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LIVERMORE FALLS – A variety of scenes, some familiar and some famous, adorn the walls of the Community Art Gallery in the parking lot lobby at Androscoggin Savings Bank.

Executed in exquisite detail, the watercolors are the work of Eileen S. Crowley-Crossman of Wales.

The paintings range from “September Salmon,” a handsome rendition of a landlocked salmon caught by her husband, Michael, to “Reflections,” a view of Little Squam Lake in New Hampshire where the movie “On Golden Pond” was filmed.

Her husband caught the salmon but the artist’s rendition of it caught the judges’ eyes, earning her first place at Farmington Fair in 1999. She also earned a first place at the Common Ground Fair that year for “The Home Place” depicting the homestead of Fordyce Ball and his family of 10.

The artist notes that visitors to the gallery will find her paintings signed Crowley as the addition of her married name only happened in July.

Although she delves in other media, Crossman says she likes watercolors best as they look real and she likes the way they feel when she puts them on paper. She does some work in acrylics and will soon be working in oils, as well.

A Maine native, she lived out of state some with her family, following her father, who is a self-taught artist, on his assignments with the Navy. She received most of her schooling in Lisbon Falls before attending Kennebec Valley Technical College.

Learning from her father’s example and encouraged by her artist sister, Kathleen Kelley, she is pursuing her dream.

She worked in the mental health field for several years and at L.L. Bean in various supervisory roles, before making the decision to pursue painting full-time.

In addition to the local exhibit, which will be on display through February, she has had one-woman shows at Bowdoin College, the Gardiner Savings Bank, Thomas College and L.L. Bean.

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