Portland Monthly Magazine September 1989

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September 1989 Vol. IV, No. VI

FEATURES

AtLarge: NEO GEO: Maine's 'Postmodernism' Questioned ByPhilIsaacson

Sports. Kayaker Jen Peabody By Jason Brown

WorksInProgress: The Brood By Charlie Brown

Maine Coast Chippie Chase By John N. Cole

Business PercentForArt Revisited By Peter Simmons

Openers

Goodbye Eddie Mayo By Colin Sargent

Letters

TheSpiritOfMaine Dozier Bell Is Mame PainterOfTheYear RevereBells. RatesOfToll

Review

The Pepper Club Restaurant ByWillJackson

People

Joseph E Brennan On Maine Art Winners

LiquidAssets New Chianti Hybrids By David Swartzentruber

On The town

Style A19thCenturyPortfolio By Rob Elowitch

COVER STORY

Interview:artistJamieWyeth.

“Jamie Wyeth's bare feet bounce down the hallway of the shingle cottage he's owned since campaigning for Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.Itseemstohangintotheair,overtheocean,facingsoutheast over Lobster Cove, this house.." Cover photograoh ©1989 by Susan Gray Photo this page oy Richard Farrell.

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ortheSeptembereditionofthemagazine,we designedanawardconsistentwiththeArt Investmenttheme.PortlandMonthly would liketohonorDozierBell(picturedleft,with DeanVelentgas)withthetitleMainePainter oftheYear.Tomakethisselectionwecon¬ tactedgallerydirectorsthroughoutSouthernMaine,asking

fornominationsbothforanartistcarriedbythegalleryand anartistnotcarried,toensureobjectivity.Compilingthelists wearrivedatDozierBellastheoverallwinner,sinceshe outnumberedtheothersonbothaccounts.

ARichmondresident,shedevotesallofhertimetopaint¬ ing.Bellsays,

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DozierBell isMainePainteroftheYear.

“My paintings are the inner counterpartsof external land¬ scapes, formed by a process I

call‘geneticmemory.’Ancestrallandscapes— thoseplacesfamiliartogenerationsofafamily entity—becomeprogressivelyembeddedinthe

innervisionofitsmembers.Theretheyassumeaformthat reflectsboththesumofthemanyobservedlandscapes,and thecollectivepsycheofthefamily.”Shebeganpaintinginher junioryearatSmithCollege,changinghermajorfromPhilo¬ sophytoArt.Thepursuitofpaintingsoonbroughtherback toMaine,whereshecapitalizedonafullscholarshiptothe SkowheganSchoolofPaintingandSculpture.Duringher graduateschoolyearsshebecamefascinatedthatherpaint¬ inghadbecome“disconnectedfromherpersonallife;”and this“awe-inspiring”realizationwasherstrengthtopush onward.

Arizona,Idaho,Arkansas,andTennesseearesomeofthe statesthathavewelcomedBell’swork.Shehasbeenshownat fivegalleriesinMaine,andisnowrepresentedbyDean Velentgas.Itisespeciallynotablethatshewasnominatedby Mainegalleriesnowthatsheisexclusivelyshownbythe Schmidt-BinghamGalleryinNewYorkCity.ADozierBell paintingisfeaturedinthisissue’s“NeoGeo”story,byPhil Isaacson.

Wehadagreatresponseandwouldliketothankthe followinggalleriesfortheirtimeandparticipation:Amicus, TheArtGalleryatSixDeering,TheArtisans,BarnGallery, BarridoffGalleries,BroadBayInn&Gallery,DeanVelent

APortlandIndex

Maine:8

Number of covered bridges in NumberofappleorchardsinMaineopentothepublicforpicking:80

Number of members in the Maine Pomological Society: 75 with 20 associate members

NumberofpastabusinessesinMainetosendred,white&bluepastato PresidentBush:1

Largest number of lobster-trap molesters caught between the Ken¬ nebec River and the New Hampshire border in one year: 25 Fineformolestingalobstertrap:from$200to$1,000andoneyearinjail NumberofadvertisingagenciesinthePortlandarea:69

NumberofmilesintheArnoldTrail,stretchingfromFortPophamtothe Kennebec River, tracing the route followed by Colonel Benedict Arnold:194

Number of references entered into the PMLA about Edna St. Vincent Millaybetween1960and1980:27

Number of references entered into the PMLA about Edna St. Vincent Millaybetween1980and1989:26

Sources:MainePublicityBureau;TheMainePomologicalSociety;The Fresh Market; Department of Marine Resources; NYNEX Yellow Pages; ZipKellogg,USMLibrary.

gas,GreenhutGalleries,HarbourHouse Galleries,HobeSoundGalleriesNorth, J.S.HorneAssociates,JuneWeare,Just Framing,L.K.FineArt,Ltd.,MaineArt Gallery,MastCoveGalleries,Museumof Art,Ogunquit,NativeAccent,O’Farrell Gallery,PinchpennyGallery,ThePlains Gallery,PlumDandy,Praxis.WaltKuhn Gallery,WellinGardinerFineArt,West EndGallery.

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TheBellList

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958pounds,destroyedbyfirein1907; bellfortheOldNorthChurch,Bath, inscriptionontableinBathCityHall— “Thebellinthetowerofthisbuildingwas castbyPaulReverein1802;bellforthe churchatHallowell,160pounds(when thechurchwasburned,thebellwasso badlydamagedthatitwasbeyonduse). Andsomemore:FirstChurch,Belfast; FirstParishChurch,Gorham;FirstCon¬ gregationalChurch,Kennebunk.

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RatesofToll

Portland’sbusyharborandbustling inlandsettlementsofthelate1700s,the productoflucrativetradewithEngland andEuropeinship’smasts,building lumber,barrelsandotherwood-related products,providedtheperfectsettingfor theriseofaversatileandindustriousmer¬ chantclasswhotookfulladvantageofthe opportunitiespresentingthemselves.Such licensedretailersasJosephGreenleaf,

WoodburyStorer,andPelegWadsworth (grandfather of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)werequicktoengageinthe growingimportandexporttrade. Thusthescenewassetforthefindingof new and more efficient freightways betweenPortlandandthesurrounding inlandtownsandforests.Mostroadswere fartoopoorforheavyfreight,evenduring thedrysummermonthsletaloneamidst therainsofspringandthesnowsofwinter.

Thusaschemewasdevised.Howabout usingthelakesandriversnatureprovided toreachinlandandpulloutthetimberand productsneededtomeetthedemandsof thisthrivingtrade?Thissolutionseemed simpleenough.Justusethe20orsomiles betweenPortlandanditsnearbySebago, Crescent,andLongLakesfollowingthe lineofthePresumpscotRiver.Jhiswould provide most of the Cumberland and Oxfordcountieswithefficient,low-cost watertransportation,andprovideforthe conveyanceofheavyfreightinalmostall weatheraswell!

Somoved.In1803theCumberlandand OxfordCanalCorporationwaschartered bytheMaineLegislature.Twentythou¬ sanddollai-sanda10-yearcharterwere provided.

Studiesensued.Conclusion:“Well, perhapsweneedjustatouchmoremoney thanoriginallysetaside.”Theamount wasraisedto$120,000withtheadmoni¬ tionthatallwouldbenullandvoidif canalswerenotpassableforboatsby 1810.Bettergettowork,boys.

The “boys” were Woodbury Storer, president;JosephCoffinBoyd,Clerk;and SamuelFreeman,treasurer.Thesemen weretosufferthefrustrationsofthe changeoftradedemandsasaresultof America’snewindependence,theshort¬ ageofcreditasafurtherresult,andthe

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RATES OF TOLL ft

Thisrare“RatesofToll”documentprovidesafascinatingglimpseintothe tradeofMaineinthemid-1800s.

