CONWAY — With a deep love for the natural land of western Massachusetts serving as her artistic muse, a local artist is opening up her studio this weekend to raise money for the Franklin Land Trust’s conservation efforts.

Hannah Harvester is welcoming folks into her studio at 46 Delabarre Ave. on Sunday, May 18, for an art show to raise money for the Franklin Land Trust. The show will provide an opportunity to meet the artist, see her art and enjoy live music. With each sale, 20% of proceeds will go to the conservation nonprofit.

Artwork up for sale will include original framed soft pastel and oil paintings, block prints and reproductions of her work with “something for everyone.” While her typical focus is on landscape paintings, she also does portraits of children and families.

While she typically donates 10% of sales to the land trust, Harvester said she wanted to host an art show to give even more back to the region.

“As a landscape artist, it’s the beautiful landscape of where we live that gives me joy and inspiration and I think that’s true for a lot of people,” Harvester said. “It’s threatened by development, by climate change and it’s not just the beauty that is threatened, but all of the wonderful life-supporting work that landscapes do. … I want to give more from my landscape art to the land.”

With this fundraiser, Harvester said she wants to be “more explicit about my care for the land and how it’s so closely connected with the artwork.”

“I want something concrete coming out of this to help encourage me,” she added.

In a statement, Franklin Land Trust Executive Director Mary Lynn Sabourin said the nonprofit is grateful for Harvester’s fundraising efforts.

“We’re grateful to Hannah for donating a portion of the proceeds from this sale to support land conservation,” Sabourin said. “We highly encourage everyone to check out the art sale and pick up one of her beautiful pieces.”

To see a preview of Harvester’s work, visit her website at hannahharvester.com.

Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com.