Maryalice Eizenberg

"Hopper used light and architecture to create geometric perspectives within his paintings allowing mysteries and stories to form. Viewers are pulled in by the light and gently guided around by angles and diagonals urging us complete our own narratives."  —Maryalice Eizenberg

Maryalice Eizenberg is an award-winning artist and Massachusetts native. She has studied with accomplished painters John Cosby, Donald Demers, Joseph Paquet and Charles Sovek. Her work has been featured in Cape Cod Life and Chatham magazines. Her work has been included in The Creative Spirit, Art in Chatham's Old Village and Contemporary Cape Cod Artists, People & Places. She teaches at the Creative Arts Center in Chatham and is a member of Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, Cape Cod Plein Air Painters and 21 in Truro. Her work is held in private collections in the United States, Europe and Japan.

Kenneth Hawkey

Kenneth Hawkey discovered Edward Hopper’s work at a young age and in a way that gave him license to continue painting architectural subject matter. Though taught to find his own way by instructors who concentrated on the principles of design rather than a specific way of painting, one can see Hopper’s influence in his work. Hawkey’s scenes are composed with light, the source of the light, shadow, quietude and often with a story hidden behind the scenes.

Kenneth Hawkey of Truro  has been active in the arts across Cape Cod for more than 30 years. His most recent solo exhibits have been at Larkin Gallery, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod and with the Cape Cod National Seashore. He is an active member of The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, and the Cape Cod Museum of Art, where he serves on the Board of Directors. He is featured in ArtsLight’s series Portraits of Cape Cod Artists series and as a highlight in Cape Cod Magazine. He has also participated with Addison Art Gallery’s After Hopper series of exhibits in addition to In the Light of Hopper.

Pete Hocking

Pete Hocking is an interdisciplinary artist, activist, and teacher. His work is concerned with personal narrative, poetics, and political consciousness. His studio practice focuses on both spatial poetics and the construction of identity within the context of contemporary social and political life. In addition, Pete is interested in the ways that individual human identity is inscribed into human and non-human landscapes, and ultimately in the ways that the non-human world defies human intervention.

Philip Koch

“During my 15 residencies in Edward Hopper’s Truro studio, I have made a series of paintings of its interior. My paintings offer Hopper lovers a peek inside Hopper’s mind. He designed the building to serve as his observatory of the special Cape Cod light. I chose to paint the corners of his studio where the most dramatic effects of that light are cast upon Hopper’s walls. These paintings help us better grasp the emotional power of Edward Hopper’s experience of Cape Cod.” — Philip Koch

It was seeing the light in Edward Hopper's work that inspired Philip Koch early in his painting career to change from abstraction to realism. Koch, a nationally recognized landscape painter, has been granted 15 residencies in Hopper's former studio in Truro on Cape Cod. Fourteen American Art museums Hold Koch's work in their permanent collections.

Marc Kundmann

"Edward Hopper’s paintings of the Outer Cape capture it's spare beauty and essence with their stripped-down compositions, thoughtful precise construction, and expressive use of color. To my eyes, they are not sentimental, but honest representations of the Cape he experienced. It’s amazing that we all can still see so many of the structures and landscapes he painted even with the inevitable changes of time. I take inspiration from this in my latest work, and am grateful for the opportunity to share my experience of this still entralling landscape.” — Marc Kundmann

Marc Kundmann studied and workshopped with fine artists connected to the long tradition of painting on the Cape including Robert Henry, Jim Peters, Bert Yarborough and Richard Baker. He works with encaustic wax, one of the oldest forms of painting. The technique allows him to build and remove textured layers of color, transparency, and pigments. He focuses on the joy of creating, and also painting with honesty.

Sharon McGauley

"If there is a way to paint New England architecture without being influenced by Hopper, I don’t know what it is. When I paint shadows on buildings, I think of him. When I paint lighted windows at night (a favorite of mine), I think of him. His work is so steeped in our landscape, especially in Cape Cod, sometimes it’s hard for me to tell if I love the scene because it reminds me of Hopper, or I love Hopper because it reminds me of home. Either way, I am grateful for his work and the way it has paved the way for my own work to be made." —Sharon McGauley

Sharon McGauley, an internationally collected artist, has earned multiple grants and a residencies. Her richly layered, evocative oil paintings are found in museums, galleries and private collections worldwide. Her landscape work is grounded deeply in a sense of place, and captures the beauty of a broad range of subjects, each one defined by shifting, simple palettes and a love of big spaces and subtle tones. Similarly, her charming, vibrant portraits capture the essence and personality of a wide variety of people, both real and imagined.

Her work has shown in numerous solo and juried shows across the country, and has been featured in a solo show at the Key West Custom House Museum. McGauley paintings can be found in prestigious collections in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan.

Jonathan McPhillips

“Edward Hopper's work to me is a calming source of inspiration.” — Jonathan McPhillips

“I typically seek narratives and subjects that offer dynamic compositions and a sense of activity that accompanies coastal life. When I find a scene that exudes the soothing side of life on Cape Cod, I immediately think of Hopper. He depicted this house when it had almost no trees or vegetation around it, and in typical Hopper fashion, turned an ordinary summer home into an iconic image. Today the scene offers wonderful trees and greenery, yet the home retains its iconic appearance. Just as a rain barrel might have been Hopper's nod to a small narrative in his depiction, I wanted the beach towels in my scene to convey the presence of summer life.”
— Jonathan McPhillips

Jonathan McPhillips graduated from Connecticut College with a Cum Laude Distinction in Fine Art. Jonathan’s artwork has evolved into a celebration of coastal New England. Working equally in the studio and on location, his work features the harbors, beaches, vessels, and architecture of our coastal marine environment. Jonathan’s many honors include having been invited by the U.S. Department of State to participate in the “Art in Embassies” program.

