William Rand: born in 1953, he grew up on the Maine Coast, studying at the Portland School of Art: BFA 1978, in human anatomy and drawing the figure. In 1989, catalog essay “Les Lecons des Tenebres” by Rene Ricard is published for the William Rand exhibit at 56 Bleecker Ltd. New York. In 1990, he illustrated a set of five large poem prints by Taylor Mead. (The Farnsworth Museum, and The New York Public Library Print Collection). In 1996 he moved his studio to Madrid from New York. In 2003, catalog essay “William Rand’s Ava Gardner” by Richard Milazzo is published in Madrid for the Rand exhibition, “Ava Gardner: Sacred and Profane.” In 2005 he moved to Alicante Spain, opened a studio on the Mediterranean and traveled often to Morocco and Istanbul. In 2015 he moved back to the United States and opened a studio in South Freeport, Maine.

Rush Brown: while his Artistic concerns are diverse and lead him in many directions, much of his painting centers on observations of his immediate environment. Currently paintings of Casco Bay represent the intimate, visual relationship between our lovely city and the “ocean seas.” He often paints the harbor seen both from atop Munjoy Hill and at water level, where he spends hours enjoying the diverse and lively activity of boats in their varying pursuits and proportions. The effort concentrates on the attempt to balance or even transcend literal representation and capture the glorious ambience that fills his heart and drives his life’s pursuits.

Bob Branaman: in the late 50s and early 60s, a painter, print maker, poet, and film maker, he was part of the Beat Generation and a group called the Rat Bastard Protective Association of the Wichita Vortex. These artists showed works in the influential Batman Gallery in San Francisco. He regularly exhibits his work in shows in the Los Angeles area. His artwork and films are held in private collections and in the collections of major institutions in the United States. He is currently the Artist in Residence at Beyond Baroque in Venice, California and is still painting.

Andrew Abbott: creates multi-layered, seemingly obsessive artworks, with non-traditional found materials such as shopping bags, cabinet doors, and notebook paper. He received his BA in Studio Art from University of North Carolina. He was born in Nova Scotia, grew up in North Carolina, served in the U.S. Army as a medic, and has lived in Georgia, Maine, Canada, and Puerto Rico. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, Natalia. His works are exhibited internationally.