Join us for a reception welcoming our September artist, Sally Loughridge!

Sally Loughridge loves to paint Maine’s rugged, organic beauty, especially along the Coast. The intersections of the natural elements — sky, water, and land — inspire her to portray her emotional response to change, whether sudden or seasonal.

Says Sally, “Painting inspires, energizes, and fulfills me. It is humbling and deeply satisfying. I hope to stir the viewer’s memory, feeling, curiosity, and commitment to respecting the natural world. In this age of technology and screens, I also know that art can help children and adults weather the stress of daily life, especially amid our deep national and world chaos.”

For Sally, art has also provided a restorative process when she was confronted with serious health issues in the last 15 years: cancer, stroke, and a devastating automobile accident. She has written and illustrated two books as a result of these experiences: Rad Art: A Journey Through Radiation Treatment (Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society, 2012) and Daniel and His Starry Night Blanket: A Story of Illness and Sibling Love (Thomaston, ME: Maine Authors Publishing, 2015). When she is not painting, Sally can be found enjoying friends, reading, cooking, and walking.