Artist, Gail Wartell
Gail grew up in Boston, moving to Portland, Maine in her early twenties. After 40 years in Portland, she moved to Belfast, where she has embraced life in Midcoast.
She graduated from Montserrat College of Visual Arts, Beverly MA, where she studied both fine art and graphics. In addition to painting, Gail has worked as a professional graphic artist, and operated her own crafts business.
Gail's painting style relies on thick layers of rich color. Her view is at once representational, impressionist, and expressionist, always seeking to capture the freshness, light, and magic of midcoast Maine, and other landscapes of inspiration.
Her subjects are often her garden, neighboring farm animals, and the rolling hills of Midcoast.
Studio visits are available by request.
The paintings on this site are acrylic on canvas.
Most recent shows:
Midcoast UMVA show at Waterfall Arts, Belfast, 2023
“Resurgence” group show, Midcoast chapter of UMVA, Camden, 2023
“Outer Hebrides” (with James MacMillan), Belfast CoHousing, 2023
“Teapots” invitational at Mainely Gallery, East Belfast, 2022
Pope Memorial Humane Society, Thomaston, Maine, 2022
Members’ Shows, Gallery of the Union of Maine Visual Artists, Portland, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023
Juried and members’ shows at River Arts, Damariscotta, 2018, 2019, and 2022
Group shows at Kefauver Gallery, Damariscotta, 2018, 2019, and 2021
Senior College Festival of Arts, Belfast, 2018 &2019
Waterfall Arts, Belfast, ‘Alternative Environments,’ 2019
Exhibit of her series, ‘Sanctuary After Pittsburgh,’ at Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, Rockland and at Congregation Beth El, Waterville. This work was included in the spring 2019 issue of the Journal of the Union of Maine Visual Artists
Maine Open Juried Art Show (MOJAS), Waterville, 2019
Maine Farmland Trust Gallery, Belfast, ‘Small Works,’ 2019
You may contact Gail at gail@turtlesong.com.