See my recent article about Tom Burckhardt's Studio Flood published by the Maine Arts Journal: UMVA Quarterly Winter issue. Continue Reading →
November 2018 Jonathan Frost Gallery
Jonathan Frost Gallery in Rockland, ME, exhibited Monhegan Masters, an exhibition of the work of Michael Torlen and Leo Brooks (1905-1993) in November 2018. Watch video on Monhegan Artists. Continue Reading →
Michael Torlen on John Torreano Article
Read my recent article about John Torreano on Painters on Painting. Continue Reading →
Monhegan Island Video
Torlen Exhibitions
I Cover the Waterfront, Jonathan Frost Gallery, September 1 - 30, 2017, Rockland, ME Revisiting Arcadia, Contemporary Landscapes, The Peckham & Shenkman Galleries @ ArtsWestchester, July 16 - Continue Reading →
Monhegan Island
Torlen has been working in Maine, during the summer months for over 25 years. In the past 20 years he has worked on Monhegan Island where he paints watercolors in the open air and develops narrative Continue Reading →
Workshops and Critiques
I moved to the Portland, Maine area in 2015. Anyone interested in either a critique group or studio class in the Portland area should contact me at 207-591-0238 or email Michael Torlen at Continue Reading →
The Ocean is Black
I have been exploring themes of work, especially commercial fishermen, and the ocean's fisheries for over a decade. The oceans and the fisheries are challenged by human interaction and degradation. Continue Reading →
Paintings of Maine
The poet and art critic, Carl Little, included Torlen's watercolor, Moon over Monhegan Light (from Songs for My Father), 2000, in his book, Paintings of Maine, published by Down East Books, 2006. Continue Reading →