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
" So, what DID I step in?" Basswood wall sculpture 17" x 12" x 3 " $1,200 sold
"I don't know...he wants us to call him Tom Brady!" Basswood wall sculpture 17" x 12" x 2.5" $1,200 sold
"I'm so worried about her! 'Here, kitty, kitty!!!'" Basswood wall sculpture 27" x 14" x 4" $1,800
"D-Wayne! Did you lock the door?! "Basswood wall sculpture 25" x 8" x 3" $1,200
"Three hour tour? No, I think we're lost!" Basswood wall sculpture 11" x 26" x 2" $1,200
"Whose idea was formal attire?!" Basswood wall sculpture 18" x 16" x 2" $1,200
"I thought you said it was a CROW'S nest!!!!" Basswood wall sculpture 26" x 8" 13" $1,500 sold
"Why me? What a bunch of birdbrains!!" Basswood wall sculpture 18" x 7" x 2" $800
" Goats will eat ANYTHING! Even CROW!" Basswood wall sculpture 21" x 16" x 3" $1,400
"Hmmmm...bird houses you say???" Basswood wall sculpture 12" x 12" x 2" $900 sold
"I could swear that's Roy Orbison!" Basswood wall sculpture 9" x 11" x 2" $800
"That's his answer to everything...'I'll sleep on it'." Basswood wall sculpture 16" x 8" x 2" $800 sold
"He just swooped down and said to refer to him as Captain!" Basswood wall sculpture 22" x 18" x 4" $1,400
"Will you STOP yelling 'Loch Ness'!!" Basswood wall sculpture 22" x 16" x 3" $1,200
"What do you mean I can't work at Hooters?" Basswood wall sculpture 13" x 5" x 2" $500 sold
"Tell him we're NOT The Blowfish!" Basswood wall sculpture 15" x 9" x 3" $800 sold
"Hey, Larry! Your friends are back!" Two piece Basswood wall sculpture 16" x 8" 4" $1,100 sold
"Yo Max! Hand down the sun screen!" Basswood wall sculpture 18" x 7" x 2" $800
"HEADS UP!! INCOMING!! Basswood wall sculpture 41" x9" x 3" $1,100 sold
Basswood wall sculpture "I told you we should have gotten a dog." 15" x 9" x 3"
$800
"Geez...they're so sensitive!" basswood wall sculpture 9" x 19" x 2" $800 sold
"More condos? No, ARBNB!"
Basswood wall sculpture 17" x 14" x 1" $800
"Welcome home, Downeast style!" Basswood wall sculpture $750 sold
"There's just something weird about this place..." Basswood wall sculpture 11" x 14" x 2" $800
"I don't know, Robin. They seem like good folks to me!" Basswood wall sculpture 7" x 19" $800
"Will you stop it with the Bob Dylan tunes!!!" Basswood wall sculpture $800 sold
"So, have you heard the one about 5 llamas in a boat?" Basswood wall sculpture 14" x 17" x 2" $1,100 sold
"As bears, we're naturally reticent." Basswood wall sculpture $775 sold
"The Condos are coming! The Condos are coming!" Basswood wall sculpture 19" x 7" x 1" $850
"Why the long face??" Basswood wall sculpture 16" x 8" x 5" $900