HALLOWELL — The Harlow Gallery at 160 Water Street will host an art talk and book signing by award-winning Belfast artist David Estey from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16.  His new book is a humorous, illustrated memoir called“Whoop and Drive ‘er – Growing up in Aroostook County, Maine.”

Estey will discuss and read from his book, show related artwork, and personally sign copies of the book. His art will include a portrait of his Uncle “Clarence Hilyard,” a Maine guide and owner of the Katahdin Lake Camps in the 1960s, which is included in the exhibition “Inspired by Katahdin” on view at the gallery through Nov. 29.

The artist describes his book as a labor of love, a personal piece of Americana about colorful family members, friends, characters and situations he experienced while growing up in Fort Fairfield, Presque Isle, and Belfast during the 1940s and ’50s and during 42 years away.

Although the unique memoir begins in Aroostook County, he includes his years at Crosby High School in Belfast, going to Rhode Island School of Design, studying art in Italy for a year, spending four years illustrating for the army during the Vietnam war, managing public affairs for the I.R.S., dealing with the news media, living in the South, enjoying a second career as an award-winning artist, and his return to Belfast in 2002.

The 144-page memoir is an attractive art book with 41 photos or drawings and paintings. It will be available for sale at the Gallery and online at maineauthorspublishing.com and amazon.com.

The Harlow Gallery is open noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday. For more information, visit www.harlowgallery.org or call 207-622-3813.