The show brings together the works of three mixed media artists, Ryan Kohler, Margaret Gallagher, Kelly Desrosiers. Each artist has developed a distinct style by combining a variety of different mediums and materials to bring their vision to life.
Ryan Kohler’s work is based in the formal aspects of representational painting, including composition, color and value, but it’s through his process of intuitively applying cut paper and other printed materials to his underlying paintings that make things come alive.
Margaret Gallagher’s work incorporates a number of mixed media combinations, these include
painting, drawing, print making, photography, and vintage ephemera. From this foundation she
considers the concepts of pattern and design to create her collages with common themes focused on nature and life by the ocean.
Kelly Desrosiers is a welcomed new artist to the gallery this year. She creates Maine-based
landscapes and seascapes inspired by her varied and rich life experiences and her reverence for
the natural world. She combines collage, acrylic, gouache, watercolor, ink and pastel to blend
ideas and motifs from multiple long-standing interests in biology, ecology, geology, chemistry,
earth science, and the evolution of species.
