September 07, 2019

Maine Outdoor Film Festival 2019

September 07, 2019/ Brad Betts

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2019:

Join us for the second annual MAINE OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL at Down East Gallery in Edgecomb! We are thrilled to host this outdoor event featuring independent filmmakers from around the globe, including a significant number of filmmakers from Maine itself.

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Doors: 7 pm, Films: 7:45 pm

This is a BYOB+P+B event: Bring your own beverages, a picnic and a blanket and enjoy outdoor films overlooking the 35 acres of fields and sunflowers at Down East Gallery.

In case of rain, the films will be shown indoors on our new stage in the 1904 post and beam barn.

This is a family-friendly event. A donation at the door will go directly to Teens to Trails, a Brunswick-based nonprofit that supports Maine high school outing clubs with cash grants, organizational support and programming. All are welcome!

Visit our Events Page for more details

August 18, 2019

The Don Campbell Band at Down East Gallery

August 18, 2019/ Brad Betts

An evening in our 1904 post and beam barn, filled with outstanding music, fun people, great conversations and lots of dancing! A private invitation event for supporters of the Boothbay Region YMCA with music from the Don Campbell Band.

Photography by Sam Betts

August 12, 2019

Opening reception: Tapestry | THE NEW WAVE

August 12, 2019/ Brad Betts

The opening reception for Tapestry | THE NEW WAVE was a great success! Over 150 people joined us to celebrate the opening of the largest tapestry exhibition ever held in the state of Maine. We were pleased to have 10 of the 11 weavers in attendance at the opening.

The exhibition runs until August 31. Open Tues-Sat, 11 am to 4 pm.

Photography by Sam Betts

View the Tapestry Exhibition

August 10, 2019

Commemorative Poster: Linekin Bay Resort 100 Years

August 10, 2019/ Brad Betts

For Linekin Bay Resort’s 100-Year Anniversary, Brad created a painting especially for their celebration. His goal with this painting was to capture the spirit of this classic Maine family resort: summer days playing games on the lawn, swimming in the pool, sailing in the bay or simply relaxing on the deck. Linekin Bay Resort has welcomed families for 100 years and still embodies the historic charm of old. If you have not visited, we highly recommend a “Linekin Crush” cocktail and lunch at the Deck Bar & Grill!

Read the Boothbay Register Article

June 16, 2019

Morning Walks

June 16, 2019/ Brad Betts

The weather has warmed on Ocean Point. Our brisk morning walks are now slower paced as we stop to enjoy the season’s first beach roses, chat with summer visitors, or paint a surf study to capture the turquoise color of a breaking wave on an overcast day.

May 26, 2019

Italy: Tuscany

May 26, 2019/ Brad Betts

After 3 days in Rome, we headed north for a week in Val d’Orcia, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Tuscany.

San Quirico d’Orcia, as viewed from one of the many hiking paths leading out from the town to the neighboring villages.

We stayed in a circa 700 stone house just outside the walls of the village of San Quirico d’Orcia.

A walk through the narrow winding streets of San Quirico d’Orcia.

From San Quirico, you can easily drive to many well-known towns in the Val d’Orcia, including Montalcino, Montepulciano, and Pienza. One of favorite days was spent hiking from town to town, starting in San Quirico and taking paths through the rolling grain fields, past long-abandoned stone structures, to finally hike up to the hill town of Pienza.

We were very fortunate to have a private tour and wine tasting at Altesino, a vineyard and winery in Montalcino that makes, among other incredibly delicious wines, the world-renowned Brunello di Montalcino.

We could not visit Tuscany without at least one day on the coast. We spent the afternoon walking the beach and then enjoyed dinner in the hill town of Porto Santo Stefano.