r t s e p t e m B e r 2 0 1 8 1 0 3 lE lE y onne ac uette united states, Born 1934 , dra o E E t o t o a to ai E ii, 1995, oil on linen, 80 63 1 2 inches. portland museum of art, maine. museum purchase ith support from the friends of the collection, 2002.15. y onne ac uette l b the road to the art o yvonne ac uette. by rhea C t robbins yvonne Jacquette. Have you heard of her? Artist. She was born in 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and she has deep ties to Maine via Searsmont and the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. Her artwork is executed from an aerial view of the landscape. Once you see her paintings, you’ll never forget them. Just listen to the Vimeo interview “Yvonne Jacquette in Conversation with Vincent Katz.” Here my hero becomes so very real, like Clark Kent—reachable and understood— flying through dream skyscrapers with a brush for a cape. I discovered her through her painting Town of Skowhegan, which was used as the cover art for Deep Woods and River Roads: Voices From the Kennebec-Chaudière Heri- or ers ar below drone brush stro es stri es the painterly sur ace urassic par pieces o concrete poured a ter pour ti e continuu wor created to last li eti es against the shores. aves blind pounding the coast up against ce ent barriers o anu actured ree s to withhold the beat o water “ ore bro en” than be ore. dragon ce ent, unheeding, creates concrete co pactly ade wor ers un nowing the nal destinations bend to their tas s 450,000 etric tons increased ercury up to 42 lbs. per year increase until the day the dragon blew heard eleven iles away “ ero casualties,” he said ro the scene. obs industry easured in artistry anu acturing reprieves ro a distance. hard hats deep below invisible.