I think this is such a sweet painting, entitled AN ARTIST’S GARDEN, this painting was done by Peter Kalill. I love that little splash of bright light on the bench beside the flowers, the sunlight grass and the color of the sky! Peter is a fabulous artist from Cape Cod. You can see his work at Addison Art Gallery, he was part of the PAINTAPALOOZA artists a few years back in Port Clyde, Maine.

Here’s a little blip about the artist from Addison Art Gallery’s website:

Peter Kalill was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. He began his first formal studies in art at Providence College in Rhode Island. In his third year of college, he studied painting, drawing, and art history in Florence, Italy. Peter returned to Providence and earned a B.A. in drawing in 1995.

After his graduation, Peter moved to Cape Cod and continued to learn all he could about painting. He combined his passion for art with his interest in travel, and spent many winters traveling to Honduras, and Guatemala and all over Mexico. It was on a trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he befriended landscape painter Frank Gardner, who introduced him to plein air painting.

Upon returning home from his second winter in San Miguel, Peter was accepted into Addison Art Gallery, in Orleans, MA, where his first show in the U.S. was a great success. Peter’s work has attracted the attention of many collectors throughout the U.S. and Canada, and has been featured in many publications including Cape Cod Life, Cape Cod Art Review, andAmerican Art Collector magazines. His work has been exhibited in the Cape Cod Museum of Art, and at juried shows at the Copley Society of Art, and The Guild of Boston Artists.

Peter Kalill lives on Cape Cod with his wife Kathleen, and their daughter Violet. He continues to travel to San Miguel and places throughout the U.S., Mexico, Europe, and Canada in search of great places to paint.

If you aren’t near Addison Art Gallery in Orleans, MA, check out their website, it’s a good one! If you are near them… Go visit!

Catch you back here tomorrow!