Bud Cary, abstract expressionist, received a BA from Colgate University and a Masters in Education from Boston University. He became a self taught painter in Manlius, New York while teaching Junior High English. His love and study of Paul Klee, Emile Nolde, and George Roualt helped shape his style. His paintings reside in the Rochester and Syracuse Art Museums. In 1964, Cary moved with his wife and three daughters to Cape Cod. Both he and his wife Bunny were born in Winchester, MA, and had summered on the Cape: they were returning home. The family remained there in an 1822 saltbox by the sea.

   Cary worked in casein, watercolors, ink, collage, and oil; his preferred mediums on Cape Cod were oils and oil-based crayons. In Falmouth, Cary was very active with the Falmouth Artist’s Guild; he participated in many shows both locally and off the Cape. He won many juried awards, yet remained humble in his acceptance. Cary said, “Work that is going well seems to create itself. That’s when the work becomes exciting,” and added, “Those are usually the good paintings.” Bud Cary lives on through his expressionistic paintings as only a great artist can.