John Gable Murals

March 25, 2019 Sharon Bouchard

John Gable

John Gable has created murals and paintings for public and corporate accounts throughout his career. His commissions have included portrait work for the Smithsonian Institution, historic paintings in the Willard Continental Hotel in Washington and murals for high-end restaurant groups.

Centre St Arts Gallery is pleased to have Jack as a member and to share images of his latest commissioned mural.

Christopher Cart, muralist and painter, assisted John with this project. Chris is known for murals he created in Bath, Brunswick and Hallowell.

This project, commissioned by a client in Tyson, Virginia, includes two 15 by 30’ murals and five 6’ paintings. The murals were are designed to give the perception of a stained class window. A carnival scene employing vivid color, plentiful detail and theatrical drama was created to achieve the client’s desire and to reflect high drama.

**One of the 15 feet by 30 feet murals.**

These murals grace the ends of a newly constructed 25,000 building.

The acrylic on canvas murals were created in John’s Bath, Me studio. For ease and installation each mural was created in two sections. This type of installation is more convenient for both artist and client than painting on site.

**It takes a team to hang and adhere these murals!**

**Almost done! John and Christopher at work.**

New Show

March 13, 2019 Sharon Bouchard

Centre St Arts Gallery has made it easier for you so see work by your favorite artists!

In this show each artist’s work is grouped together. This arrangement allows the style and interests of individual artists to shine. Thank you to the hanging committee, Lea Petersen, Judy Conlan, Daniele Lambrechts and Judy Conlan!

Meet the artists at a reception on Friday, March 15, from 5:00 to 7:00.

Here is a peek at some of the new work.

Painting in Progress

February 26, 2019 Sharon Bouchard

Livy Glaubitz, CSAG member and avid plein air painter, documented the process of an outdoor painting session last summer. See how she takes loose watercolor marks and turns them into a painting.

She starts her painting by loosely applying complementary colors and letting them flow. At this stage she is not sure what her subject will be, but is enjoying the process and being outside.

Livy then turned the horizontally and carried the paint across the paper. Notice she leaves white space to create light and to allow for development of the future subject.

With the underpainting complete, Livy determines the subject of her paintings. Leaving whites and using complementary colors allowed her much latitude. Livy decides to sketch a figure and incorporates the orange streak into the texture of the jeans.

With the subject created, Livy adds supporting details to the painting. She created features of a wharf and enhanced the figure.

Livy is moving towards the finish line! In this step she increases the values and defines details. This step is often described as the frosting on the cake.

Voila! The Bait Hauler is complete! Leaving white spaces, using complementary colors and ‘going with the flow’ resulted in a great plein air painting.