The Artists
Bayview Gallery represents the best land and sea painters of Maine, long known the world over for fine paintings. Painters have come to Maine for centuries to capture its beauty and to paint the light so special in this land. While all our artists do not live in Maine, those "from away" travel here throughout the year to paint this idyllic landscape.
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Thomas Adkins
Subtle in color and strong in mood, the paintings of Thomas Adkins are characterized by the thoughtful process of composition using natural and man-made elements to evoke a true sense of place.
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Barbara Applegate
Inspired by the early American impressionists, Barbara Applegate paints the Maine coast, its villages and harbors and the foothills beyond. Her warm colors and classic design capture memories and evoke nostalgic moments in the life of the viewer.
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Harley Bartlett
A Copley Society Artist since 2004, Harley Bartlett honors the late 19th - early 20th century American School of Beaux-Arts. Bartlett approaches his subject matter with careful regard and artistic vigor.
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William Beebe
William R. Beebe is a traditional realist who is meticulous about detail and accuracy. His paintings are in major private and corporate collections in the US and abroad including the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine. His work has been featured in American Art Review magazine and published in the book The Art of Monhegan Island.
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Mariella Bisson
graduated with honors from Pratt Institute. Working with collage, gouache, watercolor, graphite and charcoal, Bisson creates sublime mixed-media works which interpret the landscape through emotional and spiritual sensibilities.
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Vern Broe: Marine Paintings
Vern Broe’s (1930-2011) work has appeared in American Artist and other magazines, including three covers for Yankee. Broe, a noted marine artist, studied at the American Academy of Art and later attended the University of Illinois, Chicago’s Institute of Design, and the San Francisco Art Institute.
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Vern Broe: Still Life and Landscape Paintings
Although Vern Broe (1930-2011) was well known as a fine marine painter, on occasion he found time to paint different kinds of subjects. In the interest of sharing these works with Broe collectors, you will find a selection of these paintings on this page.
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Robert Colburn
Maine painter Robert Colburn combines traditional painting techniques with a contemporary vision to produce vibrant paintings that recall the works of Edward Hopper and Fairfield Porter. Balancing color, form, and line, Colburn strives to make the oft-painted landscape of New England fresh and new.
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Ron DeFelice
After graduating from RISD with a BFA in Illustration, Ron deFelice worked for many years as a freelance illustrator in the New York city area before going to work for Walt Disney Feature Animation. Still in the animation business, and with many film credits to his name, Ron brings a keen eye for light and color to his plein air painting.
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Arnold Desmarais
A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Arnold Desmarais' paintings are narratives that tell stories from a life time living by the sea. Luminous and lovely, his images derive their beauty from the soft touch of the brush and a warm palette.
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Laura Eden
With paintings meant to trigger daydreams, Laura Eden's egg temperas recall a familiar feeling of place, giving the viewer a more intimate, yet, exaggerated perspective.
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Louis Guarnaccia
The marine art of Louis Guarnaccia has garnered critical acclaim throught the Northeast and the world. A member of the American Society of Marine Artists, the Portrait Society of America and the Salmagundi Club of New York City, Louis' painitngs capture the dynamic motion, color,and drama of sea and sail.
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Suzanne Harden
The vibrant palette of Suzanne Harden is reminiscent of the great French impressionists, Matisse and Cezanne. A former teacher of gifted and talented high school students, Harden paints the small villages along the Maine coast.
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Tom Hughes
After spending many years working entirely on location in every kind of
weather, Boston native Tom Hughes has developed a comprehensive and
flexible set of mental references from which he can draw as he paints many
of his landscapes and seascapes solely from sketches and memory. Yet,
from time to time, he returns to New England from his California studio to
gather fresh material and renewed inspiration.
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Marieluise Hutchinson
Marieluise spent her formative years in a bucolic 1820's homestead on the South Shore of Boston. Her work has a tone of thoughtfulness and solitude, and it is by a synthesis of these experiences that her work captures the quintessential simplicity and beauty of America.
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Robert Indiana
Indiana's iconic work LOVE was first created for a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art in 1964 and later was included on an eight-cent United States Postal Service postage stamp in 1973, the first of their regular series of "love stamps." The first serigraph/silk screen of "Love" was printed as part of an exhibition poster for Stable Gallery in 1966.
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Stapleton Kearns
As a plein air painter, the work of Stapleton Kearns has a high level of truth and an adherence to the way light and color actually appear in nature. A combination of low-key color along with expressive brushwork gives an elegant and reserved look to his paintings.
