My View of Life on the Dock
This is going to be the photography exhibit of the season, so don’t miss it. Charlie is an amazing photographer and James at Cape Ann Giclee has gone over and above to make his printed photos look fantastic. Very intriguing and fascinating body of work.
E.J. Lefavour
My Wife Leslie Campbell and I design and make jewelry.
Check out our web site jacobcampbelljewelry.com
We will be in Rockport this September.
Cheers, Ron Jacob & Leslie Campbell
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hi GMG,
Please see the attached belt buckle.
Goose Cove Reservoir Has Spring Beaver
I took these almost a year ago and never got around to editing and publishing them until now…
A Walk of Contrasts
Catherine Ryan submits-
Thank you again Sibley family! The recent GMG Hopper post of the Sibley family helping to identify the Rockaway Hotel in an Edward Hopper drawing generated more discoveries! For reference, here’s the Hopper Rockaway image and a link to that previous GMG post-
Posted on March 17, 2013 by Joey C
There are several Edward Hopper examples in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , including this beauty, the 1926 House by ‘ Squam River . Can you name its Gloucester location? There are notes indicating that it’s in the general direction heading into Annisquam.
IT’S NOT. I admit to clinging to this suggested area with some unreasonable hope because of personal bias (my parents lived on Wheeler’s Point for 30 years, and the charm and might of its full panoramic vista). I climbed around friend’s properties, sought views from Pole Hill and multiple high vantage spots. But I could not connect that landscape anywhere to this Hopper image.
All it took was reading one tiny email description from a GMG reader – I didn’t even need to visit the spot—to know immediately how right it was. I’m sure some other readers may know it, too.
Hint #1:
For one thing, many of these Gloucester Hoppers are views seen from a succession of magnificent granite sentinels. They are sites of great natural beauty conditioned geographically by glacial stone. This particular location has a massive sweep of boulder outcroppings.
Hint #2
These two houses in the Hopper drawing are still standing and exact.
Hint #3
If there is one Hopper, chances are there are others within close proximity. Here’s two other Hopper drawings, all from the same general perch.
Who had the keen eyes? Thank you to Kathy and Jeff Weaver for identifying the sight line for the Gloucester Edward Hopper image, House by ‘ Squam River in the collection of the MFA. It’s no surprise to me that artist Jeff Weaver—who has a history of Gloucester veduta painting himself, and who knows a great thing or two about extraordinary detail, composition, surface and color as bearer of light– would have a tip! You can see more of Jeff’s work here http://www.jeffweaverfineart.com/. Gloucester creates many optimum sites for plein air study, and artists continue to evolve their work into unmissable interpretations of reality.
And here’s the Answer:
You are looking past Centennial across the landscape of Newell Stadium and Gloucester High School . (Perhaps this might be a possible new funding source for Newell Stadium? This same stadium and field site is the landscape featured in an iconic Gloucester Edward Hopper work of art. )
There’s another famous Gloucester artist with a link to this same location, and a nice connection for Gloucester high school, and our students to know. Thanks to Fred Buck for sharing this Strople photo from the collection of the Cape Ann Museum and their archives for the Gloucester HarborWalk’s Virginia Lee Burton marker. It’s a contemporaneous photograph of the GHS high school being built. The steam shovel was the model for Virginia Lee Burton’s beloved Mary Ann from Mike Mulligan ©1939. Follow back the plume of smoke- “Mary Ann” is turned away from the viewer.
Good Morning Joey,
Event visionaries Kathy Slifer and Jan Bell along with the amazing Maggie Rosa have once again teamed up to provide an exciting event of fashion and fun to benefit our City Hall restoration efforts. They have enlisted the mastermind of style, Richard Leonard, and his Bananarettes, to produce an elaborate and high class revue, Stepping Up for City Hall. You will feel you have been transported to Broadway from the minute you step into our historic Kyrouz Auditorium, and you will leave uplifted and entertained. Tickets on sale now for the two limited-seating shows, Saturday evening May 4th and Sunday afternoon, May 5th at Bananas. All details are contained in our attached flyer. Don’t miss out – tickets are selling fast!!
