Milton Paquin is a native of Thomaston, Maine. He attended the New England School of Art in Boston, where he graduated with highest honors. He then went on to a career as a graphic designer and creative art director. Over the years, he won many awards for his logos and design work.

In 1989, Mr. Paquin retired and began to concentrate on painting watercolors. He traveled extensively and painted in Europe and the Caribbean before settling in Rockland, Maine. He continued to work on his paintings, and took on the task of restoring an 1873 Italianate house.

Mr. Paquin’s watercolors are full of joy and spontaneity, with free-flowing color and lively brushwork. He is a master at taking advantage of the unpredictable temperament of the watercolor medium. He especially enjoys painting scenes of old boats and buildings that dot the Maine coast.

Mr. Paquin has won many awards, including two First Place Awards at the Annual Maine Lobster Festival. His paintings and drawings are in galleries and private collections in the New England states, New York, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D. C., Texas, California and Europe.