Michael C. Welch Fine Art ~ Original Art Work

I believe that the reason for painting (or drawing or sculpting) is embedded in the works themselves. If I knew why, in words, I probably would not have to paint.
—Michael Welch

A Maine native, Michael paints his regular haunts at Biddeford Pool, Fuller Farm in Scarborough, Evans Notch, and the Saco River. This series embodies his fascination with the interaction of color and how it relates to these Maine places.

Press

Michael Welch captures subtle woodland moods with dry brush watercolor in “Ice Out” - Printed in The Coatal Journal in reference to the 50th Juried Exhibition at the Maine Art Gallery.

Michael Welch is amazingly able to project complex emotion in watercolor in his "Bar Scene Buzz". - Press release on the Maine Arts Comission website in reference to a new show at the Maine Art Gallery

In Michael Welch's "Café", warm light floods the tables where patrons sit with coffee or newspaper. He has painted contemplation, and somehow, a sad isolation. - Printed in the Lincoln County News in reference to a show at the Maine Art Gallery.

Education

BFA, Portland School of Fine and Applied Art (now Maine College of Art)

Drawing Instructor, Portland School of Fine and Applied Art; judge in juried shows

Studied under George de Lyra and James Elliot

       

Michael C. Welch
Eaton Road, Standish, ME
(207) 642-2584        E-mail: michaelcw04084@yahoo.com