Author: capeannpainter

Found on the hard drive 07/23/2007

1/22/2012 Good Harbor

01/22/2012

The Infamous “Blaze”

I Have two women in my life who have helped me through some hard times lately. The first is my Beautiful Wife Cathy. Who many know as a great Nurse at the Seacoast Nursing home. And “Blaze” my girlfriend of 3 years.

She almost took down GMG one day. Not on purpose she was just smelling all the rotten fish Joey has hanging around the office. Here’s a few photos My son Paul took of her. Pauls’s best Friend found these Photos on his Camera.

found on facebook; “What’s Your Blues Name?”

From: “Sleepy Lemon Brown”

Look for me at the Rhumbline soon.

What’s your Blues Name?

Cape Ann Art Haven Buoy! by deb Clarke,

From the USCG;

http://coastguardnews.com/

PAMLICO SOUND, N.C. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted three people from the water after their sailboat ran aground near Rawls Island, Saturday.

Members aboard the 26-foot sailboat Honey Badger made a mayday call via VHF-FM channel 16, notifying Coast Guard watchstanders that their boat was on a shoal near Rawls Island.

Watchstanders dispatched a crew aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet along with an aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City.

The MLB and Jayhawk crews arrived on scene at approximately 2:45 p.m. The MLB crew was unable to reach the sailboat due to shallow water.

The Jayhawk crew then hoisted the three people aboard the aircraft and transported them to Air Station Elizabeth City where they were met by awaiting medical personnel.

from deb clarke;

Preserves

“Copper Paint Manufactory” on left:  petroluem based

wax, copper leaf, fish scales, styrofoam particulate sealed

in 3″, 3oz jars.  copyright clarke 2012

gloucester ma

 

 

“LePages Mucilage” on right: petroluem based

wax, aluminum leaf, fish scales, styrofoam particulate sealed

in 3″, 3oz jars.  copyright clarke 2012

gloucester ma

 

 

the paint company is out of business.  part of the iconic building is demolished;

 building being rehabbed by the Ocean Alliance, a non-profit 

 

the glue company is out of business. the property is now occupied by 2 gated communities.

 

the prosperity/demise of both companies followed the tides of the Gloucester fishing industry.

the wax is from vigil candles collected from various candlight vigils, services etc held at or in association with the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist church.

the styrofoam particulate is from a styrofoam buoy for The Cape Ann Art Haven’s auction January 24th at Cruiseport, Gloucester.

jars:  purchased at Ace Hardware, Gloucester Crossing, Gloucester MA

http://debbieclarke.blogspot.com/

Our Dad!

By Ron Gilson;

“Paul Frontiero, Sr.,

fisherman, marine artist, WWII Navy combat veteran, family man and Gloucester icon, was my friend and roll model for over 50 years. Paul was a kind, beautiful person. At our every meeting, Paul never failed to mention his association with U.S. Marines during his WW II navy wartime service. I have so many pleasant memories, especially his art demos for me only in his basement studio, all the time reminiscing about our 1940-1950 waterfront, recalling the great vessels of those historical decades. Paul sketched and painted the waterfront scene as he studied and lived it, with vivid reality. Fortunately, his work hangs in many Cape Ann homes – his work lives on! Whenever passing his home and gallery, I always glance over from the Rt. 128 extension at his curtained picture window that for years displayed his signature surf scenes. Another era has passed. A Gloucester ambassador, remembered for his creative artistic genius, Paul Frontiero, Sr., lives on.

Ron Gilson”

THANK YOU SO MUCH RON! That is a Beautiful tribute to a great man and father.

Our Dad’s Obituary: http://obit.greelyfuneralhome.com/obit_display.cgi?id=1022148&listing=Current&clientid=greelyfuneralhome

Some of our Dad’s Paintings and Dad with the infamous Blaze;

Formidable

From Deb Clarke;

 

‘child with thinking cap’

tape transfer ground with metal leaf on stretchers

 

every-once-in-awhile these funny little line drawings show up in the work.  for years these only showed up in my 4×5″ sketchbooks.  never took them seriously.  now, they give me a joy.  this reminds me of Picasso’s work.  just sayin’.

 

best,

deb

http://debbieclarke.blogspot.com/

Enjoy it Now. This Iconic Building may be gone in a few weeks. Get out and take your photos of  it before it’s to late.

“SHOOTING STARS”

by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist

“If you enjoy the sight of “shooting stars” then make plans to be out looking skyward during the predawn hours on Wednesday (Jan. 4) when a strong display of Quadrantid meteors may appear. This first meteor shower of the year may end up being one of the best of 2012.

To paraphrase Forrest Gump: The Quadrantid meteor shower is like opening up a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get!  Indeed, the Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.

Peak activity is due to occur early on Wednesday at about 2:30 a.m. EST (0730 GMT) and favors eastern North America. The Quadrantid meteor shower sky map above shows where to look to see the display.

The Quadrantids (pronounced KWA-dran-tids) provides one of the most intense annual meteor showers, with a brief, sharp maximum lasting but a few hours. Adolphe Quetelet of Brussels Observatory discovered the shower in the 1830s, and shortly afterward it was noted by several other astronomers in Europe and America. [First Photos: The 2012 Quadrantid Meteor Shower]”

Heading Out