John Murphy

“What a privilege to paint on Cape Cod, home to our country’s oldest art colony and a plethora of contemporary artists. Edward Hopper certainly stands out as a luminary here and across continents. He is a true, long standing inspiration around the globe.” —John F. Murphy

John attended the Butera School of Art. In 1969 John opened The Land Ho! For a time, his restaurant became his artistic creation. Later he connected with master painter Robert Douglas Hunter who was a mentor and friend for over three decades. John has shown successfully in Paris as well as in the United States. He is a member of the Copley Society of Art and his joyful work can be found in many prestigious collections.

Andrea Petitto

"Figural work is my passion because of the evocative nature of body language and form. A level of abstraction in the figure allows the viewer to experience the emotional impact in a universal way, without concern for a specific identity. Brush or knife strokes are more important to me than representational detail. I like the tension between the sense of paint and surface on one hand and the illusion of form and depth on the other. I try to make my subject matter look like it’s been chiseled from stone and yet alive and breathing, a contrast that I find beautiful and exciting.”—Andrea Petitto

About 30 years ago, after a career as university professor and industry consultant, Andrea Petitto moved to art. She has a particular passion for the human figure. Her love of dogs and other animals lead her to include animals in her figurative work.

Andrea taught art classes at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua NY, Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable and Creative Arts Center, Chatham. She has had solo shows in Canandaigua and at the Copley Society in Boston, and has won many awards in Rochester, NY, Boston’s Copley Society, and at many venues on Cape Cod.

Cynthia Reid

"The approach I used when painting Summer Story was to simplify the scene of Hopper’s House in Truro. I used warm colors to conjure light, and the shadowed white walls of the house in blue gray. The bright planes of color in the foreground are meant to capture the light falling across the sand, grasses, and shrubs.” —Cynthia Reid

Cynthia Reid left a career as a physician to pursue a passion for painting that had consistently increased while she was practicing medicine. Her interest in art began when she was young and painted with her paternal grandparents, both of whom were oil painters. An avid gardener, Reid lives in North Carolina, where she enjoys the lush landscapes with her sweet studio dog, Poppy, and her husband, John.

In her newest works, color, shape, and texture are key elements. The birds, florals, cottages, landscapes, and interior vignettes provide a contemporary take on traditional subject matter. Her intention is that a combination of a somewhat whimsical approach and sunny palette of colors will evoke joy and portray the inherent beauty of the natural world.

Paul Schulenburg

“Hopper is famously quoted as saying, 'All I ever wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.' That says a lot but I think it goes deeper than that. Painting for him, and for myself, involves showing the effect of light on buildings, and interior spaces, and the emotional impact the light and shadows can create. Diffused light through a window, or patterns of bright raking sun on a wall, or sunlight on outdoor architectural details, affect the viewer in a visceral way, setting a mood and creating atmosphere, ultimately telling a story, or raising questions about what the story might be.” —Paul Schulenburg

Paul Schulenburg is an internationally collected artist whose work has shown at the Hopper House Museum, in solo shows at Cape Cod Museum of Art, at Provincetown Art Association and Museum and Cahoon Museum of American Art. He has appeared over dozens of times in respected national art publications including on the cover. Schulenburg is a first place Copley artist, member of Oil Painters of America and was commissioned by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to create a portrait of museum trustee Eliot Forbes.

Fay Shutzer

“One of the things I love about Hopper's work is the way he handles the wash of sunlight on white wooden structures. Similarly, the streets of Provincetown capture my imagination with the angles of New England architecture sparkling in the summer sunlight.” —Fay Shutzer

After spending time on Cape Cod, where she was inspired by the landscape, the light and the art community, Fay Shutzer became a student of artist Ann Packard. Training continued at the Art Students League in New York, and at subsequent workshops. Her landscapes reflect her New England roots and her passion for light on rural buildings, although as a resident of New York City, there is a place for cityscapes as well. She is particularly intrigued by the immediacy of plein air painting, and has been teaching summer a workshop for plein air painters at the Truro Center for the arts.

Catherine Skowron

"This is the dune landscape that I first saw in 1969 driving over that last hill on Route 6 in Truro that captured my heart. Hopper’s Truro paintings depict how I saw my familiar Cape landscape and inspired how I wanted to paint that same landscape—with the joy in an uninterrupted, uncluttered interaction between the viewer and the essence of a place.” —Catherine Skowron

Catherine Skowron’s work "provides viewers with originally interpreted Cape Cod themes that transcend the genre. Her landscapes reflect the naturalist in her soul—she knows these dunes and paths intimately and revels in bringing people into her own special places.”

Skowron has studied art in France and Italy and on Cape Cod with Carol Whorf Westcott, Sal DelDeo and Elizabeth Pratt and, Her works are in private collections throughout the US, Canada and Europe and received an award from the Edward Hopper House Art Center in Nyack, NY for works included in Addison Art Gallery's “After Hopper” exhibitions.

Cleber Stecei

Born in Brazil in 1976, Cleber Stecei began experimenting with abstract painting as a teenager. After arriving in the United States at the age of 19, he became inspired by the beautiful New England scenery and has since excelled in landscape painting.

Cleber has a great appreciation for realistic portrayals of the human form, as well as the spontaneous brush work of a plein air painting, and he carefully tries to combine those qualities in his work.

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