Warm memories; grow very old in Portland

“That Summer Day’’ (encaustic and photo transfer), by Kimberly Curry

Ms. Curry says she uses her home state of Maine as her muse, as well as her travels around the world, and is inspired by the the beauty (and its opposites) in ordinary things.

Her style ranges from seascapes of Maine that capture a point in time to following a concept in a loose abstract way.

She lives in hip Portland, whose excellent health care, physical beauty, exciting working waterfront, famous food sector and strong cultural and educational resources for older people put it on Parade magazine’s list of seven places in America to “Live Here and Live to 100’’.

Downtown Portland

— Photo by Autocracy

Farmers market on Monument Square

Portland waterfront with warm-season cruise ships

Old townhouses in Portland