My View of Life on the Dock
My Childhood buddy Jon Cahill’s www.wellsmaritime.com just sold this Caleb Stone Piece-
Jon writes-
Joey C.,
We recently sold this fine piece by Caleb Stone, "The Westward," to a private collector in Wakefield, MA. The woman who purchased it just fell in love with the image. Who can blame her?
Best,
Jon
8 Slides from the NY Times vs 100 Hopper Slides from Catherine Ryan, Who Ya Got?
The NY Times Features 8 Hopper Slides Here
Catherine Ryan’s awesome Edward Hopper Gloucester MA Website-
ZAPD http://5trg.zapd.co/
Catherine Ryan’s Edward Hopper Gloucester MA Interactive GOOGLE MAP Below
Click on map for descriptions and Hopper Tour Directions/Explanations
GOOGLE DOCS Featuring over 100 Slides
John McElhenny Forwards this Article In The NY Times-
To New Yorkers, Edward Hopper is likely to evoke visions of moody nighttime urban scenes. But the painter created some of his most famous work in the bright seaside town of Gloucester, Mass., on Cape Ann, where he spent time in the 1920s. The photographer Gail Albert Halaban has been locating the original houses in Hopper’s paintings there and taking pictures of them as they look today. Greta Bagshaw, whose husband’s family has owned the ‘‘Mansard Roof ’’ since 1962, is accustomed to the attention. ‘‘Not infrequently we’ve seen people who set up easels in our backyard to paint it,’’ Bagshaw says. ‘‘We know it’s time to put up the awnings each year when we’re eating on the porch and we turn around and see a big tour group watching us eat dinner.’’
Julie Bosman
Click below for slide show and article-
20×24 Gloucester At Dawn- The South Channel
All mounted canvas wrap, ready to hang, no framing neccesary. $150 Let me know at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com if you would like to purchase it for yourself or for a gift.
What better way is there to celebrate Art Haven’s four year anniversary than the GRAND OPENING of THE HIVE, their new adult and high school community center on Pleasant Street!?! So… Save the date – July 28th! Free event with food from Classic Cooks, dessert from Giuseppe’s and drinks from Pleasant Street Tea Company… It’s gonna be A LOT of fun. Come celebrate with us!
More info at Art Haven’s web site and the Facebook event page – hope you can make it!
Full Moon in July
I’m running out of titles! 🙂
It’s easy to take it for granted that we live in a city with lots of beauty, so it’s good to be reminded now and then that we are surrounded by works of art and ingenuity. For instance, I like this mural on the side of the Benjamin Moore store on Railroad Ave. – not just because it’s well painted, but because it is somewhat self-referential: a painting (on a paint store) of painters painting the wall they are painted on…
Eventually I plan to get photos of more of our city’s murals…
-Fr. Matthew Green
About a week ago I posted from the annual Origami USA convention in New York City. At the end of this post, I’ll include some photos of the amazing work that was on display there. To help bring some of that origami goodness to Gloucester, I’ll be teaching a class at The Annie as part of the “Beyond Imagine” series of art workshops, on July 17 at 7PM ($5 donation The Annie per participant). The date was originally going to be on July 3, and that date was informally announced, but then we realized it would be overlapping with The Horribles Parade, and that would be a bad idea…
I’ll start off with some simple models, and will work up to more complex designs as time and the ability of the participants allows. The Annie is located on Washington Street, just north of the intersection with Main Street, in the Blackburn Tavern building (on the floor above Giuseppe’s).
To inspire you to learn origami, here are some photos of truly impressive origami from the exhibit at year’s convention, folded by artists from around the world:
The Email from JP;
“Hey, I found your rock today. I really love it man, its my favorite rock.
Thanks, JP”
Most “Art Rocks” are not posted on GMG. You have to stumble upon them most times. Not all that are left and found are reported back into headquarters. 🙂
“Painting Gloucester”
Dennis Poirie
r – August 24, 25, 26 –
“Painting Gloucester on Location”
Oil and Acrylic Workshop
A resident of Maine, but native of Gloucester, Dennis looks forward to returning to Cape Ann to paint in all of his favorite locations. In this workshop, he will demonstrate his style of “broken” color painting techniques and teach the basics of picture making on location. A demonstration will be given prior to the first class. Subjects will include: marshes, harbor scenes and street scenes around Gloucester. Students may take one or all three days. All ages and levels of ability welcome.
To View Dennis’ work click on the Links Below
http://www.facebook.com/dpoiriergallery
http://www.dennispoirierstudio.com
Check them out at the Sarah Elizabeth Shop- www.Sarah-Elizabeth-Shop.com
View my interviews and pictures from the Sarah elizabeth Shop with the Late Isabel Natti in the links below
GoodMorningGloucester
Video Interview, Part II, Part III, More
It’s been a while since I shared some of the gorgeous stained glass from St. Ann’s Church.
