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Picture This... David Wade, Crow Bouquet, photograph Long Wharf, Susan Gauthier, watercolor, 9.5” x 14.5” Illustration 3Fish Gallery Art is Food and Food is Art
Picture This… The Art and Workings of Illustration Ron and Christine Spinella opened 3fish gallery in Watercolors and edible watercolor cakes Institute is a MECA supported exhibition that shares 1997 as a venue to showcase their artwork and as a space to host an ongoing schedule of works by visual the ideas, process, craft and art of seventeen local and Portland, ME-based Watercolorist and Fine Dining national professional illustrators including: Chris Van and performance artists. This show of work by past participants will be the final exhibition for a while. Executive Pastry Chef, Susan Gauthier (owner, Dusen, Suzy Becker, Chris Raschka, Henrik Drescher, Buttercream) will showcase, for the first time, her Jamie Hogan, Marty Braun, Kevin Hawkes, Lizzy 3Fish Gallery | 377 Cumberland Avenue edible watercolor cakes to match her actual watercolor Rockwell, Matt Tavares, Emily Flake, Danielle Madore, paintings which will be hung on the gallery walls Mary Anne Lloyd, Daniel Minter, Rick Parker, Scott of Casco Bay Artisans. There will be six (6) edible Whitehouse, Nancy Gibson Nash & Scott Nash. watercolor cakes stationed on (6) six sculpture stands Founded by MECA’s Scott Nash, Illustration Institute directly below six (6) matching watercolor paintings. is an organization whose mission is to increase appreciation and awareness of illustration by providing Gauthier has teamed up with Casco Bay Artisans to the public the opportunity to learn directly from kick off CBA’s exciting new series – “ART IS FOOD master artists and working professionals through AND FOOD IS ART” in this small American city workshops, lectures and exhibitions about the art of (Portland, ME) where art and food are truly revered by illustration. locals and travelers alike from around the globe. As the title of the exhibition implies, Picture This… “Passion is the genesis of genius,” – Galileo Galilei, intends to provide a view into how specific media recalls Gauthier. “My two passions…painting and food the public encounters every day are enhanced by finally decided to grow up and get married. What illustration and further, how an aspiring illustrator could be more stimulating to the five senses but might picture themselves in this fulfilling and diverse to enjoy the beauty of your artwork….And lick the profession. chocolate off your fingers afterwards,” says Gauthier, a Maine College of Art graduate. She will soon create As part of the exhibit, rarely seen “behind-the-scenes” her watercolor cakes for her company, Buttercream, process pieces are included for each final work. (Victoria Mansion added in background of Currier & Ives sleigh at the new state of the art Community Kitchen, Fork The artists have generously provided early ideas, etching circa 1863) Food Lab. abandoned sketches, revised and reworked versions based on collaborations with their clients or editors, Victoria Mansion Carriage On Friday, December 2, 2016, Gauthier’s watercolor inviting an intimate look into the artist’s studio in order paintings and watercolor cakes will be available for to show the real effort and joy of illustrating for a House show and sale. living. For one night only, December 2, 2016 Victoria Mansion will be open for $5 from 5:00-8:00 (last admission 7:30).
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