Her approach to her art is still childlike in both its vision and technique. She goes about collecting and celebrating the treasure of flotsam and jetsam in every nook and cranny of every tidal pool and beach along the coast of the state of Maine with forays into Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Her treasure trove is brought back to her studio where she lovingly poses her seascape/still lifes and meticulously and faithfully portrays every detail before her, from a palate of dried watercolor much like the palate of her childhood. Out of every season Mimi creates a few mermaids to complete a creative need.

Mimi reverses what she considers the conventional way of looking at beach and water . . . she views the wide scape through the small scope of minute observation. Her still lifes, even the largest ones, depict intricate coincidences of separate objects: pebbles, fragments of lobster and crab shells, barnacles - "Things people step on, the leavings, the discoveries you can make if you free yourself from bigness and begin noticing the details that make possible the treasure hunt of being aware."

Original Medium:
Watercolor

Title: Dockside Wreath

Paper Type:
Photo Rag, 308 gm

Website:
www.mimigregoire carpenter.com