Artist Reception and Show Opening

 Harvest Gold Gallery 

presents its fifteenth summer fine art exhibit. The 2012 all American collection of fine crafts and fine art, including many local artists and crafters, is beautifully arranged and ready to enjoy. 

           

 Exciting new original oil, watercolor, and acrylic painting will allow you to transcend into the world of fine art through the eyes of thirty-seven different artists. Especially the new pigmented paper paintings by Roland Simard. 

The glass collection brightens the gallery with colorful new functional forms, artistic sculptures and fun ornaments.   

The jewelry showcase features the designs of owners Bill and Lynda Rasco-Rudd. This winter they were busy creating a wonderful silver jewelry collection and new Maine tourmaline and gold designs.  Wedding bands and engagement rings have been expanding in choices of gems and colors of gold.

Artist Carol Novotne will be traveling all the way from her home state of Montana for this event. She is as bold and vivacious as the landscapes and scenes she paints, using nature as her muse. 

Awarded the Best Gallery with a View by Yankee Magazine in 2011.  The outdoor sculpture gardens overlook Kezar Lake and the spectacular White Mountains. New kinetic work from Craig Riches will memorize you while the symphony of perfectly tuned wind chimes play in the background.

        

On July 13^th from 3pm-6pm the gallery will have its annual Artist Reception and Open House at their 1082 Main Street location on Rt 5 in Center Lovell, ME.  For more information please call (207) 925-6502 and look for us on the web at www.harvestgoldgallery.com.  The gallery is open daily.

Wedding at Harvest Gold Gallery

Wedding at Harvest Gold Gallery

On Saturday June 23rd Craig and Megan joined together in marriage 

in the field behind Harvest Gold Gallery

A sweet little girl looks at the art and flowers, where so many are captivated by the beauty of the gardens

The chairs were set, and the couple was ready, but the rain had other plans for the day

It was pouring rain the morning of the wedding 

and the Bride and Bridesmaids hid out in the cars parked by the Gallery

Some of the guests and guests of honor made their way inside the Gallery to escape the rain and enjoy the art

Finally, just in time, the clouds broke and the sun shone through, making way for a beautiful bride and a lovely wedding procession

The bride and her brides maids were a beautiful sight, illuminating even the cloudy skies

The sweet flower girls littered the ground with petals, through the arbor, where the bride and groom would take their vows

The couple retreated from the aisle, back through the arbor, as Man and Wife

It was a lovely time for all, at the Gallery overlooking Kezar Lake, 

 in beautiful Lovell, Maine.

To plan your wedding at Harvest Gold Gallery, contact Bill and Lynda at 207-925-6502

or simply stop by the Gallery located on Route 5 in Center Lovell Maine.

Mahina's First Blog

Hi! 

This is Mahina Gardener blogging. I am a new employee of Harvest Gold Gallery. 

Since beginning working here I have been learning about the art and jewelry, and have been blessed with the opportunity to observe the Jewelers Lynda and Bill at work making their spectacular pieces.

 I have also been modeling some of the jewelry in the beautiful summer sun. 

In this photo I am wearing Amethyst and Pearl earrings 

with an Amethyst necklace 

and an Amethyst Crossover Cuff

The necklace here is a Maine Green Tourmaline set in 14k Gold.

Here I am wearing a beautiful 14k Yellow Gold link Chain

three 14k Gold Bangles

 and Diamond and Gold earrings.

It's an incredible atmosphere when the sun shines and the birds sing, the jewelry and art seem to come alive!

Please stop by and see for yourself in the White Mountains when passing by Kezar Lake in Center Lovell, I would love to meet you!

Award Winning American Woodworker Now Showing at Harvest Gold Gallery

We are always excited to share with you, in some detail, the artists that we have show cased at the gallery, especially when they are from our own home state like Rob Jones, our featured artist of the week. Rob Jones is an award winning American Woodworker from Thomaston, Maine. He began his art by building, with assistance, his first banjo, an instrument that had always held an interest for him. Since then, he has built several instruments including banjos, a French horn, trombones, and a trumpet. His musical instruments are played by music professors. He entered his lobster carving in the Maine Sportsman Show and he won the People's Choice award and was hooked from that point on. To view some of his works visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqWRsRDDb1M

At the gallery, we are delighted to have a sample of his very unique bowls, Baltic by Design. They come in four different sizes from small for a candle holder to large enough to be a center piece with fruit. With the wedding season upon us or Father's Day right around the corner, these would made a fabulous and timeless gift. Stop by any day!

The View on Mother's Day

It was a wonderful Mother's Day at Harvest Gold Gallery.

We had wild clouds with rain and sun.

The colors are always what gets your attention.

 The best news of the day was the dock is in!!

The colors again!

The island and the mountains in soft hues.

The clouds and the water in vibrant hues.

Sending best Mother's Day wishes to all the wonderful Moms and their kids.  Stop in when you are in beautiful downtown Center Lovell, overlooking Kezar Lake and the White Mountains.

Paul Bendzunas Fine Glass Artist with Organic Flair

Aqua Frog

Here at Harvest Gold we are always thrilled when new items and pieces come in for us to place around the gallery. One of our favorite returning glass artists is Paul Bendzunas. Paul's obvious love of nature and it's soothing palette, will delight anyone when they see his fine, hand-blown vases that are themed around nature.

Green Frog

Combining traditional design elements with contemporary influences, Bendzunas has evolved an unusual style based primarily on natural and organic forms. His surface patterns involve animal and aquatic imagery. He achieves this effect by using colored enamels – the same crushed glass powders used in cloisonné jewelry – and precious metals, in combination with bits of crushed glass. He achieves distinctive colors using various formulations of metallic oxides such as gold, silver, cobalt and others, blended into the molten glass. Using classic glassblowing techniques that are thousands of years old, Bendzunas works the glass at temperatures in excess of 2000 degrees F. He forms and shapes each piece individually, without the use of molds. Each piece is one of a kind and is signed and dated.
His work is included in numerous public and private collections, including those of the Westinghouse Corporation, R.J. Reynolds Corporation and the State of Georgia Council for the Arts and Humanities. He has exhibited his work at galleries, museums and juried shows throughout the United States.

Strolling Moose

Great Blue Heron

Fish Vase

 We hope that while you are out for an afternoon drive through the White Mountains that you will stop buy our Gallery in Center Lovell and enjoy seeing Paul Bendzuna's work, amongst many other fine artists. We are open seven days a week from ten a.m. until four p.m. Looking forward to seeing you!

Michael Tatom showing at Harvest Gold Gallery

Harvest Gold Gallery is happy to present the wonderful work of Michael Tatom.  His captures the spirit of the animals.  The quick look from the grey fox.

Michael Tatom has been a sculptor for more than twenty years. He was born in Los Alamos, NM where he was surrounded by a family of artists and designers. 

In 1994 Michael started sculpting his series of bronze animals, each with their own magical shape and movement. Using simple and graceful lines he has become a successful sculptor.  The quiet fawn resting in the wood.  The lurking cougar stalking.

Michael Tatom quotes: "The main focus of my work is to translate into bronze the essence of the animal, to capture some movement or instinct and present it in a simple, stylized form. 

The last and one of my favorite parts of the process is the patina. There are so many variables when working with patina. The different colors and textures have a dramatic effect on the feel of the finished sculpture."

 Stop by when passing through beautiful Center Lovell, Maine, overlooking Kezar Lake and see them all.  New ones are expected soon!