BRUNSWICK
An opening reception for “Souvenirs,” an exhibit of watercolors and oils by Frances Pratt Caswell, will take place at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Merrymeeting Room at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community. Thornton Oaks is located at 25 Thornton Way.
A longtime Brunswick resident, Caswell was introduced to art during her Brunswick High School days in the 1940s. Following retirement from teaching English at Southern Maine Technical College — now Southern Maine Community College — she pursued her interest in painting with courses in the Continuing Education Department at Maine College of Art and in summer workshops with many artists including Janet Conlon Manyan and Evelyn Dunphy. For many years, she was a member of Casco Bay Art League.
Caswell usually draws inspiration from the Maine landscape. For this exhibition, however, she has turned back to the illustrated journals and photo albums of travels she took in retirement with her husband, Forrest Caswell. Included in the show are scenes from Iceland, Norway, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand and South America.
At home or abroad she is fascinated by the power and rhythm of water, quiet reflections on inland ponds, and cloud patterns on distant hills, mountains with Alpine glow or rising mist.
The reception is open to the public.
“Souvenirs” will be in exhibition through Sept. 28. After the opening reception, call the Thornton Oaks office at (207) 373-4600 for best times for viewing.
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