Damariscotta’s River Arts is pleased to present Debra Claffey’s dynamic solo show, “Reflections and Refractions,” in the River Room. Meet the artist at a reception on Saturday, August 23rd, from 2-4 pm.

Claffey’s oil, encaustic, and mixed media paintings concentrate on abstracted plant and foliage forms as expressions of the human dilemma. Her experience in horticulture adds a scientific perspective to her aesthetic appreciation of the natural world. “My experience in horticulture offers the plant kingdom as Muse, and it still nurtures me and keeps me moving.”

Claffey says of her work, “I use pattern and repetition to express appreciation and record memories of movement. My paintings—in oil, encaustic, and mixed media—visualize my anxieties, fears, and preoccupations with ecology, environment, and our care for each other.”

location: River Arts, 36 Elm St. Plaza, Damariscotta, Maine. Gallery hours: Tues. to Sat., 10am to 4pm.

FMI: 563-6868 or www.riverartsme.org 

image: Nexus; oil, encaustic, and graphite on paper on panel by Debra Claffey