BELFAST — Lewis Cisle, a landscape and wildlife painter, will open his Belfast gallery and studio to the public every afternoon in December by appointment. Many new works, most notably medium and small local landscapes as well as several larger endangered wildlife paintings have been added to the gallery.

"Painting is a solitary profession and it's wonderful to open my studio each holiday and share my work," said Cisle, in a news release. "Also, my popular local landscapes are now available in many sizes because I don't believe people should have to be wealthy to collect and enjoy fine art."

All paintings are framed with Cisle's hand-made contemporary-style wood frames and are ready to hang. The public is invited to look at his website birdsandmoreinart.com or on Instagram @lewiscislepainter to view a sampling of his wildlife, allegorical, and abstract paintings or may call for an appointment at 207-505-5995, for a private viewing of his many, unique local landscapes.