MAINE

Soon after moving to Maine I began to explore aspects of the state, from geography, topography, names of its geographic features, and some who have called the state home. Below are a selection of these works. 

What’s in a Name? Maine (with the number of major geographic features named after indigenous people & words marked with red), 2018, acrylic and ink on printed map laid down on paper, 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Private collection, Massachusetts

Hermit, Thoreau, UFOs, and Wabanaki Route Information, 2017, acrylic, gouache, and ink on digitally altered map, image size 14 1/4 x 10 inches. Collection of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine, Portland

Stephen King Maine Story Settings (Actual and Fictional Maine Settings and Places Mentioned in Stephen King Stories, and Thoreau’s Journeys), 2017, acrylic, gouache, ink, and metallic paint on digitally altered map, image size 18 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Collection of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine, Portland

Some Maine Writers (one hundred and two Maine writers, color coded by half century, with the first letter of their name near their locale, and Thoreau's journeys in silver and gold), 2017, acrylic, ink and metallic paint on digitally altered map, 37 1/4 x 26 inches

Locations of Maine Writers, Color Coded by Half Century, + Thoreau’s Journeys, 2017, acrylic, ink, and metallic paint on digitally altered map, image size 8 5/8 x 6 inches. Private collection, Maine

Overpainting M, 2013, acrylic on map on paper, 12 1/4 x 15 inches. Private collection, Maine

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