HOULTON — Southern Aroostook Cultural Arts Project (SACAP) is excited to be selling raffle tickets on “Siamese Twins” a 24”w x 22”h oil painting by award- winning artist, Frank Sullivan. The subject of the painting is a hayfield and a unique barn structure, which features two identical gambrel barns connected in the middle by an adjoining structure. The actual structure, which inspired the painting, is said to be on the Framingham Road in Littleton on the “Anderson homestead.” The painting is valued at $700.
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RAFFLE — “Siamese Twins” is an original oil painting by Frank Sullivan of the Anderson homestead in Littleton. The painting is being raffled by SACAP as a fundraiser.
Regional artist Viki Kennedy described looking at the painting as “a sunny smile from your favorite person on a fall day.” Linda Rowe of the Five Elements Healing Arts Center says, “The painting has great feng shui — especially for couples. The two barns joined and standing together throughout time … it would make a great wedding or anniversary gift.”
Frank Sullivan lives and works in Littleton. A native of Massachusetts, Frank moved to northern Maine in early 2006 to set up a studio and gallery. At the Rainbarrow Gallery on Route 1 in Littleton he paints, displays and offers his art for sale, and offers art instruction at all levels, in addition to providing graphic design and illustration services.
He has won many awards for his pastels, monotypes, and paintings. In addition to working on his art full-time, he serves on the board of directors of the Southern Aroostook Cultural Arts Project and teaches at the Wintergreen Art Center in Presque Isle. His work can be seen at Visions in Houlton, Spruce Row Gallery in St. Agatha, the Eastport Gallery in Eastport, and his Rainbarrow Studio in Littleton. A show of his work is also currently on display at the Courtyard Café in downtown Houlton.
Tickets are available at Visions at 66 Main St. in Houlton, at Morning Star Framing in Presque Isle, at Frank’s Rainbarrow Studio, 1783 US Hwy 1, Littleton, 538-9416, and from SACAP board members: Donna Baietti, Marilyn Carey, Bob Cowperthwaite, Doug Callnan, Susan Glick, David Loendorf, Iva Sussman, Frances Wirta, Susan York, and Audrey Zimmerman. The tickets will also be available at the Houlton Craft Bazaar on Nov. 23-24 at the Gentle Memorial Building. The painting will also be on display at the bazaar.
Funds raised from this raffle will go to overhead and operating costs of the space at 66 Main Street that houses Visions shop, the Blue Moon educational gallery, and the Stellar Arts Cavern resource room. The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday, November 24 at the SACAP-sponsored “Born to Be Wild” Film Festival at the Temple Theater.
