Victoria Cleary is the featured artist for the month in the Art & Ale Window at Gritty’s in Auburn. Cleary is a mixed media and acrylic artist living and working in Winthrop. Using acrylic paint and found objects, she crafts the monsters and beasts of her imagination. Symbolizing anxiety, insecurity, and the unknown, the monsters […]
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Lewiston native featured in Art and Ale window
Bryce Cloutier, an artist and cook born and raised in Lewiston, is the next featured artist in the Art and Ale window at Gritty’s in Auburn. Cloutier started drawing and painting early and used that love of art to fuel his passion for cooking. After cooking in kitchens since the age of 16 and attending […]
Lewiston artist featured in window display at Gritty’s
Thor Smith is this month’s artist in the Art and Ale window at Gritty’s in Auburn. Born and raised in Saratoga, New York, Smith has led an interesting life that manifests in his artwork. After high school he headed west where he studied fine arts at Purdue University, anthropology at the University of Buffalo and […]
Art and Ale window features local artist
Ready for some magic? The featured artist for the month of March in the Auburn Gritty’s Art and Ale window is local artist and illustrator Angie Lafrance. Her newest collection, “Illusionarium,” features both digital and traditional paintings inspired by magic, mysticism, and curiosity of the early twentieth century. Lafrance is the founder of Ramble Row, […]
Maine painter featured in Gritty’s window
Jennifer Sabins is the featured artist for February in the Gritty’s Art and Ale Window in Auburn. Born and raised in a small town in northwestern Montana, Sabins grew up in a valley surrounded by mountains. She moved to Maine with her husband and two kids about 15 years ago. Sabins is a self-taught painter […]
Painting class featured in Art and Ale Window
The talented Thursday night adult art class from Wicked Illustrations Studio and Gallery in Lewiston kicks off the first Art and Ale Window of the year at Gritty’s in Auburn. On display are snowy owl acrylic paintings, each with their own personality, from one of the group class projects. Contributing artists are Tami Burhoe Brann, […]
Dreamscape Collection highlighted in Gritty’s window display
AUBURN — Jelisa Hamilton is the featured artist in the Auburn Gritty’s Art and Ale window. Hamilton is a lifelong artist who grew up in the Midwest. She is inspired by the beauty of nature and the world around her. Her love of music, nature, literature and art was encouraged by her grandparents who helped […]
Hot air balloons on display at Gritty’s
A group show is on display in the Gritty’s Art and Ale window in Auburn through mid-September. Curated by Wicked Illustrations Studio and Gallery, the show includes two artists from Wicked, Corrina Tancrede and Amanda Retus, as well as this photo, “Adventure Awaits,” from Tricia Barnhard. The theme is “Hot Air Balloons,” and their work […]
Corrina Tancrede featured artist in Gritty’s window
Corrina Tancrede is the featured artist for the month of June through mid July in the Auburn Gritty’s Art and Ale Window. Tancrede has always been creative. A hair dresser, a baker, and all around crafter, she found her passion in painting in February 2016 when she attended a local paint night. She began taking […]