As travelers seek out unique experiences that authentically reflect the local culture and community, hotels like ours are increasingly turning to art as a means of creating a sense of place. By showcasing the talent and creativity of artists from the surrounding community, we’re able to enhance the guest experience while also supporting the local arts scene. Each piece tells a story, and it’s been incredible to see our guests connect with the art and the artists behind it. Many of our guests have told us that seeing the local artwork was one of the highlights of their stay!
Read on to learn about some of our favorite artists featured at The Cabot Lodge:
Jon Bolles
Biography
Jon Bolles is based in Cranston, RI (after previously spending a decade on the North Shore). He studied art at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Quinebaug Valley Community College, and Montserrat College of Art, where he completed his BFA. During his time at Montserrat College of Art, Bolles was selected as the ‘Artist in Residence’ for the 2018 Travel Program in Viterbo, Italy. He has since taught drawing classes for various institutions on Boston’s North Shore, including Montserrat College of Art, Rockport Art Association, Rocky Neck Art Colony, and Raw Art Works. His work has been shown in galleries across New England – and we’re lucky enough to have some featured at The Cabot Lodge!
Fun Facts
Jon has enjoyed becoming a dad to his daughter, Mara. Aside from painting, he has been writing and recording music since high school. Jon also loves playing/watching soccer, cooking and has been an avid video game player since he was very young.
Statement
“I paint moments of stillness found in ordinary, everyday life. These scenes may have a familiar feel to them, especially to anyone who has spent time in New England. I am attracted to a kind of orchestration of color, shape, and light, which I continue to find in the built environment. Most of my work involves buildings and houses. For me, portraits of buildings carry as much personality and psychological weight as portraits of people. My approach to painting involves as much realism as it does abstraction. My painted forms come together to create ‘things you can see and name’ as quickly as they revert back into purely abstract shapes of paint. I cannot deny painting’s fundamentally-abstract nature.”
See more of Jon’s work here.
Anne Cowman
Biography
Anne studied art and education at Tufts, becoming an elementary/middle school art teacher. She continued her studies in California at The Art Studio in Mill Valley and the San Francisco Art Institute. Initially producing silkscreen designs for the juvenile market, she was nationally represented and distributed by Balangier Designs and Green Frog Art. Her designs won the Parent’s Choice Award and were featured in the book The Perfect Home by Joseph Carroll, and were even shown on TV’s Extreme Makeover Edition. Anne traded in her silkscreen for painted canvas 15+ years ago, and in that time her work has evolved toward the loosely structured landscapes she currently explores. As a contemporary colorist, she strives to capture the play of light on the horizon, using only bold strokes of a palette knife and layers of vivid color.
See more of Anne’s work here.
Elizabeth Harty
Biography
Elizabeth received her BFA from the University of Maryland and studied at the Maryland Institute of Art and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has also studied with individual artists. Her studio is located on Cape Ann in the town of Rockport, Massachusetts and you can find her work at local galleries and Art Associations in Rockport, MA, and Gloucester, MA.
Statement
“I enjoy exploring the relationships of texture, color, shape, and line. Working in an abstract or impressionistic style allows me the freedom to experiment with these relationships until I am satisfied with my creation. As a painter, I work in acrylic and mixed media incorporating the technique of collage. I also use this technique as a printmaker with collagraph and monotypes. Printmaking, painting, and sculpture influence each other. My inspiration comes from many places: the spiritual, nature, people, dance, music, textiles, costumes, and calligraphy from various parts of the world.”
See more of Elizabeth’s work here.
