Good Morning Gloucester

I wrote this back in February-

Did anyone else see it raining mint leaves last night. My wife threw my Mojito over the porch railing onto Katelyn Ciamataro’s car. Innocent mistake.

Good morning Gloucester! It’s going to be another beautiful day in paradise.

….at Virgilios……gotta love their Italian Ice! Perfect refresher on a summer afternoon. That outside sign did the trick…lemon is my favorite.

John Abisamra is a recognized Cape Ann photographer with a solo photography show coming up at the Rockport Art Association & Museum in the Marguerite Pearson Gallery. He feels very blessed to live in such a beautiful area as Cape Ann and wants to share what he captures with others. Abisamra particularly enjoys photographing during the golden hours of sunrise and sunset and is drawn to images where nature and manmade elements meet. His work is all about capturing a moment in time, which may never be repeated.

His photographs have been published in the Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Cape Ann Magazine, (including three cover photos), Lowell Sun and Gloucester Times. Abisamra is a juried member of Rockport Art Association & Museum, Newburyport Art Association and Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck.

John Abisamra, “Boat and Buoy Reflections,” photograph, 18 x 24 inches, $230.

John Abisamra, “Dinghies at Rest,” photograph, 24 x 36 inches, $350.

John Abisamra, “Sailboats in Fog,” photograph, 18 x 24 inches, $230.

John Abisamra, “Sunrise and Driftwood,” photograph, 18 x 24 inches, $230.

Come and experience Abisamra’s stunning photographs of local scenes in person August 22 – September 10, 2020. Concurrently his exhibit will also be available online at:https://www.rockportartassn.org/solo-shows where his works can be enjoyed and purchased.

The Rockport Art Association & Museum is located at 12 Main Street, Rockport MA 01966, and is free and open to the public Thursday – Sunday, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more information please call: (978) 546-6604, email: infor@rockportartassn.org, or visit the Rockport Art Association & Museum website at: www.rockportartassn.org.

Hi Joey-  I am the featured artist at Local Colors for the month of September- After 5 years on mad fish wharf,  I’m in Portsmouth for my second season. I was wondering if u could help spread the word…
rpiantedosi.wixsite.com/regina-piantedosi. 

Im so excited to show in Gloucester!!!! 
” I am a second generation creative. It was for me, a hidden talent. I tried to write for years, but to no avail.It wasn’t until my mother, a wonderful and talented painter, was in a nursing home, 2013, did i begin my journey into expressive, non representational art.Once I started painting, i knew it was the most important thing I had ever done emotionally & professionally and must follow this with total immersion.After my mother passed in 2014 I opened a studio/gallery in Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester.​Being in the colony, surrounded by the sea and other artists, I started to develop two methods of painting.Influenced by ocean and cove right outside my door, I began painting singular, lonely, floating boats. It was a merging of my abstract roots and the plein air painters Rocky Neck Colony is known for.​I also continued expanding into the abstract by adding encaustic, metal, glass and all types of mixed media.​I am in my 7th year, but it seems a lifetime. I continue to create, to expand​I do believe this is just a beginning” -Regina Piantedosi

rpiantedosi.wixsite.com/regina-piantedosi

The singular boat concept formed organically watching the empty boats from my studio by the sea.There they waited through the foggy mornings, the relentless sun and the stunning sunsets. The stillness of Smiths cove; the reflection of the boat, the buoy, the mast. It whispered of serenity, solitude, isolation and turmoil. I took those emotions back into my studio and translated the feelings onto canvas.
I’d appreciate any exposure…. thank you so much

I want to thank Prez Joe Ciaramitaro for giving me the opportunity to be a weekly contributor to his award-winning blog.

My goal is to share my Gloucester experience as a new resident. I hope to make you laugh, scratch your head, escape the negativity, and most of all, convince you to shop, eat and vacation in Gloucester.

Thank you for this great honor Joe.