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Today we are featuring #ARToberWest artist, @ryhanmetalarts Ryan Walters. Born and raised on the seacoast of New Hampshire, Ryan Walters has been pursuing his passion of metal working since 1998 when he took his first welding class in high school. Since then has built a career in the field of industrial and commercial welding, metal fab and honing all the skills and techniques involved with the trade. In 2014, combining his passion for metals along with his fascination of designs, patterns and shapes found in nature he started Ryhan Metal Arts and Fabrication LLC to focus on the artistic side of the craft. "There are 2 things in this world that fascinate me more than anything else. First and foremost,life. I love nature and the beauty in all of the various forms it takes. The second is metal working and the infinite possibilities that come with the trade whether its cutting, bending, welding,brazing, etc.
My goal in all of this is to take what most people may see as just an industrial, cold, hard and raw material and turn it into something with feeling, with emotion...with life."- Ryan Walters

Have you gotten your tickets to ARToberWest yet? The event takes place on Fri, Oct 25, 5:30-9:00PM at PMAC and tickets are only $30 and include food and drinks from West End establishments! Get your tickets now if you haven't already at http://bit.ly/ARToberWest

#artauction #sculpture #weldingart #NHart #NHartist #fundraiser

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Saturday Open Art Studios continue this Saturday, 1-3pm at PMAC! $5 drop-in fee per child (parent/caregiver stays in studio with child) - work independently with a teacher in the studio if you need help. Make your family fun time be creative time! Thank you to Kennebunk Savings for sponsoring this great program!

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We love Pam Urda's (@pjurdaartist ) whimsical and fun paintings! We are thrilled to have a few of her pieces in our upcoming #ARToberWest Art Auction on Fri, October 25, 5:30-9:00 PM at PMAC.
"I love being outside and believe Mother Nature is a genius. The textures, colors and shapes of animals, plants and water are tiny miracles every day. With acrylic paint, texture medium and a heavy dose of both curiosity and humor, I attempt to convey how I feel in my gardens where bees clumsily bumble, or enjoying a rollicking walk along a rushing stream with my loyal dogs. I love all colors in nature from the brightest of yellows in the Daylilys, to the most peaceful, mossy greens of a Balsam tree. My delight is to come as close as I am able to what Mother Nature has to offer, knowing that what I create will always be a humble second, at best.
Though I am not institutionally trained, creativity has always been a partner. Pattern, texture and color have always been a fascination, but my most influential teacher has been curiosity. Following the 'I wonder what would happen if I...' line of thought has been the greatest adventure of my life so far. Be it iridescent medium mixed with gloss ,experimenting with pallet knives to create foliage in landscape painting, or simply walking down an untried path with my pups, following my curiosity has proven to be a true blessing in my life." - Pam Urda

You can bid on Pam's work and other seacoast artists at ARToberWest by purchasing a ticket at http://bit.ly/ARToberWest Just $30 and food and drinks are included!
#NHart #artauction #chickenpaintings #pamurda

ARToberWest is generously sponsored by @marketsquarearch

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Ned Roche @hiprandy is Co-Owner of Chases Garage Artist Studios & Gallery in York Beach, Maine and sometimes folds Things out of clay.
Come see Ned's creatures at our first annual #ARToberWest Art Auction on Friday, Oct 25, 5:30-9:00 pm at PMAC. Tickets are now on sale at http://bit.ly/ARToberWest

Food, Drinks, Fun! all for $30 and you get to bid on beautiful pieces of art whose proceeds will benefit PMAC's community art programs!
#sculpture #clayart #artauction #Maineartist

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We are so excited to have @nataschamuizers work in our #ARToberWest Art Auction! Natascha Muizers is a self-taught resin artist based in Portsmouth, NH. She grew up in Dortmund, Germany, and spent her early adult years in Dallas and Los Angeles before settling down on the east coast. When creating her pieces, she likes to take inspiration from nature, such as crystalized geodes and the ocean, before putting her own abstract or deconstructed twist on it. This is her first show, and she is eager to get to know her seacoast community.
ARToberWest is Fri, Oct 25, 5:30-9:00PM and tickets are just $30 and include food and drinks from our West End Neighbor restaurants and breweries.
Tickets are now on sale at http://bit.ly/ARToberWest and are going fast so get yours today!

