Art and Culture
A Tipsy Rooster and Horse Whispering
The writer recalls the time the family’s rooster got drunk, and his grandfather’s winning ways with draft horses
Painter Abe Goodale Comes Home to the Sea
This descendent of Charles Dana Gibson pays homage to Maine fishermen in remarkable watercolors
Governor Baxter and the Making of a Historian
Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth explains how early encounters with Gov. Percival Baxter inspired his career.
Precisely Maine
Greta Van Campen and Mary Alice Treworgy practice a modern-day Precisionism in their paintings.
A Few Ideas for Winter Reading
From the bookshelf
Canine Quarters at Sea
Photographer Ruth Montgomery, Way Back When
Janice Anthony
A brilliant realist, the painter seeks out out-of-the-way places that speak to her sense of place.
The Bygone Era of the Prim & Proper Bathing Suit
A look at how people hit the beach in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Colin Page
Painter Colin Page captures light and life in color-filled canvases.
A Wide-Angle View of Maine as it Came of Age
A remarkable exhibition of lithographic landscapes of the Pine Tree State at Bowdoin College provides a panoramic record of Maine’s towns and cities.
