Jean Kigel's ‘Ode to Bowdoin Pines’ on display in Brunswick
“Ode to Bowdoin Pines,” one in a new series by Jean Kigel running September 2 – 27, will be featured at Gallery Framing in Brunswick during the town's art walk.
“Ode to Bowdoin Pines,” one in a new series by Jean Kigel running September 2 – 27, will be featured at Gallery Framing in Brunswick during the town's art walk.
Since classical Greek times, poets have written odes addressing subjects like joy, Grecian urns, the west wind and immortality.
For her exhibit,“Ode to Bowdoin Pines,” Jean Kigel has painted a series of odes to the Bowdoin Pines, a three-acre parcel of pines over 125 years old. Complete with walking trails, it is a rare example of one of Maine’s old-growth forests. The exhibit is at Gallery Framing in Brunswick from September 2 through 27.
Using thick tempera paint, watercolor, and Asian brush, Kigel exalts the statuesque white pines, given in 1791 from the town of Brunswick to Bowdoin College.
Layering brilliant and unexpected colors, Kigel’s paintings evoke the glory of coastal pine barrens, the pride of patriarchal ships’ masts, and the solace that pines lend to nature preserves and winter.
Witness the wonder of pines at Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant Street, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jean Kigel will be at Gallery Framing during the Brunswick Art Walk on Friday, Sept. 13. For more information, call 207-729-9108 or visit www.jeankigel.com .
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