Artist Hansen featured at Norway Main Street gallery in May

NORWAY — Local artist Ulla Hansen will is the Western Maine Art Group’s artist of the month and will display her artwork at the Main Street Gallery, 426 Main St. throughout the month of May.
An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 4, at the gallery.

The reception will be open to the public and refreshments will be served. “For most of life my interest in fine art was limited to visual enjoyment of the work of others,” Hansen said. “However, with the onset of the golden years, God gave me the gift of expression through value, depth and color.
“My father was a hobby artist and when I was about three feet tall, I remember watching him paint, and I remember being fascinated by the names of the colors on his palette, burnt sienna and raw umber.”
She said visits to Acadia National Park strengthened her desire “to make memories of the beauty in the park.”
“Other places and times of Inspiration are frequent hikes and horseback rides through the hills of Western Maine with my horse-enthusiast daughters and grand-daughter,” she said. “One never knows what breathtaking vista will emerge at the crest of the next hill, and ‘Ohhh, Mom, you must paint that,’ tells me that something beautiful is up ahead.
She also paid tribute to late friend Anthony Athos, “whose words gave me the courage to try. He said, ‘Artistry is 90 percent observation and 10 percent talent.’ We can all be more observant.”
The Main Street Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The gallery is free and open to the public. For more information, art classes, demonstrations, and special trips sponsored by the WMAG visit westernmaineartgroup.org and facebook, Main Street Gallery.

PHOTO: The art of Ulla Hansen will be featured at the Main Street Gallery in Norway throughout May. (Submitted photo)