Art and Culture
Inside the Frame
The people who make the art often get our attention, but who stretches their canvases and who makes their frames? Meet a husband-wife team that creates gorgeous frames, and a pair of talented canvas makers.
Shipping News
Since opening its Portland, Maine, office several years ago, the Icelandic company Eimskip has been shipping more and more goods to and from Maine in its container ships. Two artists recount their ride from Portland to Reykjavik on one of those vessels.
The Appledore of His Eye
American impressionist painter Childe Hassam spent many summers painting on Appledore Island, producing some of his most wonderful work.
Moore In Maine
Painter John Moore assembles many parts on the canvas to create a layered and compelling whole.
Visiting Elisabeth
A sailing adventure takes a literary turn.
Modern Pictures at an Exhibition
Carl Little reflects on modern artists whose and the memories their work evokes.
True Fresco
Maine artist Barbara Sullivan puts a contemporary twist on the age-old art of fresco work.
Coming of Age All Over Again
A new wave of young craftspeople and farmers are setting down roots, starting up businesses, and promoting sustainability on Blue Hill Peninsula and in other Maine communities.
Nadeau of the North
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.”
Influenced by Nature
Charles Eliot was a noted landscape architect who helped create the land trust model that led to the formation of Acadia National Park. Sailing vacations to Maine with his family when he was young helped inspire his later work.
