Artist Bio
I am not a professional artist. I am an 88-year-old Maine resident and veteran who paints miniature acrylic wildlife and local landscape subjects. I have been drawing and painting for years and work at it almost every day. I enjoy gifting the work to friends, relatives, VA volunteers and clinic personnel. As a child during World War II, I watched my father’s sister draw cartoons with nibs and India ink for Red Cross hospital coloring books. She would let me copy her drawings on scrap paper. I now create wildlife and landscape paintings on miniature canvas and mat board.
Title: Chickadees
Medium: White acrylic on black mat board
Dimensions: 3.5 × 5.5 inches
Price: $10
Artist Bio
Katie has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Her book, Finding My Reflection: A Caregiver’s Perspective on Life Lessons Learned Too Late, is a collection of essays related to her late husband’s battle with ALS. Her history includes jets, aircraft carriers, students, theaters and courtrooms. She lives in Maine with her menagerie: two dogs, one daughter and three cats, one of whom is named Kevin.
Title: Better Than Birthday Candles
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 18 × 24 inches
Price: $100
Title: Landscape #4
Medium: Acrylic on Masonite
Dimensions: 31 × 24 inches
Price: $2,000
Artist Bio
I started art therapy in 2020 and was surprised when different parts of me came forward to draw. I was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. I mostly use acrylic paint, but I have also tried mixed media and watercolor. I look forward to trying oil.
Title: Dreamy Birch
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 12 × 16 inches
Price: $450
Title: Ember
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 12 × 36 inches
Price: $450
Artist Bio
I have been an active photographer since age 16. I photographed for the Navy while in the service and continued photography as a part-time business until I opened a full-service studio in Scarborough specializing in portraits and social and corporate events throughout New England, the United States and internationally. My work has been published in numerous books and periodicals.
At the onset of COVID-19, my family moved to Bangor. Since that time, I have been celebrating the beauty of northern Maine through landscape photography. I have been a Nikon user since the early 1960s, growing through film into digital processes. I still love the art form, learning about it and expanding my skills.
Title: Garden Glory
Medium: Digital photography
Dimensions: 20 × 16 inches
Price: $350
Title: Stairway to Owls Head Light
Medium: Digital photography
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Price: $350
Artist Bio
I am an active community and veteran service organization volunteer. I am enjoying retirement with my children and grandchildren in southern Maine. Nature inspires me to create, primarily with mixed media on canvas. I enjoy pigments, metallic elements and inspiring scenes. I have recently been experimenting more with bright abstract mixed media.
Title: Rainbow Reminder: Day
Medium: Mixed media on canvas with three-dimensional paper mask, acrylic, pigments, mica and gold leaf
Dimensions: 18 × 24 inches
Price: $135
Title: Rainbow Reminder: Night
Medium: Mixed media on canvas with three-dimensional paper mask, acrylic, pigments, mica and gold leaf
Dimensions: 18 × 24 inches
Price: $135
Title: Eagle
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $100
Title: Untitled
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $100
Title: Birds 1
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $50
Title: Birds 2
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $50
Title: Birds 3
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $50
Title: Birds 4
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $50
Title: Birds 5
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $50
Title: Eagles
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $100
Title: Lighthouse 3
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $100
Title: Lighthouse
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $100
Title: Owl
Medium: Wood burning
Price: $100
Artist Bio
I am an oil painter from East Boothbay, Maine, and a United States Navy veteran. I graduated from Northeast Institute of Industrial Technology in Boston, where I studied architectural drafting and design. I also hold a Bachelor of Science degree in technical business from New Hampshire College. I am a member of and exhibit paintings at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation, Damariscotta River Arts and the Maine Art Gallery. I am also a member of the Plein Air Painters of Maine Midcoast Chapter.
My artwork is based on nature and iconic or architecturally significant buildings. Completed paintings take on the many forms and colors of natural scenery and architecture seen in daily observations of my environment. The well-being of the body and mind is sustained by nature and products of the earth, and I endeavor to express the beauty of the natural world with oil paints. While my painting process is mostly representational, I am strongly influenced by site observations that may ultimately change the color, proportion and form of the subject. I desire to bring the outside in by recreating the naturally occurring beauty of nature and architecture through art. I occasionally work with pastels and gouache.
Title: Umbrella & Chair Rentals
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 24 inches
Price: $525
Title: Biodiversity Beauty
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Price: $575
Artist Bio
I have been painting for several years. I started with acrylics and moved toward oils. My subjects are usually nature and animals, or whatever I feel like painting.
