Don Best
will be featured with Sarah Faragher and Scott Baltz
September 11-October 9, 2023
Reception Saturday, September 23, 4-6 pm
Don Best is a Maine artist who received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting, with a minor in sculpture from Maine College of Art. Since graduating, Don has continued studying and working with a variety of mediums. This has allowed him to develop his own unique style as a sculptor. His work is focused on reliefs, an art form that has been around for 6,000 years. This approach allows him to integrate painting, drawing, and sculpture. He takes advantage of combining these skills, creating visual narratives that are told through his passion for animal. Each piece is unique and brings life to wood. (see below) Don’s passion for animals, especially cats and dogs, depicting their love for their human family, is a continuing theme and inspiration for his sculpture.
Allegory: the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.
One of the powerful aspects of relief is its relationship to narrative. Combining the best of painting, drawing and sculpture, the artist can choose, compose, and balance these elements.
~Eugene Daub, Sculpture Review, Spring 2016
"Hey! They're your relatives!" basswood wall sculpture 14" x 16" x 2" $800 sold
"Well...not sure WHAT he's thinking!" Basswood wall sculpture 14" x 8" x 5" $700
"Jane! Quiet in the back, please!" Basswood wall sculpture 10" x 28" x 2" sold
"Pssst...what's up with the sour puss on the end?" Basswood wall sculpture 20" x 8" x 2" $800 sold
"Why me...?!" basswood wall sculpture 14" x 24" x 2" $1,400 sold
"Geez...they're so sensitive!" basswood wall sculpture 9" x 19" x 2" $600
"So this is First Class?" Basswood wall sculpture 17" x 16" x 2" $900
"Whadda' ya' mean 'giddy up'?!!" basswood wall sculpture 16" x 20" 2" sold
"Waited all year for this!!! Off to Schoodic!!
Basswood wall sculpture 12" x 13" x 2" sold
"Will you stop calling me CAPTAIN !!" Basswood wall sculpture 11" x 33" x 3" sold
"Really!?...I think she's kinda' cute!" basswood wall sculpture 13" x 21" x 2" $600
"Acadia... best scenic tour evah! "Basswood wall sculpture 11" x 22" x 2" sold
" I don't know...should we tip them?" Basswood wall sculpture 10" x 22" x 3" $600 sold
"Did you see THAT ?!!!" Basswood wall sculpture sold
" Stop with the 'bah humbug' nonsense! He's my kitty!" Basswood wall sculpture 11" x 22" 2" $800 sold
"I have a sinking feeling we should have gone for the Penthouse ..." Basswood wall sculpture 36" x 8" x 3" sold
"How come the crow gets to sit up front?!" Basswood wall sculpture 11" x 33" x 2" sold
"This is your idea of a romantic sail?!" Basswood wall sculpture 12" x 20" x 2.5" $700
"I told you he's just a Figurehead!" Basswood wall sculpture 10" x 22" x 2" sold
"Why the long face??" Basswood wall sculpture 16" x 8" x 5" $900
"No, Lewis! It's 95 to Route 684 to 84!" Basswood wall sculpture 12" x 26" x 3" sold
"Is anyone else feeling a bit claustrophobic?" Basswood wall sculpture 12" x 14" x 2.5" sold
"Not what I'd call party animals" Basswood wall sculpture 16" x 8" x 5" sold
" We're NOT scratching the rug!" Basswood wall sculpture 39" x 7" x 3" $1,500 sold
"This seems longer than a three-hour tour..." Basswood wall sculpture 16" x 8" x 5" sold
"Did anyone remember to feed the fish?" Basswood wall sculpture 10" x 22" x 2" sold
"Psst..they don't call me a 'cat bird' for nothing...." Basswood wall sculpture sold
"Crows of a feather canoe together. Much easier on the wings!" Basswood wall sculpture 10" x 16" x 3" sold
"Don't you just love the wind in your fur?" Basswood wall sculpture 9" x 12" x 2" sold