My paintings are ostensibly about men enjoying hot sand and cool water at the end of Cape Cod, but also about the remarkable confidence we need to have to be naked or nearly-so out-of-doors in public. Ancient heroes were often depicted nude as the highest expression of self-confidence. But we are vulnerable to many things — the judgement of others, missed connections, inclement weather, crashing waves, rocks, crabs, sharks. Those challenges are not always overt in my paintings, but there are reminders that there is more to a day at the beach than just being “a day at the beach.” Each painting is a moment in the Provincetown story about a community energetically engaging with this wonderful environment. 

A Colorado native, I graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1975, and have exhibited paintings and whimsical furniture in Rhode Island, Provincetown, New York City, Baltimore, San Francisco, Maine, and Arizona. From 1975 - 2022, I was employed by the Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI, primarily as resident poster and graphic designer. From 1987 - 2005, I was the volunteer manager/designer for Options, Rhode Island’s monthly LGBTQ newsmagazine. Presently I live in North Truro, MA with my husband, Padric Meagher.