ART Annual 2021

“I don’t think about art when I’m at work. I try to think about life.” ~ Jean-Michel Basquiat Ask 100 artists on the Cape why this area is inspiring to them, and you’ll get 100 different answers. But one thing is constant; the supportive community of…

Arnie Casavant has a special gift beyond his ability to draw people to him through lively conversation; he also captures them by capturing light and shadow in oil paint, expressing form through compelling compositions and clear values.  Casavant is not just a natural artist but…

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 laughs. “I find a lot of serenity when I get the chance to sit down…

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. Crowley (nee Frodigh), a landscape painter whose psyche is rooted in the childhood days spent…

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 show. He brought 28 paintings to the event and recalls, “I sold every one of…

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 to ceiling, the walls are covered with paintings depicting boats, waves, sunsets/rises, and more. Visitors…

“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, and began my very first art classes. After that, I was completely in love with…

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 painting with his father at the kitchen table while he was growing up, and he…

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 walls, and a current project sits on the easel. This is where you can find…

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 landscapes,” she notes. “I love getting out of my comfort zone, but my true passion…

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 was always the thing that I never stopped engaging in. From a young age, I…

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 of oil paint, and young Bettina Lesieur stands in the midst, peering over her mother’s…

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 of all things wood, virgin wood, milled wood, discarded wood; it all has a story…

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 finish framing. Others were flying in from Atlanta to retrieve something he was fashioning for…