Art and Culture
Paul Black
With a deft touch, the Portland-based Impressionist painter Paul Black brought light and life to Maine motifs.
North Haven’s Swordfish
A North Haven swordfish sculpture leaps out of the past to engage with the island community.
Down to the Sea with Chris Van D.
Children’s book illustrator and Camden resident Chris Van Dusen delights readers with his rhymes and colorful drawings
Mary King Longfellow paints Monhegan
The niece of famed American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an early if not the first female artist to paint this island off the Maine coast
Stonington’s “Bookmark Lady” Was a Relentless Artist
Evelyn Kok, who never sought fame, entertained windjammer passengers and other visitors to her seaside gallery with her wide range of drawings, paintings, and music
Krisanne Baker and the Sea
An artist and a snorkeler, Baker is also a snorkeling artist.
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
