Art and Culture

David Etnier’s Sense of Place and People
As photographer and legislator, David Etnier helped preserve Maine’s working waterfront.

Daniel Low: Eastport’s Ingenious Architect
During Maine’s first decade of statehood, many towns had their own architect-builders who combined building practices with a knowledge of published builders’ guides.

Jeffery Becton’s Invented Worlds
This Deer Isle photographer uses digital means to explore “the edges of realism.”

Good Reads 185
Books about nature, pirates, rowing, and lobstering women

Fighter Pilot, Professor, Painter
The Port Clyde painter Robert Hamilton taught art for many years, while painting his own fantastic, mysterious canvases

Joshua and Susan Adam Share a Passion for Place
Artist couple Susan and Joshua Adam bring different perspectives to the Maine landscape.

Books to Entertain
Books to entertain

A Great Poet and His Beloved Boat
The poet Richard Ghormley Eberhart and his classic powerboat Reve.

Maine’s Early Beginnings as an Art Mecca
Maine’s role as an art mecca dates back to early art summer camps.

Sarah McRae Morton’s Time Capsules
In her ethereal paintings, Sarah McCrae Morton conjures figures and creatures from her life and imagination.