HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

                                        I hope you all have a Healthy and Happy New Year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing you and your family a blessed and happy holiday!

Nautical Christmas Ornament

New wooden Christmas ornament that I just added to ETSY.

                             SOLD!!

New Wooden Bowl On ETSY

Just finished painting this beautiful and sparkly wooden bowl. WOWZA!

ARTISANS GUILD OF CAPE COD

Thanks to everyone who came out to Hyannis to see us this weekend!  We hope you had as much fun as we did!

Best wishes for a Happy Holiday.

Joan  ♥

Artisans Guild of Cape Cod Holiday Fair

Returning for our 2nd year!

Thanksgiving Weekend
  Friday & Saturday, November 29th & 30th.
  Inside - Hyannis Youth & Community Center - 141 Bassett Lane, Hyannis.
  Ample free parking.

  All Shows 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Free admission.

SMALL WORKS: Current Exhibition at Cahoon Museum of American Art

If you haven't been to The Cahoon Museum of American Art, please stop by.  The art is wonderful and you'll love the house.
This is the final exhibition of the year and is a fundraiser for the museum.  All works in this exhibition are for sale.
I have two paintings in this exhibit.  Both are dog paintings.

19th Professional Arts & Crafts Fair, Upper Cape Regional Technical School

Join me this weekend:

                

                       19th American Made Professional Arts and Craft Fair

Saturday and Sunday, November 23 and 24, 2013
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Always the weekend before Thanksgiving
Sponsored by the Upper Cape Tech PTO

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School

Sandwich Road, Bourne, MA

SITTING PRETTY AUCTION -THE PAINTING PROCESS FOR MY CHAIR.

This is the chair I wanted to paint for "SITTING PRETTY".  It's just a simple ladder back chair painted white with a natural cane seat.








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I knew I was going to use a one step craquelure process.
On this picture I have painted the chair gold and I have applied the
crackle medium.  When this medium dries, my top coat is carefully painted on. The top coat will gently crack and show the gold paint underneath.






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The top coat is a dark blue.  Once the paint was dried I painted my design.
The seat was painted blue and was shellacked for protection.
The chair was given a polyurethane varnish coating for protection.







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Here is a close up of my painted chair design.  I painted an inspired Peter Hunt design on this chair.  This picture shows the detail on the first two rungs of the chair.
Peter Hunt was a very famous Provincetown folk artist. He was known for his bold and exuberant painted furniture.  His painting was also called peasant decorations as he painting very simple people in brightly colored clothes. He was painting these designs during the 30's - 60's.
I called this chair, "A Cape Cod Chair" in appreciation of Peter Hunt and the joy he brought to so many people.
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In this picture I am showing the bottom two rungs of the chair.

SITTING PRETTY..PAINTED CHAIR AUCTION SPONSERED BY THE ORLEANS BRANCH OF THE CAPE COD HOSPITAL AUXILIARY

SITTING PRETTY

Painted Chair Auction

November 16, 2013

6-8:00 PM

Cultural Center of Cape Cod

307 Old Main Street

South Yarmouth, MA

Benefitting the 

Cape Cod Hospital

Lyndon P. Lorusso Emergency Center

I have painted a chair for the Orleans Branch of the Cape Cod Auxiliary.

ccha-orleans.org

PICTURES TO FOLLOW

HARWICH CRANBERRY ARTS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

Come see me at:

Harwich Cranberry Arts And Music Festival
Brooks Park,  Oak Street And Route 39
Harwich, MA 02645

Saturday, September 14th  and Sunday, September 15th.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

A Glitter Filled Halloween

ART SHANTIES: HYARTS DISTRICT

Come see me at:

  Hyannis Harbor on Ocean Street
  Hyannis,  MA
  Shanty #1 (Yellow building)
  Saturday, August 24th - Friday September 6th.
  HOURS:
  August 24th - September 1st  11am - 8 pm
  September 2 - 6                      11am - 5 pm

The walkway at the Shanties

The view from my shanty.  This is a HY-Line Cruises ferry.

CRAFTFEST COTUIT SATURDAY & SUNDAY AUGUST 17 & 18, 10AM - 4 PM

Come see me at CraftFest Cotuit Tent # 15 (Near the church)

SIP-SAVOR-SEE ARTIST RECEPTION FOR JOAN AUGUSTINO

VILLAGE CRAFTERS OF CAPE COD SANDWICH

Meet me at:
  Village Crafters of Cape Cod
   Sandwich Library
   Main Street
   Sandwich, MA
   Saturday July 27th 10am - 4pm

Winter In Sandwich

VILLAGE CRAFTERS OF CAPE COD HARWICH CENTER

Meet me at:
  VILLAGE CRAFTERS OF CAPE COD
  Harwich Historical Society
  80 Parallel Street, Harwich Center, MA
  Thursday July 18th, 10am - 6 pm

"A Treasured Cottage"

CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART - 23RD ANNUAL GREAT BRUSH OFF

The Great Brush Off is the Cahoon's Museum's annual art auction fund raiser.  Held every year in July on the Cotuit Village Green, it has been a favorite community event for over 20 years.  The highlight of the festive day is the afternoon live auction that includes several artworks that have been painted the morning of the Brush Off at scenic locations around Cotuit.
Come early and enjoy a silent art auction (9:30 am - 11:30 am), live music and food.

