“Purple Mountains” by Connie McVey Submitted photo

LEWISTON — The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center, 300 Main St., is displaying paintings by Kate Cargile and Connie McVey during March.

“Tree Logic” by Kate Cargile Submitted photo

A local art teacher interested in literature, history and visual culture studies, Auburn resident Cargile uses these aspects of her life to shape and inspire her artwork. She works in a variety of media, including painting, drawing and printmaking with subject matter ranging from the beauty of the people, objects and places that make up her everyday life to ideas from myths, legends, tales and her imagination, according to a news release from Jeri Maurer, association chair.

“A few years ago, I decided to bring the beautiful, intricate patterns of quilt fabrics into some of my paintings. I associate fabric remnants with memory: each scrap has associations that come flooding back as they are pieced together. I mix these fabric-inspired patterns with diverse visual elements from my life, and combine them in a non-specific space saturated with color. While the resulting paintings have clear narratives for me I wanted viewers to be able to put their own stories into these paintings,” said Cargile.

Retiring after 40 years working in the field of commercial art, McVey moved to Auburn and expanded her art studio time to include more paintings of Maine’s scenic vistas. Working at her Pond Lily Art Studio, she has exhibited her work at the Main St. Art Gallery and the Matolcsy Arts Center in Norway, the Greenwood Gallery in Auburn and at many local art fairs.

The works on display may be purchased through the WHA Gift Shop, located adjacent to the main lobby at Central Maine Medical Center. A percentage of sale proceeds benefits patients of CMMC.

For more information contact the association’s Gift Shop at 207-795-2295.

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