Cape Ann Artisans 2012 Spring Studio Tour
Come find out why
American Style Magazine named Gloucester #6 in Top 25 Arts Destinations for cities under 100,000
Cape Ann is home to a thriving arts community, one of the oldest in the country. For twenty-nine years Cape Ann Artisans has been inviting the public to visit their studios during their Open studio weekends. This year’s spring tour will be held June 23rd and 24th from 10 am to 5 pm each day. The self-guided tour along the scenic coastline of Gloucester and Rockport presents a unique opportunity to meet 21 professional artists and see their work in the setting in which it was created. The work represented includes: pottery, painting, sculpture, photography, mosaics, jewelry, hand-made glass beads, and weaving. Several of the artists will be demonstrating their working process during the tours.
Brochures with route maps will be available at the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, the Rockport Information Booth on Rte 127 and at each of the artisans. A bright magenta Studio Tour banner will mark each location.
For further information: tel: 978-281-3347 www.capeannartisans.com
Many studios are open year round.
Come and try some wine and cheese from The Cave, which will open next week at 44 Main Street!
Several other places are also involved. Ask Fred and he can tell you where else to get special deals and treats tonight!
The other day I stopped in to the Lone Gull Coffeehouse for the first time, and to my surprise and delight, saw origami! Not stand-alone origami, but origami cranes used very creatively as part of a type of collage, by artist Kate Dagle. Here is a sampling:
She has a a variety of different works on display – beautifully combining the cranes in different colors, patterns, and compositions.
While you admire the artwork, I highly recommend trying out one of the Lone Gull’s incredible variety of soda or lemonade. They have quite a list of different flavors they can mix into your beverage. I had a “white peach lemonade”, which was delicious.
Brendan Pike’s art is on the wall in the background. It looks very nice, but I must admit, all my attention was focused on the origami…
The Lone Gull Coffee House is located at 146 Main Street.
-Fr. Matthew Green
Many times I’ve walked down Pleasant Street and passed by the State of the Art Gallery II (18 Pleasant St.).
Unfortunately, I have always been there at the wrong time to find the place open. Last Friday, however, I was at the right time – and I am very glad I was! They have an amazing selection of art for sale.
I can’t really afford to buy these works for now (parochial vicars don’t get paid that much) but it’s well worth the visit jut to look a these beautiful, truly “museum quality” works of art.
I had a nice chat with Roger Armstrong, the proprietor. They have another location on Rocky Neck. The gallery I visited is located more or less across the street from the Pleasant Street Tea Company, so the next time you visit one, maybe you can stop by the other…
As the weather is starting to warm up, the shops, restaurants and galleries are opening up and getting down to business. I stopped by for lunch and a stroll the other day.
I had lunch with friends at Top Dog of Rockport. If you like hot dogs, this is the place to go! They have an amazing variety of hot dog / topping combos, with creative names like “German Shepherd” (which comes with sauerkraut) and “Italian Greyhound” (with grilled peppers and onions). For those who, like me, don’t eat hot dogs, they have other offerings as well. I had a bowl of clam chowder, which was hot and delicious!
Kayaks were out and available for rent:
Corey Tevan (about whom I posted a while back) has added more paintings of trees and flowers to one corner of his gallery. I love his art – if I had the money (and the space to hang them) I’d buy at least half the paintings in his gallery:
Chris Coyne did some work on his gallery over the winter, and has filled it with more of his beautiful paintings of local landscapes and cityscapes. If I had a room for Corey Tevan’s work, I’d have another for paintings by Chris:
Eugene Quinn is also back after being away all winter. I didn’t get a photo this time, but you can check out his work on his web page. I’d have to have another room in my dream house for his landscapes and still life works. He also does portraits sometimes, but doesn’t have any on display right now. He has a very sweet and affectionate dog named Layla who tried to “kiss” me on the lips. No thanks!
There are loads of other great galleries and shops to visit. I hope to visit a few more of them soon and share more photos. It’s worth walking down Bearskin Neck just for the view at the end. Here’s a partial panorama (looking southeast):
On Wednesday, St. Ann’s School had it’s Celebration of the Arts – much like what the public schools had a couple of weeks ago, but just for one school. It included a student concert and an art show. Here are a few photos of the art – I want to make a video with some clips from the concert too, but that won’t be ready on time for today’s post…
An overview of the gym, where much of the art was on display:
The 8th graders made some creative self portraits:
The show as also about creating art on the spot. Here, students make trading cards to swap with each other.
Click below for a complete slideshow
-Fr. Matthew Green
St. Ann School Celebration of the Arts, today starting at 12:45PM!
Good Morning Gloucester 