War of 1812. So much for that 1812 deadline!

Mainebecomingastatein1820,how¬ ever,changedthepictureconsiderably. ThebustlereturnedtoPortlandasdid interestintheCanalandthepossibilityof raisingthecapitalrequiredtodothejob. Storer,whohadnevergivenuphisdream, wentbacktowork.

Stocksweresold,lotterieswereheld. Still,sufficientsumsremainedelusive. Finallythestatelegislatureauthorizedthe charteringoftheCanalBank(nowKey Bank),stipulatingthatonefourthofthe bank’scapitalbeinvestedinCumberland andOxfordCanalstock.

Threemortgageslaterthecanalwas finallycompletedin1830atacostof $220,800 (and a debt of $87,800). On June1,1830.thedecoratedpassenger craft George Washington carried a groupofwell-feddignitariesupthenew “ditch"dugwithpicksandshovelsby strong-backedIrishimmigrants,through 28lockswhichraisedtheboats248feet fromtideleveltothelakes.Itflowed

withthePresumpscotRiver,crossingthe LittleRiverinGorhambywoodenaque¬ ductsintoSebagoLake,theretodivert eitherintotheSongoRiver(withitsnew locks) and up Brandy Pond and Long LaketoHarrison;orupPantherPondand CrescentLake,through“ditch,”andinto ThompsonPond,finallyreachingOxford. Thoughnewlybuiltrailroadlinkstothe cityrenderedthecanalobsoleteinjust20 years,itremainedameansoffloatinglogs to saw mills until 1896, when S..D. WarrenPaperCompanyboughtthewater rights,andtheCumberlandandOxford Canalenterpriseceasedtobe.

Darkdays.Therare“RatesofToil” documentillustratedaboveprovidesa fascinatingglimpseintothetradeofMaine inthemid-1800sandthepriceonepaidto conduct business on one of Southern Maine’smostimportant,ifalbeitbrief, routesofcommerce.Evenabriefstudyof theriseandfallofthecanalprovesonce againthat,especiallyinPortland,the futureisoftenbutareflectionofthepast.

—Michael Donohue

NEO GEO onceyouswatthe buzzwords,istherereally postmodernisminMaine?

Runningtherapidsofsnappyartnames canbetoughpaddling.OpandPopare easyenough,buthowaboutNeoExpresso orNeoGeo?Youmaybeabletodefine

MagicRealism,butin20wordsorless, whatdoesPostSuperrealismmean?And what’sthedifferencebetweenPostmodern andNeoRomantic?IfwehaveNeoGeo,

willwesomedayhavePostNeoGeoor evenNeoPostNeoGeo?

And,finally,doesanyofitreallymat¬ ter?Giventhespeedatwhichbuzzwords

Dozier Bell’s First Snow. Photo courtesy of Schmidt Bingham Gallery.

Dennis Pinette shown before his painting Belfast Bay Night View. Photograph¬ er: Richard Norton. Alan Bray’sHome of a Late Artist. change,bythetimeyou’vegottenthe hangofone,you’reprobablytwobehind. Assistantcuratorscancrankthemoutfast¬ erthanartistscangrasptheirmeanings.It mustbediscouragingtowakeupona morningandfindthatyourwork—which wasmarketedunderanattylittletitlelast month—isn’tsoeasytosellanymore;it’s taggedwiththewrongname.

Idon’tthinkmuchofthisappliesto Maineart—wehaveawell-established pictorialtradition—buttwooftheterms— PostmodernandNeoRomantic—arepro¬ vocative.Dotheyhaveanythingtodo withwhatweseeinourgalleriestoday?

AsIunderstandit,Postmodernwhen appliedtocontemporarypaintingmeans allusive.Postmodernpaintingsalludeto thepaintingsofothertimesandnot

simplytotheperiodjustpast.Forexam¬ ple,theymightdrawonseventeenth-century DutchlandscapesoranAmericanLuminismofacenturyorsoago.Itisanintrigu¬ ingconcept.Inarchitecture,Postmodern¬ ismhasgivenMaineamedleyofrich, complexbuildings.Thenewstudentcen¬ teratColby,thenewpolicestationin Lewiston—togivethemtheirstreet names—theOlinArtCenteratBates,the

MaineMaritimeMuseumatBathareall examplesofthegenre.Andgoodones. Eachdrawsliberallyfromathicklexicon oftraditionalsculpturalforms. WhataboutNeoRomantic?Tome,it meansanewfreedomofspirit,therightto beemotional,toexpressyourpersonality regardlessofestablishedartisticstand¬ ards.Becauseittooisusuallyelusive,1

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thinkofNeoRomanticasanaspectof Postmodern.

Now that we have bogged ourselves downwithtwoofthemostcurrentbuz¬ zwords, what do they have to do with Maine?Becauseofitseclecticandsensu¬ ousnature,I’dliketobeabletoreportthat I’vefoundalotofPostmodernpaintingin Maine.ButIhaven’t.

If1pushhardenough,IcanfindPost¬ modernistovertonesinthepaintingsof DozierBell.Theyhaveasurrealquality. Theimpersonal,featurelesslandscapes recedingintothefardistance,theturbu¬ lentskies,thepoleslikelonelysentinels pursuingthehorizonarerealelementsbut incombinationtheyexceedtheactual. Thereisnocombinationlikethemonthis planet,andsotheymaybesaidtoalludeto thetasteforsurrealartthatdevelopedin theyearsbetweentheWorldWars.Icould dosomethingsimilarwithAlanBrayand hiseccentriccommentsaboutnature,or withDennisPinette’spaintingsofindus¬ trialwastelands,and,ifpressed,witha fewothersthat1canthinkof.But1 wouldn’tfeelcomfortabledoingit.

Theyfallwithindiverselimitsthat includePattFranklin,JohnLaurent, DeWittHardy,andJosephNicoletti.To befair,thelistoughttobeexpanded furthertoincludescoresofothers:the drawingsofHarrietMathews,thewater¬ colorsofMargueriteRobichoux,andeven the work of Andrew Wyeth—but you get theidea.ThefactisthatNeoRomanticisa NewYorktermusedtorationalizeareturn bysomeofitspainterstolandscapepaint¬ ing,aformthatitswritershavecalleda “lapsedgenre,firmlyinthecontrolof Sundaypainters.”

Thenotionofalapsedgenreisnon¬ sense.

Landscapepaintingisaliveandwell, Continued

Neo Geo (Continued)

andhasbeentheessentialstuffofMaine artsincethemiddleofthelastcentury. AlmosteveryAmericanlandscapepainter ofnotefromthetimeofFitzHughLane hashadacrackatourface.TheMaine coastmustbethemostoftenpaintedpar¬ celofrealestateontheplanet.Ourtradi¬ tionrunsfromLaneinanunbrokenline throughBricher,thecelestialHomer, Eastman Johnson, Hassam, Rockwell Kent,FrederickJuddWaugh,Sargent, Henri,alltheWyeths,Bellows,Prender¬ gast, Marin, the Zorachs, Georgia O’Keeffe, Stephen Etnier and Neil Welliver—to name an all-star team—to theexcellentpaintersatworktoday.The parochialism of New York in limiting landscapepaintingtoPostmodernallu¬ sionsexcludesallbuttheslightestinterest inwhat’sgoingonelsewhere.

