It's a scene he paints frequently, and never gets the same results twice. I can change the lights, I can change the direction of the boats, I can even change the boats. McAuliffe, a realist, started out working in pen and ink, then evolved into watercolor, and five years ago began working in oils. He most enjoys working in a panoramic format, on a canvas roughly twice as wide as it is high. McAuliffe's studio is in the Centerville home he shares with his wife and two young children, and he wouldn't trade his life for any other.
Every year gets better.
While living in Pennsylvania, artist Mimi Schlichter found herself repeatedly painting a lot of Cape scenes. Because of that experience, she understands why visitors want to bring paintings of Cape scenes home with them. And she loves to paint beach scenes, which to her are landmarks in themselves, capturing the essence of Cape Cod. For her, capturing the feeling of a place is vital. You want to evoke that feeling of that spot that draws you.