Artist Profile: Joseph Conrad-Ferm

By Larry Lindner | August 8, 2022

Curroon • Canvas • 88″ x 92″ It was an art elective that kept Yarmouth Port painter Joseph Conrad-Ferm from receiving his high school diploma. “I didn’t attend class,” he…

Artist Profile: Betsy Payne Cook

By Kathleen McKenna | August 8, 2022

Betsy Payne Cook, an artist who paints exclusively in pastels, and a teacher who’s taught students of all ages, says, “To those who enjoyed painting once, then gave it up…

Artist Profile: Hans de Castellane

By Rachel Walman | August 8, 2022

“I never thought I was ‘good’ at art,” laughs Hans de Castellane. “I used to wonder why everyone else wasn’t ‘good’ at it. I suppose it’s like learning cursive.” The…

Artist Profile: Lauren DiFerdinando

By Brenna Collins | August 8, 2022

Bayside • Oil painting • 36″ x 54″ In the midst of downtown Harwich Port, The Nines Art Gallery’s light and airy atmosphere beckons visitors inside. On the walls, entrancing…

Artist Profile: Chris O’Dell Ferguson

By Rachel Walman | August 8, 2022

Ascent • Acrylic • 40″ x 60″ “I don’t ever remember not creating art,” shares Chris O’Dell Ferguson. “I was kind of born into it. I have a very artistic…

Artist Profile: Corrinn Jusell

By Rachel Walman | August 8, 2022

Tiny Cups in a Basket • Buffed English porcelain exterior with glazed interior • 10.5″ x 4″ x 4″ “The first piece of pottery I ever made was a tiny…

Artist Profile: Jen Kelly

By Brenna Collins | August 8, 2022

Beach Peeps on The Cape • Oil on canvas • 12″ x 12″ For Hingham-based artist Jen Kelly, painting has always been part of her soul. “When I was thirteen,…

Artist Profile: Sharon Mansfield

By Allyson Plessner | August 8, 2022

Sharon Mansfield still remembers the very moment she fell in love with art as a young girl. “My mother taught me how to paint with oils when I was 13,”…

Artist Profile: Debbie Mueller

By Julie Craven Wagner | August 8, 2022

Shadow Dancing • Oil on panel • 36″ x 48″ What could be better than starting a whole new life after you have already lived much of a completely happy…

Artist Profile: Rosalie Nadeau

By Julie Craven Wagner | August 8, 2022

In Sight of Land • Oil on linen • 40″ x 30″ The moment when most artists acknowledge that is in fact, what they are, who they are: an artist,…

Artist Profile: Vail Pagliarani

By Julie Craven Wagner | August 8, 2022

The Sagamore Bridge • Belgian Linen • 18″ x 24″ Cape Cod native Vail Pagliarani is known for expressive painterly landscapes and coastal marines. He had the good fortune to…

Artist Profile: Michael Rich

By Susanna Graham-Pye | August 8, 2022

Juniper • Oil on canvas, 2019 • 44″ x 54″ Artist Michael Rich’s landscapes are expansive and expressive. Inspired by the vast variety of New England settings and seasons, Rich’s…

Artist Profile: Candice Ronesi

By Allyson Plessner | August 8, 2022

Hydrangeas • Acrylic on canvas • 12″ x 12″ Cape Cod has long been home to artists from all walks of life. From those just starting out, to seasoned creators, the…

Artist Profile: Monica Rozak

By Julie Craven Wagner | August 8, 2022

Breakthrough • Oil on panel • 8″ x 10″ Monica Rozak fell in love twice, at the same time. “I met my husband here and he showed me all of…

Artist Profile: Snefrid Sneve-Schultze

By Kathleen McKenna | August 8, 2022

Snefrid Sneve-Schultze, or Sissi as she is known to close friends and family, was born and raised in Bardu, Norway where she lived into her early twenties. As a young…

Artist Profile: Cyle Thomas

By Allyson Plessner | August 8, 2022

An artist has the distinct skill—opportunity, really—to observe the world through a lens of passionate creativity, and to turn those observations into something imaginative, inspired…artistic. Cyle Thomas’ viewpoint, and subsequent…

Artist Profile: Milisa Valliere

By Chris White | August 8, 2022

Brewster Flats • Oil on birch panel • 36″ x 24″ Artist Milisa Valliere is a painter whose gifts and experience are cosmically aligned with the legendary psychedelic band, The…

Emerging Artists: Creating Art to Suit the Soul

By Rachel Walman | August 8, 2022

Meet four local artists who are just beginning their journey of exploration and creativity.