Idonotintendthisshortarticletobean encomiumtothisState,buttherearepas¬ sagesinourlandthatareunchangedsince the time of George Washington. On a snowyeveningyoucanstandonplaces thathavemaintainedtheiridentitysince thereturnofGeneralLafayette.The fabricoftheoldisallaroundusandin abundant quantity. And the sea from whichwehavetakenourstrengthisa presence—grandbutnottrustworthy.1he artifactsofourhistory,ourforestsand coast,havebeenirresistiblyseductivetoa successionofpaintersforacenturyanda half.Theyhavedrawnfromoneanother, builtontheimmediatepast,andthisper¬ hapsexplainstheabsenceofPostmodern landscapepaintersinMaine.Thepastis sopalpable,andthelandsoinsistentthat itisunlikelythattheywouldreachinto otheragesforsustenance.TheNatural Paradise—theinspirationofthefirst Americanlandscapepainters—canstillbe foundhereifyouknowhowtolookforit.

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ThispastspringIsponsoredaCongres¬ sionalArtCompetitionforhigh-school studentsinMaine’sFirstCongressional District.Fromthetwenty-ninecompeting schools,threeprizewinnerswerechosen. RyanPenneyfromRocklandHighSchool wasselectedasthefirst-placewinner.His three-dimensionalsketchofapairofmis¬ matchedbasketballsneakers,entitled “Mileage,”nowhangsproudlywithother statewinningartworksintheCapitolin Washington,D.C.Ryantraveledtothe nation’scapitaltoparticipateinfestivities commemoratinghisworkandtheworksof otherstatewinners.

Thiscompetitionhashadasignificant impactonRyan’sfuture.Withincreased confidenceinhisability,hebecamemore seriousaboutpursuingacareerinartand appliedtovariousartschoolsforaccep¬ tance.HewillattendMontserratSchoolof Art in Beverly, Massachusetts, this upcomingacademicyear.1certainlywish himthebestofluckinthisexciting endeavor.

The works of the runners-up, Ramana Goldstein from Thornton Academy in Saco, and Heather Lee Thompson from BiddefordHighSchool,arealsoondis¬ playinWashington,D.C.,atmyCongres¬ sionaloffice.ManyvisitingMainecitizens have expressed compliments on these worksofart.

Ramana’s“Breakfast,”astilllifepres¬ entationofabananaandtwoapples,is filledwithrichcolors.Heathercleverly createdabouquetofflowersusingcolored paperlacqueredoverablackbackground inhercreation,“Calypso.”Thedetailand skilloftheseyoungartists’workareworth viewing.Iencourageanyonecomingto Washington,D.C.,tostopbyandtakea lookforthemselves.

InJune,aninternationaleventwasheld forartistswhofacementalandphysical challenges.ThefirstVerySpecialArts Festivalbrought'morethan1,000partici¬ pantsfrom50statesand51countries, including7talentedMaineartists.

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Earlymostmornings,Chippydrivesto hisstudioandbeginstheworkhedoesso well,sculptingbirdsfromwood.Theyare largebirds,sometimeslargerthanlife,but mostoftencarvedquitepreciselytotheir sizeinthewild.Chippy’sgeniusishis uncannyknackforcombiningthewoodhe selectswiththelivingcreaturehesome¬ howseeswithinit.Awingliftsseamlessly fromasleekbreast,thewood’sgrainflow¬ ingasgracefullyastheeternalcurvesof flight.

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% feet bounce down the jF-- g hallwayoftheshingle g cottage he’s owned J g since campaigning for J f Robert F. Kennedy in I jF 1968. It seems to hangintotheair,over theocean,facingsoutheastoverLobster Cove,thishouse.Thebouncehitsyou first,thepureenergy.Thenanextremely handsomemaninablacksmith’sapron, tall,tanned,exudingtheruddymuscular¬ ityofayoungSpencerTracy,graciously invitesyouin.SothisisJamieWyeth, (American,1946—),looking25years oldandmovingthatway,too.Isthisreally 1989?He’swearingshorts,ablueOxford shirt,andintroduceseverythingandbody: coffee,bathroom,andthenwickerchairs fortheinterview,wherehesitscrosslegged,animated.Gettingherehasbeen anadventure.Monheganistheisland masswayouttherealoneonyourrestau¬ rantplacemat,unnervinglyontheother sideofyourplate.Ahandfulofpassengers cameoutwithyouonthe7o’clockboat alongwithwoodenartcratesandpaint¬ boxes smudged with Grumbacher, a kid reversingandre-reversingalacrosse stick,somedweebpackinganolive-drab Hewlitt-Packardfieldunit.Andthen there’stheIslandInn,flagsfluttering60 feetabovesealevel,theIslandSpa,and

themanyfrail,pleasantladiessayinghello inprintdressesandsunbonnetsalongthe gravel,rose-strewnpathsofthisarcane YankeeOlympus.JamieWyethispossi¬ blythelastevidencethatAmericaisa youngcountry,andasheshowsyouhis open, sunwashed house in Cape Cod colorswitheight-footwhitewhalejawover themantel,hisRockwellKentoriginals andrealambition,realaswhaleoil,you getareassuringfeelingaboutgoodpeople doinggoodworkevenwhentheydont haveto,anditmakesyougladsomehow, evenrelieved.Youdecidetotakeamuch morecomplexlookatwhatJamieWyeth isupto,anditpaysoff:

Howlateintheseasondoyoustay?

“I’minhereintoearlyNovember,usually, andthat’sthebesttimehere,Octoberand November,whenthedarkersidesofthe islandbegintocomeout,whenevery¬ thing’sempty.Whentheislandisatits leastpicturesque.Thosearemyfavorite times.”

RockwellKent,whousedtolivein this house, used dark, gasoliney colorstopaintthisisland.AndNor¬ manMailerwasontothattoo,last summer in Esquire, whenhesaidthe base of Otter Cliffs, down by the ocean, looked like a gas station

floor.YourMonheganhasadiffer¬ entaltitudeandperspective,with some very bright highlights and a senseofflutteringinaccessibility, maybe nervousness, aloneness, regret,withthelightconveyinga sense of irony. Do you value the light way out here? Is it really different?

“Idovalueit,and1thinkitisalight peculiartoislands,peculiartoMonhegan, anyway.It’sanintegralpartofmylife. There’sasenseofscrim,thewaythelight hitsagainstthesurfaceofthingsouthere.”

Beyondthelight,what’sgoodabout Monheganforyouasanartist?

“WhatpeoplelikeaboutitIhateaboutit. Thecutesylobsterbuoys,dryshingles, thatsortofthing,I’vegrownupknowing Monhegan,andthere’salotofangst,alot oftensionthat’salwaysbeenhere.Eternal thingsthatareheretobalancetheinitial beautyyousee.Yougetthat,oratleast trytogetit...ifyoucanpaintitwithasense oftherealbonesofit.”

By bones you mean an emotional subtext? Or the way the ocean separates the land from the main¬ land?

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“The problem with Maine is it’s so emblematic. Yes,it’sbeautiful.ButI’mnotinterestedin ‘interestingtrees.’I’mnotinterestedinbeing shown an ‘interesting rock.’ What interests me are rocks that I know and trees that I have some connection with. The visuals interest me less and less.

“I’ve grown up knowing Monhegan, and there’s alotofangst,alotoftensionthat’salwaysbeen here. That’s when the darker sides of the island begin to come out, when everything’s empty. You getthat,oratleasttrytogetit...ifyoucanpaint itwithasenseoftherealbonesofit.”

