About the artist, Heather Newman
I am an artist, bird noticer, avid reader, and rabbit trail follower. My art offers fanciful, nature themed illustrations with a primary focus on Maine flora and fauna. The goal of my art is to uplift, to offer a moment of lightness and bring a smile to the viewer. To allow people a peek into a bit of a whimsical story and inspire them to wonder about what happens next.
My family and I fell in love with Maine and settled in the woods of the
southwestern area where I am inspired daily by the beauty right outside my studio window.
I work primarily in watercolor, colored pencil, and micron pen.
My work can be found at:
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Lisa Marie’s Made in Maine Bath and Portland locations
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The Local Gear in Cornish
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Pine Root Farm in Steep Falls
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Rocky Ridge Orchard in Bowdoin
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Various fairs, shows, and events
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This website
A word about Generative AI
Art is a core part of our human experience and has been for over 50,000 years.
The act of creating is to build a connection with others; to speak to our experiences and emotions. Artists spend years, a lifetime, mastering their
craft and that growth, flaws and all, is what makes their art beautiful and
meaningful.
Generative AI exists because it has stolen those years of work from artists, writers, and musicians. How is a piece of art meaningful if all someone does is type a few keywords into a program? How can we ask people to take the time to look at, read or listen to something someone could not be bothered to put the time into creating? Generative AI is anti-human, and it is destructive to the
environment.
Choose human made art.
