Category: Art

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An Island Funeral

Mrs. Moore died last Thursday and was buried Saturday it was thought to be the largest funeral ever attended on this island. The Cutter from Bass Harbor brought over a great many, and other boats from various places in Tremont . As described in the diary of one Susanna Gott,… SEE MORE

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Henri, Bellows, and Luks: The Ashcan School in Maine

Storm Tide, Robert Henri, 1903. Oil on canvas, 26 x 32 inches Whitney Museum of American Art At the end of the 19th century, something of a battle began in American art, between the academicians and a group of independent artists. The former, represented by the National Academy of Design… SEE MORE
cropped long exposure photograph by photographer Jim Nickelson

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Alchemy of the Night Sky

The moon’s an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun —Timon of Athens, William Shakespeare I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the window pane; I was the smudge of ashen fluff — and I Lived on, flew on, in… SEE MORE
old man and son in artist studio

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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
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
two men in an artists studio

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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
paintings by Daniel Minter

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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

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 focuses on portraiture and the… SEE MORE