Portland, ME-based Watercolorist and Fine Dining Executive Pastry Chef, Susan Gauthier (owner, Buttercream) will showcase, for the first time, her edible watercolor cakes to match her actual watercolor paintings which will be hung on the gallery walls of Casco Bay Artisans. There will be six (6) edible watercolor cakes stationed on (6) six sculpture stands directly below six (6) matching watercolor paintings.

A true Renaissance Woman, Gauthier has teamed up with Casco Bay Artisans, an eclectic fine art gallery, to kick off CBA’s exciting new series – “ART IS FOOD AND FOOD IS ART” in this small American city (Portland, ME) where art and food are truly revered by locals and travelers alike from around the globe.

“Passion is the genesis of genius,” – Galileo Galilei, recalls Gauthier. “My two passions…painting and food finally decided to grow up and get married. What could be more stimulating to the five senses but to enjoy the beauty of your artwork….And lick the chocolate off your fingers afterwards,” says Gauthier, a Maine College of Art graduate. When Gauthier is not painting watercolors or inventing delicious desserts for Portland’s restaurant-goers, she will soon create her watercolor cakes for her company, Buttercream, at the new state of the art Community Kitchen, Fork Food Lab. “Fork Food Lab is an amazing opportunity for local chefs to have a fully furnished, licensed kitchen at their fingertips,” says Gauthier, and she is delighted to have the chance to be one of the first chefs to enjoy it.

On Friday, December 2, 2016, Gauthier’s watercolor paintings and watercolor cakes will be available for show and sale. The paintings will last a lifetime, and the cakes, if frozen, will last through the holiday season.