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The George Marshall Store Gallery, 140 Lindsay Road in York, features a trio of exhibitions inspired by the mountains and sea.

The show includes paintings and drawings of Mount Agamenticus, wall sculptures from Portland-based furniture craftsman Jamie Johnston, and paintings from William Irvine, who returns to the gallery with his second one man show.

The Mount Agamenticus artists include Grant Drumheller, who has several paintings of people enjoying the summit of the mountain walking their dogs and flying kites. George Burk is showing some of his small landscapes and K. Min has some of her small paintings on domino-size wood panels.

Mount Agamenticus, at 692 feet high, is one of the first points of land visible from far out at sea and has served as a beacon to sailors for centuries. It also has a long history of land conservation. The exhibit celebrates the value of the mountain, surrounding forests, ponds and outlet to the sea through the eyes of area artists. Sam Cady, Bill Paarlberg and Arthur DiMambro made paintings of the remnants of a former ski operation. Other artists participating are Arthur Balderacchi, Todd Bezold, Christopher Cook, Tom Glover, Brown Lethem, Mark Soderling and Michael Walek.

Also on view are 13 wall sculptures and one free standing sculpture by Johnston, who is known for his beautifully designed custom furniture that is represented in residential, corporate and public spaces throughout the country.

Another exhibit, “The Reach of the Sea,” features work from Irvine, a longtime resident of Maine’s Blue Hill peninsula. His paintings include small boats, fishermen’s tools and catches on tilted tabletops, and his signature clouds hovering over islands in the bay.

The exhibitions run through Oct. 4. For more information, call 351-1083 or go to georgemarshallstoregallery.com.

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