Martha Fagan

Soper Street

9 x 12

Oil on linen, on board

Value: $410 framed

Martha Fagan is a plein air Impressionist painter. A native of Connecticut for over fifty years, while raising four children, she expressed her creativity through various jobs, including being a stylist for American lifestyle magazine Country Living, co-founder of an antique shop, and owner of an organic chicken and vegetable farm. It wasn’t until her last child headed out the door that Martha pursued art. She earned a certificate in Fine Arts from the Parsons School of Design and took her first plein air oil workshop in 2016 with master painter John Clayton, through The Cape School of Art, one of the country’s preeminent outdoor painting schools. Since moving to Provincetown, she spends as much time outdoors as possible and has sought out teachers who have trained with Henry Hensche or have been influenced by his teachings, focusing on the placement of light and color in their art. Martha has worked with artists Hilda Neily, John Clayton, Margaret McWethy, Mary Giammarino, Joanette Egeli, and Peter Hocking. 

“I try to capture my impression and feeling in that moment, observing the shifting effects of light and color. Nature has such variation in depth with intensity of colors, and I am in love with the spectacular contrasts as well as harmonies of sand, sea, sky, and the unique, brilliant light here,” Martha says.

She is a member of The Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Her painting, Wharf, was accepted into the 2019 Members’ Juried Exhibit at PAAM. Martha has had two previous exhibits at The Commons, Provincetown. Her first show was Shifting Light in 2022, and her second was Harmony in 2025.