Fallen Sky series, acrylic on paper © Shanna Compton 2026. A painting in orange, yellow, dark red, dark blue and purple with drawn hashmarks and a wonky airplane.

Early 2026 News

It’s March, and Mud Season smells close, but for now I’m still in winter hunker-down mode. I’m painting and printing as much as I can, and it feels really good to be back in the studio after so many disruptions due to family emergencies.

My book of collages, Deep Whoosh, was recently featured in the Maine Arts Journal in an article/interview by poet and art critic Carl Little. You can read that here! The theme for the issue is Words + Images, a perfect fit for my closed-caption collage series. Copies of the book are available here on my website, or locally at Blue Hill Books in Blue Hill, Anodyne Bookshop in Searsport, and Makers’ Market Shop & Studio in Sargentville.

I’ll have a painting showing in maximalist company at Buoy Gallery’s ARTPM 2026, opening soon in Kittery, Maine. Details about that to come. It’s a 12 x 12 piece from my Fallen Sky series (similar to the one at the left). 

In mid April, I’ll be on WERU with a few other local authors to talk about how to cultivate a writing life in Maine. Should be an interesting panel. Details about that to come too.

As always, if you’re in the Blue Hill area you can find some of my original prints and greeting cards at Makers’ Market Shop & Studio in Sargentville.

Keep cozy. Thanks for stopping by.