Ocean Point Column November 14
By Maryellen Bertrand
It’s always great to begin a column with exciting news and
this week I have several newsworthy items. The first is that our extremely
talented resident artist Donald Demers will be featured at the Vose Galleries
in Boston beginning November 16 to December 28.The gallery has printed this
information for all those interested.
Don Demers: Wandering the Coast, November 16 - December
28, 2013
“We are pleased to present twenty-five new
works by one of America's top tier seascape and marine artists, Don Demers.
"Wandering the Coast" will underscore the artist's mastery of
portraying the pattern of sunlight and shadow on his subject matter, invoking,
besides the visual, the other senses of sound, scent and even touch.
Demers' work has a timeless quality,
reminiscent of the great marine painters of the 19th century - Lane, Bricher,
Richards - and his warm chiaroscuro calls to mind the early American
Impressionists. Although many artists paint the sea, only the elite few have
gone to such lengths as Demers to establish an almost instinctual sense of his
subject.”
Vose Galleries, 238 Newbury Street, Boston, MA. 617.
536. 6176
Don Demers www.donalddemers.com
Those familiar with Donald’s work know first hand how
incredible his paintings are. This is definitely worth a trip to Boston!
From Meme Slayton comes great news regarding her
daughter-in-law, Barbara. Barbara currently serves as Vice President of
Government Relations for Lockheed Martin and is one of only 6 people selected
from the company to travel to the South Pole and assist 40 scientists currently
working there. The National Science Foundation awarded Lockheed Martin the
contract for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) This program allows
scientific research to be conducted in the region. Her group is responsible for
helping these scientists with all levels of their living conditions while doing
their research, Congratulations to Barbara on being selected to assist in such
a challenging and important mission. Not many of us will ever be able to say
that we visited and worked in the coldest place on the planet! Everyone who
knows Barbara is not surprised by her company’s choice, we are all looking
forward to hearing of her incredible experiences. Stay warm!
Meme also reports that Jeff and Barb’s daughter
Melanie is doing quite well at James Madison University and son Michael is
currently looking at colleges.
In other exciting news Dana (Turpie) Wilson will soon
be employed at Bigelow Labs in East Boothbay. Dana is currently employed at the
Island Institute in Rockland and will begin her new position with Bigelow in
early December as Donor Relations and Campaign Manager. She will be an enormous
asset to their team and we wish her all the best in this new chapter in her
life, She will be busy juggling work and home as her daughter Elise has just
started to walk, her cousin Anna Steele, Andrea (Turpie) Steele’s daughter has
also taken her first steps.
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