Charlotte Agell
Sometimes, I think that Maine is the hero of every book I write and illustrate, at least in some way. As an expat kid, growing up in Sweden, Canada, and Hong Kong, I felt a lot of LONGING as opposed to BELONGING.
Something about Maine drew me, before I even arrived here. (When I was a kid, I made up a story about a child in Halibut, Maine who mostly stood and faced the wild sea. This was before I landed here as a 17-year-old.)
Then I drew it.
And it drew me.
It was as if my future home had called me home.
I love my longtime adopted state. Showing these two small pieces alongside the work of other local Maine artists is a great joy, and continues the conversation.
Charlotte Agell is an author/illustrator/artist and teacher.
For more information on her art and books, please visit her website at www.charlotteagell.com
“Pears in Conversation”, India Ink, watercolor, Prismacolor pencils on Bockingford rough grain watercolor paper, 9” x 12.25”, $150 LOVE statement: Conversations are mini love stories. The pears in my painting are having one. We don’t know what they are saying but it is tender.
“Maine Love Affair”, India Ink, watercolor, Prismacolor pencils on Bockingford rough grain watercolor paper, 9” x 12.25”, $150 LOVE statement: I love to sail or be out on the water in any way. This ocean piece depicts my love for our beautiful state, and for the feeling of flying on the wings of the wind, into the heart of the sunrise.