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Maine Murals

My son is vacationing in Maine with some of his buddies — a well deserved vacation after graduation. I wish I was there, in Maine that is. I took an art trip cruise there four few years ago with my mother. Now that I think about it that was at the start of Piers’ college days and this is at the end, so very fitting he should be able to enjoy it for himself.

It’s a state I had never spent much time in before that trip. My son just called to describe what I found so charming about it as well. It’s a peaceful, beautiful get away where you can enjoy incredible seafood, hiking, and the ocean – all the bounties of Nature –  as well as the incredible light, it just cannot be put into words, but no wonder so many artists flock here.

All my links for Maine murals have unfortunately disappeared but here’s a seaport one that I really like and saw while I was in Portland + I’ve seen this view from the park at the top of Portland + a lovely sealife ocean murals in the lobby of Texas A&M’s Ocean and Coastal Studies Building.

 

Portland Seaport Mural - Photo by origamidon on Art Is Everywhere
Portland Seaport Mural - Photo by origamidon via Flickr

 

Portland Main - Old Harbor Mural. Photo by LesNMeyers, on Art Is Everyhwere
Portland Main - Old Harbor Mural. Photo by LesNMeyers
OCSBuilding "Syncopation Sea" murals by Dixie Friend Gay are 12 by 23 feet, as seen on Art Is Everywhere
OCSBuilding "Syncopation Sea" murals by Dixie Friend Gay are 12 by 23 feet
Syncopation-Sea mural by Dixie Friend Gay at Texas A&M, on Art Is Everywhere
Syncopation-Sea mural by Dixie Friend Gay at Texas A&M

 

BenthicZone mural by Dixie Friend Gay on Art Is Everywhere
"The Benthic Zone," measures 15 inches by 45 feet. Its 3-D and flat tiles resemble an aquarium.

I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.