On Friday, June 2 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) will host a member-only reception for local watercolor painter Cate Poole.
A resident of Wolfeboro, Poole has a long history in the Lakes Region, beginning with childhood as a camper at Camp Kehonka and attending the New Hampton School. Her family also had a vacation home in Melvin Village when she was a child.
“I love focusing on the landscape of the area and creating a sense of connection with the viewer,” said Poole. ”I like my work to remind people of things they’ve seen…If it resonates with a person, it invokes a beautiful positive feeling of joy, familiarity, and appreciation of what is around us.”
In June, her work will be featured throughout NHBM’s gallery with subject matter ranging from landscapes and boats to water, including three new pieces that have yet to be publicly displayed.
Poole said she likes to look at the natural world through the eyes of a watercolor painter, constantly looking at—and questioning—the landscape.‘“How can I create that color?” said Poole, who cited water as a “very strong” focus in her paintings. “How would I create that wisp of that cloud? What are the textures in that rock and how would I create that rock?”
In addition to the NHBM gallery, Poole’s work can be seen at the Galleries at 30 Main in Meredith, The Art Place, The Gilford Country Store, and Windspree Gallery in St. John USVI. Her work can be found online at catepoole.com. Click here to become a member.
About NHBM
Founded in 1992 by antique and classic boating enthusiasts, NHBM is committed to inspire people of all ages with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s fresh waterways. NHBM exhibits, events and programming covers everything from boat charters, boat trips and race boats to canoes, wooden boats, outboard motors, sculling, sailing sunfish, and Lyman and Johnson motors. Some of our hands-on programs take place on Lake Winnipesaukee. NHBM is sponsored in part by Goodhue Boat Company, Eastern Propane and Oil, Stark Creative, KW Lakes and Mountains, Taylor Community, Belletetes, and North Water Marine.