11" x 14" framed oil on panel. 

Heather Roselle Barter graduated from the University of Maine with a BA in Art Education in 2013 and attended MECA's Early College program as a seventeen-year-old. Both programs helped to refine her technical skills, and she found much inspiration in her Art History classes when studying American landscape traditions and the European Expressionists. Heather’s work is an exploration of all seasons and all landscapes in Maine. She draws from the unique convergence of land and sea that Maine has to offer, and from the hidden colors of the landscape. Heather looks for artful compositions in unexpected places across this exquisite state.

17" x 11" (16" x 20" framed) colored pencil illustration.

16" x 20" framed oil on canvas.

Daniel Corey is a traditional painter rooted in the aesthetic values of the Ashcan school and the French impressionists. Inspired by light quality, color harmony, and abstract shapes, his paintings are created from direct observation and memory. 

Daniel enjoys the challenge of painting nontraditional views and subjects, and the views that make Maine, Maine.

20" x 20” oil and cold wax on panel.

Anne Hebebrand (b. 1958 in Erlangen, Germany) is a contemporary artist known for her abstract paintings created using oil and cold wax mediums. Her works are characterized by vibrant colors and intricate textures that organically evolve, giving each painting a unique composition and emotional resonance.

A recipient of the Dana Pond Award, Hebebrand holds a BFA from the Combined Degree Program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University in Boston, MA, followed by a MA in art history at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Her paintings are in numerous private collections across the United States, Germany, and Mexico.

The artist is represented by galleries in Camden, Maine (Carver Hill Gallery), Blue Hill, Maine (Cynthia Wining Gallery), and San Jose, Baja Sur, Mexico (Pez Gordo Gallery). Her works have also been featured in publications such as the New York Times and Art New England.

Hebebrand’s solo exhibitions include the Carver Hill Gallery in Camden, Maine; the Cynthia Wining Gallery in Blue Hill, Maine; the Maine Jewish Museum of Art in Portland, Maine; the Galeria Militar in Todos Santos, Mexico; the Galeria de Todos Santos in Todos Santos, Mexico; the Frank Brockman Gallery in Brunswick, Maine; the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery at the University of Connecticut in Groton, Connecticut; Artworks Gallery in Hartford, Connecticut; the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art in Augusta, Georgia; and many others.

Currently residing and working in Bath, Maine, Hebebrand enjoys spending her winter months in the artistic town of Todos Santos, Mexico.

20" x 20" acrylic on canvas.

Portland, Maine-based mixed media painter, Justine Lasdin, explores the variety of landscapes Maine offers as the core focus of her work.  Her work mixes her passion for drawing and painting by using mark-making throughout the process of her work.  She enjoys collecting her ideas in small studies with her sketchbook, photography, or small paintings on location. In the studio, she takes that energy to her larger pieces, incorporating her skills in color mixing alongside collage, drawing, and sewing.

36” x 36” x 2” acrylic and ink on birch panel.

"In Cityscape Motion, I explore the fluidity of movement as both a physical and emotional force—one that shapes the body, the earth, and our shared human experience. This painting is a response to the rhythms I feel around and within me: the shifting energy of cities, the undercurrent of nature, and the constant motion that drives life forward.

For me, movement is not just visual—it’s visceral. Through layers of color, texture, and contrast, I invite the viewer into a psychological space where lightness and darkness coexist, where structure dissolves into spontaneity. The lines echo the grid of a city, yet they blur, dissolve, and reconfigure—mirroring the way our inner landscapes evolve in response to the world around us.

This piece is about becoming: becoming fluid, becoming alive, and ultimately, becoming part of something larger through the act of seeing and feeling. It’s an emotional offering, a shared moment of transformation between artist and viewer." -Roberta March

12" x 12" x 1.5" oil on canvas.

"There are two women in my life to whom I dedicate my life as an artist, my career as an art teacher, and my creative sides too! 

