At the end of Bob Gasoi Memorial Art Alley, at 290 Commercial St. in Provincetown, as you descend the stairs to Coastline Tattoo’s small, underground shop, you enter an otherworld […]
PEEPS
Easter Chicks, the Easy Way
Because a few feather-footed fowls are good for flock diversity
Though our “Cogsie,” a.k.a. Rooster Cogburn, has been proudly prancing and mounting, he and our hens have not yet succeeded in producing any new chicks. I know they’ll get there, […]
ART EDUCATION
For Illustrator Neal Nichols Jr., Drawing Is Like Breathing
He travels the world, teaching people the secrets of his art
On an early spring day, Neal Nichols Jr. stands on Hamblen Island in Wellfleet, overlooking Duck Creek and Wellfleet Harbor. “I have a photographic memory,” he says, tracing the view […]
AUTHORS
Revealing the Intimacy of Sex With Strangers
Michael Lowenthal explores the nexus of love, loneliness, and desire
“Intimacy is about the experience of saying to another person — not necessarily in words — ‘This is who truly I am and what I want. Who are you? What […]
HOMESTEADING
Birds Do It. But It’s Hard to Explain How
Crowing and squawking and going broody for spring chicks
The days are getting longer and lighter at last, heralding the season of birds and bees. When it comes to those of us with yard birds, it is time to […]
ARTISTS
For John Choly, Art Has to Have Heart
With deceptively simple paintings, he sends a message of love
“I paint like a child,” says John Choly with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. “And I own that.” In his Provincetown studio, he is surrounded by shelves […]
EXHIBITS
Local Artists Respond to Pandemic With a Show Called ‘When’
Traci Harmon-Hay is joined by Megan Hinton and Susie Nielsen
By Susannah Elisabeth Fulcher “When will this end? When will we go back to normal? When will we see each other again? These are questions we’ve been asking ourselves since […]
PAINTING
Erna Partoll’s Art Distills the Brilliant Colors of Her Emotions
Provincetown has been her home and inspiration for 50 years
“I think of painting as capturing time,” says artist Erna Partoll. In the sunny kitchen of her Provincetown home, where she has been holed up during the pandemic, Partoll points […]
ARTISTS
Marianne A. Kinzer Catches the Flow of Life
A vision ideally expressed in watercolor paint
“Water touches us in so many ways,” says painter Marianne A. Kinzer. “It travels around the globe in the form of oceans, clouds, and rain. It moves through the stems […]
MIXED MEDIA
SunMi Scheinler Is Inspired by the Outer Cape in Her Art and Life
She creates embroidered seascapes using traditional Japanese technique
On a sunny winter’s day, SunMi Scheinler leans against a weathered wood fence at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet. Behind her, a calm ocean stretches to the horizon. She takes […]
HOMESTEADING
Ode to a Chicken, or a Goat
The primal love we feel for farm animals is co-evolutionary
How do you measure your love for a chicken? Or describe that warm-fuzzy you feel when your goat greets you with a headbutt? I’m not sure. But I want to […]
ARTISTS
Jesse Ceraldi’s Floral Paintings Blossomed Amid Covid
The artist, restaurant owner, and teacher says her work is a measure of her love
“Flowers and love are both timeless and fleeting,” says Jesse Ceraldi. “A flower is an emblem of nature’s continuity, yet a beautiful bouquet dies in front of your eyes. In […]
ARTIST RESIDENCY
Wellfleet’s Modern Houses Are Still Laboratories for Collaboration
Four artists from Brooklyn make the most of 10 days in October
A storm rolls toward the Outer Cape, stirring the ocean’s waves and sending shivers through the pine forest. Unperturbed, a lone figure dances on the deck of the Kugel/Gips House, […]
ORGANIC ART
Drew Carnelli’s Sculptures Grow From the National Seashore
His anonymous creations are inspired by a love for the Cape’s dunes
Drew Carnelli sets off down the beach, a stick to ward off coyotes in one hand, a bait bag for collecting trash in the other. He wanders the Outer Cape […]
HOMESTEADING
Be Prepared for Predators
Don’t let the foxes, hawks, or fishers savage your henhouse
Every backyard chicken farmer must face the fact that some animals around us see those friendly hens as prey. On the Outer Cape, our flocks are up against a long […]
