
Free as a seagull

My View of Life on the Dock


VANESSA MICHALAK | Green Space continues at Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester as a virtual exhibition. All works can be viewed online at https://janedeeringgallery.com/exhibitions-jdg-gloucester-ma/vanessa-michalak-green-space/1.
Green Space was inspired by Michalak’s plein-air art show held in the woods of Gloucester’s Historic Dogtown in October 2019. The paintings from that open-air show and the documentary video are included in our virtual exhibition.
A selection of paintings can be seen in the gallery window @ 19 Pleasant Street, Gloucester. info@janedeeringgallery.com . 917-902-4359


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GLOUCESTERCAST 401 WITH THE CAPE ANN CHAMBER, RICK FROM CAPE ANN COFFEES AND JOEY CIARAMITARO TAPED 4/18/20
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Thank you to the people on the fRont lines of the crisis that are sacrificing being away from their families- First Responders, Health Care Workers, Grocery Store People, Truckers and anyone else sacrificing to keep things moving.


I figured I might be able to pay something like a palatable $5 for a lifetime of premium no advertisements between moves but after checking, it’s $9.99 a month to get rid of the ads.
These aren’t ads you can simply scroll past. These are ads that you have to sit through and take forever.
I can’t justify it. Brutal.

Hi Joey,
Susan writes- “My eggs fell from top of my grocery cart after I went over a bump. Seagull seized the opportunity for scrambled eggs.”

If you’ve recently driven by Lobstaland you may have noticed a white head perched above the large stick nest, which is situated atop the manmade Osprey platform. Just as they have done the past three years, Annie and Squam have returned to their Lobstaland salt marsh nesting site.
Last year the young pair had their first successful breeding season and fledged one chick, appropriately named River (best names for Ospreys ever!)
Dave Rimmer, Greenbelt’s Director of Stewardship, shares that the webcams will be going in shortly, most likely next week 🙂
The nest is a little too far off for my camera’s range to take some beautiful photos nonetheless, it is joy to watch the pair foraging, flying, and nesting in the marsh.
Read More about Greenbelt’s Osprey Program Here
For more information about Essex Greenbelt’s Osprey Program, contact Dave Rimmer at dwr@ecga.org or 978-768-7241 X14. Or visit http://www.ecga.org and click on the Osprey Program page.

Jeff Weaver, Cape Ann’s preeminent painter, gets his morning joe from Castaways
Although Jeff’s gallery is temporarily not open due to coronavirus, you can contact him via his website: Jeff Weaver Gallery
Jeff Weaver was born in 1953 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He began drawing and painting at an early age, accepting portrait commissions by age fourteen. In his high school years, he won awards in drawing & sculpture in the Boston Globe state-wide art competitions. During this time his teacher was Eleanor Marvin, accomplished sculptor and graphic artist, who nourished his draftsmanship skills. After graduating from high school, he entered the Boston Museum School. In 1972 he took up residence in Gloucester, sketching and painting the waterfront on an almost daily basis.
In his early years in the city, he supported himself at various waterfront jobs, as well as from commissions for boat portraits from fishing vessel captains, and for murals in commercial establishments and private homes. This eventually led to many years of commercial work, including over 30 murals painted in different parts of the city.
Returning to fine art pursuits in the 1990s, Jeff again focused on depicting Gloucester and its environs in various media. He currently operates a studio/gallery at 16 Rogers Street on the Gloucester waterfront.
We may not feel that Spring is here but it will come and the warmth and summer will follow.
