NORWAY — On Friday, May 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. an opening reception will be held for the Western Maine Art Group’s “artist of the month” for May, Ulla Hansen. The event will take place at the Main Street Gallery, 426 Main St. Refreshments will be served.

Hansen said she came to painting later in life, though she watched her father, a hobby artist, paint when she was small. “I remember being fascinated by the names of the colors on his palette, burnt sienna and raw umber,” she said in describing her development as an artist. Frequent visits to Acadia National Park also give her inspiration, as do horseback rides in the hills of Western Maine with her daughters and granddaughter. 

The Main Street Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 to 4 p.m. For more information visit westernmaineartgroup.org and facebook, Main Street Gallery.  The gallery is free and open to the public.

Painting by Ulla Hansen, Western Maine Art Group artist of the month for May.