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"It’sfunny—Idon’tpainttheseamuch here.Ihaven’tforsometime.Youknow, the‘boilingsea’outtherethatdefinesso manypaintings...Imightbepaintingthe sea,butit’stheseareflectedinsomething elsehere,troubledemotions,people, shade,otherislandthings,maybetheeye ofaseagull.”

So in some cases Monhegan’s too prettytobeapicture.

“There’saterribledangerinMainefor painters,thatsenseofthepicturesque. Earlyon,RockwellKentandafewothers sawit,thatelemental,primevalqualityof Monhegan, and went beyond the pictu¬ resque. That’s the approach I work toward.I’mnotinterestedinvisuals.If otherswanttodoit,fine.Theycanjustsit thereandgooffontheirlobstertraps!”

Over the years, have you developed atechniqueorpracticethat’suni¬ quetothewayyouliketopainton Monhegan?

“I’malwaysexperimentingorfiddling around.There’sagoodsideandabadside tothat.Thegoodsideofexperimentingis thatyoudon’tgettooslickorformula.I’m certainlynotatechnician.Let’ssee.Itry things.AfewyearsagoIwantedthingsto dryfast.Ievenputtheminovens,baked them.Nowit’sslower.Itryallkindsofnew things.Iaskedahousepainteronthe island;hesaidtryoilofclovestoslowthe drying,soIdidthat!It’sbeentwoyears, andsomeofmypaintingsarestilldrying.”

If the painting you’re working on this morning could call you on the telephoneandintroduceitselfasa JamieWyethpainting,whatwouldit

Jamie Wyeth (Continued) say?

“It would say WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT THERE? GET IN HERE BACK WITH ME.”

Youlikeacompositionwithitsown anima?

“Anima,that’stheopiatetomeofpaint¬ ing.Alifeofitsown.Whenitdictates thingstoyou,youknowthingsaregoing right.”

What are your best 30 seconds as a painter?Istheresomemomentthat stands out since boyhood?

“What I’m working on right now. I’ve alwaysfeltthat,painting.It’llalwaysbe thatway.”

Do you see a lot of painters when you’re up here from Delaware? Do theyvisitwithyou?

“Idon’tseemanypainters,whichisfunny becauseMonheganissuchanartists’col¬ ony.AndIdon’ttalkaboutpaintingat night.Italkaboutotherislandersand whatthey’redoing.Ienjoyreading,best¬ sellers,likethat,andlearningaboutlobsteringandfishing—tunafishing’swhat interestsmerightnow.”

And cooking?

“Idoliketocook.OceanperchIhadlast night.There’safishIreallyadorecalled Wolffish—big,uglyteethlikemolarsall aroundandtheybreakrightintothelob¬ stertrapsandeatthem,andthat’swhy theytastealittlelikelobster,likemonk¬ fish.Ugliestfishyou’veeverseen.They

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alsocallthemoceancatfish.”

When do you wake up in the morning?

“Sixo’clock.”

Andhowsoonafterthatdoyoustart painting?

“Verysoon.”

Being the grandson of N.C. Wyeth and the son of Andrew Wyeth gives your celebrity more longevity than someone being discovered in New York right now. You’re exempt from the 15-minute celebrity clause be¬ causeyourfamilyisbaseduponlife¬ timeachievements.Doyoueverdis¬ cussthatwithyourfather,andhow are you getting along with him lately?

“It’saninterestingrelationship,because thewholefather/sonthinggoesoutthe window.Bestofall,he’saveryhonest critic,whichIneed.Werehonestcritics witheachother,andthat’snoteasyto comeby,foreitherofus.”

Bywayofself-criticism,doyoudes¬ troyintermediateeffortsthatdon’t please you before you let anyone elseseethem?I'msurethere’ssuch a temptation, because people would beonlytoohappytogohomewitha Jamie Wyeth discard or factory second.Youcouldopenupanoutlet onRoute1.

“Yes.Idestroy50percentofmywork beforeanyoneseesit.Ifyouhaveany

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degreeofsuccess,yougetmoreandmore outtopleaseyourself,andIhavetobe sureI’mproudofeverythingIfinish.I abhorexhibitionsofmywork,goingto them,and1stillhavetodothatatmyage. Myfatherdoesn’thavetogotohisown exhibitions,but1stilldo.”

How

old are you?

“43.”

When

did you buy this house?

“Wewerejustthinkingofthat.Iwascam-

paigningforRobertF.Kennedyinthe summerof68,andIhadplannedthat wholesummertobehelpingwiththecam¬ paign,butwhenhewaskilleditwasover

andthewholesummerfellbackonmeand Isuddenlycameuphereandstartedliving here.Thishouseislikelivingonaship.I boughtitfromRockwellKent’smistress, whowasstilllivinghere.Shelikedtheidea thatanotherpainterwouldbelivinghere. LaterIwastryingtogetRockwellKentto revisitthehouse,andhewasgoingto come,buthediedbeforehecoulddoit.1 wishthatcouldhavehappened.Hereare someofhispaintings.Canyoubelievethis

wasdonein1906?(HepointstoRockwell Kent’s LATE AFTERNOON, two stairs uphisstaircase,amasterpiece.)It’s incrediblyaheadofitstime.Lookatit!He handledlightthatwaybeforepeopleknew howtogivecreditforit.Thereareactually veryfewRockwellKentsintheUS.He gavealotofthembacktoRussia.”

How much did the house cost you back then?

“Twenty thousand. It was considered expensiveatthetime.Nowthingshave changed so much on Monhegan.

It’sgettingimpossibleforayoungpainter orayoungfishermantolivehere.That’s oneofthebadthings.”

Do you have any trouble with prowlers at night, or Wyethgroupies studying you with binocu¬ lars,ordoesacertaindecorumdes¬ cend upon them once they travel to theisland?Who’sthestrangestper¬ son to walk up to your house unannounced?

“I’mprobablythestrangestonetohit here.Toliveonanislandtakesacertain

Jamie Wyeth (Continued) type.”

Do you have a VCR? Do you have any cravings after extended months ontheisland?

“1havephotovoltaic,solarpower,so1can watchTVhere,butyouspendalotoftime with kerosene. At night I talk about islanders,goingsonontheisland.1 recently bought some art here, some sketchesIlikeddonebyanartistlivingon theisland.”

Exactly what type of materials are youusingthisfall?Pain¬ tersanddistributorsare goingtothankmeforask¬ ingthis.

“Iusealotofdifferentmate¬ rials,butsomeareWinsor Newton paints, which is a British paint, and Robert Simmons brushes. 1 go throughbrusheslikepeople gothroughtoothpaste.1have apapermakerinMinnesota, andacanvasIuseisBelgian linen.1useartstoresright here,too.Huston-TuttleinRockland. SometimesIrunintoemergencies,runout ofstuff,like‘Canyousomehowgetaboat fullofyellowochraoverhererightnow?’ That’sonethatcomesbacktome,want¬ ingthatcolorsomuch.”

How exactly did you get here this summer—your logistics.

“1flewcommercialintoPortlandJetport andthentookanEchohelicopteruphere. Itusedtobetheboat,always.Butittook minuteswithEcho.It’sgreat.1guess

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What are the three biggest draw¬ backs about Monhegan?

“Tourists,thepicturesqueness,Ican’t thinkofathird.”

Did Rockwell Kent leave any sur¬ prises for you in this house? I remember Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife scratched messages in panesofglass...

“Ikeeplookingforsomething.Thereisa funnysecretdoorwhichwethoughtheput hisillegitimatechildrenin.”

What Maine painters are you keep¬ inganeyeon?Aretherethreethat you can think of who are showing promise?

