This Saturday, my gallery is presenting “Drawn to Creation: Two Views,” a joint exhibition featuring my work alongside award-winning artist Naomi Aho. The opening reception takes place Saturday, September 26, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 394 Commercial Street in Rockport.
Drawn to Creation: Two Views explores the natural world through two contrasting mediums and viewpoints. The exhibition pairs my more fluid oil landscapes with Naomi’s intricate colored and graphite pencil drawings. Where I tend to focus on sweeping atmospheric light, Naomi captures what she calls “intimate landscapes”—the quiet beauty of line, contour, and layered detail found through close observation.
“I love the line. Sometimes I am stopped in my tracks by the beauty of a line or the contour of an object,” says Naomi. “Working with pencil, whether colored or graphite, allows me to work those lines and contours into drawings filled with layered color, value, and the interplay of light and shadow.
“I am in awe of what can be discovered through the close observation of nature. While I appreciate majestic vistas on a grand scale, my joy is found in the smallest details—more intimate landscapes, as it were. It is a privilege to faithfully render the often-unseen details of my favorite subjects in order to honor God’s creation.”
Naomi Aho is an award-winning, published artist living in midcoast Maine. Her work has been shown in several local galleries, and also in various competitions, winning awards at the Salmagundi Club in New York City, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, and the International competition of the Colored Pencil Society of America (where she was the Grand Prize winner). Articles about her work have been written in International Artist magazine, Pratique des Arts (France), and Maine Home+Design. Learn more about her work at www.naomiaho.com.
Online classes start again soon!
- Cozy Winter Painting, Monday evenings, 6-9 PM for three weeks starting November 2.
- Painting Figures in Real Spaces, Tuesday evenings, 6-9 PM for six weeks starting November 3.
- Painting Nocturnes, Monday evenings, 6-9 PM for three weeks starting November 30.
I have just two workshops left in 2026! Reserve your spot:
- New! Color Clinic 2026 | Rockport, ME, October 3-4, 2026
- New! Composition Week 2026 | Rockport, ME, October 5-9, 2026
- High-Desert Light & Monumental Form | Sedona, AZ, Apr 26, 2027 – Apr 30, 2027
Can’t commit to a full workshop? Work online at your own pace:
This looks like a wonderful show and you both complement each other’s work beautifully. I wish I was close enough to see it!
I do too! Thank you so much.