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Watercolor Demonstration
photo by Terry Del Percia
Kate Somers demonstrating water color techniques last week at the Rocky Neck Gallery.
MON, Sept. 12, Eric Armstrong : Introductory Slide presentation
Rocky Neck Gallery
Brain Buggy (part of the Mnemonosphere cycle), 2010, 21.7" x 29.5"
Watercolor on glue gesso on panel
Conrad Armstrong is an American artist who currently lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic, where he splits his time between teaching English, making art, and exhibiting. One of Conrad’s primary interests is the intersection between landscape and memory in human culture and history. Over the last decade, Conrad’s work has dealt with this theme in various media and from different perspectives. Landscape paintings made from memory, topographic paper sculpture, mnemonically-encoded images, landscape installation, and drawing and painting in situ are all manifestations of this interest. In addition to this theme, Conrad has also produced other bodies of work and exhibitions on other subjects including fetish objects, the role of social networks in contemporary life, the relationship between cars and alternative modes of transportation, and the potential of the classroom as a creative space. Underlying all of Conrad’s work is a sense of curiosity, playfulness, and whimsy that results in a compelling and often funny experience for the viewer.
Conrad will talk about his work at 7pm on Monday, September 12, at the Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave.
Through September 13: From Cape Ann to Tahiti
Oil paintings by Rokhaya Waring
Sunset, Opunohu Bay 20" x 20" , oil by Rokhaya Waring
Last June, I traveled to Moorea, a volcanic island in the middle of the South Pacific and part of Tahiti. Moorea can truly be called "Paradise on Earth". A place I had only read about was suddenly the place I stood, paints in hand. I often had the feeling there of being in a dream. I couldn’t help but think of Fletcher Christian and the Bounty or wonder where Gauguin and Matisse might have walked… My greatest challenge was seeing through its picture-postcard beauty. It is a real place, after all. On Tahiti I was drawn by the swiftly changing clouds, lush vegetation, and the colors of the ocean- the same elements I love about my home in Gloucester, Mass., on the Atlantic. As far apart as they are, each place has helped me see the other- more often contrasting though at times reminiscent.
Guest Artist
at Khan Studio
Dorothy Englander, Through Sept 15
Khan Studio / Good Morning Gloucester Gallery on Madfish Alley
Artwork by Dorothy Englander
Dorothy Englander, a resident of Albany, NY, holds an MFA from The University at Albany and a BS from Skidmore College. She has received awards for her work, which she has exhibited regionally and nationally since 1980. Her art is in public, corporate, and private collections. She has taught painting in college and private settings.
Dorothy works in a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing, monotype, collage, and digtal imaging. She incorporates abstraction with recognizable imagery in her work.
Dorothy’s Guest Artist Exhibit at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck will run from Friday, 9/2 through Thursday, 9/15 with an Opening Reception on Saturday, 9/3 from 4:00-7:00 pm.
Khan Studio, Madfish Alley | www.khanstudiointernational.com | 857-891-9054
Sept. 14 – 28: Four Seasons on Cape Ann: Its Sights, Its Creatures
BJ Wayne (oil)
RECEPTION: Saturday, September 17, 6 to 8pm
Old Friends by BJ Wayne, oil
"My goal is to utilize the techniques of the great painters of the 19th century to portray the 21st century world that I live in. Depicting the special waterfront communities of Cape Ann is an important focus for me. But I also have an affinity for painting animals. While some artists prefer to focus on one aspect of painting (landscapes, still lifes, etc.) I draw inspiration from those of the past who did it all, painting land and seascapes, animals, and more. In this show I am focusing on Cape Ann through the four seasons."
—BJ Wayne
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Chickity Check it!- Marilyn R. Gardner Is Crushin On Rocky Neck
Rocky Neck – America’s Oldest Working Art Colony
Just off route 127 in the city of Gloucester, Massachusetts is Rocky Neck, America’s oldest working art colony. While “The Perfect Storm” put Gloucester on the map in recent years, this part of Gloucester’s heritage and current dynamic is something that more people need to experience.
Walking through galleries, experiencing different mediums and talking to the artists was food for the soul. We saw large marine landscapes with infinite detail at the John Nesta Gallery. Farther on Kathleen Archer’s photographycaptured misty scenes that portrayed the North Shore of Boston with mystery and beauty. A collection called “Choices” showed photographs of women, each draped turban style in cloth that was significant to them so that only their faces showed.
