Richard Boyd Art Gallery, located on Peaks Island, is featuring a solo exhibition of paintings by midcoast artist Jane Herbert beginning Monday.
The exhibit, “In Sight of Land,” is on view through June 30. An artist reception will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Herbert’s current series of paintings is of intertidal rocks and islands off Maine’s coast, to which she travels by skiff. Most of her paintings are created en plein air, though the larger canvases are created in her Damariscotta studio.
In a press release about the exhibit, Herbert said she “responds to the expansive space, sky and sea with acrylic paint on canvas. The weather and time of day vary the scenes with color, light and mood.”
According to Herbert, she has an “unstructured approach to art and life.”
“Instead of earning a formal education I gathered my brushes and toured Europe in a micro-bus, painting and learning as I went. Life has been a creative, do-it-yourself adventure for me. Through my life I have embraced my creativity, and painting specifically. I love painting and I love sharing my work,” she said.
For more information: 712-1097, richardboydartgallery.com.
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