Hasenfus, who passed away in 2019, will always be remembered through his art and the unique way he captured Maine’s rockbound coast. A long-time resident of Georgetown, Hasenfus was born in Boston in 1932. He was an award-winning painter whose artwork is in many private, corporate, and museum collections in the United States and Europe. Throughout his life, he traveled extensively and painted the Azores, North Africa, Spain, Italy, France, Bahamas, West Indies, Bermuda, California, and Arizona.
He always returned to capturing ocean themed images of the Pine Tree State, and his holiday card painting “Schooner in the Harbor” features Maine’s beloved rocky coast and the rugged nature of the people of Maine. In this iconic painting, cold, wind and waves will not stop the lone sailor from delivering a Christmas tree to the lighthouse keepers on this coastal island.
Hasenfus studied art at the Massachusetts College of Art, the Museum of Fine Art in Boston, and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. He owned a gallery in Wiscasset for decades before retiring in Georgetown.
One hundred percent of proceeds from annual holiday card sales support Pine Tree Society’s programs. Cards are available in two formats, folding and postcards, and each purchase has a very important purpose: to help Maine people with disabilities lead richer, more socially connected lives.
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Some of us remember Richard Hasenfus because of his generosity to the community. In 2018 and 2019, he turned over his former gallery in Wiscasset Village to Wiscasset Art Walk for community art-making and exhibits of non-traditional and emerging artists. His family continued the tradition in 2021. We miss his presence in the Village and are delighted to see that he is being remembered through his art on the Pine Tree Society cards!
So heartwarming to see my Uncle’s card featured on the Pine Tree Society website. He was an amazing and inspiring man. He made his living his whole life through his artwork, it was a passion and a vocation for him. I can still smell the paint in his Georgetown workshop. His loving wife, Aunt Christine passed away last week. They will be forever in my heart.