Original watercolor landscape paintings of Acadia National Park, Maine and beyond.
Please visit the About page to see the many places Rick’s work will be on display and for sale this spring and summer, starting now!
“Summer Bike Ride” received the 2nd Place Watercolor Award from the Bangor Art Society annual juried exhibition, currently on display at the Bangor Public Library until the end of May.
This is the last week that a selection of my paintings will be hanging at Sullivan House Bakery in Gorham. I hope you have a chance to stop by to see what’s new this year! I’ll be there Tuesday, Mar 31 at 1:45 to pack them up. Thank you, Sullivan House!
The display of new paintings is up at Sullivan House Bakery & Cafe on Main St in Gorham until the end of March. If you’re in the area, please stop by to see the new work and have a sandwich, salad or pastry!
https://www.sullivanhousegorham.com
I’ll be hanging paintings at Sullivan House Bakery in Gorham on Tuesday, March 3 at 1:45 pm. Sorry for the confusion. Please stop by to say hi if you’re in the area!
I’ll have a collection of new paintings on display at the Sullivan House Bakery & Cafe in Gorham from Mar. 2 until Mar. 31. Please stop by, have a pastry, and see what I’ve been working on. If you’re around Mar. 2, I’ll be hanging the paintings starting at 1:45 pm. Stop by and say hi! I’d love to see you!
https://www.sullivanhousegorham.com/
Come have a fun-filled afternoon at Artwaves in Town Hill, ME, Saturday afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Artwaves will have food, music, a bonfire, a variety of crafts stations and an exhibit of work by local artists. Introduce yourself to the new leadership of Artwaves and learn about its new name, Acadia Arts Center! I will be doing a live painting demo and the painting will be offered by raffle to a lucky Artwaves supporter. Hope to see you there!
I’ve been busy before the holidays and just added a slew of new paintings to the website this week. Please click HERE to stop by for a visit and see what I’ve been working on!
Many of the new pieces are small, in preparation for my upcoming solo show at the Sullivan House Cafe in Gorham, Maine, in March. I’ll also be adding some new paintings to the display at the Birch Bay Village Lodge, which will remain up for a couple more months. In the meantime, I’ll be back to work in my studio behind the garden shed at the end of the driveway.
There are still a few seats available for the Perspective Drawing Class that I will co-teach with plein air oil painter Joan Vienot at Artwaves MDI (soon to become the Acadia Arts Center) in Town Hill on Mt. Desert Island. We’re offering this for people with any level of drawing experience. If you would like to learn this helpful system to improve your drawings or paintings of architecture, please join us for the four Wednesdays in January, 10:00am – 1:00pm. We promise a fun time! Click HERE for more information.
A few seats remain available for the Perspective Drawing class at Artwaves MDI (soon to be the Acadia Center for the Arts!) led by landscape painters Rick Osann and Joan Vienot. Visit the Artwaves website soon to reserve your spot!
Wednesdays, January 7, 14, 21, & 28, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM in the Kaleidoscope Studio
Have you ever struggled with making windows, doors and buildings look right in your drawings and paintings?
This course will explain the simple system discovered in the Renaissance, called Linear Perspective, that will add to your tool kit to create more accurate drawings and paintings, especially of the built environment. The idea that things appear to be smaller in the distance, is deceptively simple.
In this session of four classes instructors Joan Vienot and Rick Osann will explain the system and how to apply it to your existing drawing skills through demonstration and mentored practice. Well have fun drawing lots of different shapes!
About the Instructors:
Rick Osann has been painting in watercolor since the early 1970’s. After various careers as a professional Scenic Artist working for stage, film & TV in New York City, and teaching art/theatre/film at Bonny Eagle High School in southern Maine, Rick is now happily focusing on his painting in Bar Harbor, Maine. Rick provides instruction in painting and drawing.
Joan Vienot received state teacher certification in Fine Art from the University of Northern Colorado. She taught art in a public high school in Colorado for 3 years. She moved to Northwest Florida, where she enjoyed a business career, and also taught numerous art classes and workshops to adults. In 2022 Joan moved to Maine to paint the rocky coastline. Joan offers instruction in drawing and plein air painting.
Rick Osann Art supports many local non-profits with the donation of paintings for silent auctions, including this past year Friends of Acadia, Camp Beech Cliff, MDI Nursing Association, Maine Oceanarium, and Maine Needs in Portland. With all the uncertainty out there, this holiday season Rick Osann Art will donate 10% of the price of any sale from now until the end of the year to the Good Shepherd Food Bank supporting food pantries all across the state of Maine.
Due to increases in the prices of materials and so forth, prices for Rick’s paintings will be increasing. We’ll hold the old pricing structure through the end of the year. Now’s the time to choose a painting (including new works) at the old price!
We wish you all the happiest holiday season and thank you for your support over the past year. Happy Holidays!
Rick Osann and Joan Vienot will team up to lead a class about perspective drawing in January. Learn how to use the system of linear perspective to improve your understanding of what you see and apply it to your drawing and painting. The four class series will be from 10:00am – 1:00pm on the four Wednesdays in January.
Visit the Artwaves website for registration information.