Come celebrate with us tonight at the opening reception for Willie Alexander: Goya’s head found on Half Moon Beach at Jane Deering Gallery (19 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA) from 5:00 to 7:00PM! It’s the first solo exhibition at our gallery for the artist!
WILLIE ALEXANDER Goya’s head found on Half Moon Beach Opening Reception Tonight, 5:00-7:00 PM
The exhibition continues through November 3, 2024. Gallery hours: Friday & Saturday 2-5 PM. Sunday 2-4 PM and by appointment williesalexander@comcast.net
art is art, process is process…it’s about communicating with the world
Willie Loco Alexander
“Growing up I was encouraged to make art and music. I remember my mom–she played violin in the Cape Ann Symphony–showing me how to cross hatch to give my drawings more depth.
“My Grandpa Doggett sent us the Currier and Ives calendar every Christmas and I remember enjoying the illustrations. We had Van Gogh and Grandma Moses on the wall. In 5th grade I won the “Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up” poster competition with my drawing of a Native American. Miss Wentworth, my classroom teacher, told me that she wouldn’t have picked mine.
“Moments in life have significance.
“It was a the Museum School and then Goddard College that I started playing rock n’ roll with my first band, The Lost, in 1964.
“Through my entire musical career, I have never stopped making visual art. In the sixties and seventies, I filled my “Holy Babbles” with scribbles, pinups and drawings.
“Making art is something I’ve always done–like brushing my teeth, tying my shoes, walking in the woods.”
Good Morning Gloucester 