AUBURN — The vibrant art of Jeanelle Demers will be gracing the Gritty’s Art and Ale window for the month of August into September. Demers creates custom pet portraits by commission, to immortalize memories of the special animals in people’s lives. Working with a reference photo and acrylic paint on canvas, she uses vivid colors […]
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Rotating gallery to feature Julianne Garvey, Jeanelle Demers
LEWISTON — The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery will feature paintings by Julianne Garvey and Jeanelle Demers through March. The gallery is located at 60 High St., the main entrance to Central Maine Medical Center. For Garvey, who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the College of William and Mary in Virginia, […]
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Face Time: Jeanelle Demers — painting the world
First she painted 200. Now, it’s time to take on the world. Auburn native Jeanelle Demers finished her 200 Faces project in 2015, painting more than 200 portraits as a way to blow out her college debt and build an impressive portrait portfolio. (Done and done.) For the next step, she’s just launched the World […]
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200 Faces and counting: Local artist paints away college debt, builds portrait resume
SABATTUS — Six years ago, Jeanelle Demers put a goal out in the world: The studio arts grad wanted to paint and sell 200 portraits to pay off her college loans. Last month, she hit No. 200. The loans are history, her paints are still out and, in hindsight, committing to 200 Faces was a gutsy […]