People-Nature-Art with Gina Sawin, Painter

Description

Gina lives and paints on a farm in Maine, specializing in translating bird flight to a two-dimensional canvas. Painting large bird groups allows her to explore both formal aspects of representation in the modernist tradition and express her concerns for ecological continuity. She aims to capture the abstract patterns created by birds in a moment of flight, while keeping them in a real and distant space. This will be a free, in-person event, but can also be attended online. We will send a Zoom link to those who choose the online option when reserving space. There will be an artist reception at 6pm. Registration is required. People-Nature-Art is a monthly series that brings artists, writers, carvers, and creative types of all kinds to the Gilley to explore how nature and art interact in their work, and how their art impacts their own approach to nature.