Stay where Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollack found inspiration, located on the beach of the Cape Cod National Seashore are 19 isolated simple cabins without running water, electricity or other amenities. Only 5 cabins are available for one to three weeks’ solitary stay, and the park receives more than 500 applications for stay. The cabins include a bed and table for furniture, a propane stove and camp stove comprise the kitchen and a composting toilet. Residents must bring water into the cabin by hand from a well on the park as no running water was ever installed.
Solitude is often considered a necessary element in making a creative breakthrough and Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollack created art dramatic in the break with what had come previously and what was being done in their own time. For an artist wishing to explore new ideas and experiment certainly Cape Cod National Seashore offers that opportunity.