painting by Jessica Stammen It was a frigid, frigid afternoon. But this was the first skate of the season and so on this ice, in this light, the temperature didn’t matter. Enjoy today’s bonus painting. At 8×10 inches it is the big brother of the two most recent 207 paintings (here and here) but unlike […]

painting by Jessica Stammen “I love hockey, and I don’t love it for any other reason than when I get out there and play, I enjoy it.” – Brendan Fehr “Hockey is the original extreme sport.” – Tom Ward *** Every Tuesday The Maine will post a new painting by Jessica Stammen. These small works, all 4 […]

text by Jonathan Ives Last Saturday I drove down to Round Pond to meet up with my best friend Adam. He’s getting married in two weeks and a group of close friends decided to have his bachelor party out on an island in Muscongus Bay. We all grew up in the area and felt refreshed […]

Dear readers, Join The Maine for an adventure a day, each day of this advent season — big or small, by land or sea, with friends or solo, in image or word, exuberant or contemplative, real or conceptual. We live in a state of wonder, its wide open spaces anticipating our hope and joy. On Thanksgiving day I […]

Dear readers, Join The Maine for an adventure a day, each day of this advent season — big or small, by land or sea, with friends or solo, in image or word, exuberant or contemplative, real or conceptual. We live in a state of wonder, its wide open spaces anticipating our hope and joy. Today’s ADVENT-ure is pond […]