“What’sthisMainething?Ineverregion¬ alizepainters,soIwouldn’tthinkinthose terms.”

Do you have a modem here? A per¬ sonal computer?

“Christ,no!Therewasathree-generation WyethshowthattouredtheSovietUnion a while ago, and it was sponsored by AT&T. At the end AT&T presented me withahugecomputer,andallIcouldthink ofwaswhatagreatmooringbuoyitwould make.”

DoyouletNatureposeforyou,ordo youwaitforittoknockyouover?

“Italwaysamazesmewhythingsknock meover.PeopleaskmeifIworryabout runningoutofsubjects,and1say,Well shit,1couldlivehere20lifetimesandnot runout.TheproblemwithMaineisit’sso emblematic.That’stheterribledangerfor acreativepersonlivinginMaine.Yes,it’s beautiful.ButI’mnotinterestedin‘inter¬ estingtrees.’I’mnotexcitedaboutbeing shownaninterestingrock.Whatinterests mearerocksthatIknowandtreesthatI havesomeconnectionwith.Thevisuals interestmelessandless.”

Earlyon,youmusthavebeentemp¬ ted to break with family tradition and paint radically out of the ex¬ pectedfamilycontext.Butyouseem so happy just now, brave enough to

beinfluencedbyyourforbearsand strongenoughtoindividualizeit.It takes some admirable orneriness, for example, to be a representa¬ tionallandscapepainterinthelate 1980s!It’sanachievementallyour own, though, when you can pull it off.

“Ithinkthat’swhatreallygottothe SovietswhentheshowwentthroughMos¬ cowandLeningrad.Thewholesenseof continuationthroughcriticaladversity. Threegenerationsofafamilyworking throughtheyearslikethis.Thattouched anincrediblechordwiththeSoviets.”

EverseenPortlandmuchoutsideof theJetport?

“Yes.Ihavespenttimethere,especially when my show was at the Portland

Yeatswroteit,’becauseitwasso evocative of Yeats’ style. Do you ever feel your grandfather coming throughyourarmwhileyou’repaint¬ ing?Oryourfather?

“Toacertainextent,Iencourageinfluen¬ cesfrommanydifferentpainters,but unlessyou’reacopyist,thingscan’thelp beingverydifferentwhenthey’vecome throughyou.Paintingcouldn’tbemore direct.Otherartshavelayers,likemusic, withindividualinstruments,orchestra¬ tions,composing,recording;orcreating, reporting,writing,publishing.Itwouldbe impossibletomoveabrushstrokelikeN. C.Wyeth,evenifIwantedto.Asaboy,I neverspentalotoftimewatchingtheway myfatherpaints.Intheend,whatcomes outisyou.It’sjustastickwithsomehairs ontheendofit.”

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Anywhere we co in downtownPortland,wearelikely to encounter public art¬ monumentslikeVictoryand Longfellow,moresculpturalpieceslike Michael or the Dolphins, or painted muralslikeTommy’sParkorthePeeling Blueprint.

Wemayencounterartinthepublicspa¬ cesinsidebuildings,too,likethelobby sculptureat100MiddleStreet,thegreat goldeneagleatKeyBank,orthecollec¬ tionatthePortlandPublicLibrary.We’re allfamiliarwiththoseworksthatareoutin openpublicspaces,butareperhapsless familiarwiththecorporatecollections. We do not encounter those artworks unlesswehappenupontheminourdaily travels,orknowtoseekthemoutintheir usualhabitats.

Perhapsevenlessfamiliarstillarethe worksofartownedbyourschoolsand state-fundedbuildingspurchasedthrough thePercentforArtprogram.

“1amamazedthatourtownwouldgoforworklike this,”painterAbbyShahncommentedatanartselection meeting,afterthetownofSolonhadcommissioned abstractworksbyJimMiller,GaryAmbrose,andher¬ self.Later,wheninformedthatoneofherworkshadbeen hungdirectlyoverthewaterfountain,Shahnsaid, “That’sokay.Morepeoplewillseeittherethanmy museumworks—mostofthemareinstorage.”

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AtleftisalistofPercentforArtprojects andartistsstatewideasselectedbycom¬ mitteeforpurchaseandpublicexhibition.

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Investinginartisnolongersomething academics or museum people can look

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Iwouldguessthatavastmajorityof graduatesfromourgreatesteducational institutions—lawyers,doctors,andbusi¬ nessmen— hang very strange-looking thingsonthewallsoftheirofficesand worseathome.Buttheirilliteracyis simplyforlackoflookingseriouslyatart foranyreasonatall,notforsomeinherent lackofability.Takealookatthewallsof

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tobesuccessfulbecausehistoryhasnot yetplayeditspart.Historyhasmanyparts toplayinthemarketplace—bywhichI refertoprovenance,exhibitions,and literature.

First,someeasy,quickadvice.Don’t buyjunk.Ifitseemscheap,butyouthinkit maybejunk,youdohaveeyesand,des¬ piteeveryoneelse’svisualilliteracy, you’reprobablyright.Youcannotexpect tofindbargains—notanymore,anyway. Everyonetodayisanexpert—ifnotthe expertheorshemaythink,atleastenough ofanexperttoknowthatsellingwithout knowingisnotsmart.Booksofartists’ listingsandup-to-dateauctionpricesare ubiquitous,thoughgoodonesarevery expensive.(Noneiscompletelyreliable, largelybecausenonecanshowyouallthe essentialcolorillustrationsorgivecom¬ pleteandmeaningfulconditionreports.) Youmustlookatalotofpaintingsthatare availableforsaleandinmuseumsand makevaluejudgmentsallthetime—and, perhapsmostimportantbecauseyourtime isalsovaluable,youmustlearnwhoto trust. So much of what comes on the marketisn’tasitappears.Fakesand heavyrestorationsareeverywhere,even country auctions in Maine — perhaps especiallyatcountryauctionsinMaine! And sometimes a work by an artist appearsonthemarketthatissomuch better—ordifferent—thananythingthat hascomebeforethatitrendersthebooks useless.

IcannotrecallasingleoldpaintingBarridoffGallerieshaseverrecommended thatisworthlesstodaythanwhenwesold it—mostareworthconsiderablymore. Thatrecordhasbeeneasiertomaintain thanitmightseem.Themarketisvery strongandhasremainedsoformany, manyyears,withsurprisinglyfewand short—lived dips. Even now with the

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Mostexpertsagreethatingeneralpaint¬ ingshaveoutperformedthestockmarket. But,therearetwothingsthatmakecom¬ parisonsmeaningless.Apaintingdoesnot gobankruptorcrash,anditsbestlocation isnotavault.Andtodayweallhavea greatadvantage.Itseemsthatnearlyall periodsandstylescanbeinfavorat once—aslongastheexampleisofquality. So,collecting,evenforthesolepurposeof investment,canbeincrediblydiverse.Itis ofcoursebesttoinvestinlastingbeauty forbothfunandprofit—anditcanbe done.

Ontheotherhand,paintingsdoperform differentlyatdifferenttimesfordifferent reasons.Specificpaintingsdogodownin valuebecausesomethingislearnedabout themthatwasn’tknownearlier,orsome¬ thingaboutthemhaschanged—theircon¬ dition,perhaps,ortheirrecentmarket exposure—or OVERexposure. 1 hat is why,yourownlevelofexpertisenotwith¬ standing,itisimportanttolearnwhoyou cantrust.Therereallyaredealersout therewhocandothehardpartforyou.But theyarefewerandfewerbetweenthan dealersasagroupwouldhaveyoubelieve.

