Monson Gallery Store “Meet the Artist” features artist and entrepreneur Spencer

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Observer Photo/Stuart Hedstrom Wall Mural — Artist Lydia Spencer painted a 15-foot-long mural at the Guilford Bed and Breakfast. On the right is the Norse goddess Frigg.

Observer Photo/Stuart Hedstrom Wall Mural — Artist Lydia Spencer painted a 15-foot-long mural at the Guilford Bed and Breakfast. On the right is the Norse goddess Frigg.

MONZON — Portrait artist, painter and entrepreneur Lydia Rose Spencer will be featured on Friday, Feb. 2 from 4 to 6 p.m.

MONZON — Portrait artist, painter and entrepreneur Lydia Rose Spencer will be featured at the Monson Gallery Store’s Meet the Artist, First Friday event on Friday, February 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. To do. She will be demonstrating her Nature Goddess skin care products as well as exhibiting her work. She will also offer food from Monzon General Store and wine tastings from J. Lohr’s Vineyards.

Additionally, Spencer will be part of a new Monson Arts Gallery exhibit opening the same night. The work by Spencer and artist Susannah Sinclair, titled “Defiant,” will be on display at the Monson Arts Gallery until April 21. Monson Arts Gallery is located right next door to Monson Gallery Store, which shares the same building.

Spencer grew up on a horse farm in Piscataquis County. She studied art at the University of Maine and the New Hampshire Museum of Art. Early in Spencer’s painting career, she realized she had the skill to paint portraits and capture more than just a caricature. She focused on her oil painting techniques and different approaches to portraiture. She feels a deep connection to female identity and the different roles women play in society. She is drawn to capturing complex and often difficult subjects and emotions through simple and powerful compositions.

Mr. Spencer has had the honor of painting the official retirement portraits of two Maine judges. Her work is exhibited at her 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago. Two of her paintings were recently included in the Lunar Manuscripts, a collection of contemporary artists scheduled to be archived on the moon in 2024.

Spencer lives and works in Dover-Foxcroft.

To see more of her work, visit her website at www.lydiarosespencer.com. Spencer’s Nature Goddess Skin Care For more information about her line, visit www.naturegoddessco.com.

Monson Gallery Store is located at 8 Greenville Road. For inquiries regarding the work, please call 207-997-3205.