I am a graphic artist specializing in Photo Enhancement, Photo Retouching, Photo-Illustration and Design. I reconnected to my fine art roots when my wife Anna and I opened Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery.
The Sawyer Free Library is maintaing their own google calendar of events that they “share” with me ( james@eves3.com ). Now they can add and update events and it instantly shows up on GMG. Cool, Huh?
Here’s to the men and women who have sacrificed so much and artist Thi Linh Wernau who’s dedication to support them here at home is an inspiration to us all!
Thi Linh’s photography series “You Are Beautiful: Warriors” has been an inspiration to me for several years. Her dedication to the wounded warriors is unparalleled in the artistic community.
IN HONOR OF ITS 2015 SEASON’S “Year of The Artist!” THEME, The NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION INTRODUCES ITS “New Artist Members of 2015” EXHIBITION in The Gordon Grant Room, Thursday, June 4 – Saturday, June 27. Combined Opening Reception with Juried Members Exhibit, Sunday, June 7th, 2 – 4 pm. ALL ARE INVITED. OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC. (Note: For additional information on all sixteen new artists please see the NSAA’s Blog)
Come celebrate with us the fresh, exciting work of our sixteen new member painters, sculptors, and graphic artists among whom are:
Boston based watercolorist, Gary Tucker, who shares that he “feels the ‘art spirit’ when he is struggling, creating.” Sensing a commonality with Turner, he finds “power through brushwork, and subtlety through transparency,”
Painter Katalin Spang of Burlington, MA, who works in oil and pastel, says “Painting for me is a spiritual experience. It is a careful distillation of my interpretation, in a visual language, of the beauty I find around me,”
Mike Foley, a Gloucester stone sculptor, releases the beauty from local and internationally sourced granite who offers, “I find beauty in the gifts of the earth, as well as in the wisdom of mathematics. My sculptures, in their small way, attempt to transform the fusion of these beauties into expressive forms, frozen in time, but warmed by each human hand which reaches out to touch them,”
Artist Cynthia Dunaway who moved to Cape Ann in 1986 to pursue her interest in painting and has, since then, been deeply committed to the development of her artistic expression through the use of charcoal and pencil in life drawing, and as a ‘plein air’ painter, and
Portraitist Dana Levin, also a still life and landscape artist, trained in the painting and drawing techniques of the Old Masters. Her intense study of realism in oil painting has taken her to museums and art institutes throughout Europe, Russia and the USA.
Gary Tucker, “Winter Light”, w/c, 11″x15″
Katalin Spang, “Afternoon in Venice”, oil on canvas, 16″x20″
Mike Foley, “Humpback Whale”, black African granite, 24″ long
Cynthia Dunaway, “Judy”, ink, 18″x20″
Dana Levin, “Portrait of A Young Man”, oil on linen, 18″x24″
All of our new members have trained and studied with master artists and at major art institutions in New England and around the world. The NSAA invites you to share our excitement in welcoming these superb artists as our New Members of 2015!
The North Shore Arts Association’s galleries are open, free to the public, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m.
More information on all North Shore Arts Association events is available by visiting their website at www.nsarts.org, and by email at arts@nsarts.org, or by telephone 978 283-1857.
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The Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS) proudly announces its eighth year in partnership with the Bass Rocks Golf Club for the Annual seARTS Art Loan Program. This year’s show presents works by 19 regional artists at its opening reception on May 28th. The opening provides a chance for seARTS members along with the general public to view the works and meet the artists in this wonderful and picturesque setting.
The program is a year-round exhibition, showing and selling the work, and since its inception artists have sold nearly $15,000 worth of artwork through the program, netting more than $10,000 to the artists in the show. The fresh and bold work of the 2015 show balances a body of returning artists with new, introducing the space to completely new genres of work.
“Eastern Point Lighthouse at the Golden Hour” by Deb Schradieck ~ Watercolor, 19″x22″
Among the newly enrolled artists are Charlie Carroll, Matt Cegelis, Anne Marie Crotty, Janel Houton, Eva-Lynn Loy and Marny Williams. Returning to the show from previous years are Katherine Coakley, Anne Cowman, Rob Diebboll, Susan Guest-McPhail, Mary Forte Hayes, Leslie Heffron, Michael Oleksiw, Ron Pruett, Patricia Yarborough Reed, Judy Robinson- Cox, Ruth Schneider, Deb Schradieck and Marilyn Swift.
