Rockport Art Association & Museum National show

2019An Icy Sunset_Corey O’Neil_Photograph

2019AYearOfMagicalThinking_PhilipGerstein_OilStickandAcryliconWoodPanel_48x36

2019Elysium_GeorgeVanHook_oil_30x40

2019Laura_PamelaPindell_Bronze_HalfLifeSize

2019TheOceanOnAtNight_LeeGordon_glass

On Saturday, Nov 23, 2019 the Rockport Art Association and Museum will be opening the Cape Ann regions first-ever national fine art show!  The RAA&M National 2019 artwork submissions came from artists across the United States in a diverse number of media: drawing, mixed media, collage, digital art, photography, sculpture, painting, & printmaking.  Nationally recognized artists Tom Hughes and Jo Ann Rothschild juried the exhibition, selecting 160 works of art out of nearly 700 entries from most every corner of the country.  Entrants ranged from nationally-recognized fine art photographers whose work has been featured in the The New York Times, sculptors whose works have ignited firestorms of controversy, and celebrated painters belonging to the National Academy.

The exhibition has been generously sponsored by the Institution for Savings, and over $7,000 in prize money has been contributed for awarding to outstanding works by a number of public and private entities, including Cape Ann Savings Bank, BankGloucester, Mass Credit Union, iartcolony, and Security First Mortgage Funding LLC.

The RAA&M National marks Cape Ann’s return to national prominence as a center for the fine arts after languishing for too many decades in general anonymity.  As well, it marks a bold new chapter in the history of the Rockport Art Association & Museum as this institution leads the charge towards helping restore this region’s reputation as a center for cutting-edge fine art that is relevant far beyond our granite shores.

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Jim@rockportartassn.org

I’m stuck in New York for the time being taking care of business and I’ve been missing my Gloucester family. These are from about a year ago on a dreary day down on the harbor. Iconic Gloucester.  I will see you soon.

The biggest problem I face now that I’ve gotten older and my metabolism has slowed is over eating out of boredom.  When not kept in check, if I’m sitting around and there’s a bag of nachos, that bag of nachos is going down without me even thinking about it.   Heading for a ride?  Stop off on the way and grab a couple of slices of pizza to carry me over til the next meal.

These are unnecessary.  I enjoy them, but they are unnecessary.

So the plan on my “Not eating like an a$$hole” diet has been to make sure the fridge is stocked with healthy alternatives when the hunger pang strikes.

Yesterday was one of those days when I couldn’t get away from the dock but I was prepared.

One of the go-tos has been Boars Head deli turkey that I’ll go to the fridge and take out a slice or two.  Very versatile. Also packets of tuna.

Around mid-day I was hungry.  Shredded up some sliced turkey, ripped up a couple of slices of bacon and mixed in some salsa.

Was it a masterpiece?  No, but it saved me from reaching for something that would have put me off track and it was tasty.

Being prepared and having some healthy options goes a long way to keeping on track.

Another move is when I’d normally go to the fridge to grab something to snack on, I pour myself a glass of water instead.

Down 5.5 lbs in 14 days.

The goal is 190.