Carl Little

Painter Colin Page captures light and life in color-filled canvases.

A remarkable exhibition of lithographic landscapes of the Pine Tree State at Bowdoin College provides a panoramic record of Maine’s towns and cities.

David Graeme Baker’s art explores the angst of youth.

A journalist and surfer sets out to build a boat in his backyard.

Painter Sarah Faragher relies on intuition—and the Maine landscape—in creating her canvases.

As Inspector General of Chinese Maritime Customs, the author’s grandfather admired the watercraft of the country he called home.

In the 1950s, a group of big-city artists established a creative enclave in Lincolnville for cohabitation and collaboration.

A self-described “vegetable paparazzi,” Lynn Karlin creates still lifes as well as profile portraits.

Painter Alison Rector is known for interior views—light-filled spaces, both public and private.

Rosemary Levin is a rug hooker and an environmentalist.

Artist Dan Falt is known for his beguiling wooden animal sculptures.

Monhegan has inspired many painters, including James Fitzgerald. This year the island’s art museum turns 50 and a new book celebrates Fitzgerald’s work.

Sculptors Kazumi Hoshino and Jesse Salisbury work from the local to the international—from the coast of Maine to an island in Japan’s inland sea—turning granite into works of art.

The complex relationship between an artist and an ardent admirer: collector Susan Myers and painter Paul Rickert.

Alexandra Tyng finds inspiration for her paintings by looking at the landscape from the air.

A handful of Maine artists have left legacies to promote future artists.

From lively narratives to stylized landscapes, downeast painter Philip Barter is a Maine master.

Water is a vital element for painter Marguerite Robichaux, a seasoned fly fisher who often combines painting and fishing trips, who captures the rivers and lakes of Maine.

Cynthia Stroud creates bronze bears, painted boats, and more in her Brooklin, Maine, studio..

At 93, artist and author Ashley Bryan is still hard at work. His newest children’s book, Freedom Over Me, tells the story of slaves.

American impressionist painter Childe Hassam spent many summers painting on Appledore Island, producing some of his most wonderful work.

Painter John Moore assembles many parts on the canvas to create a layered and compelling whole.

Carl Little reflects on modern artists whose and the memories their work evokes.

Maine artist Barbara Sullivan puts a contemporary twist on the age-old art of fresco work.

Artist Ed Nadeau taps into his Franco-American heritage and a sense of Maine to create stories of life lived near the edge. In the spectrum of Maine artists, Nadeau is something of a rarity: a narrative painter who mixes fact and fiction. Many of his canvases conjure stories, some drawn from family and personal experiences, others “ripped from the headlines.”