The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) announces watercolor artist Jean Kigel as its November Artist of the Month. The show runs Nov. 4-28, in the second floor community room.

A specialist in Asian brush painting, gyotaku, and watercolor, Kigel draws inspiration from travel and study in China, Japan, and Latvia; perennial gardening, and the ocean environment of her studio and home.

Kigel has received far-reaching attention for her work, including feature articles in Down East Magazine, Pacific Fishing Magazine, and the American Forestry Journal. Her work has appeared on the cover of Off the Coast, Inner Tapestry, and Leaf Press: Haiku from Seoul.

“We have a few short moments of influence on this earth; for many reasons to me it seems critical that my art serve to preserve our environment, if by nothing more than creating haunting portraits of the earth’s natural wonders,” said the artist.

A member of the Sumi-e Society of America, and the Union of Maine Visual Artists, Kigel celebrated a sell-out, solo show in Manhattan in 2011, and her work is exhibited throughout New England.

To learn more about Kigel and to view more artwork, visit www.jeankigel.com.

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is located at 4 Oak Street in Boothbay Harbor.

For more information on the exhibition, call the library at 207-633-3112, email Caroline at croberts@bmpl.lib.me.us. or visit www.bmpl.lib.me.us.