Art Review: "Maine’s natural beauty masterfully portrayed in 2 engaging Portland shows"
BY JORGE ARANGO, PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
“Tree Speech” takes similarly diverse orientations to the more focused subject of trees. But while “The Painted State” concentrates on painting, this show luxuriates in an abundance of media that includes, among others, acid-cut vintage copper, tree bark, oil and acrylic paints, colored pencils, fabric, ink on mylar, watercolor, gouache, handmade papers and natural fibers.
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Again, there is much more work, a lot of it very innovative (Jeff Woodbury’s ink on mylar works and Karen Olson’s delicate painted paper vessels are two of these). That sense of experimentation made this show the more interesting of the two for me, but both are superb, together comprising evocative reminders of the wealth of natural beauty we are lucky to live surrounded by in Maine.
