What a whirlwind summer! I kept up…with almost everything? Currently, my monotype “Granite Outcrop, Wallamatogus” is part of the Mountain Love exhibition at the Blue Hill Public Library through the end of this month, and my new multiblock linocut “Bee House (Osmia atriventris)” is hanging over at Makers’ Market Shop and Studio in Sargentville as of August 15. And from here, starting in September, things look a bit quieter—though still three exhibitions and a return to the Belfast Art Market on Friday mornings, weather permitting. (I have missed it!) Getting all my loons in a column, so here’s an updated schedule:

Granite Outcrop, Wallamatogus A painted monotype (mounted on birch cradle panel) that is part of the Mountain Love show at Blue Hill Public Library, sponsored by Blue Hill Heritage Trust. A landscape looking up Wallamatogus with some large granite boulders in the foreground, a tree and old cemetery to the right, and the treeline and sky beyond.
Granite Outcrop, Wallamatogus • monotype
Photo of the Mountain Love article on the front page of the Arts & Leisure section of the Ellsworth American newspaper. My print is prominently featured in the photograph to the right.
Mountain Love article in the Ellsworth American
Bee House (Osmia atriventris) A large multicolored linocut of a bee house with three small blue bees, surrounded by Maine native plants and wildflowers in a seasonal cycle. These native bees are known as “Maine Blueberry Bees” both for their blue color and after their primary job as pollinators.
Bee House (Osmia atriventris) • linocut

Mountain Love (curated group show, jurors Leslie Anderson, Cheryl Coffin & Chrissy Allen)
sponsored by Blue Hill Heritage Trust
Blue Hill Public Library
Blue Hill
August 5–30
Gallery hours: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Opening reception: Friday, August 9, 4:30–6 p.m.

Small Works
DIAA Gallery
Deer Isle
September 3–15
Gallery Hours: Tue–Sun, 10 a.m.–5p.m.
Artist Reception: Friday, September 6, 4 p.m.–6 p.m.

NEW! Maine Artists Explore the Legacy of Jonathan Fisher (group show, curated by Christopher Scott Brumfield)
sponsored by Jonathan Fisher House
Blue Hill Public Library
Blue Hill
September 3–28
Gallery hours: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Opening reception: TBD

NEW! Refuge (curated group show, juror Jane Dahmen)
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Visitor Center Art Gallery
9 Water Street
Rockland, ME
September 27–December 13
Gallery Hours: M–F 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. + Saturdays 11 a.m.–4 p.m
Artist reception: Friday, September 27, 5–7 p.m.

NEW! The Art of the Chapbook: Gallery Talk & Exhibit
Belfast Poetry Festival
Waterfall Arts
256 High Street
Belfast
Exhibition: October 17–18, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; October 19, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Intro during pre-festival night: Thursday, October 17; time TBA
Gallery talk & tour of collection: Saturday, October 19, time TBA

Upcoming Exhibitions: Late Summer into Fall