“FOUR POINT HISTORIC SITE,” by Carol Douglas — last year’s Wet Paint Juror’s Choice Award winner.
The Kelpie Gallery of South Thomaston will present the fourth annual “Wet Paint on the Weskeag!” plein air art auction on Aug. 13. Proceeds from the sale of freshly painted art will benefit the artists and Georges River Land Trust’s conservation programs.
The selection committee for the 4th annual “Wet Paint on the Weskeag!” selected 35 artists to create works to appear in the wet paint auction. The artists will paint at various sites under conservation on Aug. 11 and 12. The works will be on display at The Kelpie Gallery in South Thomaston on Aug. 13 and will be auctioned off that evening with the proceeds from the sales split between the artists and the Georges River Land Trust. Last year’s event grossed nearly $16,000.
The artists will work en plein air in a variety of media, from pastels to watercolor to oils.
An auction preview and cocktail reception will begin at 4 p.m. Cellardoor Winery, Rock Harbor Brewery and Green Bean Catering will provide refreshments and blue grass band Miners Creek will play music during the event. Meet the artists and get an up-close view of their Wet Paint works. At 5 p.m. sharp the live auction will begin with auctioneers Bruce Gamage and Kaja Veilleux.
Lead sponsors for the Wet Paint event are Bangor Savings Bank, On the Water Real Estate, and John Morris
Architects.
For more information, visit GeorgesRiver.org or call (207) 594-5166. This year’s chosen artists include: Tania Amazeen-Jones, Kristine Biegel, Ian Bruce, Ed Buonvecchio, Midge Coleman, Suzanne deLesseps, Carol Douglas, Sandra Leinonen Dunn, Rachel Eastman, Renee Emanuel, Pamela Fenwick, Ken Foster, Stephan Gianini, Lauren Gill, Eric Glass, Julie Haskell, Pamela Hetherly, Dana Jenkins, Lydia Kaeyer, Dick Kelly, Jean Kigel, Nancy Lee Lovley, Anna B. McCoy, Maude Robin McCoy, Scott Moore, John O’Shaughnessy, David Wells Roth, Doug Smith, Holly Smith, Kay Sullivan, Bill Teitsworth, Louise vanKeuran, Cali Veilleux, Michael Vermette, and Nora West.
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