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David Witbeck

David Witbeck spends a lot of his time on the rugged coast of Maine creating whimsical paintings of harbors and fishing villages; strategically placing lobster boats, fishermen and gulls into the landscape.  Witbeck's whimsical scenes of down east Maine evoke the imagination of viewers,  creating a dialogue between them and the painting .. getting lost in the details, finding themselves going back in time where life was simple and less complicated.

As a young art student, Witbeck took himself and art way too seriously. In the paraphrased words of the late Edgar Whitney, a respected art educator and watercolorist, an artist is a shape-maker, a symbol-finder and an entertainer.  Witbeck still takes his art seriously, but today Witbeck's serious intent is to create something that’s well designed and entertaining to look at. Having been a photographer for more than three decades, the greatest joy Witbeck has as a painter is freedom from reality.

Artwork

David Witbeck: Monday Mornin'
Monday Mornin'
24" x 36", oil on canvas, $5,800
David Witbeck: Resting Harbor
Resting Harbor
36" x 48", oil on canvas, $11,700
David Witbeck: Gull Study I
Gull Study I
16" x 16", oil on panel, $1,700
David Witbeck: Gull Study III
Gull Study III
16" x 16", oil on panel, $1,700
David Witbeck: Down East Harbor Scene III
Down East Harbor Scene III
32" x 40", oil on canvas, $8,600
David Witbeck: Into the Light
Into the Light
24" x 60", oil on canvas, $9,700
David Witbeck: Shag Ledge
Shag Ledge
16" x 36", oil on canvas, $3,900
David Witbeck: Aktaie, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
Aktaie, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
36" x 30", oil on canvas, $7,300
David Witbeck: Eione, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
Eione, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
30" x 40", oil on canvas, $8,000
David Witbeck: Melite, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
Melite, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
30" x 30", oil on canvas, $6,000
David Witbeck: Nereid on striped beach towel, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
Nereid on striped beach towel, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
30" x 36", oil on canvas, $7,300
David Witbeck: Sirens, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
Sirens, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
40" x 40", oil on canvas, $10,800
David Witbeck: Sirens, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
Sirens, part of the Nereid Series (Greek Goddesses of the Sea)
48" x 48", oil on canvas, $15,500
David Witbeck: Pensive Nude
Pensive Nude
40" x 40", oil on canvas, $10,800
David Witbeck: Siren at Hart’s Ledge
Siren at Hart’s Ledge
22” x 25”, mixed media, $5,000
David Witbeck: Busy Harbor Study
Busy Harbor Study
33” x 27” (framed), mixed media, $4,500