The painting that I entered in the silent auction is, called  "I Love America."

The  painting that I entered in the live auction is called, "A Treasured Cottage".

VILLAGE CRAFTERS OF CAPE COD, DEER CROSSING, MASHPEE

Meet me at:

VILLAGE CRAFTERS OF CAPE COD
DEER CROSSING
ROUTE 28
MASHPEE, MA

10AM - 4 PM

Hope to see you there.

"Just A Glimpse"

ART ON THE GREEN AT THE PINEHILLS

Meet me at:

  Art on the Green
  Plymouth, Ma

  Saturday June 15, 2013  from 10 AM - 4 PM.

  Take Route 3 to Exit 3 in Plymouth and follow the signs to The Pinehills.

   Hope to see you there.

True Love

SANDWICH ARTISANS

Meet me at:
  Sandwich Public Library
  142 Main Street
  Sandwich, MA
  Saturday June 8th  10am - 4 pm.

See you there

9. Restaurants By The Sea: KREAM N KONE

Kream n Kone
961 Main Street (Route 28)
West Dennis, MA 02670
508 394 0808                                                                Price Range $$

A great Cape Cod seafood shack.  Food is great - very fresh fish.  If you like fried seafood you'll love this place.
Kream n Kone is a great place for families.  It's cafeteria style and very casual.  There's a porch out back so you can enjoy the weather and your food.
www.kreamnkone.com

8. Restaurants By The Sea: Brewster General Store

Brewster General Store
1935 Main Street
Brewster, MA 02631
508 896 3744

Not a restaurant but a fun place to visit.
Very nostalgic.  Reminds me of old fashioned general stores from years ago. They even have a pickle barrel!
They have everything you might need from food to souvenirs.
Stop by in the morning for delicious donuts and coffee.

www.brewsterstore.com

SANDWICH ARTISANS

Craft Fairs are starting!!

I will be on the Sandwich Public Library Lawn
                        142 Main Street
                        Sandwich, MA
                        Saturday May 25th, 10 am - 4 pm

Hope to see you there.                          "A Perfect Day"

7. Restaurants By The Sea: JAKE ROONEY'S RESTAURANT

Jake Rooney's Restaurant
119 Brooks Road
Harwichport, MA 02646
508 430 1100                                                                Price range $$

Amazing food and great atmosphere.
Menu is very varied with interesting choices.
I had the Cape Cod fish rueben - so good.  My husband had the kale soup and the prime rib special.  He was a happy man.
Check schedule on their website for evening entertainment - music and dancing.
www.jakerooneys.com

RESTAURANTS BY THE SEA

This is the painting that has inspired my restaurant reviews.  Fifteen towns on Cape Cod - a restaurant to represent each town.

6. Restaurants By The Sea: FRIDAY AT MARION'S PIE SHOP

Marion's Pie Shop
2022 Main Street
Chatham, MA 02633
508 432 9439                                                                                         Price Range $$

A great place for pies, sweet or savory.
We recently spent the day in Chatham.  We started our day with coffee and cinnamon nut rolls - OMG!
They were so good.
For lunch we had the seafood pie.  It was delicious.  Cape Cod food at its best.  This pie is loaded with shrimp, lobster, scallops, and fish in a sherry cream sauce and the crust is light and flaky.  Love this pie.
Extensive menu - pies, muffins, cupcakes, pasta, quiche, chili, ice cream.
www.marionspieshopofchatham.com

5. Restaurants By The Sea: FRIDAY AT LAND HO

Land Ho
Route 6A
38 Main Street
Orleans, MA  02653
508 255 5165                                                                                     Price Range $$

I love this restaurant.  It has great atmosphere.  Orleans business signs hang everywhere.
If you're coming to Cape Cod you'll want to visit this place - lots of Cape Cod character.
Extensive beer menu.  Great blackboard specials plus a great menu.  Love the clam chowder and fish n'  chips.  This is a place the locals go.
www.land-ho.com/orleans

4. Restaurants By The Sea: FRIDAY AT LOBSTER SHANTY

Lobster Shanty
Route 6
Eastham, MA
508 255 9394                                                                            Price Range $$

As you enter the restaurant you see a boat filled with live lobsters.
We ate here a few years ago and it was pretty good.  I checked out the recent Yelp restaurant reviews - people don't like this place!!
www.easthamlobstershanty.com

2013 ART/CRAFT FAIRS

1.   SANDWICH ARTISANS
      Sandwich Public Library Lawn
      142 Main Street
      Saturday May 25th 10 am - 4 pm.

2.   SANDWICH ARTISANS
      Sandwich Public Library Lawn
      142 Main Street
      Saturday June 8th  10 am - 4 pm.

3.   9TH ANNUAL ART ON THE GREEN
      The Pinehills, Plymouth,  MA
      Saturday June 15th  10 am - 4pm.


