ART Annual 2022
Artist Profile: Roberta Anslow
According to Harvard Health Publishing, the myth of left vs. right sides of the brain is simply that: a myth. For local photographer Roberta Anslow, discrediting that myth is something she has done simply by changing her career path. With a degree in computer science,…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Debra Birtwell
“I don’t ever use black. I use the white of the paper,” Debra offers. “If you study painting with me, you will learn about color. That’s my gift: I see colors in a way other people don’t.” Off to Edgartown Lighthouse • Watercolor • 4″…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Craig Caldwell
Nauset Break • Oil on canvas, 2019 • 30″x 40″ “My brain is 90 percent visual,” explains Craig Caldwell. The Brewster local and instructor at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod and The Cape Cod Museum of Art has spent the last 25 years creating…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Joseph Conrad-Ferm
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 says. “From a very early age I remember wanting to paint, but the recurring theme…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Betsy Payne Cook
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 and never went back, it’s never too late. “So many people tell me they loved…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Hans de Castellane
“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 painter and muralist got his jumpstart right here on the Cape, only a few miles…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Lauren DiFerdinando
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 oil paintings of glass bottles and dancing ocean waves are on display and enthrall visitors…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Chris O’Dell Ferguson
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 family. We didn’t even have a television when I was young. So I have been…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Corrinn Jusell
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 coil pot,” ceramicist Corrinn Jusell recalls. “By the time I reached my junior year at…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Jen Kelly
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, there was an oil painting class down the street from me in this building called…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Sharon Mansfield
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,” she explains. “I remember how special that day was because she never let anyone touch…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Debbie Mueller
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 and fulfilling one? Debbie Mueller can speak to how wonderful embarking on a brand, new…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Rosalie Nadeau
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, must be a memorable confirmation. Not so for painter Rosalie Nadeau. “I knew I was…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Vail Pagliarani
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 study with two noteworthy instructors. First, with the accomplished illustrator and marine painter Marshall Woodside…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Michael Rich
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 work has been called “irascible,” but that is a word he likes. “When I think…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Candice Ronesi
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 Cape is a haven for both artists and those who appreciate their work, and not…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Monica Rozak
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 his favorite back roads, and special beach hideouts and I fell in love with the…
Read MoreArtist Profile: Snefrid Sneve-Schultze
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 woman her interest in pursuing an art career led her to continue her art education…
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