Abigail Hanks Arts

11/12/2025

Stop by and say hi at Barrel House Z on December 7th! (And to see the Other great vendors all weekend long)

We are popping up next at Barrel Hiuse Z for the annual Holiday Spirit Market!!! Wait until you see how we transform it into the ultimate holiday marketplace!!! We have a few decorative surprises ⛷️and can’t wait for you to see!!

07/23/2025

Today is World Sjögren’s Disease Day 💙

A quick Google search will tell you Sjögren’s is an autoimmune disease that causes dry eyes and dry mouth. speaking from personal experience—it’s so much more than that.

Sjögren’s is a serious, systemic disease that can affect every organ in the body. It causes fatigue, joint pain, nerve issues, brain fog, dysautonomia, lung and digestive problems, and more. It’s never “just dryness.”

Many people go years without a diagnosis. Up to 1 in 3 patients won’t even test positive for the common antibodies—but that doesn’t mean it’s not real. There’s still no treatment to slow or stop the disease, only meds that might help manage symptoms.

It’s challenged me in ways I never expected. Some days are okay. A lot are just about getting through. But this disease has also taught me the importance of slowing down , letting go of things and living in the present. Mental resilience has become my greatest strength, even on the hardest physical days.

Today I’m sharing my story to raise awareness.
If you ever want to talk more about it, I’m here. I’m blessed with my husband, family and friends as an amazing support system.

You never know what someone is going through, even if they look fine.
Be kind. Be patient. Be understanding.

07/22/2022

I have been painting on larger sheets of lately and loving it! Peace ASL prints now on my shop 😊✌🏻💕

07/17/2022

Great day two at the thanks to all who came out to support!! See you tomorrow for the last day

07/09/2022

Levitate day two! 🌼💕

07/07/2022

My initial idea for this piece was very different, but once I started painting I wanted to incorporate a retro vibe. And I love how it turned out! ✌🏻& 💕
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07/05/2022

Check it out!! 🥰

Sidelined with Covid early in the pandemic, Abigail Hanks Arts queued up YouTube videos on how to paint with watercolors and posted her creations on social media. “My friends still pick on me because I took a watercolor class in college and I was . . . not good,” says Hanks, who has degrees in neuroscience and biotechnology and works remotely for Westbrook’s Abbott Labs. “But this time, something clicked.” A rendering of her Lab mix elicited pet-portrait commissions and, in May of 2020, she launched an online shop stocked with her animal and nature prints. Some works also comprise a gallery wall in her Poland home studio, prompting her husband to ask, “Why don’t you paint on the wall?” Taking inspiration from Trader Joe’s bouquets, she created an acrylic sunflower-and-anemone mural above her drawing table, then a gargantuan garden in her basement family room. Her third effort, above a dining-room sideboard, effects a china cabinet bursting with wispy blooms. On days spent poring over spreadsheets, the murals are “a fun reminder that I can be creative,” she says.

See how other local creatives are transforming their homes with murals. ➡️ mainehomes.com/for-these-artists-every-wall-in-the-house-is-a-potential-canvas/

📷 Tara Rice

07/01/2022

How cool is this graphic, One week until the festival! Can’t wait!

06/25/2022

So much fun at the **omainstreet Art Festival today! My Floral moose won Best Watercolor & we won Best Display 😄. Huge thank you to the S**o team for putting on a great event for another year!
**o **omaine