June Art: Ocean Perspectives

Blue Hill, Maine - Brooklin Painter Alison Dibble and sculptor Harry Tyler will hold a joint show called
“Ocean Perspectives” at the Blue Hill Public Library during the month of June. In this exhibit the artists ask,”Do we sometimes take the ocean for granted? This show reminds us that some of our favorite foods come from the sea, views of blue water lift our spirits, we delight in boating on the sea, and life at the intertidal is full of wonder.”

They go on to say that the exhibit “brings together an appreciation for birds of the air, some of which are capable of living most of their lives upon the waves, along with a tribute to fishermen, a glimpse of under-appreciated marine life from plankton to sharks, and awe at the immense power of the sea.”

Dibble’s background in art started in her childhood with her mother Barbara Coan, who is a painter, formerly of Stonington and Lamoine. She continues to draw and paint with her mother, whose paintings have won international awards. Her art training included a summer program at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School and an art minor at Hartwick College.  In addition to her mother, she has been greatly inspired by local artists Linda Funk, Dorothy Hayes, and Louise Bourne.  Her illustrations appear in scientific journals and a recent book, Macrolichens of New England by James and Patricia Hinds.  Her work has been in numerous solo and group exhibits across Maine, and her paintings are in private, library, and academic collections across the country and in Canada. Alison’s web site is http://www.adibblepaintings.com

Mr. Tyler is an internationally known sculptor of birds in wood, one of only a handful in the United States who sculpts birds from a single piece of wood using chisels and mallets.  A retired career conservation biologist for the State of Maine, he taught himself to sculpt and does it for a few hours every day. Tyler’s sculptures are on exhibit at Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor; The Gallery at Somes Sound  in Somesville; Frost Gulley Gallery, Freeport, Thos. Moser in Freeport, Ducktrap Bay Trading in Camden, and at June LaCombe’s sculpture exhibition in Pownal.

The public is invited to join the artists on Friday, June 28 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM for an end-of-show reception. For more information contact the Library at 374-5515.