About 70 people showed up over the course of several hours on a Sunday in late June. The artists are expecting more people this time. They will hang dozens of pieces of art for Sunday’s show, from paintings the size of index cards to others much larger. In addition to Hamilton, also showing work will be Sarah Winslow, Leah Cross and Rebecca Klementovich.Collectively, they will populate the street with paintings that are full of light, energy and whimsy
.During the June event, some visitors followed the artists indoors into their studios. That won’t happen this time, Hamilton said. “This is definitely an outdoor-only event, and we will make more of an effort this time to make sure people don’t go inside. We’ll be more ready this time,” he said. “We might even close the studio doors.”Hamilton, who lives in South Portland and is represented by Maine Art Hill in Kennebunkport, has had a studio in Bayside for about four years. His building used to be a dry cleaners, and he appreciates the industrial feel of the place with its patchwork of brick and cinder block and leftover apparatuses. He’s there 80 hours a week, often with the doors open and salsa music and jazz playing loud enough that it can heard in the street. He loves the neighborhood and what it’s becoming.“There are so many changes these last couple of years – restaurants and condos being built on both sides of us. There is a lot happening here, and it’s fun to be a part of it,” he said.Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login to participate in the conversation. Here’s why.Send questions/comments to the editors.FILED UNDER:DO THISWant the news that's vital to Maine?Our daily headlines email is delivered each morning.By submitting your email address you agree to our terms of service.RELATED STORIESARTS & ENTERTAINMENTAt Ogunquit Museum, challenges of reopening are hanging on the wallsDO THISSouth Portland couple shows paintings online, at galleries and in their drivewayARTS & ENTERTAINMENTMaine art students mourn the loss of their senior thesesLOCAL & STATEUsing virus as a prompt, visual artists compelled to createPORTLAND FORECASTERArtist asks who’s responsible for changing the worldLATEST ARTICLESLOCAL & STATESleep-out protest continues at Portland City HallTIMES RECORDBig Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick concluding matching gift campaign Aug. 1 NATION & WORLDJudge orders Michael Cohen to be released from prisonLIFE & CULTUREPress Play: Listen to ‘Queen of the Drive-in’ by WhistleStop RockNATION & WORLDMeatpacking workers file lawsuit against OSHA, accusing agency of failing to keep them safeMOST READ STORIESState moves swiftly to remove illegal, racist names from 5 Maine islandsAmazon gets priority while mail gets delayed, say letter carriersFreeport brewery cancels Trump campaign event, saying it was misledWomen for Trump draw crowd of 100 for campaign stop in Old Orchard BeachPortland’s East End beach closed over contamination fears
