Saturday, July 25, 2009

Lily Tomlin Hits Provincetown

Get ready for Lilly Tomlin, she arrives Saturday, August 28th to perform her stand up comedy act. Ticket sales will benefit the Provincetown Pilgrim Dog Park.

There is also a silent auction, the night of her show, which will auction off ceramic dog bowls painted by some of Provincetown's local artists; like Harvey Dodd, Shirl Roccapriore, Sally Brophy and yours truly Steve Bowersock.

What a fun project, I forgot how to think outside the box. The experience was wonderful and I encourage all painters to try it. By painting this ceramic bowl it forced me to stop and remember my training and also to try something new with no pressure.

Check out all the bowls at Provincetown Pilgrim Dog Park . You can also purchase tickets for Lilly Tomlin show at http://www.onlyatthecrown.com/.
Hurry I hear they are starting to sell fast.





Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Gesso goes Soy Green

A hot new primer (gesso replacement) that will change the way we paint and our views of paintings. And no, it's not Kilz Primer this is the real deal, Green Gesso. I stumbled upon this a month ago and I really wanted to share this.

“It’s the first of its kind,” Carbee proclaims. “There’s nothing like it.” Created by Marshall Carbee www.carbeesoygesso.com

The paintings are not green in color, but its in the materials. Carbee used a hemp canvas with no frame and petroleum-free paints derived from natural earth pigments. For a primer, he used a soy-based gesso—a non-toxic, non-hazardous, zero-VOC product Carbee helped create. That product, called Carbee Soy Gesso, is now available to all artists.~ The Wire

His gesso uses recycled byproduct from another manufacturer that derives vitamin E from soy. The soy content used in the process is not a food source and will not attract insects, mold or mildew, Carbee says.
What’s more, unlike conventional gesso, it is completely free of petroleum and other toxins. Although other artists have used recycled materials, like driftwood and found items, soy gesso takes the concept of green art to another level. ~ The Wire~ Full Read>>>

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Provincetown Rivals Boston's Newbury Street

Clustered in the East End, with more scattered throughout the town, the art galleries of Provincetown rival any to be found on Boston's Newbury Street, or in any urban center except New York.

From the Julie Heller Gallery- at 30, the town's oldest continually-operating gallery- to newer spaces such as Alden and Bowersock, these galleries are born of dreams, sustained by sweat and often sacrifice, and nurtured by a community proud of its long tradition as any adventurous artist's colony. ~ Boston Spirit, July / August 2009 issue, pg 36.


Wow, what a nice surprise. We are proud to be included and considered in their list of Provincetown's top galleries.

Boston Spirit Magazine should be in news stands throughout New England.

Like; Julie Heller Gallery, Kobalt Gallery, Ernden Fine Art Gallery, Packard Gallery, The Alden Gallery, Albert Merola gallery, Rice/ Polak Gallery, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Simie Maryles Gallery, William-Scott Gallery, Gallery Voyeur, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Schoolhouse Center and Driskel Gallery, and Berta Walker.



Our review from Boston Spirit; Bowersock Gallery is also the result of realizing a dream that five years ago took Bowersock and his partner Michael Senger from new Hampshire to Provincetown, opening a gallery in the town center and moving to its current location in the East End four years ago. They brought with them a following of New Hampshire and Maine artists. Bowersock likes to "think outside the box" by designing shows with challenging themes such as "Dreams and Harsh Realities" which opens July 4 and asks participating artists to create works while listening to an ambient music CD from New York DJ Susan Morabito.~ Boston Spirit.