Brian Kliewer. A nice guy and a fabulous artist. You can just feel the chill in the air in this painting, can’t you? Brian was a Facebook friend several years ago, and I truly enjoyed his posts, besides the beautiful paintings that he posted he would talk about life in Maine, show photos of the big snow storms and other various subjects. Brian is no longer on Facebook and I do miss his posts, got tired of all the FB changes I guess, heavy sigh… We also ran into his work at Mars Hall Gallery in Port Clyde a few years ago… as fabulous in person as it was on the Internet. Brian has a great website, I urge you to check it out, he lists the galleries he’s in, so if you’re in the neighborhood, pop on in! Here’s a little blip about Brian from his website:

Completely self-taught in painting, Kliewer began showing his work at The Pine Tree Shop & Bayview Gallery in Camden, Maine, in the autumn of 1988.  The following year, artist Edward Hergelroth saw Kliewer’s work for the first time and said, “It’s hard to believe that anyone this young and with so little formal training could produce such an incredible sense of drama and atmosphere in his work.” Collectors were soon taken with his paintings and the gallery dedicated an entire show to his work at its Portland, Maine location early in 1991. His show of Maine landscapes was a near sellout. In 1995 the Camden gallery offered “Brian Kliewer-A Full Perspective” to its audience and the show nearly sold out on its first weekend! Another successful show followed in 1996. In 2001, Kliewer showed in “Two Views of New England,” a two-man show at Mast Cove Galleries in Kennebunkport, Maine.  In 2005 the artist was selected by curator, Margaret Bodell, to have his first show in New York City.

Catch you back here tomorrow!