BATH — Three Maine artists are displaying their works in “The Natural Wonder of Midcoast Maine” at Chocolate Church Arts Gallery, 804 Washington St.

Ernest “Bev” Bevilacqua, Susan Gilbert and Elaine Reed will display their works through Jan. 27, 2017.

There will be an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, when the artists will be available to greet patrons and answer questions about their work.

Each of these artists bring their own interpretation of midcoast Maine’s natural beauty, from Popham Village to Monhegan Island.

Bevilacqua, a watercolor artist from Popham Beach, paints familiar images such as piers and lighthouses like Pemaquid and Seguin, as well as scenes of town life in Bath and Brunswick. In addition to his painting, Bevilacqua spent years as an industrial designer, receiving patents for the IBM Selectric typewriter, as well as the Mobil round gasoline pump, which are now in the design section of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Gilbert, of Monhegan Island, also paints scenes of natural wonder, from rocky coasts to winter landscapes.

“I have loved the natural beauty and mystery of Monhegan, its constant inspiration to renewal, to make art,” she said of her first visit.

A graduate of the Boston Museum School, Gilbert paints in a variety of mediums, on canvas, clay and paper. Her painting gives testament to the daily patterns of weather, fog, boating, cliffs, water and sky on the island.

“Living with tides I find an atmosphere saturated with history: art, fishing and hard work,” she said.

Reed paints in a variety of different settings, from industrial landscapes to rain-streaked city streets to quiet scenes of life in midcoast Maine. She is part of the Women Artists of Monhegan Island collective that produced an exhibition in 2007 at the University of New England, as well as 2014 documentary film that aired on MPBN.

A longtime arts educator in both New Jersey and Vermont, Reed is inspired by painting outdoors.

“I am energized by the sounds, the weather and the scents that surround me,” she said.

As a painter, she looks for the moment when conditions in the light and atmosphere transform the ordinary landscape into something extraordinary.

Gallery hours are from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and noon to 6 p.m. Thursday.