BATH — Inspired by nature, Woolwich muralist John Gable has donated eight original canvases to the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust to be sold at a live auction from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. There are a limited number of tickets for the Art of the Estuary Celebration and Auction.

All proceeds will benefit the land trust’s conservation program and will support KELT’s ongoing efforts to conserve, restore and instill appreciation of the land and water resources of the Kennebec Estuary.

Gable, whose works appear in the Smithsonian Institution, the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. and Maine’s capitol rotunda, has been joined by artists Peter G. Cook, Evelyn Dunphy, John Folinsbee, John Gable, Claudette Gamache, Maret Hensick, Keith Oehmig and Stuart Ross. Their canvases depict the local scenery of Woolwich, Bath, Westport Island and others.

An online catalogue is available and art is on display through Aug. 17 at KELT’s office on 92 Front St. in Bath.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.kennebecestuary.org, or by calling Jane McGowan at (207) 442-8400. Checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 1128 Bath, ME 04530.

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