The fist one was my mom, Bjorg. My father died when I was five, being the youngest of three siblings. She did not have the means nor the energy to take us on elaborate vacations but what she did was to bring us to the big museums in Oslo, again and again, to enjoy the beautiful art. All the big masters were there for me to explore from a very young age.

The second was my elementary school teacher, Lillian, back in 1973. I was not one to enjoy cross-stitched cushions in what I found incredibly boring colors. But, if I came up with a plan, provided the materials and focused… she approved. I still have the machine-sewed rag doll with overalls made from curtains—and brown pig tails!

I didn’t reflect much upon it back then but the fact that she really saw me, and did not in any way put limits to my wild-child creativity never stops to amaze me. A true role model in my own career as an art teacher.

It is such a privilege for me to support the Children's Museum, knowing that the work they do makes a huge difference for so many children. Creativity is key." -Ingunn Milla Joergensen

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8" x 8" (12" x 12" framed) acrylic on paper in an archival maple frame.

"My art is driven by a love of process and color. Inevitably I am drawn to scenes of light and movement along the Maine coast. Boat and building reflections along the Portland waterfront serve as a launching pad for me to explore elements of art and design…shape, space, and color.  Watching images dissolve, transmute, and reform in the water allows me free reign to explore abstraction while still holding on to remnants of something we understand.
 
I have been making art in my Freeport studio for over 20 years, exhibiting throughout New England. 

I am a graduate of Maine College of Art and Vermont College of Fine Arts.  When not in the studio I teach plein air workshops in Maine and abroad, with a workshop planned for Portugal in May." -Liz Prescott

Liz Prescott is represented by Portland Art Gallery.

23" x 20" oil on board, framed in brown and gold frame.

Just like a scene from a romantic movie, John Bisignano fell in love with Bettina Swirkal when he first laid eyes on her at the Art Student’s League in New York City. Soon the two were inseparable. Each helped promote and encourage the other’s art. Together they photographed beautiful flowers or carousels, two of Bettina’s favorite subjects, or they would hike into the Maine wilderness to capture images for John’s works.

They eventually gave up city life to settle into the Maine way. The rugged beauty of the Maine Coast and the freedom from distractions allowed them to live as creative partners. While their styles are very different, their support and love for each other made them a modern Romeo and Juliet in the art world. Both of their works are as relevant today as they were in the last few decades.

All sales of their work will go to support a scholarship fund for an upcoming Maine Artist.

10” x 10” (11" x 11" framed) oil on linen in a wood box frame.

“While waiting for the Casco Bay ferry last summer, I was entranced by these two young beauties decked out in their summer togs with their faithful doggie ready for adventure.” - Joyce Ellen Weinstein

Joyce Ellen Weinstein is a recent transplant to the Portland, Maine area from NYC. Some fellowships include: Maine Arts Commission Grant; Vermont Studio Center; Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Israel; Social-Cultural Center, Prague; Blue Mountain Center, NY; Europos Parkas Museum, Lithuania; ChaNorthChashama, NY. She painted a mural in Prague after the Soviet fall. Some collections include: National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC; HUC Bernard Heller Museum, NYC; Florida Holocaust Museum; Gallerie-Junge KunstWerkStart, Vienna; Social-Cultural Center, Prague; Amnesty International; Einchen Americe, Princeton, NJ; Terezin Holocaust Museum, Czech Republic; Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum, Lithuania; Derfner Judaica Museum NY; Arts and Military, DC. She is featured in such publications as the following among others: Fixing the World: Jewish American Artists of the Twentieth Century, Ori B. Soltes, New England U. Press, The Book as Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, and more. Some awards include: Fulbright Senior Specialist and Scenic Design in Dance. Member: Society of American Graphic Artists, Art Students League of NY, Contemporary Print Collective SC, Visual Arts Library, New London CN, Artist’s Equity. Education: BA, MFA The City University of NY, SUNY.