Blue Hill Public Library will host artist Philip Frey and author Carl Little to share from the new book, Philip Frey: Here and Now, on Wednesday August 1st at 2:00 PM at the library. The book is by Carl Little and Daniel Kany. Carl will introduce the artist and Philip will share about his work and take questions from the audience.
In the past twenty years, Philip Frey has developed into one of Maine’s finest landscape painters. Known as a brilliant colorist, Frey paints Maine’s harbors and islands with a bold palette that captures the light and moods of his home state, from the streets of Ellsworth and Portland to Monhegan and Acadia National Park.
Frey studied at Columbus College of Art and Design and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Painting from Syracuse University in 1990. He is a longtime practitioner of Buddha Dharma and has traveled to Nepal and India to study with renowned teachers. Frey lives in Downeast Maine, where he maintains a full-time studio nestled in the woods.
Carl Little is the author of numerous art books, including monographs on John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Dahlov Ipcar, Beverly Hallam, Francis Hamabe, Joel Babb, William Irvine, Jeffery Becton, Wendy Turner, Irene Olivieri, and Philip Barter. Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond won the first John N. Cole Prize from Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Carl Little moved to Mount Desert Island in 1989. He holds degrees from Dartmouth, Columbia, and Middlebury. Little is the communications manager at the Maine Community Foundation.
This event is co-sponsored by the library, Courthouse Gallery, and Blue Hill Books. The event is free and everyone is welcome. Books will be available for sale and signing. For more information call 374-3675
