http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ en-us thompson.jamie.m@gmail.com 2009-08-11T16:10:47-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/041178.html By the ocean there is a sanctuary of vibrant flowers, exotic plants, and meandering pathways in the forest encouraging exploration and discovery. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay is a beautiful complex of themed gardens and leisurely walking paths tucked... 41178@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2009-08-11T16:10:47-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/041113.html Ogunquit, "Beautiful Place by the Sea," is a lovely seaside spot with a little jewel hidden away along the rocky shore. This is the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (OMAA). I recently visited the museum, not knowing quite what to... 41113@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2009-07-22T19:53:12-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/041033.html Today, The Business of Art opens at The Art Gallery at UNE in Westbrook. Featuring works from 10 Portland galleries, the exhibition is an engaging survey of the wealth of art to be found right here in Portland. More than... 41033@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2009-06-17T08:48:46-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/041025.html So, I did indeed attend last week's First Friday Art Walk, as per usual. My lateness in blogging is due to last weekend's beautiful weather and the subsequent busy work week. I'll begin with Taken Out of Context, on view... 41025@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2009-06-12T08:49:32-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/040918.html Victorian ladies and gents sport wings and beards of bees, and inhabit a world filled with enormous insects and fanciful woodland creatures. This is the strange and beautiful art of Julianna Swaney, a Portland, OR native who attended Maine College... 40918@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2009-05-06T10:47:06-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/040857.html My admiration for the visual arts is well documented on this blog, but I also love the performing arts. Last Friday night I was lucky enough to catch a performance of BJM Danse Montreal (formerly known as Les Ballets Jazz... 40857@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2009-04-29T08:19:59-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/040369.html This art lover was seriously lax in her enthusiasm for the local art scene these past two months, thanks to the unforgiving brutality of winter. You'd think I would be used to it now, but I don't think I... 40369@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2009-03-18T14:10:45-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/038662.html A giant of American art has fallen. Andrew Wyeth died last Friday, Jan. 16 at age 91 at his home in Chadds Ford, Penn. In death, as in life, he commands a huge presence. As one of the most... 38662@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2009-01-21T19:50:59-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/036738.html Last night's First Friday Art Walk was enhanced by a festive holiday atmosphere. The air was brisk, the sky was clear, and the streets of Portland were illuminated with thousands of colorful lights, ringing in the holiday season. "Growing Tall,"... 36738@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2008-12-06T13:19:54-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/035842.html Painting by Marvel Wynn Art is about discovery. We can discover things about ourselves, about others, and about the world just by examining a piece of artwork. Other times, stumbling upon an unfamiliar artist can spark a discovery of... 35842@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2008-11-15T18:31:53-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/034163.html "Guardian," by Shannon Rankin Shannon Rankin, of selflesh, is an explorer searching for connections between anatomy, geography, and botany. Based in Rangeley, Shannon is an artist who works in collage, painting, and drawing - a true mixed media connoisseur!... 34163@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2008-10-13T10:47:36-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/033837.html The First Friday Art Walk is a beloved tradition in Portland. It has been a very long time since I've participated in the craziness that is First Friday, so I thought I'd make up for lost time and venture out... 33837@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2008-10-05T17:56:46-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/033659.html Botanical Study #2, by Gail Spaien For Gail Spaien, painting is a matter of intuition. The Kittery Point-based artist has exhibited widely in galleries and museums across the country, and is known for her lovely watercolor and mixed media... 33659@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2008-10-01T10:31:26-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/032289.html Once again, the Portland Museum of Art astounds me with its two newest exhibitions: André Kertész: On Reading and American Menagerie. Two very disparate, but equally interesting, exhibitions that are good enough to beckon me indoors, away from this recent... 32289@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2008-08-31T18:24:31-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/031646.html If the phrase "road trip" causes you to conjure up bad mix tapes, a hot and stuffy car filled with cranky fellow passengers, and a few bags of stale potato chips, think again. I recently took a (short) road trip... 31646@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/mixedmedia/ 2008-08-16T17:36:23-05:00