—- Friends of City Hall
Here are the reviews from the last one this team put together-
Posted on November 19, 2009 by Joey C
From Maggie Rosa-
Gloucester has many treasures – two of them were celebrated in a unique way this past weekend as vital contributors to the vibrancy of Gloucester’s downtown.
At the invitation of Kathy Slifer and Jan Bell, maestro and treasure RIchard Leonard staged one of his renowned Bananarettes shows in our treasured City Hall as a fundraiser for the restoration of CIty Hall. During the two shows, one on Saturday evening and one on Sunday afternoon, the genius of Leonard to excite and tantalize with a hint of naughty but nice thrilled all in attendance.
City Hall was transformed from the center of city government to its second function, the center of our community. During its almost 140 year history City Hall seen circuses, Buffalo Bill shows, many parties and the 375th City Anniversary Sculpture Show but as Maggie Rosa, Chair of the City Hall Restoration Commission, remarked during the shows “Nothing, nothing can match the excitement of a Bananas show in City Hall – truly an historic event in an historic building.
From Erika Hansen-
Joey, you totally get how important this event was!
As you know, I have been looking at things that “lift my heart, open my mind and take my breath away” and the Banana Glam O Rama Fashion Show at City Hall did all those things and more!
I am intimidated to even take a stab at recording it, out of fear that I am not doing it justice, but I can’t resist your plea so here goes:
As Jackie Hardy commented, from the moment the lights dimmed and the music started, there was a palpable feeling that we had been transported to Broadway.
And then the first set of gorgeous women glided onto the stage looking like a 30′s Hollywood extravaganza come to life.
The production values were incredible: everyone and everything looked and sounded stunningly gorgeous against the dramatic backdrop of City Hall’s Kyrouz Auditorium. (And the silhouettes underneath the “Build not for today alone, but for tomorrow as well” quote were astounding!)
As a producer/director, Richard Leonard channeled Florenz Ziegfeld and Busby Berkeley; as a performer, he channeled Maurice Chevalier and Nelson Eddy. Most importantly, he added his own inimitable flair and essential Richard Leonard-ness to all of the above and gave us the show of a lifetime!
Each routine was masterpiece: from Carmen Miranda to Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell to (yes!) Tom Jones…and all points in between.
It was a perfect mix of costumes, beauty, talent, humor, music, history and culture.
A special shout out to my sissy, Elise, whom many thought was a dancer by the way she moved so gracefully across the stage. She epitomized 30s glamour and as Sue Ferhmann said (looking striking and elegant herself in a classic tuxedo), it doesn’t hurt when you look like Elise!
And to Maggie Rosa’s very apt assessment that this event was a celebration of 2 Gloucester icons: Richard Leonard and City Hall, I add a third: Margi Green’s legs! Her already popular Relax and Lengthen stretching classes at the Arts & Wellness Center (222 Eastern Ave.) will now have waiting lists I’m sure!
I could go on and on (but I won’t!)…instead I will just leave you with this point: my daughters, who were mesmerized for the entire performance (although my younger daughter did cover her eyes with her program during Tom Jones‘s gyrations!), were so inspired that they promptly acted out their own version of the spectacular Sisters act they had just witnessed (nuns (!) singing the song made famous by Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas). As event visionary and organizer Kathy Slifer put it, “that’s what it’s all about!”
Posted on November 19, 2009 by Joey C
Happy Spring.
Our Cape Ann Painter and Photographer Meeting will be held on Monday April 8 from 9-11 AM . 9-9:30 is coffee/tea time – please bring your own!
The meeting will be held at our new home on 17 Pleasant Street. Go in the gate which says Beth Williams and Lindsay Welch and go through the door on the left.
Hope to see you. Welcome to the new people coming for the first time.
The meeting will have the usual check-in time so members can introduce themselves and say what they have be doing or hope to do!
