https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Thu, 08 May 2025 12:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/looking-at-the-masters-renoir/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/looking-at-the-masters-renoir/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 12:00:54 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=184059 Pierre August Renoir was born in 1841 in Limoges, France. The town of Limoges was the center of the famous hand-painted porcelain works. Renoir’s parents were members of an active artist and artisan community. His father was a tailor and his mother a seamstress.  The family moved to Paris in 1845, and they lived near […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/looking-at-the-masters-renoir/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/house-of-the-week-go-dutch-colonial/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/house-of-the-week-go-dutch-colonial/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 11:00:44 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/house-of-the-week-go-dutch-colonial/ Several of my friends have very fond memories of growing up in this neighborhood off Goldsborough with its long blocks, wide streets with parking on both sides of the streets and rear alleys. This house on a corner lot has been well maintained and it is now being offered for the first time in forty […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/house-of-the-week-go-dutch-colonial/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/03/chesapeake-lens-the-co-canal-by-lee-goodwin/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/03/chesapeake-lens-the-co-canal-by-lee-goodwin/#respond Sat, 03 May 2025 12:00:43 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=184003 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/03/chesapeake-lens-the-co-canal-by-lee-goodwin/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/looking-at-the-masters-mizue-sawano/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/looking-at-the-masters-mizue-sawano/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 12:00:24 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183927 Mizue Sawano, born in Osaka, Japan, in 1941 became interested in making art at age five. She now lives in New York City. Her father was a novelist and journalist for the Asahi newspaper. After World War II, her family had to move often. They lived in the beach town of Oiso from 1949 until […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/looking-at-the-masters-mizue-sawano/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/house-of-the-week-captivating-craftsman-bungalow/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/house-of-the-week-captivating-craftsman-bungalow/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 11:00:31 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/house-of-the-week-captivating-craftsman-bungalow/ When I began my search for this week’s feature, I looked no further than this Craftsman Bungalow, since I am besotted with bungalows in general and this one in particular! I coveted it when it was on the market before and I enjoyed my tour to reacquaint me with its many charms. This bungalow has […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/01/house-of-the-week-captivating-craftsman-bungalow/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/26/chesapeake-lens-stillness-by-sherri-baton/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/26/chesapeake-lens-stillness-by-sherri-baton/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:10:56 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183862 A Great Blue Heron stalks its prey in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/26/chesapeake-lens-stillness-by-sherri-baton/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/24/design-with-jenn-martella-the-dover-a-sears-roebuck-company-design/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/24/design-with-jenn-martella-the-dover-a-sears-roebuck-company-design/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:58 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183819 Two years ago I wrote a special feature about the Sears Roebuck pre-fabricated houses that I illustrated with images of houses I discovered on the Eastern Shore.  From 1908 to 1940, Sears Roebuck offered a complete package of house plans and materials that were shipped throughout the US. There were five series of 447 house […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/24/design-with-jenn-martella-the-dover-a-sears-roebuck-company-design/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/24/looking-at-the-masters-tree-of-life/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/24/looking-at-the-masters-tree-of-life/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:53 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183809 “Trees are Terrific…and Forests are Too” is the national theme this year for Arbor Day. Since ancient times trees have held a significant place in cultures worldwide. Trees have been considered sacred, offering immortality, and the axis mundi, the cosmic axis connecting heaven, earth, and the underworld.  This image of the sacred Tree of Life (883-859 […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/24/looking-at-the-masters-tree-of-life/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/19/chesapeake-lens-to-go-by-jay-fleming/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/19/chesapeake-lens-to-go-by-jay-fleming/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:00:45 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183734     A hungry osprey picks up his dinner ‘to go’ from a pound net.