Maine Scene by Edythe Laws

Photograph

Pejepscot History Center

"At The Tiller" by Edythe Laws

A black and white photograph of an oil painting titled, "Maine Scene" by local Maine artist Edythe Laws. Laws is known for her scenic landscape and marine paintings in the style of romantic realism. "Maine Scene" is a landscape painting of a farm featuring the main house, livestock barn, and a silo. Cows can be seen in the foreground toward the left grazing by a fence. This photo was published in the Times Record newspaper on 11/14/1983.

Name/Title

"Maine Scene" by Edythe Laws

Entry/Object ID

2003.546e.5309

Description

Collection

Times Record

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Times Record, Art, Paintings

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Labor of Love: Creating Art and Community

Notes

As a self-proclaimed “mood painter,” Edythe Laws credits living in Maine, especially the distinct four-season year, with her tendencies to sway toward moody seasonal palettes and her preference for landscapes. The painting pictured in this photograph, titled “Maine Scene,” capturess those sentiments and her love for the romantic realist style. The farm landscape features the main house, livestock barn, silo, and cows grazing in the foreground. Somewhat panoramic in proportion, the idyllic scene brings slow Maine ways in the countryside to life.