Artists

Little Sebago Gallery is proud to show the work of the following artists. We are proud to support these artists and allow their voices to be heard. These artists work in many media and in many different styles. We strive to show all kinds of two and three dimensional art in a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere. We hope you will stop in and see for yourself what these regional artists have to offer. If not, please enjoy browsing the artists listed below.

Barbara Bagshaw “As an artist, I communicate what I feel. Whether I see and feel the natural, the physical, or deeper beyond into the heart and supernatural. I strive to tell the truth about my core reality or the truth about my perception of my subject’s heart” Artist's Web Site	"Heartsong" 14 x 18 Oil on Canvas, $400
Joy Barnes Before moving to Maine I had lived most of my life in the South. There I did mostly paintings of sea shells, white sandy beaches, and florals. Living here, I enjoy painting the local scenes. Subjects that I had painted before look different here in Maine. Even the hydrangeas take on colors that entice me to paint them. In addition to painting hydrangeas and the local scenes, I paint other flowers, and special places. Oils, watercolor, and pastels are my favorite media. Often, I will do paintings of one subject in each media. In this way, I get completely involved with the subject, its colors, and varied possible compositions. My background is in art education. Even though I no longer teach in public schools, I continue to teach art. My passions are my family, my students, my paintings and my cats.	"Hydrangeas in Pastels", 36 x 24, oil on canvas
Mary Brooking "A 20 year career in graphic design and illustration preceded my present incarnation as a fine artist. I now work in two dimensional and three dimensional media including primarily acrylic painting, drawing, paper collage, clay and found object sculpture" Artist's Web Site	“Presence”, 12 x 12 Oil on Canvas, $250
Bruce Coffin Bruce Robert Coffin is a Maine native and self-taught artist. He paints in a Realism style, using primarily oil and watercolor mediums. He tends not to focus on any one type of subject matter in his paintings; instead he paints whatever inspires him. He has created everything from a police officer’s funeral to a rusty and forgotten automobile at woods edge to a child enjoying the first apple of the fall harvest. He brings each painting to life through imagery and detail, evoking a feeling of familiarity from the viewer. Artist's Web Site	"Monhegan Washerwoman", 36 x 36 Oil on Canvas
Elizabeth Evans “Having artistic ability is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that I can respond to my surroundings in such a way that, hopefully, you can identify with what drove me to create my images. Now the “curse”. I’m forced to expel this !!!! onto paper or whatever surface I can find. If I chose to ignore this !!!, my balance becomes distorted, and it’s not a pretty sight.”	"Solitude,"Image 13 x 9 Pastel on paper, framed $550
David A. Footer For over fifty years, Dave has been involved with nature and wildlife. A lifelong resident of Lewiston, he grew up on a farm where hunting and fishing were a natural part of life. These activities helped him learn much about the habits of wildlife and the balance of nature. Spending so much time in the out-of-doors developed a deep interest in the beauty of all around him. These interests and activities led him naturally to the art of taxidermy, which he learned from a correspondence course as a young boy and mastered on his own. Dave studied art from books he got from the Lewiston public library. By reading about and studying the great masters, he learned the techniques of using light and color. This valuable knowledge was important in restoring the exact color of his fish mountings. Dave’s wildlife mounts and paintings have been featured in many in many wildlife and fishing magazines. Artist's Web Site	"Free Spirit", Image 18 ½ x 15 ½ S+N Limited edition print, $100
Dave G. Hall Dave is a resident of Raymond, Maine. A 1990 graduate of the prestigious Parson's School of Design in New York City, he presently is employed by MSAD # 57 (Waterboro) where he teaches art to elementary students. No stranger to the arts scene in the Portland and Lakes Region, Dave has shown his work and had several solo shows at Davidson & Daughters, Hole in the Wall Gallery, Jamison Gallery & Frame, Little Sebago Gallery & Frame, and the former Cry of the Loon.	"Reflections at Sea", Image 12 x 11 Oil on Paper, Framed $400
Varvara Harmon I love to capture the beauty of nature on canvas with my brush and paints. Simply put, I paint places where I want to be. I hope the person looking at my work will feel like they could walk right into my paintings – in one view they would sense a fresh mountain breeze, feel the icy, rushing water of a stream or to remember sitting next to a campfire and listening to an old friend’s stories. There are many inspirations for art that can be found everywhere around us at any time. It just takes the vision of an artist to notice the inspiration. For me, it can be in my backyard or found by strapping on snowshoes and exploring a winter forest, while hiking along mountaintops to see the earth above the clouds or when kayaking to see the peaceful beauty of water lilies. In most of my work, I start with an idea in mind, add elements from my own photographs and then I let my imagination take over… The most magical part of being an artist is that whatever I can imagine, can become real Artist's Web Site	"Sunlit Swans, 30 x 15Acrylic on canvas, $2,000
William King Bill has always been an artist. He began drawing and painting as a child and has been at it ever since. After a stint in the Marine Corps and a tour of duty in Vietnam, Bill studied art and the Bible at Atlantic Union College in S. Lancaster, Ma. During college he made frequent camping trips to Maine and Canada where he was struck by the beauty and diversity of the countryside and coastal regions. After moving to Maine in 1980, Bill began to seriously pursue a career in art. Working mainly in acrylics and watercolor, Bill’s style is realism, focusing on dynamic lighting. He loves painting water in all of its variations, whether it is a calm reflection, rapids or anything in between. His paintings are frequently described as “serene”., “peaceful”, “calming” and “restful.”	Pleasant River Fly Fishing, Acrylic on Canvas
