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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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Serving Maine and Lincoln County for over a century. |
Volume 135 Issue 30 |
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| | Email this article • Print this article | Discover Imagination at the Maine Art Gallery
 There is a reason for artists. Early in their careers they want their artwork to "look like" something. Soon after, they understand that there are methods - tricks, rules - to turn a two dimensional space into a three dimensional space. The next step is a leap.
The artist learns to lead a viewer into the atmosphere of that space. This uses the "artist's eye", an emotional filter that only a human possesses, and which, for that matter, cannot be taught. They do not belabor their art, and yet they are able to make the viewer feel what they feel.
Come see some artists who have reached this stage: In Albert Eamses' "After the Storm" the sky churns with black clouds, the snow has just stopped and wetly covers the fields. He has painted an early snow, and the viewer can feel its weight.
In Michael Welch's "Café", warm light floods the tables where patrons sit with coffee or newspaper. He has painted contemplation, and somehow, a sad isolation. In Sharon Renk-Greenlaw's "My Dingy", the small white hull casts a deep watery reflection. It is the edge of daylight. She has painted silence, and the hush of dawn.
In today's world, where so little is left to the imagination, an artist provides a path to follow. Come to the Maine Art Gallery, on Warren Street in Wiscasset, and take imagination out for a walk.
The Maine Art Gallery is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Monday. For information call 882-7511 or visit www.maineartgallery.org. Maine Art Gallery is a nonprofit arts organization.
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