Favorite place to caffeinate and dine?
Coffee from Rwanda Bean and pastries from Norimoto Bakery down the street from my house in Deering Center. I also love a boozy lunch at Central Provisions in the Old Port with artist pals Emilie Stark-Menneg and John Bisbee. The popovers are a must.

One book everyone who appreciates fine art should read?
Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art by Mary Gabriel.

Five things you can’t live without?
Harney and Son’s Paris tea, great art, my dog Sweet Lou, friends, and family.

One place downtown you return to over and over?
The Portland Museum of Art’s early twentieth-century works from their permanent collection; it’s like seeing old friends.

Who or what has been your biggest style/design influence?
The Abstract Expressionism art movement.

Local shop everyone should visit?
Rough and Tumble for sumptuous leather handbags.

One piece of furniture or decor in your space that tells a story?
My art collection! I have pieces by David Driskell, Lynne Drexler (above), Emilie Stark- Menneg, Richard Keen, Nick Benfey, Billy Gerard Frank, and Alice Jones, to name a few.

Local artist, maker, or designer who deserves more recognition?
Artist Richard Keen should be more recognized nationally. His geometric abstract landscapes will prove to be timeless.

A design piece that’s worth the splurge?
I have two. The first is the Siesta High-Back Lounge Chair and Footstool by Scandinavian designer Ingmar Relling, which was produced by Hjelle. The second is rather funny—it’s the hand-carved Butt Stool by Kelly Wearstler.