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Photographs by Mark Chester on display in Woods Hole through August 2008

Three Dogs and a Leash among the photographs of Mark Chester on display in Woods Hole through the end of the summer

Three Dogs and a Leash a photograph by Woods Hole photographer Mark Chester is on display at Coffee Obsession, 38 Water Street, Woods Hole, 508.540.2233, through August 2008.

"Taking photographs is like driving a car. You need to look ahead", says Chester.

Chester is a freelance professional whose work is in permanent museum collections - Baltimore, Brooklyn, Corcoran Gallery of Art, among others. He photographed the book DATELINE AMERICA by Charles Kuralt, and  more recently NO IN AMERICA  (www.no-tations.com) with a foreword by Edwin Newman, essays by George Toomer.

A Board Member of the Falmouth Artists Guild, where he teaches, Chester also teaches a teaching a photography class at Lesley University  September 23-October 28, 2008.

"Taking photographs is like driving a car. You need to look ahead", says Chester.

For more information: www.markchesterphotography.com.

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Barnstable Studio "Goes to the Dogs"

Dog Day Studio & Gallery Opening Reception Set for Wednesday, July 23, 2008

B.Y.O.D (Bring Your Own Doggie)

Artist Debra Hope Colligan and her husband photographer/artist Dennis Colligan are pleased to announce the opening of their new gallery "Dog Day Studio & Gallery", located adjacent to the Lamb & Lion Inn at 2504 Main Street (Route 6A) in Barnstable.

Dennis Colligan is an accomplished photographer who specializes in pet photography as well as scenic and floral imagery. 

Debra is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the first Art Museum and Art School in the United States.  Debra's oil paintings are compelling portraits of animals and scenic seascapes and landscapes.

An opening reception is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2008 from 5pm to 8pm at the Dog Day Studio & Gallery.  The gallery is open from 11am-7pm daily (except Mondays) and by appointment.

For more information please call 508-744-6984 or visit the website here.  Click here for directions to the gallery.

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Artist Opening Reception for Craig Caldwell: Fine Art & Fine Fish

Fine Art & Fine Fish

A new exhibit featuring the paintings of Craig Caldwell July 5 through 18

Please join us for a glass of wine and a viewing of a small show of Craig Caldwell's work entitled Fine Art & Fine Fish.  An opening reception is planned for Saturday, July 5th from 5pm-8pm and Craig's work will be on display until July 18 at Gallery 31.

Gallery 31 is located at 31 Main Street in Orleans Center.  Visit the gallery's website for more information or directions.

Craig Caldwell is an artist and conservationist and has lived on Cape Cod since 2000.
Originally from Signal Mountain, Tennessee, he has been an environmental graphic designer and artist for two decades.   See more of Craig's work here.

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Brewster Ladies' Library Announces Two Summer Art Shows

July and August art shows planned at the Brewster Ladies' Library

The Brewster Ladies’ Library will host an exhibit of artwork by Catherine Lonsdale beginning July 1.  The show will be on display in the library auditorium during regular hours through July 15.

Also the Library will host an art show for Cape Cod artist Judie Day beginning August 1 and running through August 15. She is an accomplished artist, working in both watercolors and oils. Her works include landscapes of locations ranging from Cape Cod to Ireland, and often incorporate cloud and sky formations into the rich settings. A special reception will be held to meet the artist on August 1, from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Judie Day earned a degree in fine arts at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and has studied under Donald Roberts, Dr. Henry Lin, and Dr. David Hostettler. She has been accepted into the juried Cape Cod Art Association as Artist Member and has also become a member of the Creative Arts Center in Chatham.  She is a former fine arts instructor in the Ridgewood School system in New Jersey.

A portion of proceeds from all artwork sold is donated to the library.

Admission is free. Art lovers of all ages are invited to attend.

The Brewster Ladies' Library is located at 1822 Main Street (Route 6A) in Brewster.  508-896-3913 or visit their website here.

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Cape Cod Plein Air Painters

Painting the Changing Light: The Cape Cod Plein Air Painters

At the Cape Cod Museum of Art June 7 - July 20, 2008

Share the excitement of this group of artists who paint from life, searching for just the right light, time of day, subject, and their own mood to capture an exact moment and then painting it quickly before it is lost.  

The Cape Cod Plein Air Painters group began in 2004 when several local professional artists decided to paint together on a weekly basis, to observe directly from nature and to share ideas and expertise. 

The artists in the show are:

• Lora Barrett
• Philip Bergson
• Robina Carter
• Jane Eccles
• Maryalice Eizenberg
• William Maloney
• Rosalie Nadeau
• Merylle-Lee Thompson
• Phill Thompson
• Joyce Zavorskas

Completed work of the artists will on be on exhibition.  Artists will also be painting on the grounds of the museum on Saturdays and be giving talks and demonstrations on Artful Thursdays and on Sunday, July 6.  The cchedule is as follows:

Plein Air Painters Painting Saturdays at CCMA:

• Sat. June 21 - Robina Carter and Lora Barrett
  Painting On Site 1pm-3pm
• Sat. June 28 -Phill & Merylle-Lee Thompson
  Painting On Site 3pm-5pm
• Sat. July 5 - Bill Maloney and Phil Bergson
  Painting On Site 3pm-5pm
• Sat. July 12 - Joyce Zavorskas and Jane Eccles
  Painting On Site 3pm-5pm
• Sat. July 19 - Rosalie Nadeau and Maryalice Eizenberg
  Painting On Site 3pm-5pm

Artful Thursday Talks & Demonstrations

• June 12, 11am - William Maloney
• June 26, 11am - Lora Barrett
• July 10, 11am - Maryalice Eizenberg

Sunday Talk & Demonstration

• July 6, 12:30pm  - Rosalie Nadeau talk & demonstration

The Cape Cod Museum of Art is located just off Route 6A in Dennis Village.  Call 508-385-4477 for hours of operation and information or visit the site here. Visit the Cape cod Plein Air Painters' site here.

Release and above image (Sailing on the Herring River by William Maloney) courtesy of the Cape Cod Museum of Art.

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