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Bangor the model for painting event
by Outspoken on Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:14 pm
Bangor the model for painting event
By Dawn Gagnon
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine - Old Town artist Anthony Watkins won first- and second-place honors in Saturday's "Paint Bangor," an event that was part competition, part fundraiser and part promotion for the Bangor Art Society.
Watkins was among nearly 50 artists ages 9 and up who took part in what organizers hope will become an annual event for the art group.
"If this is an indication of the first year, oh my gosh," David Haskins, one of the artists who took part, said as he surveyed the finished products lining the walls of the Bennett Gallery on Central Street.
Some of the works were so fresh the paint hadn’t had time to dry.
With only 7˝ hours in which to work, participating artists had to register, get their paper or canvas stamped, select a scene, complete an entire painting and submit it at the Bennett Gallery, which hosted the event, before the 3:30 p.m. deadline.
"We call them ‘paint-outs,’" Haskins said of the free-flowing art event.
The idea was to paint "plein air," or outdoors, which proved challenging to those who do most of their painting in their studios or homes.
Paint Bangor Day was modeled after a similar activity held last August in Eastport, according to Leigh Butler, an art society member who spent her time painting a view of St. John’s Catholic Church as seen from Bangor’s waterfront.
Butler said she usually paints from photographs she has taken. Painting outdoors proved tricky because of the ever-changing light and all the hubbub at the waterfront, where the Penobscot River Revival festival also was going on that day.
Early Saturday evening, the paintings — done in oils, acrylics, pastels and colored pencils — were put on display for voting and a silent auction. Those who went were able to buy original, locally produced art for starting bids as low as $15, though some painting’s starting bids were in the $300 range.
"I try to pace myself," Watkins said shortly before the voting results were announced. He said his goal usually is to complete a painting within two hours. On Saturday, he managed to finish three, all of them painted within one downtown block.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=167701&zoneid=500
(Bangor Daily News/Kate Collins)
By Dawn Gagnon
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine - Old Town artist Anthony Watkins won first- and second-place honors in Saturday's "Paint Bangor," an event that was part competition, part fundraiser and part promotion for the Bangor Art Society.
Watkins was among nearly 50 artists ages 9 and up who took part in what organizers hope will become an annual event for the art group.
"If this is an indication of the first year, oh my gosh," David Haskins, one of the artists who took part, said as he surveyed the finished products lining the walls of the Bennett Gallery on Central Street.
Some of the works were so fresh the paint hadn’t had time to dry.
With only 7˝ hours in which to work, participating artists had to register, get their paper or canvas stamped, select a scene, complete an entire painting and submit it at the Bennett Gallery, which hosted the event, before the 3:30 p.m. deadline.
"We call them ‘paint-outs,’" Haskins said of the free-flowing art event.
The idea was to paint "plein air," or outdoors, which proved challenging to those who do most of their painting in their studios or homes.
Paint Bangor Day was modeled after a similar activity held last August in Eastport, according to Leigh Butler, an art society member who spent her time painting a view of St. John’s Catholic Church as seen from Bangor’s waterfront.
Butler said she usually paints from photographs she has taken. Painting outdoors proved tricky because of the ever-changing light and all the hubbub at the waterfront, where the Penobscot River Revival festival also was going on that day.
Early Saturday evening, the paintings — done in oils, acrylics, pastels and colored pencils — were put on display for voting and a silent auction. Those who went were able to buy original, locally produced art for starting bids as low as $15, though some painting’s starting bids were in the $300 range.
"I try to pace myself," Watkins said shortly before the voting results were announced. He said his goal usually is to complete a painting within two hours. On Saturday, he managed to finish three, all of them painted within one downtown block.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=167701&zoneid=500
(Bangor Daily News/Kate Collins)
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