Amy Cornell / Paintings

I love to paint boats! There are no straight lines, so getting the curve of the gunwale or the sail in the sunlight are so important! And of course, the water, the way the light catches the wave, whether large or just small ripples, is always the challenge!

The Maine landscape has its own individuality. Not only the different light in different seasons, but the various flowers and trees, and of course the architecture reflecting Maine's history and way of life.

The first painting I ever sold was "Afternoon Snack'" a Belted Galloway nursing a calf. I forgot to take a photograph, so it remains only in my memory -- and on someone's wall! From the encouragement that buyer gave me, I have gone on to paint many more cows, and birds, and chickens, and cats, and dogs ....

When the weather doesn't allow for painting outside, I retreat to my studio and train my eye and hand on the intricacies of the still life. And interiors are still lifes on a larger scale!

Here are a few of my paintings that have found homes! Like children sent off into the world, they will always remain in my heart.

Artist Choice, River Arts, Damariscotta, Maine, Juried Show, Feb. 2019, Daniel Kany, juror

St. George River Cafe, Dec. 2018- Jan. 2019

Art in Maine at BRAF, Juried show, Oct-Nov 2018, Connie Hayes, juror

Maine Coastal Islands, “Fins, Feathers, and Furs,” August 2018, Juried show, Tom O’Donovan, juror. Peoples Choice Award.

Archipelago, Rockland, Maine, August 2018

Small Works, River Arts, Damariscotta, Maine, December 2016

Union Art League, Union, Maine, October 2015

The Natural World, River Arts, Damariscotta, Maine, April 2015, juror Carl Little

Celebrating Color, River Arts, Damariscotta, Maine, December 2014,  juror John Lorence

Portland Art Gallery, Portland, Maine, November 2014

Union Art League, Union Maine, October 2014

Vose Library, Union, Maine, April–May 2014

Innerscapes, River Arts, Damariscotta, Maine, March 2014, juror Michael Komanecky

2nd Annual Exhibit, Union Art League, Union, Maine October 2013

Maine Icons and Special Places, River Arts, Damriscotta, Maine August 2013, juror Bruce Brown

Maine Home & Design Show, Rockport, Maine, June 2013

Kennebunkport Festival 2013, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk, Maine, June 2012, jurors Susan Inoue and Art Collector Maine

Still Life and Beyond, River Arts, Damariscotta, Maine, February 2013, jurors Dennis & Marty Gleason

1st Annual Exhibit, Union Art League, Union, Maine, October 2012

Art in ME, Boothbay Region Art Foundation, October 2012, juror Connie Hayes

Garden of Earthly Delights, River Arts, April-June 2011, juror Colin Page

GALLELRIES:

River Arts, Damariscotta, Maine, (member 2013-present), various juried shows

Gifts at 136, Damariscotta, Maine, 2016-2019

    Port Clyde Art Gallery, Port Clyde, America  2004-2016

    Art Collector Maine (www.artcollectormaine.com)   2013- 2015

    Art Space Gallery, Rockland, Maine  2005-2009

    For more information or to purchase a work, 

please send an email to me at:

amy.cornell@gmail.com

Thank You!

Setting up my easel with a palette knife in hand, I am challenged to capture the character, and the mood of Maine, be it landscapes, seascapes, birds, or still life - the essence of a time and place....... I look for the iconic scene that tells a story of Maine.

Birds have become my passion. First watching, then counting for bird counts, now painting them. Also boats have become a major subject in my work. Having grown up with boats, I am drawn to capturing the beauty of the classic shear line, the curve of a sail, or the working lobster boat underway. My paintings are usually small in scale, practically sculpted out of the paint with my palette knife with which I try to add depth and dimension to the subject.

My work has ended up in homes as far away as California and Spain (that I am aware of), as well as in many homes in Maine.

Thank you for visiting my website!

– Amy Cornell   2023

During the time of Covid, I have been learning to paint with Gouache (not always easy!). Mostly I have been painting/sketching in a Pentalic sketchbook, although some are on small 6x6 Aquaboard. Mostly a chronicle of this year, although some are from photos taken previously.