When you visit Water Street Tavern & Inn, much of the art you see on our walls was created by artists from Lubec and the surrounding area. This coastal community has long attracted creative people inspired by the sea, the light, and the character of Downeast Maine. If a particular work catches your eye, please let us know—we would be happy to help you learn more about the artist and whether the piece is available for purchase.
Shawn Costello
Impressions That Convey Emotion and the Spirit Within
Shawn Costello lives in Western Pennsylvania. Illustrations, portraiture, and landscape paintings are on the easel at different times. In her portraits, Shawn seeks to capture an impression that conveys emotion and the spirit within. The same is true of her landscape paintings. The places she paints are often ones that tell a story or have a human element.
Shawn graduated from the Maryland Institute of Art with a BFA and received her master’s degree in Art Education from Towson University near Baltimore.
Shawn has taught art at all grade levels, including college and K–12. In spring 2013, she received the HOWIE Award, the Howard County Outstanding Arts Educator award, in a competition that represents all of the arts: music, dance, theater, and fine arts from colleges, public and private schools, as well as independent community art centers in Howard County.
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Karen Baldauski
November 14, 1945–January 11, 2023
Karen was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Karen was a notable Maine artist adept in multiple genres, including watercolor, Sumi-e, photography, silk screen, felted wall hangings, and Shibori hand-dyed silk scarves.
She initially moved to Maine in 1978 after revisiting Wiscasset. In 2007, she bought her farm in Lubec, where she kept bees, provided fresh produce for the locals, and created stunning floral arrangements for community events, especially SummerKeys performances.
Lynda Kodwyck
Lynda is a fine art seascape and portrait artist working primarily with oils on linen and copper. Her focus is on mood in seascapes and expression in portraits, as well as total concentration on light in all of her work. Her seascapes, portraits, plein air paintings, and murals—movable and permanent—are in homes and businesses throughout the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Lynda majored in Fine Art at UNH, where she chose John Hatch as her mentor and completed her Magnum Opus during her junior year.
Lynda has also had the great pleasure of creating art in Provence, Venice, Lubec, Campobello Island, Monhegan Island, Martha’s Vineyard, and New Orleans. She continues to seek out and paint interesting marine views along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine, and she exhibits in several juried art festivals in Florida, as well as several galleries.
In 2019, Lynda illustrated a children’s book, "Cat Mandoo: The Feline Who Flew", by author Alexis Kasden.
Artist website