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/19/chesapeake-lens-to-go-by-jay-fleming/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/looking-at-the-masters-the-limbourg-brothers-illustrate-the-story-of-easter/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/looking-at-the-masters-the-limbourg-brothers-illustrate-the-story-of-easter/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:00:15 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183652 The Limbourg brothers, Herman, Paul, and Jean, born between 1385 and 1388, were Dutch painters from Nijmegen, but they were active in Burgundy and other parts of France. King Philip the Bold of France employed Paul and Jean to paint manuscripts in February 1402. When Philip died in 1404, his brother Jean du France, Duke […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/looking-at-the-masters-the-limbourg-brothers-illustrate-the-story-of-easter/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/design-with-jenn-martella-the-second-empire-strikes-back/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/design-with-jenn-martella-the-second-empire-strikes-back/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:00:56 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/design-with-jenn-martella-the-second-empire-strikes-back/ As I was searching for this week’s feature, I had just finished watching Season Five of “The Parisian Agency” so France was on my mind and this house spoke to me. The Second Empire style became popular in France during the reign of Napoleon III, France’s “Second Empire”. Its origin was actually in the 17th […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/17/design-with-jenn-martella-the-second-empire-strikes-back/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/chesapeake-lens-watchful-by-wesley-finneyfrock/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/chesapeake-lens-watchful-by-wesley-finneyfrock/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:00:30 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183550 An American eagle keeps watch over the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/chesapeake-lens-watchful-by-wesley-finneyfrock/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/looking-at-the-masters-madonna-and-child-in-a-garden/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/looking-at-the-masters-madonna-and-child-in-a-garden/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:00:22 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183508 Images of Mary and Christ are plentiful, as are images of them sitting in a rose garden. Since most of the population from the Middle Ages onward through the 17th and 18th centuries could not read, religious painting and sculpture served to educate the congregation of believers. Iconography was a significant aspect of painting and […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/looking-at-the-masters-madonna-and-child-in-a-garden/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/design-with-jenn-martella-highfield/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/design-with-jenn-martella-highfield/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:00:06 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/design-with-jenn-martella-highfield/ As an ardent proponent of historic preservation, I am honored that today’s feature is “Highfield”, the home of Michael and Ann Bourne since 1989. Michael Bourne was a giant in the field of historic preservation in the Mid-Atlantic region. His research and drawings of historic structures and sites in Kent County are now housed in […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/10/design-with-jenn-martella-highfield/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/chesapeake-lens-in-flight-by-wayne-zussman/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/chesapeake-lens-in-flight-by-wayne-zussman/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:00:59 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183396 And just like, they’re gone. Not to worry: they’ll be back.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/chesapeake-lens-in-flight-by-wayne-zussman/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/looking-at-the-masters-primavera/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/looking-at-the-masters-primavera/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:00:45 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183353 It is Primavera, or Spring in English. The term is derived from the Latin primus tempus. Spring began this year on March 20, and it will come to an end on June 20. Jonquils, forsythia, and cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom in Chestertown and surrounds.   Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), born in Florence, Italy, became […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/looking-at-the-masters-primavera/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/design-with-jenn-martella-thinking-inside-the-box/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/design-with-jenn-martella-thinking-inside-the-box/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:00:28 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/design-with-jenn-martella-thinking-inside-the-box/ This unique house, designed by its Architect/Owner, is sited on a narrow peninsula between the Honga River and the Chesapeake Bay. The 0.9 acre lot includes a dock with a boat lift across the entry road, a driveway that can accommodate two cars and a bayside outbuilding. The aerial shot illustrates the house’s simple form, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/03/design-with-jenn-martella-thinking-inside-the-box/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/29/chesapeake-lens-spring-by-nancy-taylor-lee/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/29/chesapeake-lens-spring-by-nancy-taylor-lee/#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:17:55 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183281 Spring strolls down Queen Street in Chestertown, Maryland.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/29/chesapeake-lens-spring-by-nancy-taylor-lee/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/27/house-of-the-week-sunnyside-up/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/27/house-of-the-week-sunnyside-up/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:38 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/27/house-of-the-week-sunnyside-up/ The first neighborhood I discovered after I moved to the Eastern Shore was Travelers Rest. My sister’s in-laws’ property along the Tred Avon River was the scene of many family gatherings and they kindly included me. I soon appreciated how sought after the neighborhood was, due to its being set back far from highway 33/St. […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/27/house-of-the-week-sunnyside-up/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/22/cheasapeake-lens-bringing-it-home-by-paul-hanley-jr/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/22/cheasapeake-lens-bringing-it-home-by-paul-hanley-jr/#respond Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:12:22 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183131 A Waterman’s work isn’t done until he brings it all home.]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/22/cheasapeake-lens-bringing-it-home-by-paul-hanley-jr/feed/ 0