It’s no secret that we’re living through some of America’s darkest days right now. The shadow in D.C. looms like the darkness over Mordor, and I don’t bust out the apocalyptic Tolkienisms lightly. So ...

Earlier this year, a painting by the Nova Scotian folk artist Maud Lewis sold for $45,000 Canadian dollars. When she was alive, Lewis, born in 1903, sold such pieces from her home for $5 apiece. That ...

The new film Maudie is an intimate drama about self-taught Canadian painter Maud Lewis. The film also takes a deep dive into her paintings and legacy. The movie "Maudie" is the true story of a painter ...

NEW YORK — Led by Sally Hawkins’ remarkable performance, “Maudie” celebrates Maud Lewis, Canada’s most famous folk artist. Her greatness lies in her grit, a refusal to let physical disabilities, ...

Watch a clip from ‘Maudie,’ starring Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke and Kari Matchett. Photo: Sony Pictures Classics One problem for me is basic: I don’t understand why Maudie and Everett seem to be ...

I’m sorry to say that “Maudie,” a film biography of the Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis, comes across as a somewhat sugar-coated, not-fully-realized creation in spite of the efforts of London-born ...

Like many a North American folk artist, Maud Lewis’ oeuvre — which consists of countless paintings of fuzzy cats, crude-looking flowers, and flat country landscapes — could easily be dismissed as ...

Sally Hawkins as Maud Lewis (photo by Duncan Deyoung, courtesy Mongrel Media) Maudie, directed by Aisling Walsh, depicts the life of Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis (1903–1970). The film does not ...

The movie "Maudie" is the true story of a painter whose work is so exuberant you'd never guess what a difficult life she lived. In a moment, NPR's Susan Stamberg will tell us about the art and legacy ...