Alice Gardner
Last Saturday, the Cape Ann Museum had an event where several local artists demonstrated their work. Due to parish commitments, I arrived late and missed Michael Foley’s demonstration of his stonework. You can find an interview with him here, and see his website here. Michael is both a skilled stoneworker and a talented musician. He will be giving another demonstration towards the end of this month, and I hope not to miss that one!
A few other artists were still doing their demonstrations when I arrived. It was great to talk with them and see their work!
Beth Williams works with glass, and has a studio and gallery practically next door to the museum:
Pamela Stratton, whose studio is in Rockport, creates beautiful mosaics:
Leslie Wind makes jewelry, as well as knitting and crocheting (even spinning her own yarn from wool):
Leslie’s demonstration was interactive, helping visitors to make things like jewelry, bookmarks, and coffee stirrers out of thick wire (subsequently beaten flat). I tried my hand at it and came up with this… I’m not sure if it is a drink stirring stick or a bookmark, or something altogether different, but it was fun!
The Deadline for applying to the Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe scholarship is April 14. For application forms and information contact Ray Jenness, CAST President at kjenness045@netzero.com or call at 978 546 3136.
The CAST scholarship, a cash award of $500 is given annually to a senior at a Cape Ann secondary school, or one who has worked on a CAST production, who plans to study further in the performing arts. Last year’s recipient, Veronica Bland of Pigeon Cove, is presently studying theatre design at Elon college in North Carolina.
Iain Kerr and his Ocean Alliance colleagues have asked for Barbara Boudreau to coordinate a cleaning party for the “E” building at the Paint Factory on Saturday, April 6, from 10:00 – 3:30, then painting on April 13 and 14. Volunteers should send Barbara an email so that she can coordinate the effort and for the next weekend’s painting party.
Hope to see you there!!
Karen
Barbara and Al Boudreau
6 R Mondello Square
Gloucester, MA 01930
Join the AMVETS POST #32 and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary POST #32 THIS SATURDAY 4/6 in supporting our wounded veterans !!
There will be awesome prizes and lots of fun!!
Check out the facebook event here for more information : https://www.facebook.com/events/131120327065914/
For Questions or to purchase raffle tickets, contact:
Caitlin Kreitman, Team Huskies for Heroes
Kreitman.c@gmail.com
339-788-1994
On April 6 local Rockport photographer Angela Cook of Oasis Rockport will join with PPA Charities (the philanthropic arm of Professional Photographers of America) to promote “Celebration of Smiles Day” at Emerson Inn by the Sea on One Cathedral Ave in Rockport from 10am – 2pm. This national fundraising effort will benefit Operation Smile, which treats children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.
For your donation of $24, you will receive the gift of an individual portrait session and a desk-size portrait. This donation represents one tenth of $240, the amount needed to help fund a single surgery. According to Lexington, Kentucky photographer Tim Walden, President of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), “Celebration of Smiles Day” is the perfect opportunity to have your portrait made or that of a loved one, because in doing so you are making it possible to truly change the lives of children who would otherwise face a lifetime of pain and rejection.”
For further information contact: Angela Cook at (978) 290-3184.
Oasis Rockport
Angela Cook, Lifestyle Photography
(978) 290-3184
acook@oasisrockport.com | www.oasisrockport.com
Spring has sprung!
After shrugging off the last of winter’s cold grasp, spring is finally here and it’s time to get our dories prepared for the season. Volunteer a couple hours this Saturday, April 6th, at Eastern Ave. Self Storage (meeting around 8 AM). We plan to haul out the two practice dories that have been in the water a full year to dry out and scrape/sand the race dories. So bring your scraper or sander or just you to help us preserve and beautify our dories for 2013.
See you there!
Erik
Origami turtle and Luna moth (designed by Michael LaFosse) and rabbit (designed by Samuel Randlett).
I will be teaching another origami class at The Hive on April 25, 7-9PM. The theme will be “Spring” – I’ll post more info soon!
Good morning Joey,
We have set up the Good Morning Gloucester FOB Online Gallery and Pop-Up Shop on our site at http://capeanngiclee.com/blog/good-morning-gloucester-fob-show-online-store where people can go and see all the artwork that is is in the show and all the prints are available for purchase.
