Cape Cod watercolors

“CarbonNATION” on view at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod’s Ocean Fever/Resilient Sea Exhibition through April 25.

| Sarah Connell Campbell
CarbonNATION, watercolor, 12×12, 2026

Inspired by the essential work of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod issued a call to local artists to create art that evokes the impact of climate change on local environments. I found myself fixated on the impact of carbon dioxide on our environment and took the opportunity to play with type and color. CarbonNATION was one of three works I submitted to this juried show, which is on view until April 25, 2026.

Reception on Friday, April 10, 5-7pm.

My work for this prompt is based on a photo I took in Woods Hole in 2023. I’ve always loved the colors, life and movement in this photo and was glad to find a reason to paint from it.

Woods Hole shoreline. Copyright 2023 Sarah Connell Campbell

The other two paintings I submitted that aren’t in the show are:

Carbon Footprint, watercolor, 8×8, 2026

and

Exhaustion, watercolor, 11×15, 2026

The Cultural Center in Yarmouth, MA, is a beautiful space in an old bank building and always worth visiting when on Cape Cod.

Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Yarmouth, MA

An Honorable Mention for “Inception” from the Sandwich Arts Alliance

| Sarah Connell Campbell

The June Kershaw Open Exhibit includes some extraordinary works in a variety of media, so I’m especially pleased that we earned an honorable mention in the watercolor category. As party of this juried show of 50 works selected from hundreds of entries, judge Hillary Osborn called this Inception “very innovative” – it does stray from traditional watercolor and so I’m particularly glad to be to show it and be recognized.

Thanks to the Sandwich Arts Alliance for the opportunity to submit and share this work. You can visit the show in person until September 2, 2025, at the old Sandwich Town Hall or view it online.

Visit the Sandwich Arts Alliance

“Social Distancing Persists” at the Falmouth Art Center’s Summer Juried Exhibition July 5 – 28, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell

If you find yourself on Cape Cod in July, there’s lots to see in Falmouth, including a great show at Falmouth Art that includes this watercolor and ink piece that’s part of my post-pandemic evolution.

“Nothing But Flowers” and “It Will Be Summer Eventually” Accepted to the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Silent Auction on June 4, 2025

| Sarah Connell Campbell
Nothing But Flowers (2024) 21 x 15″ framed

It never gets old – the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s Gala and Auction is always the best way to kick off the summer, and this year they’ve accepted two of my paintings, “Nothing But Flowers” and “It Will Be Summer Eventually”. The Gala is on Wednesday, June 4, but the auction will be online – it’s live now and open for bidding.

It Will Be Summer Eventually (2025) 19.5 x 14.5″ framed