BRUNSWICK — Birds, flowers, bogs, marshes and the rich Maine environment will be exhibited through the work of Georgetown artist Cory Hart and Brunswick artist Barbara Bean. “Exploration of Place” will open with the artists’ talk on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 4 p.m., followed by a reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way. The public is invited.

Hart’s paintings capture the powerful moods of the ocean and sky, the mysteries of salt marshes, and the flora that cling to the edges of waterscapes. Her work also investigates the labor of her heroes and neighbors including lobstermen, clammers, shrimpers, boat builders, crossing guards, snow plowers and linemen.

Bean works in many media focusing on birds, plants and harvests from her garden. She has spent more than three years exploring the Saco Heath, Bangor Bog and Quoddy Head to create drawings with ink and prismacolor that reflect the land and literature that “continue to be a source of constant amazement, amusement and learning.”