September brings a new exhibit featuring Will Kefauver and Melissa Post van der Burg as part of The Art at The Damariscotta River Grill series. The show opens on Monday, Sept. 14.

An artist's reception for the show will be held Wednesday, Sept.16, from 4 to 6 p.m., featuring appetizers by Chef Rick Hirsch. All artwork is for sale.

Will Kefauver returned to painting after filling many roles in the publishing industry over the years from graphic designer to executive. These days he can often be found in a field or on a rocky beach — painting in oils, en plein air. His work depicts the moods of the landscapes of Maine and New England, from the rugged barns and beaches of Midcoast, to the silver birches of a Vermont river His first love is the landscape and the colors and shapes defined by the changing light.

Of particular fascination is the abstraction found in nature — whether in the forms of clouds doused in light or the branches of barren trees.

He is a Signature Member of the National Society of Artists and the Bristol Road Galleries. Will runs the Kefauver Studio & Gallery on the Bristol Road in Damariscotta.

Melissa Post van der Burg’s oil and watercolor paintings from Maine and beyond, are figurative, with a narrative quality. She often uses friends and family members as models, a venerable tradition dating back to the great renaissance painters.

“When I have a figure in front of me that I know very well, it leaves me free to focus on the story — what the painting is about.”

Post van der Burg, a self-taught painter from Augusta, is always learning and exploring new ways to grow in her work.

“I find that maintaining a strong work-ethic not only keeps me on my toes, technically, but it also helps me stay out of the 'inspiration' trap; the idea that one can only paint in the throes of inspiration. While we all love to be inspired, the fact is that painting is mainly hard work.”

Damariscotta River Grill is located at 155 Main Street in Damariscotta. For more about the show, contact Kim Traina at jumpstartcreative@gmail.com.

For more about the restaurant, visit www.damariscottarivergrill.com.