Olivier Suire Verley is a solar painter, craving for the vast spectacle of life and eager to discover new atmospheres, new sceneries: in each of them, he finds a teaching and, as an alchemist, transmutes it in nuggets of pure joy for our eye and mind.

Served by a masterly craftsmanship, this captivating stance allows Olivier to transport us in a universe of ochres, yellows, and reds mixed with subtle dark nuances — never black! asserted with an evident pleasure: volumes and light captivate, trouble and reassure us, all at the same time. Colorful figures stand in the center or merely cross the painting, dreamlike, unreal, but every one of them a strong presence.

We hear their steps drifting way, their laughs and their cries fading in the distance; lilac shades are stretching in the evening light: time to go home, one can smell the smokes from the village, the harbor, or the camp, near enough for us to feel its presence on the edge of the painting.

Somewhere else also means the circus ring, with horses, acrobats, and a tragic, hapless clown; under the floodlights, the show goes on, blazing with light, enchanting, magic.

Making us think, making us see, the artist today makes us dream, far away from any anecdote: “a vagrant, his fists in his pockets with holes in them”, Olivier Suire Verley has just boarded the unknown shores, just made the discoveries that he offers to share with us: intense and captivating, they will live in our heart for a very long time.
— © Antoine Moissac

Featured in the August, 2013 issue of American Art Collector, Olivier Suire Verley shows in France, Asia, and in the United States, exclusively at the Addison Art Gallery.

Champagne and wines supplied by Main Street Wine & Gourmet; music by Karen Kelly. We hope you can join us.

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Phone: 508.255.6200   43 Route 28, PO Box 2756, Orleans, MA 02653

By hannah Trumbo

Away from the hustle and bustle of Commercial street you will find 141 Bradford Natural Market, a natural and organic foods store that has been a part of Provincetown’s community for the past 30 years. For the past two years, Chris Getman and Joe Freitas have transformed the space into an airy environment – but don’t be deceived by all of the open space – there are a lot of products here : homeopathics, a wall of vitamins, supplements, and dietary herbs, organic produce, and foods for the entire kitchen, with an emphasis on local and organic.

What is especially recent about this store is the 141 Kitchen, which features a daily hot bar – think broccolini with shallot and dill, yellow curry with fingerling potatoes, and southwest frittata. And here’s a secret – it’s best to get there around 11 when the food is brought out ! As an employee of 141, my opinions might come off as biased, but I wholeheartedly support and advocate the high quality food we produce here.

If you aren’t into hot food during the peak of summer, the 141 kitchen also features a cold case with Thai peanut noodles with tofu, smoked tempeh wraps, the homemade veggie burger bowl, and a crunchy sunflower seed kale salad with cashew lemon miso dressing. The bar also does fresh green and vegetable juices, smoothies, and wheatgrass shots, and even E3-live shots for the brave ones.

The on-premise baker, Jim Evangelista, makes a good variety of gluten-free desserts and baked goods . And I’ve got to say – where can you find a vegan whoopie pie on Cape Cod but at 141 ? Exactly. Give it a try, and thank me later.

141 Bradford Natural Market
141 Bradford Street
Provincetown, MA 02657

http://www.bradfordnatural.com
https://www.facebook.com/141BradfordNaturalMarket
(508) 487-9784

There is an insightful new book on today’s artists, Contemporary Cape Cod Artists: Images of Land and Sea by Deborah Forman. The works are by painters, sculptors, and photographers who focus on the glorious light filtered through the Cape’s skies, and are dazzled by the glories of nature in the Outer Lands. Many find mood or mystery in the peninsular landscape. Some artists look very specifically to the sea; others take to the land. Some take their inspiration elsewhere to illuminate other beautiful places, but always within a frame of reference of living on Cape Cod.
Meet the author and the artists on Saturday, July 20 from 4:00 to 7.30 – Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, link

Take a sail aboard this 73th ft traditional gaff rig schooner and slip back in time to earlier days when the pace of life was slower and there was time for relaxation and reflection.

Joint Captain Bob Burns and the crew of the Bay Lady II for a memorable sail across Provincetown Harbor and into Cape Cod Bay. When the engine is turned off and the 2 230 sq ft of sail fill with wind, the Bay Lady II glides quietly across the Bay with grace and beauty found on a sailing vessel. Each trip is unique, as the varied moods of wind and sea determine the course by Long Point Lighthouse towards the bluffs of Corn Hill or in the direction of Wood End Lighthouse.

Sailing Schedule:

Morning sail: 10-12
Afternoon sails: 12.30 – 2.30, 3.30 – 5.30
Sunset Sail: 7 to 9

Price: $25 -30 per adult, $15 children under 12

more: www.sailcapecod.com