Work by artist Susan Hanson on display at UNE Campus Center through August 29
The University of New England is hosting the art exhibition “Maine Moments” by artist Susan Hanson at the UNE Campus Center in Biddeford from July 29 to August 29.
Hanson, who works in several mediums, says Maine’s unique, varied, and inspiring landscape is the subject of her work, which has been shown in a dozen exhibits around Maine since 2011.
“The landscape is what captivates me. Being in nature gives me a sense of calm and engages my senses,” Hanson said in an artist statement.
A photographer and former art educator, Hanson uses oil, acrylic, and gouache paints to focus on how the Maine landscape changes through the seasons. She spent an entire year photographing Maine’s largest saltmarsh, the Scarborough Marsh, a project that resulted in her self-published book “Marsh Moods.”
“These impressions are immediate and stay with me whether it’s walking the beach, watching waves or voluminous clouds overhead, light playing on water and reflections, or observing color as the light changes — it’s all magical,” Hanson said in a statement.
Hanson has plein air painted in many coastal and inland locations around Maine from Baxter State Park and Mt. Agamenticus in York to Mt. Desert Island and the Schoodic Peninsula along the Downeast coast.
The UNE Campus Center is located at 11 Hills Beach Road in Biddeford. Summer hours are 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the weekends.