Title: You Are Not Alone
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 9 × 12 inches
Price: $275
Title: Sleeping
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 13 × 16 inches
Price: $275
Jax Guay
Title: Trees
Medium: Colored pencil
Price: Negotiable
Artist Bio
An emerging artist and native of Union, Maine, Julia spent 30 years in the U.S. Navy. Her travels recently led her back to Maine, where she resides in South Berwick with her husband, Edd, and their pets. Julia’s interest in art began when she was young, watching her mother knit, sew, crochet, cane chairs, cook and make other crafts. Although her military career did not foster a creative spirit, her desire to express herself through art never left. After returning to Maine, Julia picked up her paintbrush again and began exploring acrylic painting, with landscapes and flowers among her favorite subjects.
Title: Behind the Gate
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Price: $300
Title: Glorious Flowers
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 20 × 24 inches
Price: $400
Artist Bio
I am Rob Jones, a 22-year active-duty veteran turned art enthusiast. Since 2020, I have explored many media and forms of art, becoming increasingly interested in photography, watercolor painting and weaving. I enjoy photographing landscapes and recreating those images in watercolor or fiber. I gravitate toward the vibrant colors of sunrises and sunsets, the moodiness of storms and other awe-inspiring natural imagery that challenges me as an artist and provides a substantial palette of colors.
Title: Spectacular Sunrise in String
Medium: Weaving of various fibers hung from a piece of one of the trees in the original photograph
Dimensions: 24 × 24 inches
Price: $135
Title: Sometimes I Think
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 18 × 24 inches
Price: $125
Title: No Safe Space
Medium: Original woodcut print on driftwood with sea junk
Dimensions: 30 × 42 inches
Price: $350
Title: Eternal Rising
Medium: Woodcut print, decoupage poem and sea junk
Dimensions: 24 × 24 inches
Price: $600
Artist Bio
Lynnalbert Leger is a bas-relief sculptor known for intricate works carved from Monson, Maine, black slate. Before his artistic journey, Lynnalbert served three years in the Navy as an assault boat coxswain, followed by a year aboard the USS Puget Sound during the Vietnam War.
After returning to civilian life, he found solace in sculpting and developed a deep connection to slate. His works depict architectural elements, nautical scenes and floral motifs, blending his life experiences with his artistic vision.
Title: Round Scroll
Medium: Monson, Maine, black slate
Dimensions: 16 × 16 inches
Price: $915
Title: Lilly
Medium: Monson, Maine, black slate
Dimensions: 16 × 16 inches
Price: $555
Artist Bio
I ventured into the creative arts in my sixties, first working in hand-built pottery and wearable art. I found that creating decorative shapes brought me more satisfaction than constructing the objects themselves. After learning the basics of representational art, I increasingly wanted to break free from real-world constraints and paint imaginary shapes and colors. Abstract art pulled me in. I now paint shapes inspired by the world around me, using colors intended to promote gaiety and lightheartedness. I work in oils and acrylics on canvas.
Title: Saint Elsewhere
Medium: Oil and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Price: $275
Title: Nomade
Medium: Oil and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 36 × 12 inches
Price: $275
Artist Bio
Chip is a Vietnam War veteran who typically enjoys drawing wildlife with pencil.
Title: Patriotism
Medium: Pencil on paper
Dimensions: 8.5 × 11 inches
Price: $200
Artist Bio
My name is Jesse Loring. I am a veteran and a member of the Penobscot Nation. When I sit down to create, I try to free my mind and let whatever is going to emerge come out. I use almost any medium placed in front of me and currently enjoy working with acrylic paint. I tend to create thought-provoking paintings and do not want it to be immediately clear what the viewer is seeing. I appreciate that each person experiences the work differently, and I find those limitless possibilities beautiful.
Title: Untitled
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Price: $10,000
Title: I Run with a Woman
Medium: Oil and airbrush acrylic on Blair synthetic paper
Dimensions: 25.5 × 19.5 inches
Price: $900
Artist Bio
I have been creating since I was a child. I work primarily with acrylic paint on canvas but explore many media. I create abstract art with a focus on nature and wildlife.
Title: Gaya’s Hair
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 18 × 24 inches
Price: $350
Title: Exploding Hydrangea
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 10.5 × 14 inches
Price: $200
Artist Bio
Jennifer Morris creates colorful abstract acrylic paintings inspired by a complex range of emotions.
