Author Archives: Susan

“Open your mind……and the world expands”

Framed prints available 15″ x 7″ This piece was the 4th triptych mat piece completed this year…just in time for fall.   It’s a popular piece, since for a limited edition print of 100 I’m already in the mid 20′s of the series and it’s only been available since September.   It’s interesting because the leaves extend [...]
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“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us”

ORIGINAL AVAILABLE, as well as limited edition prints and notecards. I’m a fan of JRR Tolkien, and this is at the top of my favorite quotes….and says in full- “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.  “So do I”, said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such [...]
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BRING IT ON, 2012!

2011 was my close to 50th year with a pen in my hand, but only my 3rd year as a Tree Artist.   My first year I completed 10 trees, and stepped into the world of selling art like a child who couldn’t swim sticking their foot in the deep end of the pool.  Whether you [...]
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The Melissa Tree

ORIGINAL SOLD   no prints             Commissioned work available This tree was conceived by a  man named Andrew as a commissioned work for his girlfriend, Melissa.  He had specific ideas of what he wanted,  and was an active part of the creative process, including his idea to extend the tree branches onto the mat.    I would fax [...]
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”Real men don’t ask for directions, Bob. Just keep walking and pretend that you know where you are”

ORIGINAL AVAILABLE, also available, limited edition prints and notecards I took this photo at Popham Beach, in Phippsburg, Maine.  Some industrious beachgoers had planted huge 12 foot pieces of driftwood upright in a row above the tideline.  I thought it would make a cool drawing, but as soon as I had the first piece of [...]
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“It’s a Marvelous Night for a Moondance”

ORIGINAL SOLD  Limited edition prints and notecards available
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Remember

ORIGINAL SOLD  Limited edition prints and notecards available “Let me remember beyond forgetting, that my life is not a solitary thing”
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“Be The Change You Wish To See In The World” ~ Mahatma Gandi

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Visit HEARTWOOD ARTIST this weekend Oct 29-30 in Waterville

  REM Craft Fair (Oct 29-30) Shop with over 80 of Maine’s finest artisans! This year the Craft Fair will be increasing to a 2-day event and will be at a new location: Champion’s Fitness Club in Elm Plaza off Upper Main Street in Waterville, ME. … Exit 130 off Interstate 95, towards Waterville. Saturday, [...]
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“Simplify”

ORIGINAL SOLD.   Limited edition prints and cards available.
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“Does anyone else think it’s hot in here?”

ORIGINAL SOLD- Limited edition prints and cards available
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STAND OUT

ORIGINAL SOLD  Limited Edition prints and cards available
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Somehow, things always fall into place.

ORIGINAL SOLD     Giclee prints and cards available.
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“Don’t be so stubborn, Frank. When it’s fall, we get naked. It’s that simple.”

ORIGINAL SOLD   Giclee prints and cards available
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Escape From Reality

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“Get yourself a belt, Ray, we’re in public”

ORIGINAL AVAILABLE- Giclee prints and cards available Over a year ago a woman I work with brought me a photo of a knarly old tree with a huge burl on it.  This barkless deformity had a large crack down the center and looked for all the world like a bare butt or a tree with [...]
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Fred’s Fear of Spiders Gets The Best of Him

ORIGINAL SOLD  (Giclee prints and cards available)
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UPCOUNTRY ARTISTS SHOW THIS WEEKEND! (Oct 8-9)

UCA SUGARLOAF ART SHOW 2011 Saturday October 8, 10am – 5pm Sunday October 9, 9am – 4pm To be held at the Base Lodge of Sugarloaf Mountain, Carrabasssett Valley, Maine.
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WINTHROP SIDEWALK ART FESTIVAL

Visit Heartwood Artist in tent # 5 by Key Bank, at the Winthrop Sidewalk Art Festival TOMORROW, Aug. 20th from 10 am- 4pm!  Come on out on a beautiful day and support the starving artists : )
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Mill Creek ~ South Portland ART IN THE PARK

VISIT HEARTWOOD ARTIST IN TENT #91 AT SOUTH PORTLAND’S 32nd ANNUAL ART IN THE PARK SHOW & SALE Saturday, August 13, 2011 9:00AM-5:00PM .  The show features original art work and photography by up to 185 artists in styles, sizes and prices to suit all tastes and budgets. The beautiful park atmosphere and the quality [...]
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2011 S. Berwick STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

VISIT HEARTWOOD ARTIST AT THE 2011 STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL! South Berwick Strawberry Festival Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:00 – 4:00 Free Entertainment ~ Free Shuttle Service ~ Free Parking EVENT LOCATION & SPONSOR TIME PANCAKE BREAKFAST CENTRAL SCHOOL FOOD COURT First Baptist Church 6:00-10:00 a.m. 5 MILE ROAD RACE & FUN WALK MARSHWOOD GREAT WORKS SCHOOL [...]
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