Responsible for the show’s thoughtful and lively selection of art is this year’s jury, consisting of Manchester resident and Rockport gallery owner Bruce Johnson, photographer Paul Cary Goldberg, auctioneer and art/antiques dealer Michael March and Central Street Gallery director Alison Rowell. The jury will award honors that will be announced at the event. Awards are sponsored by Manchester-by-the-Sea’s Nor’east Frameworks, Artemis Custom Framing of Gloucester, and Hershey Frame Shop of Rockport.
Jurors Bruce Johnson, Michael March and Alison Rowell will hold a panel discussion about the art work and their selection process, followed by a question and answer session with the audience. (Paul Cary Goldberg is unable to attend.) seARTS is pleased to welcome art historian Judith Curtis as panel moderator. Judith, the author of Rocky Neck Art Colony, 1850-1950, will also give a talk: “For the Love of Light; Cape Ann as a Painter’s Destination.”
Details of the Evening: Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM Location: Bass Rocks Golf Club, 34 Beach Road, Gloucester, MA, (978)-283-1866
Please RSVP by leaving a message at (978) -281-1222 or emailing info@searts.org
Event is Free & Open to the Public
Light Fare & Cash Bar
Raffle of Gift Basket, Generously Donated by Local Merchants
seARTS Cape Ann, a registered 501(c)3 is a coalition of artists, art lovers, cultural institutions, businesses, and municipal organizations, all working together to improve the economic base for the arts and the larger Cape Ann community. In 2013 seARTS launched a new website where there is a robust section about the Art Loan Program and the works that have been on display. Find out more about this signature program and more at www.searts.org.
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Friday, May 22, 2015, 7:30 PM $5 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Upstairs at Short and Main, 36 Main Street, Gloucester
An hour of true stories told live. This month’s theme: Rock and Roll. Come hear local, and not so local, folks relate a huge variety of tales. Contactmaureenaylward@comcast.netif you have a story to tell. More information atwww.gloucesterwriters.org.
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Saturday, May 23, 11am – 12 noon. ALL ARE INVITED. OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
Come spend an hour or so listening to visual historian and beloved Rockport artist and teacher, Ron Straka, at the North Shore Arts Association, Saturday, May 23rd, 11 am to 12 noon. He will share his deep and intimate knowledge of the work of his friend and fellow artist, Bob Blue, with whom he spent many hours ‘en plein air’ capturing our northern light as it graces Cape Ann’s shores. Straka’s gallery walks are well known to be fun and fascinating. Don’t miss this special opportunity to hear one of Cape Ann’s great artists share his knowledge about another great Cape Ann artist and legend, Bob Blue.
The North Shore Arts Association’s galleries are open, free to the public, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m.
More information on all North Shore Arts Association events is available by visiting their website at www.nsarts.org, by email at arts@nsarts.org, or by telephone 978 283-1857.
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Check it out we are expanding the GMG Cape Ann Community Calendar. We are now including iCalendar feeds from the City of Gloucester and a Community Service Calendar
Please join us this tonight at the Cultural Center, 6 Wonson St, Gloucester, MA at 7PM for our first Goetemann Artist Resident Talk. We will be welcoming Yuko Oda from Brooklyn, NY for her month long stay on Rocky Neck. The informal talk is open to all, and light refreshments will be served.
Artists Statement:
My inspiration stems from observations of natural life forms and processes. Organisms like flowers and birds have forms and functions familiar yet foreign to us. At a glance, they may seem simple and go unnoticed, but a little curiosity and observation reveals a universe of complex, intelligent systems. The wonder and reverence I feel in this study is what drives my work, and the results take various directions, from paintings to digital sculpture and animations.
