Artist’s reception on Saturday

MONSON — Rogan Taylor, a local watercolor artist born in Zimbabwe, will be autographing prints and sharing his art at As the Crow Flys on Saturday, June 25. Refreshments will be served from 1-3 p.m.

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ARTIST RECEPTION AT AS THE CROW FLYS — Rogan Taylor, who is the pastor of the Abbot Evangelical Free Church and was born in Zimbabwe, will be sharing his artwork at a reception on Saturday at As the Crow Flys in Monson.

Since 2014 Taylor has been the pastor at the Abbot Evangelical Free Church and he lives in Parkman with his wife Caroline who makes jewelry and also has some of her designs at the shop. They both became naturalized U.S. citizens in 2015.

Taylor started painting with watercolors in 1995 while living in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia), a hobby that very quickly became a passion. During his tenure as a pastor in Colorado and now in Abbot, his favorite subjects are landscape, wildlife and historical interest paintings.

Each original painting is scanned and reproduced on 8.5- by 11-inch fine art paper, then numbered and signed. A new addition is his water colors on cardstock for note cards and postcards. Taylor’s work includes a variety of African and American subjects. His Facebook page is Rogan’s Watercolours (note the spelling).

As the Crow Flys is open for its fourth season. Come see this unique primitive shop featuring decor from 1700s, pottery from Jamestown, Va., quilts, Maine made products, furniture and antiques. The shop is owned and operated by Piscataquis County natives, Diana and Richard Fowles. Richard Fowels was a Maine woodsman for 40 years and now enjoys making hand- turned and hand-rubbed cherry wood bowls.

As the Crow Flys is located at 418 Greenville Road and the contact number is 997-3951.