Don Best
featured with
Joseph Haroutunian and Sarah Lightfoot Brundage
June 22 -July 19 Reception Saturday, July 25, 4-6
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
A portion of all sales will be donated to
Downeast Feral Cat Connections!
Downeast Feral Cat Connections!
"I'm really not one for making small talk." Basswood wall sculpture 20" x 12" x 4". $1,200 sold
"I don't think that's rain on your head!" Basswood wall sculpture " 14" x 21" x 2". $1,600 sold
"I think I'm ready for Aspen!" Basswood wall sculpture 9" x 17" x 2" $950 sold
"We're off to the Bah-hamas!" Basswood wall sculpture17" x 17" x 4" $1,950 sold
"They're taking advantage of my good nature!" .Basswood wall sculpture. 9" x 17" x 2". $1,000 sold
"Don't try to figure him out. He thinks he's Super Owl!"
Basswood wall sculpture 20" x 11"x 2" sold
"I wasn't cut out for Bobsled" Basswood wall sculpture 15 x 13 x 2 $700 sold
"Porcupine? Nah! No relation." Basswood wall sculpture 10" x 10" x 4"
$1,000 sold
"I hate selfies..." Basswood wall sculpture 11" x 9" x 2". $ 950 sold
"On Golden Pond". Basswood wall sculpture 17" x 12" x 3". $1,400 sold
"I've always been small for my age." Basswood wall sculpture 6 "x 16" x 2" $850 sold
"Don't be silly! It's just costume jewelry!"
Basswood wall sculpture 12" x 7" x 2"
$1,800
"I've always wanted to be a ballerina!" Basswood wall sculpture 36" x 20" x 3". $2,200
"Hey! Whatever floats your goats!"" Basswood wall sculpture 16" x 12" x 2". $1,800
"Really? Betty Davis Eyes?" Basswood wall sculpture 17" x 16" x 2" $2,200
"Wise owl?!! Does he realize we are LOST?!" Basswood wall sculpture" 17" x 17" x 3" $1,600
"Keep flapping! I told you we'd need a sail!" Basswood wall sculpture 12" x 8" x 2" $800 sold
"A dog, a cat, and an owl walk into a bar..." Basswood wall sculpture. sold
"Stop screaming 'MAY DAY'!! They're just crows!" Basswood wall sculpture 17" x 11" x 2" $1,400
"The waitress thought we are triplets! Insane!" Basswood wall sculpture sold
Jerry,Gallery Social Director
Basswood wall sculpture 11" x 9"
$700
Contact the gallery if you are interested in a similar piece.
Basswood wall sculpture 11" x 9"
$700
Contact the gallery if you are interested in a similar piece.
Jerry, the gallery's social director, poses with Kelly for Francois Gagne, distinguished Maine photographer. In the background are Don Best's creations. The photo will appear in "Decor Magazine," accompanied by Kim Swan's narrative about the Schoodic Peninsula!