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09/25/2026

Late season color at TWG ✨

09/17/2026

Wild Geese
by Mary Oliver

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting —
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

//

Thanks to the fantastic Mary Oliver documentary on PBS that came out this summer, I can so clearly hear her voice in my head as I read her poems now. I highly recommend the film if you’ve always gravitated to her poetry like we have.

“Outlook” is a 30in x 30in oil on panel, one of seven works we are grateful to currently have by Julia Jensen. Swipe through for more views.

06/22/2026

As many of you know, our beloved six-year-old gallery dog, Thatcher, died in a tragic manner this week after going on a hike with his dog walker. We’re working through the complexities of what happened during the 24-hour search and how this unimaginable experience ended, but we wanted to share a special gallery tribute for our sweet boy.

I’ve never known life at The Willard Gallery without Thatcher. He’d been in our family for less than a year when we started this business. We joked that he was my co-worker because he was by my side for so much of the day. He accompanied me to UPS to ship paintings, was underfoot for every thank you note or newsletter I wrote, and was always in the same room when I was photographing art for the website. I made him sit for photos alongside stacks of boxes waiting to be shipped, with tote bags placed around his neck, in front of favorite paintings, and outside our cottage gallery, framed just so, in every season. A running joke between us was how many paintings he helped sell simply by befriending people in our neighborhood who then visited the gallery and ended up purchasing art. He was the star of our holiday cards, featured in the title image of a magazine profile, and even inspired a couple of paintings by gallery artists.

Thatcher was the physical embodiment of love and joy and happiness. His life was cut tragically short, and our own lives have been forever changed. He will always be our gallery dog, and we’re so thankful he played such a big role in the first five years of this business. Thank you for sharing in our love for him.

06/11/2026

I recently picked up Ellen Burstyn’s new book, “Poetry Says It Better: Poems to Help You Wake Up,” part memoir and part poetry anthology. She writes:

“One of the things I love about poetry is the way poets see. Their gaze penetrates the surface and goes to the heart of things. It’s not just the object being looked at—it’s more what the poetic gaze illuminates about the meaning of the object, whether it’s a flower, oak or path, a door, or a feeling.”

I feel similarly about the way visual artists see the world. These lines immediately brought to mind the work of Melanie Parke. Her paintings are never simply about a room, a window, a vase of flowers, or a shoreline. They illuminate the feeling of inhabiting those spaces and moments. They really do go “to the heart of things.”

Melanie’s “Blue Blue Lemon” is a 30in x 40in oil on canvas. Swipe through to see more photos of this wonderful painting.

06/10/2026

✨ENDOMETRIOSIS FUNDRAISER RAFFLE!✨

Inspired and uplifted by the recent release of the fantastic , we’ve decided to support endometriosis research and advocacy through a raffle of one of Anne Darby Parker’s expressive female figure paintings.

This cause is especially meaningful to me. Like many women, I lived with endometriosis for decades before finally receiving a diagnosis just a few years ago. Despite affecting millions of women around the globe, endometriosis remains significantly underfunded and understudied.

In support of women living with this often debilitating disease, 100% of raffle proceeds will be donated to and split between and , the creators of the film.

“Connection of Each Other” by
Framed 10in x 8in oil on canvas

RAFFLE DETAILS

$20 per entry
Link in bio: https://buy.stripe.com/4gMeVd6taeGgfGk8KRg7e0f
Raffle is open through Sunday, June 14th; winner selected on Monday, June 15th.

06/09/2026

Swipe through to see more views of ’s “The Path We Took,” a framed 24in x 30in oil on linen. We are grateful to have 13 of Lou’s thoughtful landscapes here on our walls in Maine. Shop them all on our website or message me to set up a time to view Lou’s work in person.

06/08/2026

Always a thrill to see our artists’ work in print! Many thanks to and for including “Flora and Fruit” by Elizabeth Endres in this month’s Style Room feature. Elizabeth’s painting is one of nine pieces featured in a design scheme inspired by a gorgeous room from his new book Refined Interiors: Timeless Homes for Modern Living.

Pick up a copy of the June issue of Maine Home + Design - available on newsstands now!

06/06/2026

Saturday flowers c/o of ! Swipe through for more views of this exuberant work, a framed 20in x 16in acrylic on canvas titled “Bouquet.”

06/03/2026

“Pink Studio” is one of four new 8in x 10in paintings by that arrived this week, and we couldn’t love them more! Swipe through for additional views of this delightful painting, and shop all of Megan’s available work on our website.

06/02/2026

A glimpse of some very special notes of gratitude from the desk of Elizabeth Endres. These tiny watercolors carry so much joy. They have become a favorite part of the journey from studio to collector, and I’m grateful to help send them on their way.

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99 Marconi Station Site Rd
Wellfleet, MA
02667

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