Island Journal

A Love of Sea and Sky

PHOTOS BY AMY WILTON Painter Greg Mort has a compelling case in asserting that art and science are complementary, not conflicting realms. Mort, who has been fascinated and inspired by astronomy and space exploration since he was a child, invokes the now-famous photograph of Earth, taken from Apollo 8, an… SEE MORE

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silhouette of man leaning on railing overlooking ocean

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John Marin’s Islands

In his poem “Sea-Change,” the late Philip Booth of Castine pays tribute to John Marin. First published in The New Yorker in 1956, the poem, written in Booth’s pared-down style, opens with the artist’s name then proceeds to accentuate his visceral connection to the Maine landscape: Marin saw how it… SEE MORE

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‘Creators in Arms’ on Swan’s Island

Photos by Jack Sullivan As I walk off the ferry onto Swan’s Island on a cold February day, I am greeted by the two Garys— Gary Rainford, the poet, whose vanity license plate, POETRY, is a tip-off, and Gary Hoyle, the painter. We head to Atlantic, one of three villages… SEE MORE

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Othered: Displaced from Malaga

Daniel Minter uses his art as a tool for dialogue with his community. He is the co-founder and creative visionary of the Portland Freedom Trail, a system of granite and bronze markers that constitutes a permanent walking trail highlighting the people, places, and events associated with the anti-slavery movement in… SEE MORE

landscape art installation, line of light along horizon, striking through full moon

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Folio: Lines (57° 59′ N, 7°16′ W)

Pekka Niittyvirta and Timo Aho Lines (57° 59′ N, 7°16′ W) Interactive site specific light installation at Outer Hebrides, Scotland By the use of sensors, this installation interacts with the rising tidal changes activating three synchronized light lines by the high tide. The work helps us to imagine the future… SEE MORE

illustration of man in waders looking away

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Folio: On the Water

On the Water ABE GOODALE Abe Goodale spent the past dozen years working internationally as an artist and wilderness guide. He recently returned home to Maine to focus on work connected to the local waters he grew up on. Following in the footsteps of his great-great-grandfather Charles Dana Gibson, Goodale… SEE MORE

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mixed media image of fishing boat in rough ocean

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Folio: Altered Realities

Altered Realities JEFFREY C. BECTON Working year-round from his Deer Isle studio, Jeffery Becton draws from a vast collection of photography of his natural surroundings, local homes, and personal imagery to create his striking compositions. His images, which he describes as digital montage, exist somewhere between photography, collage, and painting.… SEE MORE

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N.C. Wyeth painting of Black Rock, Monhegan Island, Maine

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Maine Islands: Paintings From the Farnsworth Collection

Maine Islands Paintings From the Farnsworth Collection The Farnsworth Art Museum’s collection of approximately 15,000 works focuses on American art from the 18th century to the present, with a special emphasis on artists who have lived or worked in Maine. Since the mid-nineteenth century, the state has been both host… SEE MORE

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Painting Islands: Uniting Community with Art

Painting Islands: Uniting Community with Art Islanders choose and light subject By HOWIE MOTENKO My project explores participatory art using the photographic technique known as “light painting.” My goal is to bring this public art work to all 15 of Maine’s unbridged, year-round island communities. For each island, the collaboration… SEE MORE

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Vision Shared: The Painter and the Lobsterman

Vision Shared: The Painter and the Lobsterman ‘Seeing’ and ‘looking’ are two different things, explains Connie Hayes. By MELISSA WATERMAN PHOTOS BY GEORGE TERRIEN My eyes are brown. The eyes of my two brothers are pale blue. I see the world differently than they do, but that is a matter… SEE MORE

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