Susan Williams, Rockport ME (web)
Painter

"Out on a Limb"

Oil on panel, 12 x 12, 2008

Artist Statement: "My work is a tiny attempt at perfection amid the irrational and absurd.” --Susan Williams

Call: (207) 596-7193 or e-mail rmgwjr@earthlink.net

Janice Kasper, Rockland ME
Painter

"Beaver"

Oil on Canvas, 2006, 26x36

Artist Statement: "I have been actively involved in wildlife protection issues in the state of Maine for some time now. My work over the last few decades has reflected my concern for the increasing lost of wild lands in the state. When one is working on habitat protection and it feels like the battle is being lost, the message can often become negative and ireful. In this series, I wanted to present a balance of the positive and negative forces present in the lives of the wild animals residing in our state. I chose the dreaming state because it opens the possibilities of depicting each animal’s friends and foes. The magic of art is that one can take possibilities and turned them into visual realities. We do not know if animals have visual dreams but I like to think they might. If they do dream as we do, the images that cross their minds would most likely contain the foods that they love to eat, predators they may fear, and mates and offspring that they hold dear. I chose animals that I have observed and admired in the wild for many years. I also enjoyed researching each animal further for this series to find out more about their food and habitat preferences. This series is my way of sharing the love and admiration I have for the fellow creatures that share with us this great state of Maine. ” --Janice Kasper

Call: (207) 596-6457 ext.113 or e-mail jkasper@farnsworthmuseum.org

James W. Strickland, Belfast ME (web)
Scultptor & painter

"Voyager" | 2009 | $15,000

24 carat gold, wood and metal
Utilizing IC technology for levitation
7 feet high x 2 feets wide x 2 feet deep

Artist Statement: "In my work I would like to convey the sense of the voyage of ideals, the arrival of a dreamworld. To hover between the real and the spiritual world. To call up ‘stories’ from our collective past, still points around which our private memories revolve.” --James Strickland

Call: (207) 338-5177 or e-mail james@jamesstricklandart.com

Janice Kasper, Roackland ME
Painter

"What Animals Dream: Beaver"
2006, oil on canvas, 26x 36"

Artist Statement: "II have been actively involved in wildlife protection issues in the state of Maine for some time now. My work over the last few decades has reflected my concern for the increasing lost of wild lands in the state. When one is working on habitat protection and it feels like the battle is being lost, the message can often become negative and ireful. In this series, I wanted to present a balance of the positive and negative forces present in the lives of the wild animals residing in our state. I chose the dreaming state because it opens the possibilities of depicting each animal’s friends and foes. The magic of art is that one can take possibilities and turned them into visual realities. We do not know if animals have visual dreams but I like to think they might. If they do dream as we do, the images that cross their minds would most likely contain the foods that they love to eat, predators they may fear, and mates and offspring that they hold dear. I chose animals that I have observed and admired in the wild for many years. I also enjoyed researching each animal further for this series to find out more about their food and habitat preferences. This series is my way of sharing the love and admiration I have for the fellow creatures that share with us this great state of Maine. ” --Janice Kasper

Call: (207) 596-6457 ext.113 or e-mail jkasper@farnsworthmuseum.org

Jamie Cypher; Otisfield, ME
Fine Art Photographer

"Meditation Glen"
Not digitally enhanced

Artist Statement: "I choose not to digitally enhance any of my images, preferring to present the scene as I found it, letting nature itself set the mood and tone of the photograph created by a combination of natural lighting, time of day, atmospheric conditions, etc. I have at least one camera with me at all times, as I find something beautiful or interesting to shoot every day. More than that, I feel compelled to shoot every day, even if it is only being able to stop for five minutes while driving to and from my job, as this is what sustains my artistic soul.” --Jamie Cypher

E-mail powhatanridge@gmail.com