STYLE & CULTURE

How Artists, Makers, and Fisherfolk Are Still Shaping Midcoast Maine

This central sweep of the shore has always been a place of refuge. On a visit to his home state, Darrell Hartman discovers it's still a haven for dreamers and doers.

BY DARRELL HARTMAN

July 28, 2025

A large painting of boxers — commissioned from the California artist AMERICA MARTIN — transitions from black to olive green, one of a small number of “almost neutral” colors Charette was comfortable using in the house. 

Lav + Co
Interior Design Studio

Lav + Co. is a residential architectural design team based in Austin, TX and Greenwich, CT by @lorenzaavila

LET THERE BE ART: America Martin featured in the home aided by Wally Workman Gallery

All the Right Ingredients

In the historic art colony of Laguna Beach, California, designer Raili Clasen brought a midcentury exuberance to a contemporary beach house’s modern vibe. The result is a colorful free spirit worthy of its pedigree

BY PAIGE PORTER FISCHER

PHOTOGRAPHS BY KARYN MILLET

America Martin’s painting Cloud Woman hangs at the Juniper Austin restaurant in Austin Texas. The space was designed by Cravotta Interiors.

SUNSET PARK - A Santa Monica bungalow designed by Betsy Burnham. A custom sectional, sourced through Cisco Home, an area rug from International Flooring and the 1573 chair from Lee Industries covered in Colefax & Fowler’s Boxwood Union play supporting roles in the family room, which is dominated by a painting by America Martin, via Joanne Artman Gallery. Photography by Laura Hull.