North End resident and artist Michael Dean shares his 24″x18″ oil painting of Terramia Ristorante on the corner of Salem and Bartlett Street. Headed for Dinner at Terramia, N.End is a commissioned piece Michael recently painted for former North End resident Matt Cook. The painting is a visual representation of Matt’s own charming North End story. Matt spent over ten Read More…
Artist and North End resident, Michael Dean, shares this image of a recent commissioned painting of 460 Commercial Street in Boston’s North End. He describes it as “the looming 1880’s vintage brick building that’s prominently displayed on the edge of the North End as well as in the composition.” Current resident of the property, Nolan Read More…
The statues inside the Saint Anthony of Padua club on Endicott street were recently painted by North End artist, Michael Dean. These mini-paintings include San Antonio Di Padova Da Montefalcione, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria and even a painting of the old, unused San Antonio statue they have in the upstairs store room, among the San Read More…
This painting was done as a commission from a man now living in Vermont, who went to school here, and now comes to Boston for business and had seen my work in the window of Silk Screening USA (which is down on Prince, across from the Corner Cafe). Along with a few of my oil Read More…
This oil painting shows the upper floors of the building at the corner of Salem and Prince Streets. The ground floor holds Dino’s Sub Shop, where lots of tourists and locals go to get lunch while spending the day outside, or touring in the neighborhood. The painting has been in my hands for a while, Read More…
These two mini-paintings show two of the carved statues of the saints, which the neighborhood’s Italian clubs carry around on their shoulders during their saint’s particular feast days every summer in the North End. The residents and business owners come out to pin silk streamers of money onto the passing saints as crowds gather and Read More…
A ribbon cutting will be held at FastFrame, 116 Lewis Wharf on Wednesday, March 28th from 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be served. Come meet your neighbors and enter for a chance to win a framed print by North End artist Michael Dean. State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz will also be on hand for the ceremony. View Read More…
The North End’s own Michael Dean is featured in video profile about his love for painting and the neighborhood. The production is from an Emerson blog article: The painter is one of only a few left in the North End, with a continuing decrease in artistic interest in the area. Four galleries have closed within Read More…
I just finished this commission for a nice couple living in the Strada building. They’re going to be moving to a larger, suburban place in about half a year, when their new baby starts walking. They wanted to have a painting that would commemorate their time in the North End, and figured I’d be the Read More…
We love to fill this site with engaging pictures and local artist, Michael Dean, gives us just that opportunity with his latest Venice paintings. Michael tells us, “I think that “Encounter in the Canals” (oil on canvas, 24”X18”) has a little mystery story inside it, and I like the morning atmosphere of “Sunrise Over Santa Read More…