(Rockport and Rockland, ME) Rockport exhibits Jon Kolkin “Equilibrium: Finding the Balance” and “Rhapsody in Hue” continues at the Rockland location. The Carver Hill Gallery Rockport location will feature a solo show of photographer Jon Kolkin, winner of Color Magazine's Spotlight award in 2009. Kolkin's work is intended to inspire others to challenge their own perceptions of "truth" about their surroundings—to look beyond their experiences of understanding reality. Featured are photographs depicting the delicate balance between the 3 realms of nature: land, water and air. Before Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity, putting forth the concept of multiple dimensions invisible to the naked eye, Cubist Georges Braque utilized simultaneous perspectives to also suggest something beyond three dimensions. Featured photographer Jon Kolkin is a self proclaimed spatial explorer. To quote Jon, “I have clearly glimpsed at at least one other dimension. In fact, I suspect there are more than four. As an example, when I look at Leonardo DaVinci's drawings of machines hundreds of years before their invention, I presume he saw them in his mind through another dimension. In a similar way, I have had visions in great detail of things that I could not have possibly imagined based on my life experience. I probably use a little bit of this insight when I envision scenes before they happen and then attempt to capture them with my camera as they occur.”

The photographs depict what Kolkin refers to as the "raw aesthetics" of our planet. The images are serene and enigmatic, and alive within us. They elicit wondrous emotional response from their viewers. There will be an opening reception on Friday, August 6 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm and the artist will speak his work at 5:30 pm. The show, “Equilibrium: Finding the Balance”, will be on display through August.

Carver HIll Gallery in Rockland will feature a continuation of the “Rhapsody in Hue” music exhibition and an on-going group exhibition. New work by Ukranian aritst Alexey Slusar will be featured as a part of our music theme. Slusar's recent works of Flamenco dancers are vibrant, audible paintings evoking a palpable understanding of the relationship between the dancer and her musical accompaniment.

Slusar, who paints in oil, has exhibited world wide, and is known for his versatility. Slusar entered The Academy of Architecture in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. He started work as an architect and designer, completing many major public projects, simultaneously working as a sculptor and decorator. Eventually, he began painting which soon became his passion. In 1998 he moved to Prague which has served him well. As a painter, he can feel the spirit of the middle-ages in the narrow streets, the atmosphere of arcades, the courtyards and all of the compelling beauty of Prague. It is his inspiration.

Other featured artists include photographs by Cig Harvey, who teaches at the Maine Media workshops, watercolors by favorite Dianne Schelble, oils honoring the hypnotic sound of the ocean by Dennis Arbour, and Rob Report Magazine's pick Stephen Gleasner's "Finnish Plyscapes," a cerebral wood turner's take on the ocean's horizon as seen in wood.

There will be opening receptions on Friday, August 6th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at both locations. Please visit Carver Hill in Rockland at 338 Main Street, Monday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Rockport gallery at 264 Meadow Street is open Monday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.