ROBERT ATKINSON

The greatest ancestor of Maine painting just might be Camille Corot (1796-1875), a leader of the Barbizon School in France. Claude Monet (1840-1926) is the obvious champion of Impressionism — the undeniable great grandparent of Maine landscape painting — and Monet did not quibble about his debt to Corot: “There is only one master here […]

Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, keepers of the VHS flame, host their sixth festival at Space.

– SEND PARTY INVITES at least two weeks in advance to Avery Yale Kamila, Maine Sunday Telegram, One City Center, Portland, ME 04101 or [email protected] Miss Maine Day Pageant/SEPT. 23Rippleffect Community Appreciation Day/SEPT. 9Seventy-Five State Street Benefit Auction/SEPT. 13Jackson Laboratory Fundraising Reception/SEPT 10University of New England’s Deborah Morton Ceremony & Reception/SEPT. 18

Art “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” 35 major oils and watercolors, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 30. “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with historic processes, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Feb. 17. “Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol,” University of Southern Maine (Osher […]

Superstorm Sandy provided a glimpse of what it is about the state — the sounds, the smells, that light — that has enticed generations of painters to come from away … and stay.