For those who can make it in to see the show we are open 10 – 5 thru Saturday please come on by and browse the gallery.
And don’t forget to VOTE for your favorite print in our studio – the winner will receive a $100, 2nd place $50 and 3rd place $25 gift certificates to Cape Ann Giclee. The winners will be announced on Saturday.
Thank you to all the artists who displayed work and everyone who has come to see the show!
Interesting Wood Carvings.
I was just thinking. Wouldn’t that be great to have a collection of wood carved figurines of dudes with huge penises all over the house.
Uhmmmm, no.
This is the “don’t miss” of spring. Opening Reception Saturday, April 6th, 4:00-6:00 pm.
I listened with my headphones with the volume pumped up. I look forward to more. Of course we loved Joey discussing his addiction to the live feed of the GMG FOB show setup at our studio because the Joey texts of “Tell Craig to get out of way” “i can’t see Donna but I can hear her” or on our 9:00 am coffee stop “Where are you?the live stream is off” made the setup more lighthearted and fun but more importantly because he really got to the heart of the whole thing – community. Joey has managed to put together a group of contributers who are strong, smart, creative accomplished individuals, a truly diverse group of people who come together in the most incredible way and work together without egos getting in the way. As a new business to Gloucester we had no idea what to expect in terms of how we would be received, we knew there was a need for what we do but had no idea how the community would react or if people would even know we were here – thanks to Joey and GMG contributors like Alicia, Kim, Brian, Donna, Father Green, Ej, Kathy they do now. I had been a reader of GMG, watched the Ziptrip episode on Gloucester I knew GMG and Joey were a social media powerhouse and so appreciate all the mention we get on this blog, most new customers who come in are ones who read about us in the blog. But despite being such an incredible force in the community Joey and all the GMG contributors are the most down to earth, nicest, funniest, most joyful group of people we have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Their focus is not on themselves and personal gain, their focus is on the community and creating and doing positive things and having fun while they do it – this is group of people driven to create in truly positive ways – thank you for allowing us to be a part this incredible community, it’s a blast!
Hi Joe,
I am the assistant director of a new teen art program called the Teen Artist Guild. The Director, David Brooks, and I have been fortunate to receive funding through the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Youth Reach Grant.
The TAG program gives motivated students between the ages of 13-19 the opportunity to develop skill in the arts in the form of paid work and trains them to utilize their creativity to provide services to the community. To start off we will be taking on 15 student artists in the spring, and hopefully by the summer, be able to increase the number of artists, possibly even double.
TAG members will be paid an hourly wage working to provide artistic services to local business, such as painting store front windows, creating murals, or even printing t-shirts. TAG member will also be giving the opportunity to sell their own artworks through TAG. 50% of the commission goes back into the TAG program itself, while the other half goes to the artist, where they’ll be encouraged to donate 10% to a charity of their choice.
The program info session will be April 3rd at The Hive at 6:00 PM. The day is designed to share the program values and for students to get all the information needed to apply. On April 10th all applications will be in students will be notified by the 12th and will start April 16th. Students will meet Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 6-8pm.
Chris Boudrow
This is the window of the Resurrection at St. Ann’s Church (Holy Family Parish).
Great time Friday evening at Cape Ann Giclee. GMG’s art and photography had their opening reception from 5:00 -9:00. James and Anna did an amazing job with the printing of the art work and their gracious hospitality. The show runs until April 7, 2013. Come down and stroll the gallery.
I stopped in the museum the other day, having heard great things about the art on display. I was not let down!
Click on the panoramas to see them in an immersive viewer:
In conjunction with the Cape Artisans at 30 Exhibit, the Museum is hosting a series of demonstration days. Members of the Artisans will demonstrate their various crafts throughout each scheduled day. This program is free with Museum admission.
Saturday, March 30
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Mike Foley, Sculpture
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Leslie Wind, Jewelry-making activity for children.
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Beth Williams, Jewelry; Pam Stratton, Mosaics; Judith Wright, Mosaics.
Good Morning Gloucester 