Dubbed "Environment Artist" by the Farnsworth Museum, mimi's opaque watercolor paintings offer a unique and intricate view of the Maine shoreline. As author/illustrator of children's books, ( "What The Sea Left Behind", etc.), mimi conducts workshops sponsored by the Maine Arts Commission. She offers prints, books and gift boxed notecards.

Contact mimi (beachcomber studio) for originals and watercolor "Remarques" added to prints.

"mimi gregoire carpenter reverses what she considers the conventional way of looking at beach and water....her still lifes, even the largest ones, depict intricate coincidences of separate objects: pebbles, fragments of lobster and crab shells, barnacles - Things people step on, the leavings, the discoveries you can make if you free yourself from bigness, and begin noticing the details that make possible the treasure hunt of being aware" -- Waterville Morning Sentinel

"mimi gregoire carpenter conveys a child-like sense of wonder in her artwork and writing. As revealed in her work, much of her inspiration comes from the sea and its creatures. Mimi's philosophy , spirituality and love of the environment are embodied in her beautiful illustrations." -- New England Science Center

"Carpenter's paintings, drawings and prints provide a softer view of many of the same wonders of nature - through the awe-filled, child-like eyes of a dreamer." -- The Worcester Phoenix

mimi was featured in the August 1998 issue of Down East Magazine.