As of July 1, 2023, Leslie Gatcombe-Hynes is the new owner of the Roux & Cyr Art Gallery. Leslie has always enjoyed drawing and began to take classes at the Gallery in April of 2022. She found that painting and being around the beautiful art was so enjoyable that when she learned Susan Roux planned to retire from the management of the Gallery, she offered to purchase the business.

Ms. Gatcombe-Hynes is a retired psychiatric nurse practitioner who worked in southern Maine for the duration of her career, and has family roots in the midcoast of Maine. She finds that art is very much a necessary part of our world and would like art to be accessible to everyone. Leslie has continued to offer a diverse range of art available for purchase, and has expanded the Gallery to be a communal space for emerging artists in the community.

In addition to her interest in art, Leslie also enjoys being out in nature, gardening, reading, going to hear the Portland Symphony Orchestra, and attending community events.

“When I first came to the Gallery, my goal was to take a painting class which I had been considering for over a year, hoping to find a friend to join me.  I eventually decided to just do it on my own.  I found the gallery to be welcoming and not intimidating.  I enjoyed the contact with my fellow students, and impressed myself with how I did in my very first class! The sense of acceptance, and of other students being on similar journeys was very inspiring.  I discovered a sense of mindfulness while painting that had been challenging at times to maintain.  Now I felt free to express my own vision of the world and to do it in the company of like-minded individuals in a beautiful setting.”