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Shawn Kenney
A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Shawn Kenney creates images that merge his many influences anchored in realism and tradition. The subject matter of most of his small paintings is food, a perfect subject because of its familiarity, variety and the ease it provides in acquiring and arranging colorful and visually interesting objects.
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Ken Knowles
Ken Knowles has been painting impressionist paintings, outdoors, for decades. He has earned an award-winning reputation nationally, and is a full member of several associations, including the Rockport, Academic, and North Shore Art Associations. Knowles has closely studied the waterfront of Cape Ann and has been inspired to create hundreds of paintings to share with others.
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Janet Laird-Lagassee
A Maine native, Janet Laird-Lagassee has received international recognition for her miniature watercolors. Also painting larger format watercolors and occasionally working in egg tempera, her subjects range from the vivid colors of summer's harvest to the subtle hues of antique interiors.
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Gayle Levee
Levee's paintings convey a sense of season and mood. After studying with renowned still life painter, Robert Douglas Hunter, Levee developed a style which embodies symbolism and metaphor through extensive exploration of color and composition.
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Scott Moore
Contemporary impressionist Scott Moore lives, explores and paints the woods and coast of Maine. An avid canoeist and cross-country skier, his work reflects his deep love of nature. His bold, brushy paintings are the prize of many individuals and a number of corporate collections.
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Donald Mosher
A descendant of shipbuilders and farmers of Nova Scotia and Maine, Donald Mosher is drawn to the power of the sea and the tranquility of the New England countryside. A plein air master, Mosher visits Maine often to capture its beauty.
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Charles Movalli
Holder of a PhD. in English, Gloucester painter Charles Movalli uses dramatic brushwork to capture the essence of a scene. A student of Emille Gruppe, Movalli has received more than fifty awards for his vibrant work.
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Wendy Newcomb
Finding solace in nature with "the promise of life and harmony", Wendy Newcomb is a representational painter from Sebago, Maine. With commissioned paintings and numerous publications, she is an artist with a sensitive understanding of her subject.
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Paula Raney Newman (1907-1991)
Paula Raney Newman was an active contemporary New England and California artist of the 1950's, 60's and early 70's. She studied at prestigious art institutions in the Midwest, the Northeast and with prominent artists of her time including Aldro T. Hibbard, Harry Ballinger, Stanley Woodward and James K. Bonner.
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Paul Niemiec
Paul Niemiec's subjects are rooted in traditional American Realism. His country upbringing is reflected in his work, particularly in rural landscapes, coastal/maritime themes and wildlife images. His ideas are drawn from personal experience and works are titled carefully to reflect this personality.
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Agamemnon Otero
Agamemnon Otero was born in Uruguay, raised in the United States and now lives in London. His bold and immediate paintings connect with the impassioned spirit and painterly color saturation of Fauvism. Agamemnon has exhibited his paintings in Great Britain, Western Europe, North and South America.
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Stefan Pastuhov
Descended from Russian grandparents who fled to America in 1917, Stefan Pastuhov is a devoted outdoor sportsman and a plein air artist whose paintings capture the landscape he loves.
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Reverend Paul A. Plante
Reverend Paul A. Plante's images are small in size, yet focused and reflective. Producing one to three oil pastels daily, Father Plante believes there is a direct relationship to art, nature, and the human condition. His work has been featured in dozens of shows in Maine, as well as articles in newspapers and magazines.
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Phyllis Purves-Smith
Phyllis Purves-Smith grew up in California and Hawaii where her parents were both musicians. She attributes her sensitivity to rhythm and structure in nature to her early exposure to music. She taught for seven years at the New York Academy of Art in Manhattan and has been on the faculty of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia for the last 33 years.
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Dale Ratcliff
Gloucester artist Dale Ratcliff travels to Maine frequently to paint the
Maine coast and its many small fishing villages and harbors. A "plein air" painter,
Ratcliff's work captures her subject in bold, brushy strokes as she seeks always
to catch the fleeting effects of light.
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Sergio Roffo
Italian-born artist, Sergio Roffo, born in 1953, has been inspired by the work of such American traditional painters as George Innes and Albert Bierstadt. Roffo’s paintings of coastal landscapes reveal a luminous quality achieved through the technique of glazing and layering practiced by early American landscape painters.
