Jane Herbert

“As a child of the 50’s I watched the building of interstate highways and followed their lines around many a bend. What can be said about this road trip through life? As unique as each day has been it has also followed the pattern of humanity. For over 30 years the trip has been shared with my spouse. This man and our children and friends are some of the biggest surprises of my life. I am humbled by their acceptance and love.

My painting style is born out of my experiences. The bold colors of the sixties have mellowed and blended with the background, along with the sometimes humorous, sometimes dark pen and inks left along the road. A year at Montserrat School of Visual Art, many sketchbooks and canvases, the commercial art jobs I was fortunate to have, and especially the doodling and dreaming of challenging times, are part of the palette of my life.

I have an unstructured approach to art and life that has served me well. In stead of earning a formal education I gathered my brushes and toured Europe in a micro-bus, painting and learning as I went. Life has been a creative, do-it-yourself adventure for me. Through my life I have embraced my creativity, and painting specifically. I love painting and I love sharing my work!

Since 2000, I have enjoyed living in Damariscotta, Maine. Though the place is beautiful I know that much of my contentment comes from the inner journey I have been on. Painting has been a consistent part of my life. Art helps ground my attention to my reality and helps me to process how I feel about it. Often I recognize classic themes and honor them with a traditional painting style.

The intertidal rocks and islands of Maine’s coast are the subjects of many of my paintings, which I travel by skiff to reach. It is in this setting that I respond to the expansive space, sky, and sea with acrylic paint on canvas. The weather and time of day vary the scenes with color, light and mood.

Although most of my paintings are created en plein air, the large canvases are created in my Damariscotta studio using photographs and the paintings done on location as references.”

Please note, images are for reference only.  No image can capture the color, depth and nuances of an original work of art as seen in person at the gallery.

Paintings by Jane Herbert available for purchase at the gallery –

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Sentries’ Acrylic 18″ x 36″ Retail $2500.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Hatchet Cove’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 20″ x 24″ Retail $2400.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Abenaki Homeland’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″ Retail $2400.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Take It Easy’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″ Retail $2400.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Late Bloomers’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″ Retail $1700.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Early Morning Fog’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 20″ x 30″ Retail $1900.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Newcastle Marsh’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″ $1700.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Western Light’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″ Retail $2400

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Clammer’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″ Retail $2400.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘ December Twilight’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″ Retail $2400.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Then I Remembered’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″ Retail $2400.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Bottoms Up’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 8″ x 10″ $500. SOLD

Some of the paintings by Jane Herbert sold by Richard Boyd Art Gallery-

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Moving Forward’ ~ Acrylic 18″ x 24″ Retail $1700. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ Hopes’ ~ Acrylic 8″ x 10″ Retail $450. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Lupine Celebration’ ~ Acrylic 18″ x 24″ Retail $1000. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Sunset on the Flats’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 20″ x 30″ Retail $1200. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Ubiquity’ ~ Acrylic on Paperboard 18″ x 24″ Retail $900. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Intersection’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 16″ x 24″ Retail $1300 SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Lingering’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 12″ x 16″ Retail $650 SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Fresh Dug’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 24″Retail $1500. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Headland’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 20″ x 30″ Retail $2500 SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Gulls In Flight’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas Panel 6″ x 12″ Retail $300. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Elvers Nets’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 8″ x 16″ Retail $600. SOLD.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Vespers’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 20″ x 30″ Retail $1500. SOLD.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Preserve’ ~ Acrylic on Panel 10″ x 20″ $700. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Marsh Passage’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 9″ x 12″ Retail $450 SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘St. George River Sketch No. 2’ ~ Acrylic on Board 11″ x 14″ $450. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Edges and Ledges’ ~ Acrylic on Panel 6″ x 12″ Retail $300. Sold

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Below Owls Head’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 12″ x 16″  $500. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Center Peace’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas Retail $1800 SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Face Toward the Sun’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas Panel 12″ x 20″ Retail $400. SOLD.

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Squall’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 12″ x 24″ Retail $650 SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Hawthorne Point’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 20″ x 30″ Retail $1800. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Good Company’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas Retail $800. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘ Dyer River Marsh’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 16″ x 20″ $700. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Summer House’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 16″ x 20″ $900 SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Lights and Darks’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 12″ x 9″ Retail $400. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ “Weights and Measures” ~ Acrylic on Canvas 12″ x 9″ Retail $400. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ “Tugs Portland Harbor” ~ Acrylic on Canvas 12″ x 24″ Retail 650. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Friendships at Anchor’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas Retail $1200. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Friendly Spot’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas Board 12″ x 6″ Retail $400. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Rocks, Gold Coast’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 6″ x 12″ Retail $200. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Clammers on a Summer Evening’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 18″ x 36″. Retail $2200. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Birds in Flight’ ~ Acrylic on Panel 5″ x 7″ Retail $300. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Land Fall’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 20″ x 30″ Retail $1300. SOLD

Jane Herbert ~ ‘Icons’ ~ Acrylic on Canvas 9″ x 12″ Retail $500. SOLD