The Southport Memorial Library is host this summer to “MidCoast Rambles and Beyond,” a show of paintings by Nancy Custer Carroll. On display during July and August is a collection of oil and gouache paintings including seascapes, cottages,.
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The 2021 Edmonds Arts Festival poster will be graced by an image of “Market Day in Edmonds,” an oil painting by nationally known local artist Robin Weiss.
Growing up in Ohio, Weiss began drawing at an early age. His first art teacher and mentor, Louis Penfield, encouraged him to sketch and paint from life. They created artwork and also constructed a studio adjacent to Penfield’s home, which had been built by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Whether painting still life compositions or collecting material for natural sculptures, Weiss was developing an awareness of the elegance of everyday objects, people, and places. In 2006, he joined the daily painters’ movement after reading about Duane Keiser and Julian Merrow Smith. Motivated to enhance the quality of his paintings and finding inspiration from the dedicated artists he met online, his artwork quickly developed, garnering him national attention. Today Weiss paints full-time, primari