Friday, April 26, 2013

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

Thursday, April 25, 2013

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

Friday, April 19, 2013

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

Monday, April 15, 2013

NEW 6 INCH MERMAID BOWLS

 My brunette mermaid
 My black haired mermaid
My red haired mermaid

Friday, April 12, 2013

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

Saturday, April 6, 2013

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.

Friday, April 5, 2013

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


Tuesday, April 2, 2013

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.