My turn
After a summer’s worth of changing shows at the Gem Gallery, now it’s my turn. And I’m worn out!…. as are many of the loyal gallery supporters, not to mention the artists. During the most gorgeous part of August, I was inside breathing pastel dust. And loving it, in fact. Here is one piece I titled Chon Ye’s Garden. It’s a view from the kitchen side of the Cockeyed Gull, owned by Chon Ye. It struck me on my way downfront one day that I’ve always loved that building, an old creaky thing used by Maine Island Kayak, and the sunflowers were so proud,...
Read MoreIsland Inside Out/ Outside In
Summer marches on. Sigh. I sit inside on a cloudy day, overlooking a soggy flowerbox by the open window and listening to the shouts of tourists who are enjoying the lark of riding a bike for the first time in how long. I’m enjoying a moment of reflection on the idea of inside and outside, a theme explored at the Gem Gallery’s current exhibit: Island Inside Out/Outside In. Lane Williamson and Tim Nihoff have paired together to fill the back gallery with surprisingly complementary imagery. Lane’s paintings glimmer with reflections in ponds and marshes. She eschews the...
Read MoreSummer lull
I did go climb the monumental Gull Rock after my last post, made famous by painters trekking to Monhegan for over a hundred years. You don’t have to spit far to hit somebody working at an easel right now on the island. I almost felt guilty that I hadn’t brought more art supplies myself. We realized this was our fifth year of visiting the Murdock family during their vacation. Every summer we climb the hill to the Monhegan Museum; this summer’s exhibit of Lynn Drexler’s work was fantastic. Here’s a shot I snuck in the gallery. I love Drexler’s colorful...
Read MoreMonhegan moment
This is Elena’s view. Staying on Monhegan, drinking iced latte at the Novel Two, with 15 minutes of internet running out! Good thing; I need to be climbing Gull Rock in minutes.
Read MoreBusy busy bla bla
If you’re thinking island life is this bucolic ho-hum of tidal backwash: au contraire. Summer in Maine means more people. It is, after all, Vacationland. Which makes it distracting as hell to keep up with your own work. Everybody and their brother is riding idly by on tandem bikes, sporting the latest trend in sneakers. Meanwhile, life goes on here. Between ferry trips on the Island Romance, I was breathing pastel dust making scenes of island skies for the annual Color of Peaks show down at the “club”…the Trefethen Evergreen Improvement Association. Yeah, the summer...
Read MoreFull strawberry moon
Some things are sacred around here: when there’s a full moon, there’s a bonfire. Last night’s Strawberry Moon was a sight to behold, as red and awesome as they come. The moment it breaks the horizon is a bit surreal. Is that the moon?!!! We gathered not just in awe, but in celebration of the milestone moment of the island fifth graders’ graduation, all seven of ’em. Now they’ll move on to Big Ole Middle School in Portland! Plenty to contemplate….all while the moon got higher and brighter. Is it any wonder the moon is so often a muse? This one is...
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