I had the opportunity to photograph Portland International Jetport’s beautiful expansion last week. The 2011 addition doubled the size of the airport facility with an extra 137,000 square feet. With a massive geothermal cooling and heating system, the Jetport was awarded LEED’s Gold Certificate in 2012. The Gensler designed addition strikes a great pose and I shot it under the cloud-covered November full moon.
In October I was contacted by Boston-based artist Georgette Benisty to photograph her latest creations. Georgette is an amazing artist, and a warm and engaging individual originally from Casablanca. With an imagination which allows her to see beauty where it is not expected. She is inspired by her lifelong fascination with antique laces and Moroccan architecture.
As noted in her bio, “White lace is transformed into visions of the Artist’s history. These visions are enhanced by the shadows cast through the plexiglass adding another dimension and providing an additional layer of softness. Art lovers appreciate the painstaking detail; the three dimensionality, the paradox of rigid lines of modern plexiglass with the warm softness of lace. These pieces evoke an emotional connection to the artist and the history, culture and beauty of a land that is an integral part of her identity. The result is a truly unique and exquisite visual concept.”
Most of the pieces are four feet in length, some are longer, some shorter…all are exquisitely beautiful. Learn more of Georgette and her art here.
It was great to work with the wonderfully talented Marcel Valliere of Valliere Design Studio earlier this month. One of his recently completed projects is a major renovation to a coastline home in Saint George, Maine. A lovely home that hugs the coast and blends naturally with the beautiful surrounding landscape. Renovation construction by Harbor Builders of Port Clyde, landscaping by Hedgerow in Martinsville, Maine. To keep up with Marcel and his work, visit his Facebook page here.
It was great to work again with Meriwether Gill at Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate – The Masiello Group in Camden, Maine. Here are two of Meriwether’s recent listings. One is in Saint George, the other in Warren, Maine. Both are wonderful waterfront properties. For more information, please visit Meriwether’s site here.
Earlier in the summer I had the opportunity to photograph another property for Meriwether Gill at Better Homes and Garden Real Estate – The Masiello Group in Camden, Maine. A 42 acre property with a Greek Revival farmhouse and barn with rolling fields, a beautiful wooded area, and a camp with riverside frontage, I knew that this property would not last long on the market….and it didn’t. The house was sold in September.
Learn more about Meriwether and her listings at <http://www.masiello.com/agent/agent-profile.cfm?associateid=2254>
This past July I had the honor of photographing Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport, Maine (home of former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush) for Tilbury House Publishers. It was a hot summer morning that started off hazy and cloudy, but by the time the tripod was set up and the first exposure taken, the skies had cleared and it was a beautiful day on the coast of Maine.
When this property was purchased for development in the late 1800’s, it was originally known as Point Vesuvius. The Boston architectural firm of Chapman and Fraser was hired in 1904 to build what was to be called Rock Ledge…and the photos below explain why. It first appeared in the July 1905 edition of American Homes and Gardens… “The site is a very rocky and rugged one, from which the name “Rock Ledge” is derived. Its rugged cliffs rise high up out of the sea. The house has been designed in the style of the modern rambling and elongated type, is built out over the rocks, and rests upon stone footings, which have been built and brought up to a proper level for the foundation.”
A special thank you to President and Mrs. Bush for their kind cooperation in this project.
Maine Coastal Cottages is due to be published in the Spring of 2014.
The Loon Lodge Inn sits majestically on the shores of Rangeley Lake. Home of The Restaurant at Loon Lodge Inn and the Pickford Pub, this is a classic year round resort hotel. Built in 1909 as a family camp, it was originally named Camp Weduba. Spacious grounds and lakeside amenities all add to the comfort to be discovered at this western Maine gem. Whether it is water based sports and activities in the summer, or snowmobiling in the winter, the Loon Lodge Inn covers your rusticating pursuits in a warm and ever-so-friendly manner.
I am pleased to announce that this spring and summer I have been on assignment traveling across Maine for Tilbury House Publishers for their upcoming 2014 book, Maine Coastal Cottages. Stay tuned in the weeks ahead for updates from the field. As Tilbury House explains:
Between the Civil War and World War I, each year the Maine coast attracted thousands of summer tourists to experience its natural beauty, recreational advantages, and social life. By the 1880s some of the more affluent visitors opted to build their own cottages, employing such noted architects as John Calvin Stevens of Portland, Fred Savage of Bar Harbor, and Chapman & Fraser of Boston. While many of these summer homes exemplified the popular Shingle Style, others reflected the picturesque Queen Anne and Tudor Revival tastes.
From 1885 to 1905, the Scientific American Building Monthly published pictures, floor plans, and descriptions of hundreds of stylish American homes to provide inspiration and information to architects, builders, and clients. Among these many designs are fifty in Maine, many of them Shingle Style summer cottages. Maine Coastal Cottages presents these fifty homes to a contemporary audience through reproducing the magazine’s photographic illustrations, floor plans, and descriptions, coupling them with recent photographs by David Clough. Historical and architectural commentary is provided by Maine State Historian Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., and Architect Christopher Glass. A Spring 2014 publication date is anticipated by Tilbury House, Publishers.
For more information, please contact Tilbury House, Publishers at 800-582-1899.
The Clough Meeting House was originally built by the Second Free Will Baptist Church of Lewiston, Maine in 1846 at a cost of $808.57. It is located across the street from the Clough Cemetery. The original structure was 36′ x 40′, and is one of 16 known ”reverse plan” churches in the state. Meaning the preaching stand is in the front of the building – note in the photos that there are paired front doors leading to symmetrical vestibules, so that as you entered the building you would have been looking at the congregation sitting in the 40 pews…best not be late to service! The Clough Meeting House is considered to be one of Maine’s best preserved reverse plan churches, and it is the oldest church structure still standing in Lewiston. As seen in the photos, the Meeting House is also significant for the examples of both grain painting and smoke painting. The Meeting House is owned and maintained by the Clough Cemetery Association and has recently been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information on the building’s historical significance, please visit: <http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000438.htm>
