged style. She comes from a family of Maine artists and grew up painting beside her mother. Greta studied visual art at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME. She has had solo exhibitions at Gallery BOM, Boston; Octavia Art Gallery, New Orleans; and Firecat Projects, Chicago, and has been included in group shows at Greenhut Gallery, Portland, ME; ICON Contemporary Art, Brunswick, ME; and Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME, among others.
Susan Van Campen
Warren, ME
@timandsusanvc
Susan Van Campen’s plein-air oil paintings are painted with the confident brushwork of a watercolorist, achieving bold impressions of Maine’s landscapes. Her small impressions capture big moments–rapidly changing weather, vast landscapes, dramatic shadows, and heavy clouds. Susan Van Campen received her certificate of fine art from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. She has had solo exhibitions at Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA; and Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, among others. Her works are held in numerous public collections both nationally and internationally.
George Van Hook
Cambridge, NY
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George Van Hook, born and raised in Abington, PA, began painting at a young age. George thinks of his paintings as a visual response to the selected environment, whether it is a landscape, figure, or still life. “I want the color to be beautiful and the drawing firm and secure,” he says. The paintings are a marriage of external and internal forces–what emerges on the canvas reflects both the beauty of the world and the artist’s innermost response. George has achieved national recognition, winning numerous plein-air competitions and awards for his oils and watercolors.
Russel Whitten
Ocean Park, ME
@whittenrussel
Russel Whitten studied art at Maine College of Art, Portland, ME; Heartwood College of Art, Biddeford, ME; and the Art Students League of New York. He is a member and showing artist with the Ogunquit Art Association/Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME, and The Wright Gallery in Cape Porpoise. His painting experience includes scenic artistry in theater painting at the Ogunquit Playhouse; Good Theater, Portland ME; and Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH. Russell has been teaching watercolor painting for the last 20 years in southern Maine at several public schools and art institutions, including Rivertree Arts, Kennebunk; Sanctuary Arts, Eliot; and The University of New England, Portland.
Peter Yesis
Searsport, ME
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Peter works from his home studio, painting scenes from nature in a soft, realistic style. “I look for a scene or a moment that tells an unfinished story,” he says. His paintings find a balance between detail and atmosphere, intentionally leaving space for reflection. “My goal is to draw the viewer’s attention to the underlying beauty of the subject, but leave them with a desire to discover more.” His work is represented in Maine by Camden Falls Gallery, Camden; Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery, Portland; Yarmouth Frame and Gallery, Yarmouth; and Trove, Searsport; as well as at True Grit Gallery, Middleboro, MA; and Visions of Vermont Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT.