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This has been a wonderful summer for plein air painting. Above is one of my finished pieces, painted on-site on Bailey Island here in Maine. For the last two weeks of September, I'll be doing the same in Provence, France, where so many wonderful Impressionists painted. I'll be attending a workshop in Le Barroux led by Ian Roberts. I've enjoyed reading two of his books, "Creative Authenticity" and "Mastering Composition", and look forward to studying with him. Trips such as this give me new inspiration as well as the collegiality of other artists equally passionate about art.

Centre St. Arts Gallery (CSAG) in Bath, Maine, has just opened a new show, with a reception planned for Friday, September 21, 5 to 7 p.m. The painting below called "Summer in the Cove", along with 5 other of my works, is on display there. Twenty artists, with styles ranging from detailed to abstract, working in media from watercolor, pastels and ceramics, to oils and acrylics, are represented by the gallery. Please come in and enjoy the festivities and refreshments.

Although my solo show titled "Working the Coast," at the Elizabeth Moss Gallery  ended in June, my work can still be seen in the gallery's inventory. This new body of work, which focuses on Maine fishermen and their way of life, has been in the making for the past two years. I've lived in Maine for 11 years and wake up every morning to lobstermen hauling their traps, clammers working the flats and fishermen heading out to sea. If it's not the people that catch my attention, it's their gear--coiled lines, waders, oilskins, lobster crates, pot and mooring buoys, and of course dinghies and fishing boats. The paintings in the show are posted on the New Work page. The Elizabeth Moss Gallery is located at 251 US Rte 1 in Falmouth.

More information on my galleries can be found on their web sites: www.elizabethmossgalleries.com and www.centrestartsgalleryllc.com. For the complete list of my shows in 2018, see the Exhibits page.

I would love to get your feedback on my art and my web site. Just send an email to llpmaine@hughes.net.  Thanks, and I hope to see you at one of my galleries or shows in 2018.