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Court Street. Handsome 1820 Colonial in the heart of the village. Fine harbor views, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, spacious kitchen,formaldiningroom,library,parlor,familyroom,denand attached garage-barn. Excellent location, good condition throughout. $250,000.

Fine commercial-residential building onlowerMainStreetin Castine'sbusinessdistrict.Spacious28'x22'1st-floordisplay room with tin ceiling and bay windows. Five-room, 2nd-floor owner-rental apartment with large bedroom, dressing roomden-office, kitchen and large bath. Close to town wharf and harbor. $259,000.

Douglas W. Endicott Real Estate and Insurance

ESCAPE TO THE COASTand deep water fron¬ tage, magnificent, one-owner cape with large, pine kitchen. formaldiningroom,32footlivingroom,threebedrooms, 1’/?bath,fullbasement,doublegarage,locatedinYar$350,000. mouth. Shown by appointment only.

LIVE GRACIOUSLY—sur¬ rounded by charming lakeside, landscaping, sandy beach, three bedrooms, two full baths, field-stone fireplace, formal dining room, glassed breakfast room and fully applianced, new, oak kitchen, double garage with workshop, located on crystal-clear Echo Lake, Mt. Vernon, easy commute to Augusta. $237,500.

19 MAIN STREET WINTHROP, MAINE 04364

TEL.207-377-2121

j CONANT HOUSE REALTY i

ElizabethR.Littlefield ALFRED. MAINE 04002

L MIS

Alfred-HISTORICAL CROOKED HOUSE circa1790.7rooms.2baths.3fireplaces, mudroom, attatched 2-car garage. Lovely house with early features: exposed beams, pine floors and paneling. 2 acres close to routes 202 & 4. Overlooks lake S218,000

Well-maintainedcustombuiltColonialhomeoffering4 bedrooms;3baths;2-cargarage;spaciousroomwith amplestoragespace;fireplacedlivingroom;formal diningroom;centralvac.;andservicedbytownwater andtownsewer.Executiveneighbt>rhood;beautiful woodedlot;closetoschools,shoppingandareaameni¬ ties.Move-incondition!! PRICE: $239,000.

What's next? An affordable year-round home with salt water frontage! Beautifully appointed and very spacious for single or couple. 6 miles to Brunswick,40 minutes to Portland. See it now!

SouthernCoastalMaine

Rural setting enhances this South Harpswell home with 200' +/- frontage on quiet cove. Amenities include fireplace, builtins, ceramic tile, carpeting. Very immediate views from most rooms.

Lewis&PottleRealty

96TownsendAvenue•BoothbayHarbor,Maine04538•207-633-6911

DURHAM

Thisbeautiful1812BrickFederalHomeoffers50+acresfringedbyan evergreenforest.Theruralsettingaccentsthisstately10-roomhouse andisenhancedbyoriginalplasterwallswithMosesEatonstenciling,3 original brick chimneys, wide pine walls and pumpkin-pine flooring throughout.Thereisanattachedtwo-cargaragewithastorageshed attachedtothegarage.

Near Freeport and Brunswick.

Listed with Doris F. Homer Real Estate.$275,000

DORIS F. HOMER REALTOR

554BlackPointRoad,ProutsNeck Scarborough, ME 04074 (207) 883-2249

Mark Stimson

HIGGINS BEACH, SCARBOROUGH— Year-round resi¬ dence just steps from the beach. Totally renovated in

1982 with quality and tasteful updates,

Super marsh $199,000.

773-1990 (8) 774-5858

PORTLAND— Historic 5-BR Western Prom Victorian, beautifullyrenovated.Fourfireplaces,2-cargarage,and

3-BR income apt.

OCEANFRONT CONDOI— Beautiful & tastefully deco¬ rated. 2-bedroom townhouse with ocean views from every window, conveniently located at Harbor Place in

South Portland. $134,900. Pam Dodd (o) 773-1990 (8) 774-5858

WINDHAM ANTIQUE— Immaculate condition with all systems updated, this4-bedroom. 2.5 bath antique home isremarkable.Locatedonalarge,privatelotandonly10 miles from Portland, this is a must to see. Priced below

FRYE ISIAND PROPERTIES

Located on Beautiful Sebago Lake

*WorriedaboutaccessofSebagoLake?

*Mainlandpricestooscary?

’Severalwaterfrontcottagesavailable$135,000andup.

’Inlandcottages,$73,000andup.

’Buildyourown;waterfrontlots$92,500.Golfcourse$25,000; woodland$15,000andup.

’AlllotsandcottagesshareinthemanyFryeIslandamenities.

BEACHES GOLF POOL

CallHowardStilesforcompletelistanddetails office(207)892-2582;orresidence(207)655-4193.

•Formaldiningandlivingrooms

•Privatelibraryorstudy

•Mastersuitewithdressingroomandbath

•Custom-builtwoodcabinetsinchoiceofwood

InoneofMaine’smostunspoiledseacoastvillages, aneighborhoodofhomeswithasenseofhistory.

Architect-designedtoreflectYarmouth’s strongtraditions,yeteminentlyequipped forTwentiethCenturyliving andentertaining.

Experiencetheessenceofcolor...So rich...Soreal...Andsovitaltoyour creativeprocess.ChamplainColorunder¬ standsyourneeds.Oursophisticatedtech¬ nologyanduncompromisingstandardsset youfreetoexploretheboundariesofyour imagination.Ournewlaserdot-generating scannerandseasonedstaffprovidethe necessarytechnicalgo-between:ensuring aneffectivetransitionfromthecreative conceptintoaworkingcolormedium. ChamplainColor-bringingdesigntoan¬ otherdimension.

OntheIslandofIslesboro

Gentleman’sFarmonovereightacreswithstonewalls,gardens,fields and woods. Authentic post-and-beam construction, crafted in 1986. Three bedrooms, two baths. Complete with barn and outbuildings. $190,000

on

Dark Harbor Agency^

Diane L. Rolerson — Broker

Enjoying the Summer?

Thisattractive New England farmhouseis in move-in conditionand features3bed¬ rooms and l‘/2 baths. Over20acres withfields, woodsandsmallfarmpondprovidearareopportunity fortheout-of-doorstype.Offeredfor$210,000.

Pictureyour¬ selfenjoying thisbeautiful ranchhomein theheartof New Harbor Village.Min¬ utes from Pemaquid Light,PemaquidBeachandthe"restoration",thiscouldverywellbe theultimateinactiveretirementliving.Offeredfor $200,000.

CHENEY REALTY COMPANY

ServingMid-CoastMaineforOver30Years ] 207-563-3435

J18MainSt.,Damariscotta,Me.04543 MLS

LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!

This unique oceanfront acreage is designed for elegant and conve¬ nientliving.Customkitchen.40feetofliving/diningarea,twofire¬ places, three baths, 4 bedrooms, central air, central humidifier, security system, plus numerous quality extras combine to make this exclusive Rockland property special.

For those who appreciate fine woodwork and incredible detail, wide-pine floors, six bedrooms, mature landscaping, stone walls, private-flowered courtyard, waterviews

ROCKLAND—$325,000

This 10-room, unique home in highly desirable Pen Bay Acres offers views of Rockland Harbor—meticulously designed gardens surround the well-planned deck area. ROCKLAND—$171,900

Large master bedroom suite plus three additional bedrooms, con¬ temporary area includes dining, kitchen and living space. Two-car garage with loft Private setting on over one acre complete this outstanding value.

