ABOUT leslie anderson
In 2002, my husband Dan Nygaard and I left our lives in high tech and bought a farm in Sedgwick, Maine, on the Blue Hill Peninsula. I wanted to paint; he wanted to be a flower farmer. Twenty years later, we are still married, still painting, and still farming. I feel blessed to live in Maine: summers Downeast and winters in a downtown Portland loft. Painting the local landscape deepens my connection to my adopted home.
My summer subject is the landscape of the Blue Hill Peninsula, which I interpret in oils and watercolors. In winter, working in my Portland studio, I paint still life and people and places glimpsed during days of summer painting. Whether out-of-doors or in my studio, my artistic concerns are the same: light against dark, pattern and repetition, and vibrant color.
My summer subject is the landscape of the Blue Hill Peninsula, which I interpret in oils and watercolors. In winter, working in my Portland studio, I paint still life and people and places glimpsed during days of summer painting. Whether out-of-doors or in my studio, my artistic concerns are the same: light against dark, pattern and repetition, and vibrant color.
SOLO SHOW AT THE JOHN EDWARDS MARKET & GALLERY, ELLSWORTH MAINE
159 Main Street, Ellsworth Maine
May–July 2023
Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m–5:30 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m.– 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
MAINE LOBSTERMENS ASSOCIATION BENEFIT
Brooksville Free Public Library, Brooksville, Maine July 6-23
PAINT THE PENINSULA
Benefit for Blue Hill Public Library, Online bidding July 10-15
THOMAS MOSER FURNITURE GALLERY
149 Main Street, Freeport Maine
Artists of The Art of Penobscot Bay, a new book by Carl Little and David Little coming out this fall
July 1 2023–January 31 2024
Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m.–5 p.m.
Opening and book signing dates to be announced
DEER ISLE ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
15 Main Street, Deer Isle Village, Maine
Key Note July 10-23
12x12 All Members Show July 25-30
50th Anniversary Special Event August 1-6
A Love Affair August 8-20
Northern Direction September 19-October 1
FARMERS MARKETS (July through Labor Day)
Dan's amazing cut flowers plus my notecards, calendars, and small paintings.
Fridays: Stonington Community Center 10 am-noon
Saturdays: Blue Hill Fairgrounds 9:00 am-11:30 am
MY SEDGWICK STUDIO OPEN MID-MAY THROUGH MID-OCTOBER
By chance or appointment
Couple with a visit to my husband Dan's Flower Farm for a perfect afternoon outing!
Oil paintings, watercolors, notecards, calendars, commissions welcome
8 Flower Farm Lane, Sedgwick ME 04676 two-oh-seven 615-8915
MY PORTLAND STUDIO OPEN BY APPOINTMENT MID-OCTOBER THROUGH MID-MAY
10 Mayo Street, Portland ME 04101 two-oh-seven 615-8915
159 Main Street, Ellsworth Maine
May–July 2023
Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m–5:30 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m.– 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
MAINE LOBSTERMENS ASSOCIATION BENEFIT
Brooksville Free Public Library, Brooksville, Maine July 6-23
PAINT THE PENINSULA
Benefit for Blue Hill Public Library, Online bidding July 10-15
THOMAS MOSER FURNITURE GALLERY
149 Main Street, Freeport Maine
Artists of The Art of Penobscot Bay, a new book by Carl Little and David Little coming out this fall
July 1 2023–January 31 2024
Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m.–5 p.m.
Opening and book signing dates to be announced
DEER ISLE ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
15 Main Street, Deer Isle Village, Maine
Key Note July 10-23
12x12 All Members Show July 25-30
50th Anniversary Special Event August 1-6
A Love Affair August 8-20
Northern Direction September 19-October 1
FARMERS MARKETS (July through Labor Day)
Dan's amazing cut flowers plus my notecards, calendars, and small paintings.
Fridays: Stonington Community Center 10 am-noon
Saturdays: Blue Hill Fairgrounds 9:00 am-11:30 am
MY SEDGWICK STUDIO OPEN MID-MAY THROUGH MID-OCTOBER
By chance or appointment
Couple with a visit to my husband Dan's Flower Farm for a perfect afternoon outing!
Oil paintings, watercolors, notecards, calendars, commissions welcome
8 Flower Farm Lane, Sedgwick ME 04676 two-oh-seven 615-8915
MY PORTLAND STUDIO OPEN BY APPOINTMENT MID-OCTOBER THROUGH MID-MAY
10 Mayo Street, Portland ME 04101 two-oh-seven 615-8915
publications
Art of Penobscot Bay upcoming 2023 by Carl Little and David Little
Available in bookstores and online later this year
Summer Stories 2013 Paintings by Leslie Anderson with Short Stories by Maine writers
$36 Available from the artist
Available in bookstores and online later this year
Summer Stories 2013 Paintings by Leslie Anderson with Short Stories by Maine writers
$36 Available from the artist