Art & Entertainment

Karen Crocker

By Elizabeth Shaw | June 29, 2021

Karen Crocker is a seventh generation Cape Codder. But unlike those who came before her, her family moved out of Centerville—to Osterville! “I am a true blue Cape Codder,” she…

Julie Frodigh Crowley

By Julie Craven Wagner | June 29, 2021

You might be able to take the girl off the Cape, but you can’t take the Cape out of the girl. That postulate could certainly be applied to Julie F.…

William R. Davis

By Chris White | June 29, 2021

William R. Davis never thought he could make money as an artist, but his outlook changed in 1988, when the Mystic Maritime Gallery provided him the opportunity of a one-man…

Jack Dickerson

By Elizabeth Shaw | June 29, 2021

Along 6A in Brewster sits a small, stucco gallery. Outside, one would think they’re exploring the French countryside, but inside, the work of Jack Dickerson is distinctly Cape Cod. Floor…

Linda Emerson

By Christina Galt | June 29, 2021

“My love of art began around the age of five,” shares local artist Linda Emerson. “When I was a little girl, I went to the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts,…

Joe Gallant

By Brenna Collins | June 29, 2021

For the past 25 years, Joe Gallant has been painting quiet landscapes across the Cape, creating thoughtful compositions that evoke the serenity of the region. He fondly remembers sketching and…

Sandra Hadley

By Brenna Collins | June 29, 2021

In an old sail loft in Cataumet, the sunlight beams in through the windows, illuminating various works of art. Charcoal drawings line the counter, framed pastel portraits lean against the…

Syd Hale

By Christina Galt | June 29, 2021

Even though she has called the Cape her home for more than 35 years, artist Sydney Hale still finds constant inspiration within its vast scenery. “My work is mostly impressionistic…

Greg Haynes

By Brenna Collins | June 29, 2021

For Greg Haynes, it has always come back to art. “It has been the one consistent passion in my life,” he says. “I have gotten into many things, but art…

Bettina Lesieur

By Hannah Kunze | June 29, 2021

In a small attic studio, Maria Lesieur paints as daylight filters through the north window. A palette swirled with 20 or so hues fills the room with the pungent smell…

Wendy Lichtensteiger

By Julie Craven Wagner | June 29, 2021

Like most art, the discipline of sculpting or carving is one that certainly must possess a unique ability to imagine something that is not there—yet. For Wendy Lichtensteiger her love…

Michael Marrinan

By Larry Lindner | June 29, 2021

Michael Marrinan did not have time to be interviewed. A couple from New Jersey was coming by to pick up some paintings they had purchased, which he was hurrying to…

Michael McGuire

By Larry Lindner | June 29, 2021

You can blame the bright hot yellows and oranges in some of Michael McGuire’s more recent works at least in part on a flight snafu. He was supposed to travel…

Jonathan McPhillips

By Chris White | June 29, 2021

Route 6A is in many respects Cape Cod’s version of northern California’s 101—the scenic highway along the coast—and Jonathan McPhillips’ painting, “Heading Into Town,” perfectly captures the road’s conclusion in…

Curtis Speer

By Larry Lindner | June 29, 2021

It was only 11 years ago that Curtis Speer’s boss laughed at him when he told her he was leaving the corporate world to pursue life full time as an…

Ann Sullivan

By Elizabeth Shaw | June 29, 2021

A native New Yorker, Ann Sullivan made her way to Cape Cod permanently in her 30s, after having spent time here earlier, when she fell in love with the Bass…

Steve Wardle

By Chris White | June 29, 2021

For one family of artisan goldsmiths, their Chatham store and gallery “was inevitable,” says owner Steve Wardle. His wife, Barb, had always come to Pleasant Bay in the summer, and…

Trevor Watson

By Hannah Kunze | June 29, 2021

When Trevor Watson first spilled his personal secret to the gallery owner down the street from his South Boston home, he was promptly turned away with an apathetic smile. His…