In my practice, I bring forth the life force of a living form by abstracting and transforming its elements. A delicate flower may explode like a bomb, or become a planet in a galaxy. A massive golden butterfly flock departs from a dark landscape, and colorful hummingbirds escape from an apocalyptic explosion. At times ephemeral and celestial, at others haunting, I explore energetic contrasts and mystical symbolisms in my work. yukooda.com
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Cape Ann Fishermunn Special Olympics Track and Field Team
Last Sunday, May 17, 2015, Anna and I took our son Yianni to the Special Olympics Track and Field Summer Games at Milton Academy. The is the Cape Ann Fishermunn’s first year so we weren’t sure what to expect. In order to qualify to move on to the state competition an athlete must win at least one gold medal in an event. I was very excited and nervous as this was my first time at an event. The coaches and other parents were all talking about how the Special Olympics had changed in recent years and become more competitive. I guess all of us were nervous, except for the athletes. They were having a blast and enjoying the perfect sunny day, which is how it’s supposed to be. I love these Special Needs folks. They remind me to just relax and enjoy the day!
The day was mostly spent waiting for our turn to compete. The organizers did an amazing job with complex logistics. Our coaches, Shawn Williamson, Kathy Verga and Nicole Tucker, scattered across the field coaching athletes for their events and then coming back to our little home base to report the results.
In the end we, not only had nothing to be worried about, the team swept the field with medal. I am happy to report that All of our athletes took at least one gold medal, so we are all going to the State Special Olympic Games!! Out of 13 athletes competing in 34 events we brought home 23 Gold medals, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze and 7 ribbons!
Justin Christopher and Karin Antanaitis, Owners of Floating Lotus on Bearskin Neck in Rockport have successfully negotiated to take over the right side of the old Empire building.
Its a four level space they plan to share with Yoga Joy Studio, owned by Paula Passanisi, E-RYT, LCSW,which will occupy the bottom level in the back. (Nice parking back there!) The street level will be the retail store for Floating Lotus featuring handmade, fair trade clothing, jewelry & textiles. And for those that have been peaking through the windows, the upper level in the back is to be used for an event space featuring live music, sound meditation, classes, local art and more! I’m not sure what the plan is for the upper level, but knowing Justin and Karin I am sure it will be put to good use.
Justin and Karin opened Floating Lotus in Rockport about 11 years ago and have grown it to a very respectable business. I am sure that they will do wonders in Downtown Gloucester
Floating Lotus RockportJustin Christopher and Karin Antanaitis, Owners of Floating Lotus
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Lynn Leon Loscutoff
at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
TODAY, Tuesday May 19th 7:30pm
co-sponsored by the Cape Ann YMCA
Introduced by Ken Riaf
From 1957 to 1969, the Boston Celtics won eleven championships in thirteen years and eight in a row (1959–1966), the longest consecutive streak of any North American professional sports team. Among the players during this period was “Jungle” Jim Loscutoff, along with Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, and more all coached by Red Auerbach. In this highly personal memoir, Lynn Loscutoff tells the story of the Celtics “wives” and their journey supporting their men and one another. Lynn, an artist who later served as the Executive Director of Boston’s prestigious Copley Society, writes with both humor and honesty and being a Celtic wife and about her life with Jim after he left the team. Packed with vintage photographs, some never before printed, Loscy & Me is both a scrapbook of an adventurous life, and a tribute to the women behind the men. Foreword by Arnold “Red” Auerbach.
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Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck, 53 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester MA 01930
Opening Reception: SAT, May 23, 6 to 8pm • Gallery hours: 10am to 6pm daily
Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck (formerly Rocky Neck Gallery) at 53 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA, opens officially for the season on Friday, May 22. In addition to 28 Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) artists, former Goetemann Artist Resident, Ekua Holmes has been invited to exhibit her extraordinary, vibrant collages at Gallery 53 as part of RNAC’s Summer Artist series. The public is invited to meet Ekua and gallery artists at the Opening Reception on Saturday, May 23, from 6-8 pm.
