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Dennis Lucas: Provincetown artist migrates inland for the season Jim Dyment The journey of a successful artist requires a bit of stamina. Dennis Lucas finds that a change in scenery supplies him with inspiration. Many times before painting a “studio” painting he will do a quick sketch, but honestly, he doesn’t enjoy it as much. “Nothing is more exciting than going outside and painting,” he said, ”not even close.” Lucas painted academically through college, but adopted the impressionist style at the Cape School in Provincetown. He explains, “I knew my first day in the historic yard at the Cape School that this was ‘it’ for me. I am invigorated and cannot wait to get out and paint in the open air. I enjoy all four seasons as a plein-air painter but when the first signs of spring come I absolutely must jump in.” Although Lucas generally works with brighter colors, his recent show glimpses an emerging transition in style to darker colors. His response, “I don’t always have a chance to paint at night but when I do, I grab my headband with the night light attachment and head out to what I hope is a well lit or moonlit spot. Night paintings are not common with plein-air painters like myself but they are often exciting to capture on canvas.” Read the entire article in our magazine pages...