4.   VILLAGE CRAFTERS OF CAPE COD
       Deer Crossing
       Route 28, Mashpee
       Saturday June 22nd 10 am - 4 pm.

5.   ARTISANS GUILD OF CAPE COD
      Windmill Green, Eastham
      Route 6 at Samoset Road
      Friday and Saturday  July 5th & 6th  10am - 5 pm.

6.   CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
      22nd Great Annual Brush Off Auction
      Village Green, Main Street,  Cotuit
      Silent Auction  9:30 am - 11:30am          Live Auction  1 pm

7.   VILLAGE CRAFTERS OF CAPE COD
      Harwich Historical Society
      80 Parallel Street, Harwich Center
      Thursday July 18th  10 am - 6 pm.

8.   VILLAGE CRAFTERS OF CAPE COD
      Sandwich Public Library Lawn
      142 Main Street
      Saturday July 27th  10 am - 4 pm

9.   COTUIT CRAFT FEST
      Village Green, Main Street, Cotuit
      Tent #15    Saturday & Sunday August 17th & 18th  10am - 4 pm

10. HARBOR YOUR ARTS PROGRAM - ARTIST SHANTY #1 (YELLOW)
      Bismore Park, Ocean Street, Hyannis
      Saturday August 24th - Friday September 6th.

11. 19TH AMERICAN MADE PROFESSIONAL ARTS AND CRAFT FAIR
      Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School
      220 Sandwich Road, Bourne,MA
      Saturday & Sunday November 23rd & 24th

12. ARTISANS GUILD OF CAPE COD
      Hyannis Youth & Community Center
      141 Bassett Lane, Hyannis
      Friday & Saturday  November 29th & 30th

3A. Restaurants By The Sea:FRIDAY AT OCEANS OF BOOKS BY THE SEA BOOKSTORE & RESTAURANT/BOMB SHELTER PUB

Bookstore & Restaurant
50 Kendrick Avenue
Wellfleet, MA 02667
508 349 3154                                                                     Price Range $$

  It's a bookstore, it's a restaurant, it's a late night tavern.

  BOOKSTORE  Small but has an excellent selection of books and comics.

  RESTAURANT  Excellant raw bar.  Their Wellfleet oysters are great - very fresh and delicious.  Love their clam chowder.  Lots of seafood entrees.  Love the Portuguese Stew.  My husband enjoyed their Steak Frites.  Great view overlooking Wellfleet Harbor.

  BOMB SHELTER PUB  Late night tavern open from 4 pm - 1 am.  The pub is located below the restaurant & bookstore.  It's a no frills bar with pool table and dartboards.  Good selection of beers and reasonable prices.  This is a place where all the locals go.
www.wellfleetoyster.com

NEW 6 INCH MERMAID BOWLS

 My brunette mermaid

 My black haired mermaid

My red haired mermaid

3. Restaurants By The Sea: FRIDAY AT DUCK CREEKE TAVERN

Duck Creeke Tavern
70 Main Street
Wellfleet, MA 02667
508 349 7389                                                                          Price Range $$

A fun and historic building, the tavern faces a tidal creek.  It is the oldest existing tavern in Wellfleet and it offers fine food and music.
I've never eaten here.  I chose to paint Duck Creeke Tavern because I liked the name.  It has received mixed reviews on the internet.
www.innatduckcreeke.com

Congratulations to Lucia & Benji

Brides' Box for Lucia & Benji.  Wedding in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 6, 2013.
Commissioned by Benji's father, Jim.  I worked with photos of the bride and groom.  Everything in the painting has significance to them.  Their Wheaten Terrier is a beloved member of the family so he had to be included in the painting.

