Artist of the Month

Sun, 09/06/2015 - 8:30am

Photographs by Steve Black will be exhibited at the Southport Memorial Library beginning Sept. 14. Black’s works will be displayed through Oct. 31. This graffiti image was discovered along an embankment of Highway 101 north of San Francisco. I have never known what it might signify, but it is a fascinating combination of bold lines on a pale green background. Courtesy of Steve Black

Steve Black has worked as a freelance photographer in the Boston area and presently operates a photo and art gallery on Orrs Island. His work has been exhibited in the Boston area, Sausalito, California; Lexington, Kentucky; the Boston Globe, and internationally in Holland and France.

Black traces his interest in photography and the visual arts to his early childhood experiences growing up on the Maine coast, the wonders of nature being so close at hand. Like his male ancestors who were lobstering and fishing for “keepers,” he continues to seek out all the visually interesting “keepers” his eyes can discover.

It was on Bailey Island that Black was particularly struck by his grandmother's keen appreciation of her surroundings, although or perhaps because she was totally blind. Having assumed early on the task of sharing with her what he saw, he thinks of his photographs as extensions of sight to be shared with others.

Black brings to the Southport Memorial Library a number of his unique photographs to be on exhibit from Sept.14 through Oct. 31. His works can be found at www.steveblackphotography.com.

For more information, call the library at 207-633-2741. Library hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with evening hours from 7-9 on Tuesday and Thursday. The library is located at the southern end of the island at 1032 Hendricks Hill Road.