Beth McDermott

Watercolor artist Eli Portman is set to showcase his work at the Naturescape Gallery at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, according to a community announcement.

The exhibition, titled "The City & The Sand," is scheduled to run from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31. It will be open to the public during the museum's regular hours.

Portman's work captures the beauty of both Cape Cod's natural environment and the bustling streets of Boston, according to his artist statement. His paintings use detailed line work and heavy colors to illustrate moments of "unique" isolation that many people experience.

"With controlled ink lines, I capture shadows and lights," Portman wrote in his statement. "Familiar angles, familiar feelings brought on by time of day or night, placement and presence in one’s environment. I manipulate the openness and tightness of visual spaces and interiors to reflect the claustrophobia of society's open space and the endless emptiness of being crowded and crushed."

Portman, who was born and raised in the Greater Boston area, graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a bachelor's degree in studio art in 2014. He has created murals and custom artwork for several major companies and institutions, including Starbucks, Walmart, General Electric, Salem State University, the Punto Urban Art Museum, the Downtown Boston BID and the City of Boston.

His work has been displayed in several galleries, including the Fountain Street Gallery, the Selfless Art Gallery, The Torosiete Gallery, the UMass Boston Harbor Arts Gallery and the Spring Bull Gallery. He is a member of the Copley Society of Art and regularly has his illustrations published in various media.

Admission to the exhibition is included with museum admission. However, the dates for the exhibition are subject to minor changes and may be temporarily unavailable due to auditorium programming.