2A. Restaurants By The Sea: FRIDAY AT SAVORY AND THE SWEET ESCAPE

Savory & The Great Escape
316 Route 6
Truro, MA 02666
508 487 2225                                                                  Price Range  $$
                                                                                        BRING CASH
                                                                                        No credit cards accepted                                
                                                                                                                                               

  One side of the restaurant is a pizza parlor and the other side is for ice cream and bakery items.
  This restaurant is not in my painting but should have been!  When I was choosing restaurants for my painting Savory & The Great Escape wasn't in Truro.  There aren't a lot of eateries in Truro so this place is welcomed by everyone.
  Their menu has paninis, sandwiches, pizza, breakfast items, coffee and an expresso bar, bakery items from their own pastry chef, and homemade ice cream.
  My husband and I stopped there after visiting friends.  My husband had the Tutto pizza - lots of pepperoni and Italian sausages.  He loved it.  I had the buffalo chicken wrap - yummy.  I was full but my husband had an ice cream waffle  cone with Charlie Coconuts Almond Joy ice cream - very delicious.
  Looks like a great place to have breakfast.  Their bakery items looked mouth watering.

www.savorysweettruro.com

2. Restaurants By The Sea: FRIDAY AT ATLANTIC SPICE COMPANY

Atlantic Spice Company
2 Shore Road
North Truro, MA 02652
508 487 6100

  Atlantic Spice Company is not a restaurant but a must stop when you're in Truro - it's a true hidden gem.
  You will find gourmet spices, teas, essential oils, kitchenwares, potpourri and exotic rices.  All at wholesale prices.
  Atlantic Spice Company is located in a large blue warehouse - where Route 6 and Route 6A meet in Truro.  The store is in the front of the warehouse.  The building will be on the left on Route 6 if you're coming from the mid-cape.
  You'll love browsing around and looking at everything.
  What I like about Atlantic Spice Company is you can buy small quantities of spices and what you buy is very fresh.  I still have supermarket spices that I bought years ago.  You know the ones - spices you need for one or two recipes.  I need to throw them out and replace them at Atlantic Spice Company.
  Here's the link to Atlantic Spice Company.www.atlanticspice.com

A SEA OF DIAMONDS

  One of my newer paintings.  It is a 6" x 6" gallery wrapped canvas painting.  Gallery wrap means the painting doesn't need to be framed - it is 1 1/2" deep and is painted on the top, sides, and bottom.
  Have you ever gone to the beach and seen the ocean glistening in the sunlight? I've tried to capture that light in this painting with glitter sprinkled across the ocean.
  I have added three charms on the bottom of the painting.  One is round with a crystal in the middle, another is a mermaid pendant, and the last one is a sand dollar.  All three charms are silver toned.
Just put this painting on Etsy as of 4/3/13.

1. Restaurants By The Sea: FRIDAY AT NAPI'S

NAPI'S RESTAURANT
7 FREEMAN AVENUE
PROVINCETOWN, MA 02657
508 487 1145                                                                                          PRICE RANGE:  $$

I love this restaurant!  It's tucked away on a side street.  When you first see this restaurant,  you feel like you've  found a hidden treasure.  It's a one of a kind restaurant. I think people would say it has "local color".
Napi's is intimate and quiet.  Off-season will be more relaxing with few tourists.  Summer is busier all over the Cape but you will still enjoy yourself.
Wonderful international cuisine.  If you'll looking for fresh fish entrees you will have several delicious choices.
The clam chowder and Portuguese kale soup are really good.  Wonderful especially when the weather is inclement.  My husband and I have never been disappointed with their food.
Unique interior filled with an eclectic display of artwork.  Napi and his wife have been collecting Provincetown artwork for years - he should have his own art museum.
If you're lucky, you might catch a glimpse of Napi eating lunch or dinner in the dining room. He's a very charming man.  I  had a wonderful conversation with him about his art collection.
Here's the link to Napi's.

RESTAURANTS BY THE SEA

  I painted this a few years ago to celebrate Cape Cod's fifteen towns.  Every town is represented by a restaurant that resides in that town.
  I thought it would be fun to write a restaurant review for each restaurant painted.
  For anyone visiting the Cape this summer I hope I can give you some ideas for eating out.  For those of you living on Cape Cod you will be familiar with these restaurants - I hope you'll like my choices!
  For the next 15 weeks on Friday I will review one of the 15 restaurants that I painted.
                                

NEW 5"X7" GREETING CARD

I just placed a new greeting card on my Etsy shop.  It's called "Wedding On The Beach".

I do love mermaids and sailors!

New 6" Wooden Painted Mermaid Bowl

I just finished painting this cute little mermaid bowl.  I think I'll paint a redhead, brunette and black haired mermaid for my next three bowls.  This mermaid reminds me of my dolls when I was a little girl. I had to have at least four dolls - one for each hair color.

Hand painted wooden ornament perfect for a wedding favor

I just listed this hand painted wooden ornament on ETSY.

IT'S AN IRISH THING "I'M AN IRISH MISS".

A  mermaid for St. Patricks's Day.  I have painted this Irish miss to celebrate your Irish roots.  This card is a great way to bring Ireland into your home.

NEW ETSY STORE

EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS by Joan Augustino new Etsy store.

I opened a new shop that specializes in everything folk art -  animals, village scenes, and people.
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I still have my other Etsy shop, HAPPY MEMORIES BY THE SEA which has mermaids and personalized wedding gifts.

Joan♥