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Susan Tobey White was so captivated by the sight of a woman working hard on her fishing vessel in perfect light that she took lots of photos. It planted the seed of a new series, Lobstering Women of Maine. A former student, who had fished with her dad and now has her own boat, introduced Susan to other women and girls fishing on the Maine coast. The portrait series became a book featuring 18 women with brief stories about each. Many of the women knew of each other but had never met in person until the reception at Penobscot Marine Museum. Susan is exhibiting her artwork, including portraits from this series, August 6 through October 19 at SPL.Genevieve McDonald, one of the women painted in the series, will join Susan in Small Cove Park to discuss the collaborative process. Their conversation will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. Copies of Susan’s book will be available to purchase.
Susan Tobey White, an artist and educator living in Belfast, Maine, worked as an elementary art teacher for 15 years and participated in art shows during the summers. When she stopped teaching, she opened High Street Studio & Gallery, where she showed her own work and that of other artists for 17 years. She now has a smaller studio and gallery in downtown Belfast which is open by chance or appointment. She has taught painting workshops on the East Coast during the past 17 years. She is known for her acrylic paintings of faceless dancers, over-large food series, and Maine scenes. Her most recent body of work resulted in a book, Lobstering Women of Maine: Paintings and Stories of Women and Girls Who Fish the Maine Coast.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Small Cove Park, 5 Atlantic Ave, Stonington, ME 04681-3617, United States,Stonington, Maine