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John Roush
Award winning and nationally recognized artist John Roush has attained the status of “Master Pastelist” in the Pastel Society of America as well as the MidAmerica Pastel Society and has been accepted as a “Fellow Member” of the American Artists Professional League. He is a member of the Oil Painters of America, the Allied Artists of America, and Audubon Artists.
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Deborah Rubin: Landscapes
Using watercolor, acrylic, and oil, Deborah Rubin exquisitely captures the often banal imagery of seasonal places in highly rendered detail. Her combination of strong linear elements and crisp high-key color imbue these often overlooked subjects with an engaging power.
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Deborah Rubin: Florals
Precision draftsmanship, bright color, and adventurous compositions take Deborah Rubin's floral paintings out of the genre of still-life and give them an energy which makes them feel alive. Working in watercolor on clay-board and sealed with acrylic, these paintings break through the picture plane and grab the viewer's attention.
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Helen Rundell
Long Island native Helen Rundell, who has lived in Maine for more than a decade, is perhaps one of America's finest realist painters. Whether landscape or still life, Helen combines a thorough knowledge of her subjects with exacting technical ability to produce truly remarkable paintings.
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Dennis Sheehan
Native Bostonian Dennis Sheehan received his artistic training in the tradition of the Boston Impressionist School, including private study with two of R.H. Ives Gammell’s former students Robert Cormier and Richard Whitney. Sheehan’s style of landscape paintings reminds one of the nineteenth century American Tonalist George Inness. His paintings are meditative, intimate and mysterious.
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Robert Spring: Oils
Multifaceted artist Robert Spring only began painting in oils in 1994, but he has achieved such status as to have his "Trawler in a Storm (2000)" accepted into the permanent collection of the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport. His oils are powerful yet subtle with thick impasto mixing with delicate glazes to create wonderfully luminous pieces.
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Robert Spring: Watercolors
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, then moving to Sarasota, Florida, Spring studied with the well known watercolorist Hilton Leech. He has won many awards for his works on paper, including the Purchase Prize at the Mystic International for "Ice Edge (1989)". Spring's watercolors recall the work of Turner and Homer, yet his style is unique. Whether depicting a raging ocean tempest or a serene New England landscape, Spring captures the best of old and new.
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John Squadra
Maine artist John Squadra is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, and has spent many summers studying in Europe, visiting the studios of artisans in Rome and Florence. A spiritual man, Squadra has been influenced by Eastern thought and his work has many Oriental influences. He says, "One must strive for the essence. The artist must be the shaman of the soul, serving not only outward beauty, but also the vision of the inner eye".
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Caleb Stone
Caleb was born in the artists’ colony of Rockport, Massachusetts where he began drawing at the age of four, painting at seven and attending professional artists’ workshops by the time he was twelve.
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Paul Stone
Alternating between vibrant color and muted, tonal images, Paul Stone creates paintings that are as much about the sense of a place as they are about specific locations. His powerful brushwork and diverse pallette, give his work a hauntingly familiar feel.
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James Urbaska
James Urbaska’s paintings evoke memories of classic Hudson River School painters Thomas Cole and Frederic Church. Big skies and sweeping vistas touch on the Romantic rejection of the scientific rationalization of nature and prove that even in the 21st Century we can take solace in knowing that there are still mysteries in this world waiting to be explored.
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Neil Welliver
One of America's most renowned landscape painters, Welliver's work is in the permanent collections of this country's great museums. An ardent conservationist and naturalist, his love of the natural world is reflected in his paintings. Welliver (b. 1929) died on April 5, 2005 in Belfast, Maine.
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Todd Williams
Williams' work has been exhibited across the US in gallery, museum, and invitational exhibitions, including the Oil Painters of America National and Regional Exhibitions where he has been honored with the prestigious status of Signature Member. Although Todd is not an abstract painter, he still uses an abstractionist metaphor to turn inward, to capture the soul and sentiment of the subject.
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James Wolford
Contemporary realist James Wolford is best known for his sun-bathed lighthouses and scenes of working vessels and the commercial activities that sustain Maine's coastal economy.
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Andrew and Jamie Wyeth
Legendary American painter Andrew Wyeth passed away in 2009 leaving behind some of the most endearing images of his life in Maine and Pennsylvania. His son, Jamie, continues this remarkable family’s artistic legacy. We are proud to offer a selection of limited edition, signed, and signed limited edition prints by both artists. Each print is elegantly framed to conservation standards.
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