Molly Mains Thirty years in art education has given me the chance to work with a myriad of art materials. Acrylics and pastels are my current passion. My subject matter is the shorelines, the woods, and the rocks and stonewalls of Maine. By working on location, I am able to respond more easily to nature's colors and forms. I love the freshness of spring greens in the woods, the feel of grass underfoot, the smell of fall leaves, and the sound of lapping lake water. Through an enriched color palette, illuminated form, and a sensitive rendering of line, I hope to express this interaction. My work attempts to capture nature's contrasting qualities of fragility and strength as seen in a lacy fern growing next to a rock wall or windswept fields of wheat blowing horizontally against the bold verticals of tall evergreens. In this whole experience, it is the challenge of ever changing light on form and color that moves me to create the many-layered composition.	"Inlet," 14 x 18, acrylic on canvas,$350
Thomas K. Merriam I have spent years driving the back roads of Maine and New England trying to capture the vanishing landscape in water color. It is my passion to present the simple elegance and strength of our country side, our antique barns and structure, its natural beauty and the story behind a less complex way of life. I am a Maine native born in Sanford in 1959, I am the oldest son of seven artistic siblings. I apprenticed with George Carpenter of Perkins Cove Maine, and have otherwise developed a natural talent through observation and hard work. My work is displayed in Galleries throughout Maine and New Hampshire. Most of my water colors are small 4"x 5", However I have painted a number of prints for Inland Fish and Wildlife, as well as numerous murals in and on public buildings and businesses across the state. Artist's Web Site	watercolor, image 7 1/2 x 11 1/2
Vladimir S. Mizerak “Having no formal art education, I have worked hard to develop my own artistic style. Creating is my vision, and what enhances my life. I have worked with many types of media throughout my life. Within the last decade I began painting primarily with acrylics. My work is a colorful balance of humor, surreal landscapes, people and objects, all of which I love to explore on many levels”	Bright Beginnings, Oil on Canvas
Adrian “Yellow” Patenaud	"Shattuck Hill" Acrylic on Canvas
Wendy Newbold Patterson I draw from life many, many times every day and night. Drawing is my active participation plan with Life. It is a simple act, a primal response and a constant nourishment of being. Drawing from life is a dialogue with now. I paint and draw figures in a space. I work with stones to see nature in simpler forms, movement and light. I work back and forth between stones and figures. There is an intriguing resonance between them. I reach for the energy and the powerful relationships. The figure is an invented language with vocabulary drawn from life. As I have developed the tools to express the living and beloved reality in front of me, I have discovered a resonance, an echo of my own inner reality. I see. I draw and paint. I see what I see, what I feel and who I am. The figure is a vessel containing sensations of all human experience. The figure is a voice. It speaks to us of ourselves. Artist's Web Site	"Suzanne in the Orchard" Oil on Panel, 13 x 14 $650
Om Devi Reynolds “My work echoes my lifelong involvement with nature. I was raised on a farm and have always made art. Creative activity is also fed by a loving relationship with my mate; and is informed by my Zen practice (meditation) which is the ground of my life. When painting, I find myself in a process of listening and responding while exploring color, line and form. At the same time asking the question ’How does one express the inexpressible?’ It is great fun to make visual attempts of a realm beyond sensation and realistically perceived imagery.”	"Flying Tenor",18 x 18, Oil on Canvas, $550
Andrea M. Sawyer “A beloved teacher once told me to paint no more than 60% of what’s actually there – no doorknobs- and I’ve found he was right: The paintings are much more interesting and more exciting for me to paint. I don’t quite know where I am going with this, but I am fascinated by the process.” Artist's Web Site	"Sweet Sunrise", 10 x 10Oil on Canvas, $450
Sheldon C. Schoneberg Artist's Web Site
Alfred Waterman Al Waterman is originally from Portland, Maine. He received a scholarship to the Portland School of Fine Art (now the Portland College of Art) and was presented the Baxter award at graduation. He was the identity artist for a local police department in Maine. In addition to teaching art classes for many years he also served as art director for adult education. Waterman has received many prizes from his participation in numerous art shows and festivals throughout the years. His work is displayed around the country.	"Crashing Surf" 14 x 11, oil on canvasFramed $375
Michael Waterman Portland native, Michael Waterman has been involved in art since he was a very young child. Born in 1947, he had early experience painting and drawing in his father’s (Al Waterman) studio. As a youth, he participated in many solo and group shows, winning numerous prizes and awards. After graduation from Portland High School in 1965, he spent 2 years studying art in New York City at the Pratt Institute and the Art Students League. An intensely private man, he nonetheless manages to convey through his work the plight of the common man in relation to his environment. His work, which spans over 40 years, ranges from lighthearted to inspirational. Sometimes he ventures into the darker side of life or off into the surreal. He documents everyday life in his beloved Portland through a truly unique vision.	"Hiking In", 12 x 9, Oil on BoardFramed, $600
Bethany Winslow Bethany’s vibrant work is inspired by her great love of flowers and her desire to intimately experience their beauty. By isolating her view to a single bloom or a flower center, she explores the complex detail of some of the simplest forms capturing their brilliance and subtlety of color. Artist's Web Site	"Faded Tulip", 24 x 20Oil on Canvas
Neil Wyrick Neil Wyrick paints landscapes and rural scenes that combine deep shadows and vibrant color. He is adept at capturing the unique beauty of Maine, and each canvas is a visual delight. Artist's Web Site	"Town Landing Market" 28 x 20Oil on Canvas, $600