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Also in Provincetown this week: 21 Harvey Milk Day 23-27 Girl Party – ProvincetownForWomen.com, 24-27 Memorial Day Weekend

Paul Hastings at Gallery 44

Week long show 10/3-10. Opening on Friday night 10-5.

All of my work is done “en plein air” and most of it right in P-town. No working from photos-ever.

Boston Artist Paul Hastings grew up in Manchester, NH and received his bachelor’s degree there in Commercial Art from Notre Dame College. Although trained in the graphic arts, after college Paul began to gravitate towards freer forms of expression and later studied drawing and painting at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

One can easily see the roots of his graphic design training in his calculated compositions and in the use of shape and color as strong graphic elements employed to capture light as it plays on everyday objects, the human figure, or the landscape. He is currently influenced by the work of Fairfield Porter, Janet Fish, and George Nick and is striving to reduce the visual clutter of his subjects without sacrificing their essence.

Paul paints in his studio in West Roxbury and en plein air on the Outer Cape –usually in short four or five hour sessions. He is a member of the United South End Artists Association, and his work has been exhibited in the Roslindale Open Studios show and at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.

PaulHastings
Associate Dean of Student Success Wheelock College
617.879.2304
phastings@wheelock.edu

http://paulhastingsartist.com/

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Also in Provincetown this week: 5-8 Columbus Day Weekend, 5-8 Fall Monumental Yard Sale Weekend – Ptown.org, 6 PAAM Provincetown Art Association Annual Gala – PAAM.org, 8-14 35th Annual Women’s Week – WomensWeekProvincetown.com

Jay McDermott – New Mexico Impressions at Gallery 44

Week long show 9/12-19. Opening on Friday night 9/14.

Artist’s Statement

The work should engage and stimulate the viewers imagination. Each piece starts with either an actual scene or a concept which, once underway on canvas, develops its own voice.

My painting is more about the process of each piece, with color, gesture, shape, balance and line evolving as the voice of that painting starts to be heard.

Many of my paintings are anchored in emotion, which seldom is singular, but usually identifiable. The beauty of abstract work is that imaginary forms are the norm.  Human figures are often present, with their forms reflecting either that emotion or attitude which can be elusive in representational painting. Lastly, the process should be fun!  If a work cannot reflect that fun, it will morph until it does.www.jaymcdermott.com

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Also in Provincetown this week: September 7 25th Annual Celebration of Life Concert, produced by John Thomas, co-sponsored by UU Meeting House and Great Music on Sundays @ 5, Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 236 Commercial Street. September 8 31th Annual Swim for Life and Paddler Flotilla – Swim4Life.org, September 10-16 Afterglow Alternative Performance Arts Festival – AfterGlowFestival.org, September 13-16 National Gay Pilots Association Cape Cod Classic – ngpa.org, September 14 Provincetown Public Library Rose Dorothea Award Ceremony– ProvincetownLibrary.org, September 15-16 Provincetown Public Library, Provincetown Book Festival– ProvincetownLibrary.org, September 14-16 13th IWFFA Ptown Classic Women’s Flag Football Tournament, sanctioned by International Women’s Flag Football Association, Provincetown Motta Field – www.IWFFA.com, September 14-16 Annual Yankee Lambda Classic Car Show & Parade. 2017 theme is First Ladies and Their Presidents., Saturday, Sept. 16, 1:30pm Parade through town – yankeelcc.com/invitational/, September 15 Harbor to the Bay Bike Ride Boston to Cape Cod, Saturday – ASGCC.org

Jackie Fuchs at Gallery 444

Week long show 5/29-6/5. Opening on Friday night 5/31.

Jackie Fuchs was born in Brooklyn, New York.  She began her career as salon owner, colorist and stylist.  In the 90’s she went back to school and earned a BFA in Art Education, Film and Psychology, from UMass, Amherst and went on for a Master’s degree in Education from Smith College.  She has taught Art and TV Production in NYC and has been part of the artist community in Provincetown and the Hamptons for over 30 years. In addition to being a prolific sculptor, Jackie recenlty began to explore paints and collage.  Her work is colorful and whimsical with each piece presenting like a freeze-frame in a movie or book. 

 

Artist Process:

I create the space (or environment if you will) first.  With two architectural classes under my belt, I proceed to paint one and two point perspectives. I then collage the room with mid-century furniture, wall art, and sometimes a pet. It comes together like a puzzle for me. I never premeditate the work.  Before I glue anything down I arrange and create a scene.  The heads are my personal depiction of the Modigliani paintings. Visiting the Barnes Foundation back in November triggered my childhood memories and passion for the long necks.  My work evolves organically.   It is as if I am channeling a story that I don’t remember consciously though I am always cutting magazines in preparation for the next work of art. I feel very close to the people in my collages. The stories are mine, and yet the appeal is universal.  

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Also in Provincetown this week:  30 Center for Coastal Studies Homeport Banquet – CoastalStudies.org, May 29-June 2 Cabaretfest “Groovin to the Memories of the 60’s” – ProvincetownCabaretFest.com, May 30-June 2 Womxn of Color Weekend – wocw.org, May 31-June 2 International Encaustic Conference – CastleHill.org, May 31-June 3 Provincetown Pride Weekend – Ptown.org, 1 Provincetown 10K – Provincetown10K.com, 4 Provincetown Coastal Rowing Regatta 8:30am-5:00pm – RegattaCentral.com

Estate Sale of Jay Jakubowski and Shawn Nightingale

2 week show 5/24-6/6. Openings on Friday nights.

Art from various artists and objets d’art.

Peter Kalill at Gallery 44

Week long show 9/26-10/3. Opening on Friday night 9/28.

Original fine art oil paintings by Peter Kalill. Kalill primarily paints the landscapes of the American Northeast, and Southwest, and Mexico. www.kalill.com

 

 

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Also in Provincetown this week: Sept. 27-30 Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival – TWPtown.org, Sept. 21-23 Pet Appreciation Weekend (PAW) CASAS CasasAnimalShelter.org 508-487-4243, Sept. 23 Bike Run for K9 Fundraiser. Sept. 27-Oct. 1 Mates Leather Weekend www.matesleatherweekend.com, Sept. 29 Provincetown Dance Trophy Ballroom Dance Competition, Provincetown Town Hall, 339-832-2812 BostonOpenDanceSport.com Oct.1 Provincetown Dahlia Show – www.facebook.com/groups/PtownDahlias

Grand Opening Party

Open House 7 to 10 pm.

Meet our core artists Wendy Cressey, Tara Conant, Pat Conant, Maryann Wenniger and our artist friends Robert Aller and Christopher Lizon.