“I am generally a rather high-strung, tense person, anal retentive,” Robert Goldstrom says, speaking from his home in Claverack, N.Y., near Hudson, in the Hudson River Valley. “Compared to most […]
Art
PSYCHEDELIA
Andrew Jacob Keeps the Spirit of Graffiti Art Alive
A joyful Eastham show riffs on surf culture and rebel art heroes
When Wellfleet artist Andrew Jacob was a teenager, he painted freight trains and abandoned buildings. “At night we would sneak out,” he says. “There was kind of a ‘code of […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
The Mermaid’s Grange
JULIA SALINGER / ARTIST, WRITER & ACTOR / WELLFLEET When she was in New York City, Julia Salinger worked in art galleries and the music business. She produced records and […]
PAINTING
A Master Class With Paul Resika
He has a show in Provincetown, a new book, and 80 years of experience
Paul Resika’s studio in Truro is strewn with clam shells that he uses to mix his paints — orange ones, turquoise ones, mustard yellow ones. They are like little distillations […]
GALLERIES
Paul Bowen Washes Back Ashore in Provincetown
A show of new work reflects his roots here and abroad
“The beach used to smell like hell,” sculptor Paul Bowen says. He is seated at a workbench in his studio on the top floor of a rugged barn that was […]
artists
For Michele Harvey, Watercolor Is Creative Renewal
A lifetime of overcoming obstacles inspires her art
In 2007, painter Michele Harvey, whose breathtaking oil landscapes of forests in the early morning mist commanded high prices at her galleries in New York City and Provincetown, found her […]
galleries
Christopher Sousa Paints Male Figures His Way
The Provincetown artist has carefully cultivated an idiosyncratic style
Painter Christopher Sousa, whose exhibit, “All the Time in the World,” will be at William Scott Gallery from Friday, Aug. 7, through Aug. 19, does not paint what he considers […]
painters
Patrick Webb and the Art of Punchinello
A timeless and topical character inhabits Webb’s worldview
“Since 1990, Punchinello has always been included as the primary actor in the narrative of my paintings,” Patrick Webb says. Though Punchinello is a classic commedia dell’arte character, Webb depicts […]
GALLERIES
Forrest Williams Paints Poetic Images of Gay Life
He creates beautiful tableaux of yearning souls
“It sort of annoys me when people say, ‘I don’t want to be seen as a gay artist,’ ” Forrest Williams says. “There’s an incredible tradition of homoerotic art.” Williams […]
PAINTING
In Provincetown, Lorraine DeProspo Is ‘Enveloped by Blue’
Her luminous canvases capture the emotion of the sea
Since Lorraine DeProspo moved to Provincetown year-round almost two years ago — for nearly two decades, she split her time between here and Montclair, N.J. — she has noticed a […]
GALLERIES
Dave Laro Celebrates the Mystery of Found Objects
He returns to Provincetown with new pop constructions
“We’re here to communicate,” says Dave Laro. “We are all trying to make sense of this world we were born into.” As an artist, Laro tells stories by collecting old […]
Laura Shabott Finds Virtual Inspiration for Her Paintings
What would Hans Hofmann think of Zoom? That may sound like a silly question, but it’s one that is conjured up by Laura Shabott’s paintings at the Berta Walker Gallery […]
ARTISTS
William Ciccariello’s Paintings Play Ball With Lost Time
Archival photos are reborn as heroic portraits
If you’re a baseball fan, William Ciccariello’s paintings of players will soar like a home run sailing over the Green Monster, up into the light and then gone, into the […]
PAINTING
In Her Painting, Midge Battelle Thinks Outside the Box
A life in art finds fulfillment in a palette knife
Painting is the sole focus of artist Midge Battelle’s work these days. Known as a photographer and respected curator in the Provincetown art scene, she considers her current artwork the […]
MUSEUM-GOING
PAAM Reopens, Featuring Two Shows on Historic Provincetown
Paintings by Ross Moffett make a connection
Returning to the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, after several months without setting foot in an art museum, feels like coming home: white walls sprinkled with paintings, the sound of […]
