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The Art of Gary Cota

Whale and calf carcasses on the beach with threatening cloudy sky
Gary Cota's painted woodcarving Wake Up won 1st place in Sculpture at the Warming Seas Exhibit at Cape Cod Art Center in collaboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) 2025

Where Nature Meets Imagination

Welcome to The Cota Studio—home to Gary Cota’s art, where wood, paint, and imagination drift together like tide and shore. Inspired by life on Cape Cod, Gary captures moments both wild and wistful: an osprey snatching a fish mid-flight, a whale’s tail disappearing into the deep, a girl lost in a book beneath a crimson maple.

From cranberry bogs and dune-hidden deer to pirates, mermaids, and right whales gliding with their calves, each piece is rich with movement, mystery, and soul. Whether carved in wood or brushed on canvas, Gary’s work honors the natural world with detail, emotion, and storytelling that lingers like salt on skin.

Step into The Cota Studio—where Cape Cod’s spirit lives in every line.

Interested in Gary Cota’s art and artful designs —Sharkuterie boards, cutting boards, and other one-of-a-kind merchandise, contact him at thecotastudio@gmail.com or complete form below.

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