#localart #portsmouthart #portsmouthnh #artauction #resinartist
Artoberwest is generously sponsored by @marketsquarearch

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Berwick Maine based artist Gloria Houlné @gloria_houlne has been creating art for most of her adult life. The abstraction in all things has always been her passion, along with the interest in how the process of creating art can be a healing tool. She studied Occupational Therapy and Studio Art at the University of New Hampshire and these two disciplines combined to inform the work she continues to do today.

Her curious nature leads her to experiment with many mediums following in the footsteps of Paul Klee. Watercolor, ink and oil paint are favorites and creating collages with these allow much loved flexibility in her creating.

Her work has been exhibited around New Hampshire as well as in a shows in Gloucester and Lowell, near her home town of Billerica, Ma. She enjoys mixed shows with local artists, as these educate people about the importance of art in communities. She was proud to be part of Blackbird Studio Co-op in North Berwick. Also, as a long time staff member of the Paul Creative Art Dept, managing “The heART Supply Store” was very happy to be included in the ‘Staff Stuff’ exhibition at the Diamond Library Museum at UNH last fall.

You can bid on Gloria's work at #ARToberWest on Friday, October, 25, 5:30-9:00 PM. Tickets are now on sale at http://bit.ly/ARToberWest
All proceeds benefit PMAC's Community Arts Programs. There will also be delicious food and drinks from our neighbors in the West End! Tickets are just $30/pp and include food and drinks!

#NHART #NHartist #artauction

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Autumn Hampshire (@autumndesignsjewelry )is the owner, designer, and artist of Autumn Designs. A native of York, Maine, Autumn has been creating jewelry for over 20 years. She was first introduced to the art of jewelry making in high school and continued her education by apprenticing in New Mexico. After completing her apprenticeship, she moved back to Maine, earning her Graduate Gemologist diploma through GIA.
Autumn believes in using high quality materials matched with attention to detail to produce jewelry that is meant to last. Designs are made using sterling silver, 14K gold, sea glass, and gemstones. A few of Autumn's pieces will be available for bidding at our #ARToberWest Art Auction on Oct 25!
Tickets are now on sale for ARToberwest at http://bit.ly/ARToberWest
Generously sponsored by @marketsquarearch
#artauction #jewelrydesign #maineartist #jewelrymaking

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Today is #HugaDrummerDay and we have our weekly Drum Circle drop-in class! We think all these percussionists deserve a hug, don’t you? 🥁🙌🏻 Drop in any Thursday at Noon at PMAC to join in the fun! Only $10 a class, bring your drum or use one of PMAC’s! #drumcircle #drumming #pmacrocks

Instagram post 2151525920401744806_1982473686 $Artist Kristy Cavaretta (@twoifbysee) is an artist and designer living on the Maine seacoast. She enjoys exploring the minutiae of domestic life through a variety of media. We are thrilled to have some of her work in our #ARToberWest Art Auction on Oct 25. Which "Motherhood" piece will you be bidding on? "This series of Motherhood prints are based on sketches made during the first few delirious months of my twins' lives, much of the time in the middle of the night while breastfeeding or pumping. Though I was desperately time poor I also found myself incredibly inspired during this period and compelled to create. The simplicity of the work is a sort of shorthand that developed from trying to capture the essence of a feeling, or an embrace, or a moment, in such limited fractions of time and attention. The sketches were then translated to linoleum, a new media for me, chosen because of its speed and the ability to work on a piece in stages, much of the time carved in a single naptime or evening sitting. I have embraced the imperfections of these prints as they are very much a part of the story of this time in my life with two babies and a two year old."-Kristy 🎟Get your tickets now to the most festive and fun event of the month! bit.ly/artoberwest #artoberwest #maineartist #artauction$

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