Art & Entertainment

Artist Profile: Danielle Mailer, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Danielle Mailer, mixed-media artist

By John Greiner-Ferris | June 5, 2017

With the kind of parents she had growing up—pedigreed artists, she calls them—it was inevitable Danielle Mailer would become an artist, she says. Abstract painter Adele Morales and writer Norman…

Artist Profile: Nella Lush, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Nella Lush, painter

By Lisa Goodrich | June 5, 2017

By training and temperament, Nella Lush is an artist and painter, but she also considers herself a philosopher. For the North Andover resident, art extends beyond the realm of depicting…

Artist Profile: Jenny Kelley, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Jenny Kelley, oil painter

By Amanda Wastrom | June 5, 2017

Painter Jenny Kelley’s world is full of color and life and blooms—bursting out of vases, tumbling onto tables, reaching beyond the edges of the canvas. Her still-life arrangements are like…

Artist Profile: Larry Horowitz, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Larry Horowitz, oil painter

By Haley Cote | June 5, 2017

Larry Horowitz considers Joni Mitchell’s 1970 classic “Big Yellow Taxi” his anthem of sorts as an artist. With so much of the country paved and covered with buildings, the 61-year-old…

Artist Profile: Adam M. Graham, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Adam M. Graham, painter

By Haley Cote | June 5, 2017

Noted impressionist painter Henry Hensche once said, “Paintings are to teach man to see the glory of human visual existence.” Provincetown painter Adam M. Graham—whose father, artist Bob Graham, studied…

Artist Profile: Anne Garton, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Anne Garton, oil painter

By John Greiner-Ferris | June 5, 2017

“I’m not a plein air artist,” Anne Garton says. “I have this incredible storage capacity of images in my head, and when I paint, I think of all of the…

Artist Profile: Margaret Dunn Furness, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Margaret Dunn Furness, oil painter

By Haley Cote | June 5, 2017

“Pleasant Bay Boats” – 8″ x 10″ – oil For Margaret Dunn Furness, life is an adventure. Sailing off the Indiana shores of Lake Michigan, hitchhiking through Central America, and…

Artist Profile: John Fragassi, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: John Fragassi, oil painter

By Amanda Wastrom | June 5, 2017

Sometimes no matter what path a life takes, natural talent emerges and makes itself known. For Sandwich native John Fragassi, who balances painting with a full-time career in high-tech sales,…

Artist Profile: Julie DeMello, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Julie DeMello, photographer

By Amanda Wastrom | June 5, 2017

“Leaves – Heading to the Abyss” – 18″x 24″ – photograph Falmouth photographer Julie DeMello does not seek out pristine beachscapes or exotic locales to shoot. Instead, she is drawn…

Artist Profile: Jody Craven, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Jody Craven, jewelry maker

By Haley Cote | June 5, 2017

How does an English major end up becoming a jewelry maker? For Wellfleet resident Jody Craven, it was quite the happy accident. The 49-year-old Craven admits that the arts were…

Artist Profile: Frank M. Costantino, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Frank M. Costantino, watercolorist

By Lisa Goodrich | June 5, 2017

For more than 40 years, Frank M. Costantino has translated his ability to see structure and detail into architectural illustrations. The highly acclaimed artist has taught seminars at the Rhode…

Artist Profile: Elizabeth Congdon, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Elizabeth Congdon, oil painter

By Lisa Goodrich | June 5, 2017

Elizabeth Congdon recalls always being “that kid, drawing constantly.” An art major in college, Congdon went to Florence for her junior year to learn how to draw and paint well.…

Artist Profile: Paul W. Beebe, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Paul W. Beebe, oil painter

By Lisa Goodrich | June 5, 2017

Though best known for his classic images of boats, Paul W. Beebe does not consider himself a historical painter. “My work is mostly about catching atmospheric effects and light,” he…

Artist Profile: Douglas AmEnde, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Douglas AmEnde, mixed media artist

By Haley Cote | June 5, 2017

It’s easy to get lost in a Douglas AmEnde painting. Messages on postcards, notes in sheet music, and topographic map details are among the mesmerizing elements in the Connecticut native’s…

Artist Profile: Robert Abele III, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Artist Profile: Robert Abele III, oil painter

By Lisa Goodrich | June 5, 2017

Robert Abele III traces his family ties to Cape Cod all the way back to his parents’ honeymoon in Provincetown. For many years, the family rented a house on Campground…

This investment has really paid off, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Cultural Center of Cape Cod celebrates 10-year anniversary

By Matthew J. Gill | May 31, 2017

Organization in South Yarmouth offers art classes, exhibits, studio space and more! With its many classes and programs, and artists of all ages and skill sets coming and going, the…

Looking at landscapes in a whole new light, Annual 2017 Cape Cod ART | capecodlife.com

Heritage Museums art exhibit looks at landscapes in a whole new light

By Marina Davalos | May 31, 2017

Exhibit presents traditional views alongside cityscapes, urban scenes and abstract works “Painted Landscapes: Contemporary Views” is an exhibit of landscape paintings that challenges traditional concepts about what a landscape painting…

Sharing resources & building relationships, Art Annual 2017 Cape Cod LIFE | capecodlife.com

Organization profile: The Cape Cod & Islands Art Educators Association

By Julie Craven Wagner | May 31, 2017

CCIAEA has been supporting the region’s art teachers since 2003. Most people can cite a teacher somewhere in their history who touched and influenced their lives, perhaps even had a…

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