Title: Encroaching
Medium: Oil, acrylic and pastel on canvas
Dimensions: 20 × 16 inches
Price: $540
Title: Mud Bath
Medium: Acrylic and pastel on canvas
Dimensions: 24 × 20 inches
Price: $660
Artist Bio
I am a U.S. Navy veteran who served from 1981 to 1987. As a Penobscot Nation tribal member living on Indian Island, I have returned to using my D90 camera for creative work. I do not focus on one type of subject matter; it depends on what catches my eye. This is the first time I have put my photographs on canvas. A theme for my work might be, “This Catches My Eye.”
Title: Title not confirmed
Medium: Photograph on canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 16 inches
Price: $200
Title: Title not confirmed
Medium: Photograph on canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 16 inches
Price: $200
Artist Bio
I primarily portray fantasy and surreal subjects, as well as landscapes and portraits. I work in mixed media, primarily acrylic on board.
Title: Comrades
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 × 36 inches
Price: $1,000
Artist Bio
I have started exploring ultraviolet light using fluorescent acrylics and pigments. These paintings were my first attempts to merge conventional pigments with fluorescent paint.
Since creating these works, I have progressed into visual representations of quantum physics, imagining what the world might look like if viewed at the scale of a particle.
Title: Winter Mitchell Field
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 9 × 12 inches
Price: $250
Title: Green Eyed Lady
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 9 × 12 inches
Price: $750
James Provenzano
Title: Portrait92
Medium: Digital print
Artist Bio
As a U.S. Army veteran, former teacher and lifelong learner, I approach art with discipline, curiosity and passion. My journey from military service to earning a BFA and MA in Art Education has shaped my identity and creative process. I see art as a tool for expression, connection and storytelling.
Vibrant, bold color is the foundation of my acrylic paintings. Whether capturing native wildlife or people, my work seeks to inspire viewers to engage with the beauty of the natural world and discover their own stories within the colors and textures.
Title: Golden Eagle
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 16 inches
Price: $800
Title: Claude
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 11 × 14 inches
Price: $600
Artist Bio
I am a documentary and journalistic photographer. I photograph candid moments, whether serving on drill status as a National Guardsman or moving through everyday public life. My work often focuses on genuine emotion and building relationships with the people I photograph, which inspired my business name, Hi Moments.
Title: Hook Up Prep
Medium: Landscape-format printed photograph
Dimensions: 10 × 15 inches
Price: Not for sale
Title: Ready for Hook Up
Medium: Portrait-format printed photograph
Dimensions: 10 × 14 inches
Price: Not for sale
Artist Bio
I work in a variety of media as a form of art therapy, including acrylic, watercolor, wool fiber art and cross-stitch. My subject matter varies but often includes themes of meaning and contemplation.
Title: Keeping Watch
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 11 × 14 inches
Price: Not for sale
Artists: Jane Ridky and Daryne Rockett
Title: A New Leash on Life
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 24 × 77 inches
Price: $650
About the work: This piece was created as a collaboration between two women veterans and their service dogs. Daryne Rockett and Jane Ridky met through Maine Paws for Veterans while they and their dogs completed training. They continue to meet to support one another through the challenges of owning service dogs and through their healing journeys in art. A New Leash on Life celebrates their friendship and the new lease on life created through their bonds with their service dogs, Rafe and Luna.
Artist Bio
During the day, I work as a trauma therapist in private practice with many military veterans. Having experienced trauma during my own military service, this healing work can sometimes activate old pain. By night, I dance with color and texture to create art that works around the edges of suffering and loosens its hold. My art brings power and intensity together to create vibrant energy.
Title: Sensitive Fern
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 18-inch diameter
Price: $375
Title: VIII
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 18-inch diameter
Price: $375
Artist Bio
I am new to painting as both art and therapy. My therapist introduced me to gel printing, and I immediately realized that art therapy was right for me. An off-the-cuff statement about the colors of 1980s clothing inspired me to place those colors on a gel plate. The texture of exam table paper and silver pull color produced unexpected lightning effects in the background. This became my “Happy Accident.”
Title: Happy Accident
Medium: Acrylic on exam table paper
Dimensions: 12 × 12 inches
Price: $75
Artist Bio
I work in watercolor, pastel, acrylic, mixed media and oil. My work is primarily nature-inspired abstraction based on time spent living in Alaska and along the Maine coast. I take cues from colors and textures in the natural environment, old buildings and architectural elements. I am a Marine Corps and Coast Guard veteran who retired after 21 years of combined service. I am currently an MFA student at Academy of Art University.
