Jan Walker has an exhibit in the gallery at the Unitarian Church, Rockport until May 31. A reception for the show this Thursday, May 6 from 5-7:30PM
I was walking by on Sunday in T-Shirt and sandals and Sunday service was milling about. They said I was dressed just fine so I stepped in to check it out.
I especially liked this:
Three board sailers in an obvious race in matched gear. The sails, the booms, the bottoms of the boards are identical. Why then is the racer who seems to be winning, actually winning? The bend of his knees seems to drive the port rail deeper? But these three could be heading for a mark that the left most skipper is really in the lead.
But the crazy thought that popped into my brain when I saw this because the resolution of the sails are so liquid, could I see the baby Jesus, or Mary, or Mother Theresa in these sails? Check them out. They are the most high tech material known to man and when wet they make for some translucent weirdness. Better than a piece of cheese sandwich or a cinnamon bun and not matched at all! Me, I can see Yoda and a bunch of other stuff rated PG or up.
The Unitarian church is that steeple that is tucked to the right of the big church in Rockport, 4 Cleaves Street, only about 30 yards up the hill from Toad Hall Bookstore.
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Hey!! Paul, thanks for checking out the show on Sunday. I like your pick of the boardsailors for an image to talk about. This photo was taken at the 2006 Miami OCRs (for non-sailboat-racing fanatics, that is a major qualifying regatta for folks working at getting or staying on an Olympic sailing team). Top international competition and this was the medal race. These were the top three guys, reaching towards the offset mark (which was somewhere behind us on the press boat). They were just flying, about a million miles an hour. We were shooting directly into the sun, the press boat was moving, and the waves were wild. Under the flying elbows of everyone else trying to get the perfect shot, I succeeded. It was “the shot” — perfect balance with magical lighting. Enjoy.
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I zeroed in on that one because I was a nut about windsurfing from 1980 (wooden booms) to 1985. But compared to these three is like saying watching the Tour de France reminds me of when I rode my tricycle really fast down the driveway.
If you ever see someone cutting across Sandy Bay in a sail the shape of a triangle on a board the size of a canoe, that will be me.
The materials are unbelievable in these full batten rigs and the way the sun lit up the sails is what caught my eye.
But better in person and the reception starts in 30 minutes (until 7PM). I’m off-island but GMGers should drop their mouses right this minute and go get some wine and cheese , 4 Cleaves St, Unitarian Church, Rockport.
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