Art in the Lobby
GLORIA AVNER and PATI DORITY
“Old Friends, New Paintings, Good Stories”
This shared art event is coming to Reel Pizza opens on June 20 and hangs until July 20.
Although fairly late in life, the two island friends, Gloria Avner and Pati Dority, are glad they were still able to find and develop their professional artist selves. Both women owned Maine businesses for many years. Gloria was one of the owners of Aquarius Artifacts, the one-of-a-kind quirky shop in Town Hill that featured art from cultures around the world, and Pati was co-owner of Pioneer Print, Ink, a print shop in Ellsworth.
With their own unique styles and color palettes, each artist invites the viewer to share a moment with them. Avner specializes in the ancient art of batik painting, using ink, wax and water color on delicate rice paper. She also teaches this technique at ArtWavesMDI.
Dority, in addition to her acrylic paintings on canvas, makes art pieces from found objects, nature, and her vivid imagination. These pieces and her hand-painted ornaments can be found at Pure Maine in Southwest Harbor and Island Artisans in Northeast Harbor. Avner’s prints can also be found at Pure Maine.
Although primarily self-taught, both artists are thankful to have had great teachers along the way. Inspired by all of them, this latest chapter continues to be a great adventure.