Galleries 338 will open its inaugural exhibition “Perspectives in American Art,” on Friday, July 6 during the Rockland First Friday Art Walk. Gallery owners Peter Clarke of Clarke Gallery, Newburyport and Keith Oehmig of the Wiscasset Bay Gallery, Wiscasset have joined their knowledge and experience in the art world to create a unique collaboration. The opening show will feature American artists from the nineteenth through twenty first centuries and will include works by Marsden Hartley (1877-1943), John Marin (1870-1953), Louise Nevelson (1899-1988), Bruce Crane (1857-1937), George Grosz (1893-1959), John Folinsbee (1892-1972) and many others.

Of particular note is a large abstraction by William Kienbusch (1914-1980), “Sounds of the Gong Buoy #4.” Painted in 1962, this monochromatic oil resonates with energy and life, echoing the sounds and movement of the sea in vigorous, abstract brushstrokes. On the more tranquil side is Andrew Winter’s (1893-1958) luminous work “Late Afternoon, Whitehead.” Yellow ochres and warm browns contrast with the blue sea and towering bluish-purple headland on Monhegan Island. Winter relished painting in the crisp, Maine air and traces of snow accent the foreground grasses and ledge in this richly detailed oil.   Gallery owners Clarke and Oehmig are excited to embark on this new venture and look forward to being a part of the dynamic art scene in Rockland. Galleries 338 is located at 338 Main Street, across from the Strand Theater in Rockland.   For more information, call (207) 751-1193. Galleries 338 will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.