April 9, 2010 Megan Hinton in front of her painting, “Barges Ashore.” “The Evolution of Maritime Art,” now at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, offers a beautiful and historical collection of maritime paintings dating from 1852 to 2010. The exhibit is a collaboration between the Cahoon Museum of Art, the Cape Cod Museum of … Continue reading
April 8, 2010 Franklin Lewis Gifford (1854-1936) was a house, sign, and carriage painter for most of his life, all of which he spent in Woods Hole, MA. He also had a love of the sea, the town, and its history, and when he retired, he began to paint scenes of Woods Hole long-ago, when … Continue reading
June 16, 2009 Summer really begins this week in Falmouth, with the start of the every-Thursday Falmouth Farmers Market in Peg Noonan Park on Main Street and the ArtMarket across the street in Town Hall Square. Arts Alive, a three-day extravaganza of local arts and entertainment activities begins Friday night with a Town Dance. For … Continue reading
May 26, 2009 Ok, so I admit I have been watching Jon and Kate Plus 8 lately, trying to catch up before the big Season Five opener last night. Train wrecks attract viewers. Over 9 million people tuned in, they say. But I think J&K already had a fair number of followers who watched just … Continue reading
February 6, 2009 When I was 14, my older cousin gave me a set of watercolors. She went on to become a professional artist, specializing in American primitive style. I toyed with the set, but did not understand how to use them effectively. I used the colors very intensely, with very little water, more like … Continue reading
August 17, 2008 Some of Cape Cod’s best entertainment is free.
June 7, 2008 June 7 is international Drawing Day, so pick up a pencil and draw! There is a website to coordinate the Internet aspect of this event at DrawingDay. According to the site, Drawing Day is “a worldwide drawing event encouraging everyone to drop everything and draw for the sake of art.” The goal … Continue reading
May 24, 2008 About a dozen years ago, I found myself with a few hours of free time in Washington DC, following a business meeting, before I had to catch a plane for home. I decided to go to the Smithsonian Institute, where I stumbled upon a wonderful exhibit of biological illustrations. Included in the … Continue reading
May 20, 2008 Checking the official websites of the candidates to see what their positions were on the Arts, I found that: John McCain has no stated positions relating to the arts. Hillary Clinton says she is a strong supporter of the arts and our nation’s cultural and historic sites and appreciates the role that … Continue reading
May 4, 2008 Driving down to the Falmouth’s Artists Guild on Friday, I wondered what I had gotten myself into. Encouraged by my friend Carol, I had agreed to pose for a figure drawing class. Carol is both an artist and a cellist and had recently posed for the group while playing her cello. I … Continue reading
Notes on The Arts 