Provincetown: The oldest continuous
art colony in America; a vibrant, diverse
and exciting art community that today
is home to over 50 galleries --
we're proud to be one of them.
Gallery Ehva represents exciting roster
of Provincetown and Outer Cape contemporary artists and offers
year-round workshops for beginners
and edvanced students of all ages.
We also work with local art collectors and show Early Provincetown Art and
Modern Art on consignment basis.
Our shows change every two weeks
with openings on every other Friday
evening 6 to 8pm.
Stephen Aiken
Tracey Anderson
James Bakker
Rachel Brown
Daniel Cleary
Barbara Cohen
Didier Corallo
Daniel Dejean
Donna Dodson
Mona Dukess
Rob DuToit
David Ellis
Nathalie Ferrier
Jenny Fragosa
Wendelin Glatzel
Irén Handschuh
Myrna Harrison
Alicia Henry
Jenny Humphreys
Leslie Gillette Jackson
Zehra Khan
René Lamadrid
Jonggeon Lee
Bill Liebeskind
Kevin McDermott
Andy Moerlein
Ewa Nogiec
Janice Redman
Jackie Reeves
Meg Shields
Richard E. Smith
Lisa Ventre
Michael Walden
Rob Westerberg
Tim Winn
Cyndi Wish
Ewa Nogiec, Director
art@galleryehva.com
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Gallery Ehva
74 Shank Painter Road
Provincetown, MA 02657
508 487-0011
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Michael Walden
"No longer is my work just about the Provincetown architecture, the landscape, or the big blue sky that I love so much. It's about the time of day, the weather and how it effects color in the surroundings. It's about how the brush strokes and interactions of color become more important than the subject matter."
Michael Walden's paintings at the Benchmark Inn Guest House and at the Joe Coffee & Cafe
We're pleased to continue our partnership with the Benchmark Inn Guest House in Provincetown, in showing art by Michael Walden. 2011 season starts with collection of "Seashore Paintings." Please stop by to see this beautiful exhibition. Benchmark Inn is located at 6 Dyer Street, in the East End of Town, just few steps from Gallery District. If you need to contact Benchmark Inn, the phone number is 508-487-7440, www.benchmarkinn.com.
We're also very happy to collaborate with Joe Coffee & Cafe and be able to show Michael's paintings in this locals and visitors favorite cafe in PTown. They are located int he West End, at 170 Commercial Street and phone number is 508-487-6656.
Michael Walden, April 2011
Capt. Jack's Wharf, oil on canvas, 48 x 48, 2011
Snack Shack, oil on canvas, 36 x 24, 2011
Herring Cove Beach House, oil on canvas, 24 x 48, 2011
Herring Cove Abstract, oil on panel, 12 x 6, 2011
View from Heaven, oil on canvas, 24 x 36, 2011
Bathhouse Doors, oil on canvas, 24 x 30, 2011
Art Portfolio project, print/paint on paper, 14 x 17, 2011
Michael Walden, America Flag show
Provincetown Town Hall, oil on canvas, 20 x 24, 2011
New Summerl, oil on canvas, 24 x 36, 2011
Blue Doors, Orange Door, oil on canvas, 2010
Library Back View from Cemetery, oil on canvas, 15 x 30, 2010 (sold)
Moffett's View UU Church, oil on canvas, 20 x 24, 2010, (sold)
Roof Tops, Race Point, oil on canvas, 14 x 18, 2010
Blue Water, Blue Sky, oil on canvas, 16 x 20, 2010
Capt. Jack's Pier, oil on canvas, 18 x 36, 2010
Herring Cove Bathhouse, oil on canvas, 18 x 24, 2010
Stop Stop Herring Cove, oil on canvas, 20 x 24, 2010
Bathhouse Herring Cove, oil on canvas, 20 x 24, 2010
View to the Cove, oil on canvas, 20 x 20, 2010
My painting continues to develop. I feel closer at the moment to the time when I first broke up the surface of my canvas with the grid. Using a straight edge, I would create a 2, 3 or maybe a 4 inch grid over the drawing with the idea that each square would be treated like an individual canvas. If broken down, the paintings become simple abstract pictures. Over time, that strict grid became free form, following the contours of the landscape and the gentle nuances of the atmosphere.
This summer, there was a shift in my thought process. Being able to spend hours at a time working in the studio, I began to look for more meaning behind what I was doing in a painting. As people began to look at my work, and ask questions about it, I want to understand it more myself.
No longer is my work just about the Provincetown architecture, the landscape, or the big blue sky that I love so much. It's about the time of day, the weather and how it effects color in the surroundings. It's about how the brush strokes and interactions of color become more important than the subject matter. Returning once again to the straight edge, and how it relates to my earlier paintings, the surface is broken up by strong lines. These lines are created by the hard architectural corners and details in the manmade objects of the paintings. Horizontal, vertical, and introducing diagonals to the grid as they cut across the landscape and sky to create facets of color -- sometimes showing the many moods and colors of the day.
BA in Fine arts from Framingham State College, 1989
Studied painting for a year in Florence, 1987
MFA from Boston University, 1996