This was kind of a special trip to Portland, because for the first time we were able to visit a place that had not been accessible on past visits. It started at the Portland Museum of Art, where a number of Winslow Homer works are on display.
This is Weatherbeaten; I don't believe it made it to the grand show that the Metropolitan put on in 2022; that was called Crosscurrents. But the fun was just starting; after a quick tour of a few of Homers' works in the museum, we headed out to Prouts Neck...
And Winslow's studio. The only way to visit the studio is via the Portland Museum.
His studio was originally a carriage house next to the family home, but the carriage house was moved a number of yards away from the home, and it was expanded to eventually include the 2nd floor, a gift from his brother (who was a chemist for Valspar, and a co-inventor of clear varnish!). When you visit Prouts Neck, not only can one look out this window, which is the exact same size as the painting Weatherbeaten...
(That's Sig Eater!) But one can also stand at the approximate spot where Homer worked on that piece of art...
On a much nicer, less stormy day.
One can really work up an appetite after all that schlepping around.
What can I say - we like this place...Scales. I'd even reserved bar seats; to me, it's the best place to sit, our bartender was great, and they make proper cocktails.
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3 local oysters on offer tonight; I like the way they are served...
In a trough on the bar. Maine oysters are my favorites.
This wasn't bad, either...
Littlenecks, with chunks of house-cured belly. And the star...
A 1 1/2 pounder, perfectly cooked, and possibly the best whole lobster I've partaken in. We each had one - and also some vegetables...
Three peas. A good Portland day and night.
