Artist donates
Artist and Presque Isle native Rachel Smith Maher recently donated one of her paintings to Aroostook Cancer Care at The Aroostook Medical Center.
Staff photo/Paula Brewer
The piece, “Sunset Birches,” was among 22 works in Maher’s recent exhibit, “Using Your Wings,” at the Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library. At the local cancer center are, from left, Lori Bouchard, oncology nurse navigator; Dr. Hussain Naseri, TAMC oncology provider; Shelly Gagnon, Denise Johnson and Carole Wilson, staff RNs, Aroostook Cancer Care; Ruth Smith, the artist’s mother; Maher; Brenda Baker, manager, Aroostook Cancer Care; Tammy Scott, pharmacy technician; and Carrie Bretzke, medical assistant, Aroostook Cancer Care. Maher said she hopes the painting will bless those who view it. She is working on placing the exhibit at Maine General Hospital in Augusta.
