Visionary, Founder, Leader of the Maine Art Collective

July 21, 2025

Sue Vittner’s Tranquil Horizons 60 x 48 available at the Maine Art Collective, 9 Moulton Street, Portland, Maine.

Close up of Tranquil Horizons.

Listening, that’s a gift through which Sue Vittner shares her gifts with all of us. Through listening to messages received during meditation, Sue began painting with her fingers. It takes her back to the meditative state and the colors flow with the essence of spirit. A spiritual message that many respond to, a message that can mean one thing to one person and something completely different to another but very satisfying and pleasing to both.

This does not define Sue Vittner, her listening takes many forms:

• Artist
• Founder of The Maine Art Collective
• Massage Therapy
• Human Design
• Love Course
• Life Purpose Coaching

More about Sue at suevittner.com

It’s a gift to have a great inner voice and even more important to listen to that voice. Five years ago, Sue inspired fifteen artist to join her in pop-up collective art gallery on Exchange Street in Portland, Maine. This Collective spoke to a huge need in the area for emerging artists! The Maine Art Collective now has three locations, one year round and two pop-ups featuring the work of 55, yes Fifty-Five Emerging Artists!

Fifty-Five Emerging Artists in Three Locations! Three galleries with a wide variety of styles, themes, fiber artists, pottery and more. The artists are divided up between the locations and some are in more than one and Sue is in all three.

Maine Art Collective’s permanent location:

• 9 Moulton Street, Portland, Maine 207-807-1044

Pop-ups are located at:

• 157 Middle Street, Portland, Maine ( just a couple of blocks away from Moulton Street) 207-650-7139

• 119 Harbor Lane in Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Maine 207-467-0590

Many years ago, I first saw Sue’s work at the Fine Art Show in Bar Harbor . As I have seen it over the years, it continues to speak louder and louder to me. A few years ago I was looking at a collection of some of her small pieces and saw reflections of my children in each of them. The darker blue abstraction spoke to me of my son and his wife’s love of the ocean, clear grass green brought me to me daughter who loves all things green and the lavender always resonates with my youngest. Each spoke in color with movement that draws you into the image, just as each child draws you into their environment.

One day at the Maine Art Collective a young couple from New York City were purchasing a large painting of Sue’s. It was about six feet long by thirty inches wide. Shaded from light blues, white and medium blue to dark blue with the darker side having a taper on both sides, the husband saw Venus rising with it vertical and the wife felt the sun on the ocean and the oceanic reflection of the distant land. They left with the painting discussing which way to hang the painting and talking about the fact it might have to be rotated occasionally. It sounded like the painting was poised to become an active part of their life, communication and exploration.

This is part one. Part two is a delightful conversation about Sue and her life path. Coming soon!

Jo Eaton, No Repeats Fiberworks, Fiberartist at the Maine Art Collective, Middle Street, Portland, Maine 207-383-0421