Ekua Holmes is a Boston-based artist, who creates colorful collages that reflect African American life. She uses news clippings, photographs, vibrant color and composition to infuse her work with energy; her layered, abstract creations convey a sense of unity and evoke memories that are both personal and universal. Holmes was chosen as a Goetemann Artist Resident in 2010 and the gallery welcomes her back to Cape Ann for a three-week show, from May 20 until June 9.
Wood turned bowl by James Lemieux
Cancer Rising, Aquarius Moon, collage by Ekua Holmes
Five new artists have joined the gallery this year: jeweler Trish Conant, silkscreen artist Jane Keddy, wood turner James Lemieux, watercolor/mixed media artist Martha Swanson and Stephanie Mason who makes fish prints using Gyotaku, an ancient Japanese printing technique. These artists join 23 returning RNAC members, Katherine Bagley, Judith Bly, Cynthia Curtis, Susan W. Daly, Marci Davis, Phyllis Feld, Joyce Frederick, Elizabeth Gauthier, Deborah Geurtze, Dina Gomery, Susan Hershey, Frederick Jillson, Mary R. McCarl, Skip Montello, Michael Oleksiw, David Piemonte, Mary Rhinelander, Judy Robinson-Cox, Tom Robinson-Cox, Kate Somers, Pam Stratton, Deborah Way, and
Ruth Worrall.
Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is a juried co-operative gallery located in a historic 19th century building, which features an original and distinctive collection of fine arts by Rocky Neck Art Colony members. Previously known as the Rocky Neck Gallery, the collective hosts opening and end of season receptions and showcases work by invited New England artists in seven Summer Artist Series shows throughout the season. Gallery 53 is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm from May 22 until October 13. See rockyneckartcolony.org for a full schedule of gallery events.
The Rocky Neck Art Colony, a 501(C)3 non-profit organization, nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. Long renowned for its luminous light, this harbor and coastal location has been a magnet for some of the most revered realist painters in American art and a catalyst for the progressive ideas of artists Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Milton Avery, and Nell Blaine, among many others. Today Rocky Neck continues to attract artists and art lovers to a thriving creative community. For up-to-date information, visits www.rockyneckartcolony.org
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On Saturday, Anna and I delivered some prints to Shore Thing, a gift shop on Bearskin Neck. Owners, Jennifer Clark and Becky Ingersoll are fun to work with and their shop is beautiful. We decided to stay for the Motif 1 Day festivities. In spite of it being a cloudy day, threatening to drizzle, downtown Rockport was packed.
We stopped by The Art Nook, David Arsenault’s gallery, Floating Lotus, G19 Artisans, The Fish Shack, and i art colony. We could hear Glass Onion playing in the tent on Dock Square almost everywhere we went. I loved the Side Walk Chalk Art on School Street. I’m so glad that so many folks came out to celebrate Motif 1.
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On the green in front of the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church located at the corner of Church and Green Streets in Gloucester, MA.
After the long, cold winter, it is time to get outside and celebrate the spring!
Rose Sheehan of Folk Life Studio will present the Second Annual Gloucester May Celebration – complete with live music, a maypole and morris dancers – on Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 PM.
This family-friendly, participatory event will run for about one hour or so and will feature group singing from song sheets as well as instruction for simple dances including Maypole dances.
Attendees are encouraged to wear festive clothing and flowers.
From the calendar section of Art New England May/June issue…
Art: motif 2015
OPENS Saturday, May 16
iartcolony launches motif 2015 – 15 artists from around the country will present their visions of Motif #1 in the form of conceptual paintings, sculpture, photography, video and performance art installations – honoring Rockport’s iconic red fish shack, the most painted and photographed building in America. motif 2015 marks the 65th anniversary of the celebrated Motif #1 Day, when the town of Rockport comes alive with activities involving dance, poetry, film, music and more. This art exhibition produced by iartcolony’s co-founders, Bob Armstrong and Jill Whitney Armstrong – opens on Saturday, May 16 at 10 AM.
“motif double” 32” x 40” by Cody Justus“secrets” archival inkjet print 20” x 30”, ed. 1/5 by Linda Pagani (taken looking out from the window of Motif #1 toward the Yacht club)“grey barn, red sky” 30” x 40 “ acrylic on canvas by Adam O’Day
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