Meet the Artists
WAAS Member Artwork and Websites

Barbara Chase
Barbara Chase is an acrylic painter. She shows her work featuring animals and Maine landscapes in galleries throughout the state.

Ann Rhinehardt
Ann Rhinehardt works in Encaustic, Oil & Cold Wax, Mixed Media and Pastel to capture natural landscapes. Her work is featured in galleries across Maine.

Pat Binette
Pat Binette is one of the founders of WAAS. She is a life long educator who teaches art classes in the Waterville area. Her pastels reflect a spiritual connection to nature.

Alexis Burbank
Alexis Burbank is most well known for her unique leather masks that she ships all over the world through her online business, Faylander Studios. She also creates unique pen and ink illustrations inspired by the flora and fauna of Maine.


Susan Newkirk-Sanborn
Susan Newkirk-Sanborn is a water color artist. She is currently working on an illustrated alphabet book.

Bunny Caldwell
Bunny Caldwell is a Maine native and a retired educator. She loves to experiment with all mediums, watercolor is her current favorite.

Sheila Gilbert
Sheila is a self-taught artist with a love of nature. She paints portraits, still-life, landscapes, animals, and fairies.

Susan Cruz
Susan Cruz's Watercolor paintings are inspired by the beauty of the natural world and the places she has traveled.