Three Faces, Three Forces pop-up exhibition at The Harlow

HALLOWELL — The Harlow presents Three Faces, Three Forces, a three-person pop-up exhibition featuring Rachael Eastman, Martha Miller and John David O’Shauhgnessy. Three Faces, Three Forces is on view July 20-28 at 100 Water St. in Hallowell, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 20.

The opening reception will feature a live drawing event, culminating in the trio of artists each creating large, two-dimensional face artworks live in the gallery and then shared in final form that evening as the show opens. Eastman will initiate opening night in revealing the finished trio of works while giving a brief talk on process.

On Old Hallowell Day, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 21, Three Faces, Three Forces redefines “pop-up” as the Harlow hosts a “Portraiture Draw-In,” a free open drawing session for everyone. Artist/model Eastman will pose in costume as a muse for fellow exhibiting artists Miller, O’Shaughnessy and any others who would like to join them in creating portraits.

Eastman is best known for years of consecutive sunrise witness, and a delve into the sublime within her atmospheric oil paintings and drawings. Eastman’s seascapes and daily photographs of the ocean create a trail along the shores of New England.

Martha Miller is well-known for her drawings and paintings created from life, self, traditional portraiture and an interweaving of the human tapestries in her life. Martha’s traditional approach to portraiture opens to incorporate surrealistic elements drawn from her own life, creating an engagement with the human condition.

John David O’Shauhgnessy is best known for his capture of the movement and shifting color and light of the ocean. Facial expressions found their way into his paintings and his ceramics, and now the elemental human visage has begun to take on a new presence in his work. O’Shauhgnessy is poised to match his discipline in teaching students new modes of self-portraiture.

Exhibitions are always free and open to the public. Hours are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more information please visit harlowgallery.org or call 207-622-3813.