BRUNSWICK

Thornton Oaks Retirement Community presents Just Pastels, an exhibit of pastel works including portraits, landscapes and seascapes by Mary Waters Jacobs. The exhibit opening is Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. Jacobs will talk about her work and respond to questions.

Jacobs currently lives at Thornton Oaks and specializes in pastel portraiture. She has studied at the Vesper George and Scott Carbee Schools of Art. One of her teachers was the late Waldo Murray who studied under John Singer Sargent.

Jacobs has painted many prominent people, including several former Boston Bruin hockey players such as Bobby Orr. She has received many awards, including the Richard Mitton Memorial Award in a prestigious annual juried exhibition of New England artists. One year she was awarded first place for her portrait of a young lady, titled “Maureen.”

The public is invited to attend this free event. The exhibit remains open to the public during select times throughout October and November. Call the Thornton Oaks business office at (207) 373-4600 to find out which times the exhibit will be available for viewing.

Thornton Oaks Retirement Community is a homeowners cooperative and includes 46 cottages and 98 apartments nestled in 29 wooded acres in Brunswick.Thornton Oaks is affiliated with Mid Coast- Parkview Health.