Meet the Artist

Painter & Poet

Zev Keisch began painting watercolors during the pandemic after a series of trips to Spain. A quick study, he learned online from YouTube videos, producing over 400 watercolors from 2019 to 2021. He took inspiration from the master impressionists, abstractionists & surrealists like Miró, Picasso, Chagall, and Dali, among others, as he toured museums in Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Cordoba, Granada, and the Salvador Dali museum in Figueroa. In his professional life Keisch was a pastry chef who once worked for Wolfgang Puck. He had also been a chauffeur, a certified addictions counselor, bakery owner & dessert consultant for restaurants, as well as a real estate agent at Bond in NYC where he helped develop Bond University & trained over 500 agents during his 7-year tenure.

A fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and a poet since grade school, Zev Keisch was a true artist. Sadly, he died suddenly on August 2, 2021 from a heart attack at the age of 63. Much of Zev Keisch's works are landscapes inspired by Maine’s rural beauty, and have been offered through the Gallery of Maine Art by the artist's beloved widow, Sharon Keisch.

GOMA exhibit piece(s), prices and locations:

Popham Beach: $500, Hotel Lobby

Barrow's Goldeneye: $500, Hearthside Lounge 

Great Blue Heron, Biscay Pond: $500, Katahdin Level Hall

Winter's Shoreline: $500, Katahdin Level Hall

Aurora Borealis: $400, Katahdin Level Hall

Biscay Pond: $400, Katahdin Level Hall

Purple Squall: $400, Katahdin Level Hall

Blue Squall: $500, Katahdin Level Hall

Seascape #1: $600, Katahdin Level Hall

Seascape #2: $500, Katahdin Level Hall

Psychedelic Art: $8,000, Katahdin Level Hall

Landscape Waterfall: $680, 

The Golden Elanor: On loan from the private collection of Sharon Keisch - Not available for sale, Katahdin Level Hall.

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