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Maine artist

New Shows Celebrate Painter Alex Katz

The painter—and set and costume designer—who summers in Maine is enjoying a bounty of art-world attention.

En Plein Mer with Amy and Seamus Hourihan

Aboard their Gunboat 55 catamaran Thirst, Amy and Seamus Hourihan find watercolor subjects along the coast of Maine.

Alan Magee’s Conversation with the World

Through paintings, prints, and songs, the artist Alan Magee responds to civilization and its discontents

An Australian in Acadia

Leaning into abstraction, Joanna Logue’s Maine landscapes offer visions of a new world.

The Multifaceted Creativity of Daniel Minter

A Portland-based artist brings empathy to his vision of history and the world

Siri Beckman

Printmaker Siri Beckman’s sense of place—and line—makes for memorable impressions.

The Artist Who Runs the Georgetown Dump

Artists have flocked to Georgetown since the early 1900s. Today, the painter Jim Coombs lives and works there. Georgetown residents see him whenever they go to the dump, which he manages.

Michael Torlen

In his series “Ocean Blues,” artist Michael Torlen reflects on the fate of our water planet.

George Hathaway

Portland’s prolific marine artist, George Hathaway, got his start painting furniture.

Michael Vermette

Michael Vermette has become one of Maine’s foremost plein air painters. His most recent subject was the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.