OWLS HEAD—$152,500

We will send you a free brochure

East Penobscot Bay. Town road separates small guest cottage

adjacentparcel,with110-footwaterfrontfrontage

BLUE HILL BAY

OceanfrontCottage—You'llenjoytheserenitybytheseawiththis 1-bedroomcottage.Fieldstonefireplace,bath,shower,appliances— moorrightoutinfront!Deepwaterbay!Don'tmissthishard-to-find. greatlocation!

Only$109,900

LAKE LIVING AT ITS BEST!

LucerneLake-Thisyear-roundhomeaffordsprivacyandonly20mins,to thecoast!OffRt.1AtoBarHarborThis5-year-old.2-bedroom.2-bath homehasJacuzzi,outdoorhottub.wrap-arounddeck,fireplaceinliving room.3rdBRandfamilyroomwithhearth.Allappliancesincluding microwave, wa s h e r / d r y e r. Beautiful setting! CALLNOW!$189,900 Broadway Realty, Inc. Rt.15,“TheBrookside” RR #2, Box 72 Orrington, Maine 04474

Townhomes of Distinction

ChanningHall,originallyaprivateGeorgian estate,nowoffersseventownhomesdesigned forthediscriminatingindividual.Locatedinthe heartofOgunquit,ChanningHallisfootsteps from Picturesque Perkins Cove, Ogunquit Beach,andtheworld-famousOgunquitPlay¬ house.Everydetailinthenewlyconstructed townhomes,fromthebuilt-inbookcases,win¬ dowseats,Frenchdoors,balconies,andfirepla¬ ces,isconstructedwiththefinestqualitymate¬ rialstoharmonizewiththegraciousstructure.

CHESTERVILLE-Camp with 123feetonprettySandPond, newly rebuilt, screen porch overlookswater,lovelysetting. #4733 .$48,900.

CANTON—Bed & Breakfast Innpotentialhere!2%story.8 bedrooms,elegantfoyer,exqui¬ site woodwork, bay windows. #4716.$89,500.

EAST WILTON—Taste-fully and beautifully decorated 3bedroomhome,1+acre,porch. tennis court, views. #4737 .$115,000.

STARKS—New England Farm. 70 acres. 3 bedrooms, well maintainedandupdated,fire¬ place.hardwoodfloors,barn. #4731 .$139,900.

SANDYRIVERREALTY

Rts.2&4,P.O.Box230 Farmington,ME04938 (207)778-6333

SCARBOROUGH BEACH

Owners are selling two building lots of two acres each. These lots have deeded access to Scarborough Beach and are in a very desirable area situated on a paved private road with water, sewer and electricity available. Offered at 159,000 and 169,000.

SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT CALL 883-2625

For sale—land, camps, businesses & homes. Please call or write for free brochure.

Country store located high traffic area of Route 4. Livermore, plenty of visibility. Convenience foods, small lunch counter, gas pumps. Great family business, income from overhead apartment. Good investment for family who likesworkingwithpublic.Letyourimaginationsoar!(’allVernforfulldetails and price.

KN ADLER REAL ESTATE

TED KNADLER REAL ESTATE BROKERS 207-5843876

MELODY KNADLER ROUTE #9 207-584-5151 bob Hazelwood AURORA, MAINE 04408 207-796-5192

Beddington lake: New camp, sand beach, electricity summer 1989, nice interior, watch the loons. *36,800

Upper Lead Mountain Pond: Your very own peninsula, great privacy, log lodge, 2 boat¬ houses,garage,shed,ficldstonefireplace&barbecuearea,dock,float,furnished. *89.500

SpectaclePond:Nicecamp,levelk>t.gaslights,stoveetc.,furnished,goodaccess. *25.000

Chemo Pond: Camp near Bangor, electricity, furnished, good access, running hot & cold water. *37,600

Hopkins Pond: Old log cabin, bath, great swimming, furnished, at the water’s edge, near Bangor. *48.000

FINANCING

Everything You Need Under One Roof! FirstNHMongagecanputawiderangeoffinancing toworkforyou.Weoffer:

• FHA/VA Financing •Super Fixed Rates • ARMS •Jumbo Rates

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Bestofall,ourexperiencedmortgageprofessionalsmakeit allsoeasy.Soforeverythingyouneedunderoneroof

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® First NH Mortgage Corp

AnaffiliateofFirst NH Banks, Inc. 39DarlingAvenueSo.Portland,Maine01406

CondominiumunitsituatedincharmingareaofKenne¬ bunkportwithinwalkingdistancetotown.Colonialflare andpeacefulatmospherewithviewsofrollinglawnsand meadows.Twobedrooms,1 V2 baths,patio,onecargarage. Thisunitrecentlyfreshened.Rarelyofferedinthis14-unit complex. ,•***•. 5179,900.

South Maine Street Kennebunkport

BEAN-JONES

inMaineSeacoastLots

DesirableRockport

Overlookingspectacularisland-dottedPenobscot BayandRockportHarborlighthouse.Three exclusivelistingsatSeaLight.Broker-owned. Threeexclusivelistingsonthehillsideat RevolutionaryLookout.Broker-owned. TwoexclusivelistingshighupatBayRidge. From1to2acres.$75,000to$250,000, allwithprotectivecovenantsandplan approvalssoyoucanbuildnow.

CONDOMINIUMS

Need someone to manage your condominium? Lookingforacondominiumtorent?Wantto listyourcondominium?Callusfirst!

207-594-1031

Linda Bean-Jones andArvillaP.Collins REALTORS®

MISTY BAY REALTY

PENOBSCOT BAY AREA

Stockton Springs-This beau¬ tiful old cape has just been renovated and is waiting for a loving family to fill her rooms. Two fireplaces, pine floors, huge country kit¬ chen, 3 or 4 bedrooms, 2 % baths and more.There is room for hobbies, gardening and lots of living in this wonderful home. $142,000.

'** Belfast-One of Belfast’s most distinctive new homes, this property has many very appealing features. Contemporary/Victorian design, tiled baths and kite hen, roof¬ top deck with water view, all appliances, apartment for guest or income, and much more. You’ll fall in love with this one. $189,000.

24HighStreet P.O.Box403 Belfast,Maine04915 207-338-1360

GraciousWiscassetHomeon5.7Acres.SheepscotRiverviewsand400‘of

LAND FOR SALE

•Onelakefrontacrewith204'ofshore frontageandgreatviews.$48,500.

•3.9acreswithrightofwaytoPemaquid Lakeanddock.$53,000.

•Twoacreswith200'ofshorefrontageon DuckPuddlePond.$45,000.

•1.8acres,1minutefromgolfcourse,5 minutesfromsaltwater.$27,500.

•Viewsofeagle'snestandlake.Two lovelylotsremaining.$50,000and$57,000.

DamariscottaLakeCottage.Seasonal3-bedroom cottagewithscreenedporchand850’ofshore¬ line.Nofurtherdivisionofthe6acres,allowing youtoretainthisspecialspotforyourself. $130,000. DamariscottaClassic.QualitybrickColonialwith finefinishdetails.Attachedellandbarnplus cupola,offeringuniquenessandcountlessop¬ portunities.Excellentintownlocation.$295,0C0.

Stunning Saltwater Views. Eleven acres with viewsofBroadCoveandMuscongusBay.Totally and beautifully renovated Cape and ell with wonderful post-and-beam bam. Outstanding. $279,000.

WelcometotheExcitement!

Tovisitorsandresidentsalikeweofferarichdiversityofsocial, economicandculturalbenefitsthatcombinethesophisticatedand cosmopolitanelementsofurbanlifewithafriendly,relaxed,and wholesomepaceofactivitymoreakintoruralMaine.

