Doug Caves Sr.
My paintings come from a personal emotional response I feel from the people, places and circumstances I experience. I make paintings that explore how these emotions are evoked through the images on the canvas. The subtle play of light and texture across the structures and artifacts of the New England landscape inspire me. I build my canvases in layers of color and brush strokes that help me to draw out the personal feeling that I am experiencing and land it on the canvas. Through exploration and discovery, my process takes me through to an expression of those emotions. Through delicate shifts in tone and composition I find the right “mood” of what is I am trying to paint. I hope to evoke an essential emotion in the viewer that communicates that and draws you in, offering you a reason to pause.”
Doug Caves attended the Fine Arts Program at Mt. Wachusett Community College studying art history, painting, drawing and sculpture and received the school’s Annual Purchase Award for his bronze sculpture “Head of Joy” in his last year of attendance. He has studied painting and drawing at the Worcester Art Museum and creative writing at Clark University. These days he paints frequently along the Southern Maine Coast and in the rural hills of Central Massachusetts, finishing his larger works in his studio. He currently offers classes in Landscape and still life painting through various venues and learning programs.
About D. H. Caves Sr.
Doug Caves has been a lifelong student of the Arts. He attended the Fine Arts Program at Mt. Wachusett Community College studying art history, painting, drawing and sculpture and received the school’s Annual Purchase Award for his bronze sculpture “Head of Joy” in his last year of attendance. He has studied painting and drawing at the Worcester Art Museum and creative writing at Clark University. Caves moved from an abstract approach to painting in his late twenties to explore the more representational genres that seemed to suit his need to have his feet planted firmly in the ground while his head and heart explored beyond the limits of physical reach. Caves spent many years pondering the meaning of and exploring the value of making art through various venues like house painting, home remodeling, landscape design and installation. He went on to acquire a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and then a Masters degree in Communication through Clark University. Caves says that his approach to discovery has always been characterized by a desire to dive right in tempered by a cautionary flank approach, a desire to discover through experience and un ending spirit of hope.
Caves' art work is in many private collections across the United States. Doug is represented by The Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME, and has been represented by Canvas Fine Arts, showing at various Boston venues such as Boston City Hall and the Liberty Hotel.
Education
2011 Clark University, Master of Science, Professional Communication, Worcester, MA
2000 Clark University, BA, Environmental Studies, Magna cum Laude, Worcester, MA
1989 Worcester Art Museum, Portrait Painting, Worcester, MA
1980 Mount Wachusett Community College, Fine Arts Program, Gardner, MA
Solo Exhibitions
2019 The Frame Depot, Milford, NH, September 1-October 30
2015 Artist of the Month, The Parish Center for the Arts, Westford, MA
2014 Artist of the Month, The Frame Depot Gallery, Milford, NH, August
2014 Art of the Month, Leominster Art Association, City Hall, Leominster, MA, June
2014 Art Tuesdays, Liberty Hotel, Boston, MA, February 18
Group Exhibitions
2023 Three Artist Show, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME, September
2021 Three Artist Show, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME, January
2019 Three Artist Show, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME, November
2019 The 16th Annual Blanche Ames Juried National Art Exhibit, N. Easton, MA, Sept – Oct.
2019 Through the Surface, 6 Bridges Gallery, Maynard, MA, July -August
2019 About Face, ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA, July-Aug
2019 The 18th ArtsWorcester Biennial, ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA, May-June
2019 MJ1, Concord Art, Concord, MA, January
2016 The 17th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Open Juried Exhibition, Portsmouth, NH
2016 The 13th Annual Blanche Ames Juried National Art Exhibit, N. Easton, MA
2016 By the Sea Juried Show, Gallery 529, Littleton, MA August
2016 81st Regional Arts and Crafts Juried Show, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA, July - August
2015 80th Regional Arts and Crafts Juried Show, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA, July - August
2015 Summer Dreaming Juried Show, Gallery 529, Littleton, MA February-March
2015 The Annual RODDY, Juried Exhibit, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, September
2015 MJ1 Juried Show, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, February
2014 Two Person Exhibit, Thos. Moser Gallery, Greenwich, CT, August - December
2014-2015 Parlor Gallery at Capt. David Kelley Inn, Centerville, MA, September - June
2014 CFA Group Show, City Hall, Boston, MA, July - December
2014 79th Regional Arts and Crafts Juried Show, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA, July - August
2014 Salon, Rollstone Gallery, Fitchburg, MA, July
2014 Masterpiece Gallery Group Show, Design Center, Boston, MA
2014 Art Tuesdays, Liberty Hotel, Boston, MA, May 22
2014 Out of the Box Gala, ARCK, Boston, MA, Donation of Painting "Barns at Groton Hill Study 2”, 11 x14 for Live Auction, November 6
2014 Taste of Wachusett, Dr. Franklin Perkins School Annual Fund Raiser, Lancaster, MA, Donation of Painting "Barns at Groton Hill Study 1”, 11 x14 for Silent Auction, October 1
2014 The Trustees of Reservations Gala Event, Concord, MA, Donation of Painting "The Old Manse”, 30 x40 for Silent Auction, July 10.
2014 Fenway Health Art Auction, The Men’s Event, Boston, MA, Donation of Paintings "Three Dories (study)” and “Summer Afternoon”, 11 x14 for Silent Auction, April 26.
Media & Publications
2019-20 Maine Magazine, Portland, ME, Maine Artists to Watch
2018 Maine Magazine, Portland, ME, Maine Artists to Watch
2017 Maine Magazine, Portland, ME, Maine Artists to Watch
2016 Maine Magazine, Portland, ME, one of group of featured interviewees
2014 Inside Fitchburg, Joanne Huse, FATV, Fitchburg, MA, September, 25 http://provod.fatv.org/vod/4160-Low.mp4
2014 It’s All About Arts, Glenn Williams BNTV, Boston, MA, September 22, http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=gVIQ8J4Bhpw&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dzy2d68LW3dY%26feature%3Dshare
2014 Art New England Blog Post, Celina Colby, Boston, MA., September 18, http://artnewengland.com/blogs/canvas-fine-arts-opens-two-new-exhibits/ .
2014 The CFA Reception at City Hall Interviews September 17, https://vimeo.com/107846560
2014 March, It’s All About Arts, Glenn Williams, BNTV, Boston, MA, February 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhtmOcl97Og&feature=share
Professional Activities
2017-present, teaching landscape and still life painting through various venues.
2018, January, Invited Artist Demo at the Hollis Art Society
2017 January, Invited Artist Demo at the Leominster Art Association
2016, November Invited Artist Demo at the Greater Gardner Art Associaton
2015-2016 Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME exhibitor
2015-2016 Gallery at the Grand, Kennebunk, ME , exhibitor
2014-2015 The Frame Depot, Milford, NH, exhibitor
2014-2015 Masterpiece Gallery, Boston, MA, exhibitor
2014 -2015 Art Collectors Maine, exhibitor, www.artcollectormaine.com
2014 Canvas Fine Arts, Boston, MA, exhibitor
2014, Painting Demonstration, Masterpiece Gallery, Boston Design Center, October 1
2014, Artist of the Month, Leominster Art Association, Leominster, MA, February
2013, Leominster Art Association, member
2013, Fitchburg Art Museum, member
2013, Arts Worcester, member
2013, Concord Art Association, member