Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108It’snotjust“TheWayLifeShouldBe.” It’sthewayitis. EVERYDAYATWEX, we’re making complex payment solutions simple for millions of people worldwide, allowing them to focus on what really matters – their business. WEX is a global company, based in South Portland, Maine. To learn more about our services or career opportunities, visit wexinc.com. 12 portland monthly magazine letters editor@portlandmonthly.com Lost in reading I’m just back from a trip: James Doty’s Into the Magic Room, before that Tom Gjelten’s Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba, and now Portland Magazine’s July/August issue. Escapist literature at its best, all of it playing on my emotions–from a neurosurgeon’s dis- covery of compassion, to the history of Cuba through the Bacardi family, to Colin Sar- gent’s delightful description of the three pri- mary owners of 71 Foreside Road, Falmouth [“Rockefeller Centered”]. Keep going with this magazine’s homage to good writing! Anne Zill, Portland LessConcerned “withtheactualart” [Regarding “Maine Sculptors, A Catalog”] I was excited to see the cover of the recent “3D Dreamers” included an image of one of my favorite artists, John Bisbee. To say I was disappointed with the content is an un- derstatement. You did nothing to tell me anything about any of the represented art- ists. As a collector, I am more concerned with the life, career, and inspirations of the artist than I am with the actual art. With- out a reference to the process, without any insight to the artist, your article is simply a catalogue, mostly outdated, of the art- ists’ “recent” sales. You had an opportuni- ty to celebrate the artist and the art, but you provided an edited version of artnet, Art- sy and eBay that anyone could have done. I think you missed an opportunity to cel- ebrate some of Maine’s most talented peo- ple. This would have been a great opportu- Dreamers Portlan d Monthly ® Magazin e VoluMe 31, no. 6 Maine’s City Magazine Maine’s City SePteMb er 2016 Maine art annual 3D yummy walls | fiction by benjamin rybeck | monhegan studio for sale w w w . p o r t l a n d m a g a z i n e . c o m September 2016 Vol. 31 No. 6 $5.95 Maine Art Annual Maine’s City Magazine