My View of Life on the Dock
Gloucester restaurants readying creative outdoor spaces along the west end of Main Street downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts
Life and nature. Place and memory. Every hue, line, shape and mark pulses affirmatively: Don’t miss the great joy of experiencing the Juni Van Dyke solo exhibition in person now on view at Jane Deering Gallery. Two people at a time are allowed in the space at this time. The gallery is open from 1-3 Saturday and Sunday, and by appointment.
JUNI VAN DYKE | The Journey…then and now
June 13 – July 12, 2020
Gloucester restaurants readying creative outdoor spaces along the west end of Main Street downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts
Cape Ann Art Haven most recent tape art, the St. Peter’s Fiesta VIVA mural, can be found at the corner of Pleasant and Main Streets. The engaging subject is built into more with each passing day which rewards repeat visits. Here’s where the unfolding scene stands today:
See more at Cape Ann Art Haven arthaven.org
Cape Ann Art Haven current programs, free art kits, coloring book, and these new ephemeral public art projects were featured as part of Gail McCarthy’s wonderful Covid-19 series for the Gloucester Daily Times. Find the Art Haven article here: Creativity Amid Crisis
Covid-19 queue control at Trader Joe’s- a fun and clever waiting gesture keeps customers and staff safe and calm! Thankful for the smile.
(I hope people post images of the dancing–all levels!)
Can you see the heart? Yesterday’s spectacular June sky off Gloucester, Mass.
RIP wonderful Yadira- awesome mom, sister, daughter, sister-in-law, and friend
Just past the corner of Witham and Thatcher before Long Beach Dairy Maid, clearing and surveying underway on two lots across from the former Amelia’s/Olivia’s space.
photos below – BEFORE (2019 and earlier) Water run off used to ice over before DPW work along this stretch
Hope all the pops out there had a Happy Father’s Day!
A downtown neighborhood institution, Larsen’s, 131 Main Street, Gloucester, Ma. is closing after 60 years. Think of all the generations of new shoes! My friends loved how professional they were, measuring for the right fit, and their great customer service.
Please support their shoe stock close out sale. Phone: (978) 828-1297
Topside Grill, 50 Roger Street, Gloucester, Mass. (978) 281-1399 open for outside dining, take out and curbside pick up
| APPETIZERS | SOUP, BISQUE & CHOWDER | SALADS | SANDWICHES & BURGERS ENTREES | FRIED ENTREES | OCEAN ENTREES | A LA CARTE SIDES |
Foggy morning view from Harbor Loop back to artist Fitz Henry Lane‘s former home and studio. June 12, 2020
Beach pea (also known as sand pea) is a sweet native wildflower (Lathyrus japonicus) that’s easy to spot in the dunes– from any of the walkways.
The flowers with the purple petals and yellow stamen daggers in the mix are “bittersweet nightshade” also known as climbing nightshade and woody nightshade. Solanum dulcamara is poisonous and invasive and thus weed.
Restaurants and businesses adapting to the phased re-openings and social distance restrictions
Leonardo’s on Main Street, Gloucester, Mass. (978) 281- 7882
Restaurants and businesses adapting to the phased re-openings and social distance restrictions
Charlie’s Place, 83 Bass Avenue, Gloucester, Ma (978) 281-5002
Wicked clevah 🙂
It’s likely low risk (I think?), especially on sunny days, but why make battling Covid-19 any harder?
At this point I realized I didn’t bring enough bags and was rescued by a friend with two commercial grade big bags. If the environment, oceans and wildlife aren’t motivating enough to take care of litter, how about caring for the people left to pick up and sort?
A message from Jane Deering:
The gallery is opening with limited hours beginning Saturday June 13th, and in celebration of re-opening, is offering a special price on each of the fourteen charming and evocative framed images from The journey … then and now. All of these works can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
Jane Deering, Jane Deering Gallery
The first thing I noticed upon rediscovering these drawings made in Italy nearly thirty years ago is how related they appear to be to my current work. These small drawings, reprinted and overlaid with color were my response to a foreign landscape that had excited and animated my attention. As I traveled without camera throughout Italian villages, hillsides, canals, and cities, drawing was my way of preserving memory. Today, I use drawing more as an abstract element for pictorial balance. But the affinity I had for color those many years ago remains steadfast, reminding me that color is the driving force that continues to define my work. Wit the ebb and flow of time my work has evolved in ways that I would not have imagined thirty years ago. Still, the element of color is constant allowing for surprise and recognition.
Juni Van Dyke, 2020
Halibut Point Restaurant & Bar closing this special eatery for happy news: after nearly 4 decades serving good food, drink and times– featuring legit prints, photography and art on display, and a beautiful outdoor patio in season– owner Dennis Flavin will serve his muse and time with his family.
289 Main Street, Gloucester, MA- historic Howard Blackburn brick building, business, and liquor license
Gloucester Daily times article 6/8/2020 here
Installation views this morning
I’m sad to read about Ray Lamont’s passing, though I know he was sick. Lamont wrote about causes big or small that were dear to anyone in Gloucester. That coverage mattered. He was a fast and clever writer who could turn a phrase to tug at heartstrings and make you smile. I’ve been thinking about all the time he spent lifting our community stories. I did not know him well but was fortunate to speak with him about art, history, and various local drives. Sometimes the subjects and causes he featured were at odds which made clear to me how opinions stressing bias were incomplete or unfounded.
Joey posted some of his GMG conversations with Lamont here
Gail McCarthy wrote about the death of her colleague and local journalist, A Man Dedicated to Work, Community: Ray Lamont Chronicled Gloucester Stories for Times, published in the Gloucester Daily Times print edition June 8, 2020, with quotes and stories from Mayor Romeo Theken, former Mayor Bell, Dick Wilson, Julie Lafontaine, Open Door, and other officials.
Howard Herman beautiful remembrance was published in the Berkshire Eagle. Lamont, a Pittsfield native, had worked there prior to the GDT.
I have been honored to work with a great many outstanding journalists during my three decades at The Berkshire Eagle. But when I joined the band in the 1980s, I was the Fifth Beatle. That’s because the sports staff was made up of rock stars. Unfortunately, we lost one of those rock stars last week, when word filtered down that Ray Lamont had passed away. Lamont was 67 when he passed on Thursday…
…Among Ray Lamont’s many talents was a dead-on impression of New York Yankees broadcaster, and Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto. The Scooter had a way to describe things, and Ray nailed the impression…”
– Howard Herman | Designated Hitter Some Thoughts on the Late Ray Lamont, Berkshire Eagle
Right when I was photographing the paper and thinking about Ray Lamont, I had a special visitor.
Start of the formal obituary
Gloucester – Raymond Joseph Lamont of Gloucester died Thursday at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem. He was born and raised in Pittsfield, the only child of the late Raymond P. and Kathleen T. Sheerin Lamont. Ray’s formative years at the city’s St. Joseph’s grammar and high schools undoubtedly had a deep impact on his life. He continued his education at Berkshire Community College and graduated from North Adams State College, which is now known as Mass. College of Liberal Arts.
Ray began his lifelong career in journalism as a sports writer at the Berkshire Eagle, casting a large presence on the local athletic scene for years to come.
The formal obituary is here
Good Morning Gloucester 