HorseshoeMotel, Route1,Saco,284-6720

SacoBayClassics, 191MainSt.,Saco,283-1400

SilverSpringsCottages, PortlandRd.,Saco,283-3880

PrioritiesRestaurant, 11AdamsSt.,Biddeford,284-4475

PepperellTrustCo., 163MainSt.,Biddeford,282-4121

SacoValleyFederalCreditUnion, 312MainSt..Saco.282-6169

The Lodge BAB, P.O.Box31,BiddefordPool,284-7148

UnionOilCo., 372MainSt..Biddeford,284-4523

Willey’sHide-A-Way, 814APortlandRd.,Route1,Saco,282-0502

SleepyHollowMotel, 297ElmSt.,Biddeford.282-0031

LuckyLoggersLndg.,FamilyResL &Catering,SacoVai.Shop.Ctr.,283-0485

CityTheaterAssoc.,Inc., 205MainSt.,Biddeford,282-0849

Biddeford/Saco

Purple Borders

AM TEN AND I AM RIDING A publicbustoschool.

Iamsittingbyawindow.Only myheadisturnedtolookout.My bodyisfacingstraightahead.Isitwatch¬ ingwhateverpassesmeby.

Alargeladyboardsthebusandsitsin theseatnexttome.Shehasonabulky tweedcoatwhichmakesherevenbigger andtheseatsmaller.Thereisnotenough roomtomakeaspacebetweenus,soour bodiesjiggletogetherasweridealong.

Thewarmthandsmellofherdriftsover tome;powderandsweetperfumeproba¬ bly called Midnight something. She’s wearingglossyredlipstick.Iimagineher redlipsleavingprintsoneverything: Kleenexes,cheeks,men’swhitecollars, andtheendsofwhite-tippedcigarettes, liketheoneslyinginthemeltedbottleash trayinmyAuntHelen’strailer.Theweave ofthelady’scoathassoakedinenough smoke that it smells like smothered cigarettesallthetime.

Theladylooksoverandsmilesbrieflyat mesayingsomethingabouthowcolditis. Asshespeaksshepullsthecollarofher coatuparoundherthroat.Iholdmybody tight,tryingnottoslideintoherandto keepmyselfwarm.ButbeforelongIallow thebigarmofhercoattocoverthearm andshoulderofmyrightside.Ikeeplook¬ ingoutthewindow,butmyattentionison thatsideofmybody—squished,butoddly comfortable.Myleftsideiscold,espe¬

ciallywhenitbumpsagainstthemetal shellofthebus.

Occasionally,1lookaheadattheseatin frontofme.Namesanddirtywordsare scratchedonit.Idon’tliketoseethem,but itgivesmeachancetolookatthelady withoutstaring.Mymothersaystome almostdaily,“Nicepeopledon’tstare,”so Ihavelearnedhowtodoitinsecret.

Inherhand,theladyholdsasmall whitehanky.Ithasvioletsonitwitha purpleembroideredborderallaround.My grandmothercarrieshankieslikethatin somethingshecallsherpocketbookwhich shealwayskeepsonherlapevenwhenshe issittinginourlivingroomhavingan afternoonhighball.

Theedgesofthesmallclothpeepoutof thelady’shand.Sometimessheputsit underhernosetotouchorwipesomething 1cantsee.1watchhermoveandfingerthe hankyallwaddedupandsoftinherhand.I watchherhandveryclosely,eventhough1 mostlylookoutthewindow.Thebuildings andpeoplepassingbybecomeblursof color.Mycompleteattentionisonthe lady’shand.Herleftone;theoneclosest tome.Iwatchandwatchuntil1amthat treasure—untilIhaveenteredherhand and become that hanky. I am much smallerthanmyselfsittingonthebusseat. Herhandcradlesmywholebody.Itisjust therightfitforme.Myheadrestsonthetip ofonefingerassoftasanypillow.Little

cracksoflightcomethroughthespaces betweenherfingers.Irestgentlyinher palm,awarmandwelcomeparadise.My bodyiswoundsnuginasheetofviolets withpurpleallaround.Irestandrockin divinecomfort;safeinafieldofwildflow¬ ersinspring,thesunpouringlifeintoeach petal.Ibasklikeasunbatherinthissafe, goldenplace,breathingintheluxuryof enoughness.

IlaytherefloatinginmyparadiseuntilI feeladraft.Iturnfrommywindowtosee the large, warm woman descending the stairsacrossfromourseatatthebackof thebus.Thehandholdingthehankyis,for a moment, wrapped tightly around the silverpole—andthengone.1keeplooking atthatpoleforalongtime,staringatthe spotwhereherhandwas.Afterawhile1 stuff my hands under my legs to keep warm,andturnagaintolookoutthewin¬ dowatwhateverpassesmeby.

_ —Jamie GraceKing

1heSundialInn,builtc.1891,retainsitsoriginalcharm despitetotalrenovation.DecoratedincountryVictorianantiques, eachroomhasaprivatebath,TV,A/C,phones.Allfloors areaccessiblebyelevator.Heartycontinentalbreakfastserved. Openyearround.Allmajorcreditcardsaccepted.

Flash

CELEBRATING theopeningof !“AndrewWyethinMaine”atthePort¬ landMuseumofArtare,fromleft:Bar¬ bara S. Nosanow, museum director; Thomas Elliman, Andrew Wyeth, RachelF.Armstrong,presidentof board of trustees; and Wayne McGar¬ vey,exhibitionsponsorandpresident ofMaineNationalBank.

RYAN PEENEY and Congress¬ man Joseph E. Brennanatthe USM Gallery receptionfor winningartinthisyear’sCongressional ArtCompetition.Peeney’spainting, “Mileage,”(background),isenrouteto Washington.

L.A.Law’s Richard Dysart recently checked intonative M.E.for home-fire¬ safetypub¬ licservice announcementsfortheelderly,30 secondseach.MaraJanelleof ExpandedVideo,right,islocalpro¬ ducerforthespots.

Aworkerpaintshullnumbers on BIW’s newest AEGIS cruiser, USS GETTYS¬ BURG, prior tolaunching.

ThenearlycompletedMonumentWay Projectrepresentsallthatispositive aboutacontinuedinvestmentinPort¬ land'sfuture.Animportantlandmark buildinghasbeencompletelyrenovated byKeeleyConstructionCompany,Inc. incorporatingpivotalretailandcommercialspace.Of note,thedesignnowprovidesanessentialpedestrianlink

fromMonumentSquaretotherevitalized FreeStreetarea.

Fortunately,Portlandhasattractedex¬ ceptionalprofessionalandtradespeople whomakethiskindofqualitydevelop¬ mentpossible.Theyhaveraisedoursightsandexpecta¬ tions,andwewouldn'thaveitanyotherway.

Maine’sPremierBusinessPark

Thekeytoasuccessfulbusinesssiteislocation,accessibilityandvisibility. EnjoyyoursuccessatEaglebrook—Maine’snewestplannedbusinesspark.

LocatedalongbothsidesoftheMaineTurnpikedirectlybetween Exit6A,Exit7andtheproposedExit6(ScarboroughDowns),Eaglebrookoffers aperfectgrowthopportunityforavarietyofbusinessuses.

Plannedamenitiesinclude:on-sitechilddaycarecenter,fitnessfacility, jogging/naturetrails,woodednaturalsurroundings,allpublicutilities,unlimited parkingandeasyaccesstothejetport,MaineMallandPortlandarea. BecomeapartofEaglebrook.Youdeserveabusinesslocationthat reflectsyoursuccess.

Formoreinformation,call(207)772-8554.