The fierce beauty and drama of our rocky cliffs here in Maine are breathtaking. Water surges and splashes with each incoming wave. The inhospitable surfaces are rough in spite of the continuum of smoothing ocean washes. Crevices and low spots become.
First Friday energy was evident in and around Boothbay Harbor art galleries July 7! Participating in this month’s event were Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Region Art Foundation, Gleason Fine Art, Studio 53, and Joy to the Wind Gallery with new shows.
I stopped by Artists Alley, originally the brainchild of the late artist Jim Taliana that first hit the street, er, alley (Bridge Street and the By-Way) for the 50th WJD in 2012. The event has grown since then and is now in Whale Park on Commercial.
Ahoy Windjammer Days (WJD) fans! The 61st event, to be held June 25 - July 1, is but two months away and those Friends of Windjammer Days have been wicked busy! FWJD board member Pete Ripley announced these fine windjammers will soon to be hoisting.
The First Friday Art Tours of the 2022 season ended Oct. 7. Traditionally the most low-key First Friday of any year, it nonetheless was an opportunity to take in some great art, conversation, and delightful refreshment! Karen Swatsberg said this was.