FARMINGTON — An opening reception for SugarWood Gallery “Artist of the Month” Luanne Wrenn will be held Friday, Nov. 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the gallery, 248 Broadway. 

Wrenn enjoys bringing a sense of people, animals and nature into the heart using watercolor, oil paints, collage and pencil.  Her murals appear in homes, businesses, schools and public spaces around New England, and her illustrations appear in four published children’s books: “Opening Day,” “Libby’s Loons,” “After the Rain,” and “Lily of the North.”  Paintings by Luanne have been shown throughout the United States. FMI:  go to www.luannesgallery.com.

Wrenn grew up in Michigan spending hours sculpting dinosaurs out of snow and whiling away the dark winter hours drawing stories. She attended Northern Michigan University where she studied fine arts, and then, Kent State University to learn to educate students in visual arts. She moved to Maine in 1990 where she has lived since. She feels a great connection to nature where she finds inspiration for art and writing. 

Wrenn’s work will remain on exhibit through December and is available for purchase.

SugarWood Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.