Title: Coast Guard Housing Two Lights
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 20 × 20 inches
Price: $200
Title: Chamberlain House
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 16 inches
Price: $180
Artist Bio
I am a native Mainer and have played piano since age five. While taking a pastel painting class at Husson University in 2018, I discovered a love of visual art. In 2023, I picked up my first paintbrush. Since then, I have painted lobster boats, lighthouses, animals and other Maine subjects. When not painting, I enjoy talking with people around the world as a ham radio operator.
Title: Underwater
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Price: $80
Title: On the Coast
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Price: $50
I'm a visual artist by choice and dedication. My journey spans over three decades, bridging the 20th and 21st centuries. After residing in Mexico, I returned to Maine in 2012 with a mission: to express the true essence of this rugged Maine. Critics describe his works as having a "topological quality infused with an expressionist feel. Salazar’s innovative techniques infuse dynamism into his Maine land and sea work." I concentrate exclusively now on abstract works in series on Stonehenge, created in series with themes that herald the last U.S. decade and this decade, and by creating video collaborations that air on National Networks. In Mexico, I wrote, produced, and distributed as e-books nine works that document my art-making in Mexico by text and craft; e.g. Aztec Deities its significance as myth and fact: see Link: https://view.publitas.com/salazar-gallery/aztec-deities/page/1
Medium: Mixed Medium on stonehedge paper
Dimensions: 22"x30"
Price: $1,500
Medium: Mixed Medium on stonehedge paper
Dimensions: 22"x30"
Price: $1,500
I am an Army veteran living in Augusta, Maine. I enjoy painting (mostly plein air) in both watercolor and oil. Living with so much natural beauty in my own backyard is a gift and opportunity to create beautiful landscape art. I especially love painting elements with a commanding presence such as mountains, rocks, boats, architecture, and strong shadow and light patterns. I teach watercolor painting to beginners, and also write and illustrate children’s pictures story books with three books published through Maine Authors Publishing.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 18"x24"
Price: $900
Medium: Watercolor on canvas
Dimensions: 18"x24"
Price: $475
Born in 1945, Murad grew up in New Jersey, the oldest son of a manufacturer. After spending three years in the U.S. Army Infantry, '64 - '67, he attended a major state university where he majored in philosophy of ethics. Murad has had a lifelong interest in history, particularly that of the Holocaust and aviation in the European theater of WWII. For many years he was a craftsman of international reputation of one-of-a-kind 'art knives'. Murad Sayen is also an oil painter based in Maine whose job has been to tell stories with his brush about what it means to be a human on earth in the 21st century. By portraying ordinary people doing mundane things in everyday places, Murad's hope is that the observer will be aware of the preciousness of every moment in life; for in every moment there is a source of knowledge that can give us a sense of peacefulness.
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 41"x23"
Price: $4,200
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 26"x24"
Price: $5,800
I am a U.S. Marine veteran, I hold a bachelor of science and a bachelor of fine arts. I am a full time photographer and painter. I practice in both film and digital photography. I draw and paint in graphite, watercolor, oils, and gouache.
I love nature, being outside, observing wildlife and humans. Often observing human interactions and behaviors. It is fascinating to see all the paths in life, from birth, death, pain, love, good, and evil. In all this there is something exciting about life and capturing the pain, emotions, and feelings of the human experience in art. While emotions start as sensations in the body, feelings are generated from our thoughts about those emotions. As a photographer and painter, it is capturing that very real quality about being human. Viewing and capturing the rawness of being human, that is my inspiration.The elusive quality of pain, emotions and feelings can transform a portrait in just a matter of seconds. I strive to convey that sense and use my own pain, emotions and feelings in my art.
Medium: Watercolor
Dimensions: 8"x10"
Price: NFS
Medium: Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 16"x20"
Price: NFS
I am a completely self taught painter. I have been a woodworker for over 40 years, I got interested in painting about 10 years ago. I have Parkinson’s Disease and it has greatly reduced the number of paintings I can produce.
Medium: Acrylics on board
Dimensions: 8"x11"
Price: $100
Medium: Acrylics on board
Dimensions: 14"x26"
Price: $250
I'm a Vietnam War Veteran. I enjoy working with water colors, acrylic, and colored pencils. I also enjoy drawing birds, mostly owls, cats, wolves, log cabins, and I use photographs and pictures for inspiration. This piece was fun to do. In my spare time I love to canoe and race competitively throughout the season.
Medium: Collored Pencil
Dimensions: 8.5"x11"
Price: $1,000,000
I retired from the U S Air Force as an E-7. In retirement, I decided to take some painting classes.
I have been painting with acrylics for a year. My main area of focus is buildings, because of the architectural interest.
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 16"x20"
Price: $350
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 11"x14"
Price: $200