The Art Lover's Guide to Collecting Fine Art in New England, Cape Cod & the Islands

July marks the peak of the summer season on the East Coast and it's especially festive in the picturesque towns that populate the New England seaboard and the quaint islands around it.

It's a beloved time of boating, barbecues, fresh seafood and long days at the beach. The colors are bright white and cerulean blue, with salty breezes, sunshine, sparkling seas and a high time for galleries to highlight the incredible artwork they have to offer.

The artists and galleries featured in the following pages will transport you to the most quintessential New England locales like Martha's Vineyard, Provincetown and Chatham on Cape Cod, the bucolic shores of Truro, Massachusetts, the rugged beauty of New Hampshire and even the rocky coastline of Maine. So, if you can't make it to the East Coast this summer, sit back, allow the art in the following pages, which celebrates its beauty and creative spirit, to lead the way.

PROVINCETOWN OFFICE OF TOURISM

330 Commercial Street Provincetown, MA 02657 [e-mail] www.ptowntourism.com [phone]

Provincetown, Massachusetts, is special for many reasons, but ask any artist what attracts them to this former fishing village and chances are they'll say something about the light, which has been drawing creative visionaries to the tip of Cape Cod since the late 19th century.