The Goetemann Gallery, home to the art work of Judith Goetemann is a gallery you could stay in for hours. Persian carpets cover the wooden floor and beautiful silk and batik line the walls in frames and on screens. Judith captures her artistic response to Gloucester with these words*:
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Hurricane a/k/a Tropical Storm Irene Mug-up
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NIGHTS ON THE NECK
THURS, SEPTEMBER 1, NIGHTS ON THE NECK, 5-9pm
Friday, September 1 : Tom Nihan, A Small Show of New Work
Kismet Wharf / Residency Studio, 51A Rocky Neck Ave
7-10 pm
For more information, call 978-879-6211
Apples Hanging from the Sun, oil, 15" x11"
Ruth Mordecai : Open Studio and Sale
Saturday, September 3 and Monday, September 5
Paintings, drawings, monoprints, collages, 1980 – 2007, framed and unframed
All work priced to sell to make room for new work.
4 Terrace Lane, Rocky Neck
(up the stairs across Rocky Neck Avenue from IMAGINE. Look for Balloons on the stairs andBalloons on the porch of the third house up on the right.)
Call Ruth at 617 462 9171 for more information.
August 31 – September 13: From Cape Ann to Tahiti
Oil paintings by Rokhaya Waring
RECEPTION : SAT, September 3, 6 – 8pm
Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave
Sunset, Opunohu Bay 20" x 20" , oil by Rokhaya Waring
Last June, I traveled to Moorea, a volcanic island in the middle of the South Pacific and part of Tahiti. Moorea can truly be called "Paradise on Earth". A place I had only read about was suddenly the place I stood, paints in hand. I often had the feeling there of being in a dream. I couldn’t help but think of Fletcher Christian and the Bounty or wonder where Gauguin and Matisse might have walked… My greatest challenge was seeing through its picture-postcard beauty. It is a real place, after all. On Tahiti I was drawn by the swiftly changing clouds, lush vegetation, and the colors of the ocean- the same elements I love about my home in Gloucester, Mass., on the Atlantic. As far apart as they are, each place has helped me see the other- more often contrasting though at times reminiscent.
Guest Artist at Khan Studio
Dorothy Englander, Through Sept 15
RECEPTION: Saturday, Sept 3, 4-7pm
Khan Studio / Good Morning Gloucester Gallery on Madfish Alley
Artwork by Dorothy Englander
Dorothy Englander, a resident of Albany, NY, holds an MFA from The University at Albany and a BS from Skidmore College. She has received awards for her work, which she has exhibited regionally and nationally since 1980. Her art is in public, corporate, and private collections. She has taught painting in college and private settings.
Dorothy works in a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing, monotype, collage, and digtal imaging. She incorporates abstraction with recognizable imagery in her work.
Dorothy’s Guest Artist Exhibit at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck will run from Friday, 9/2 through Thursday, 9/15 with an Opening Reception on Saturday, 9/3 from 4:00-7:00 pm.
Khan Studio, Madfish Alley | www.khanstudiointernational.com | 857-891-9054
Wedding Gifts from Sigrid Olsen Art
Fish and Birds have long been among my favorite motifs. The egret was, in fact, the first shape I cut out of the surface of a potato and applied to the surface of a fabric to print. It was the central icon of my company’s logo and still to this day graces many a card or platter in my gallery. And love is one of my favorite emotions. The promise of new love is imbued with such hopefulness, such optimism that the notion of an upcoming wedding grabs everyone’s heart and makes it sing.
I developed two favorite motifs long ago to honor the happy couple and can be created on a platter and inscribed with the names and date of the wedding.
NOW we also haveLove Cards: Kissing Fish and Love Birds to enclose with your gift!
34 Rocky Neck Ave | Gloucester | MA | (978) 281.1766
Hours : Thurs-Sat 11-5 pm Sundays 12-5 pm
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Through August 30: PROPRIETARY CHAOS
Photography by Laurence Kent Jones
Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave.
Due to his assignment to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, Jones resided in Port-au-Prince for the last four years. This collection of photographs taken before and after the 2010 earthquake, include journalistic street scenes and oversized panoramas of informally built hillside neighborhoods in Haiti.
Rocky Neck Gallery| www.rockyneckgallery.com | 978-282-0917
Guest Artist
at Khan Studio
Paintings by Sinikka Nogelo, Through Sept 1
Khan Studio / Good Morning Gloucester Gallery
on Madfish Alley
Tidal River, painting by Sinikka Nogelo
Sinikka Nogelo, a Gloucester artist, was a familiar face on Cape Ann Television until her retirement last summer. The works she is exhibiting at Khan Studio / Good Morning Gloucester Gallery encompass a "year of re-discovery."
Khan Studio, Madfish Alley | www.khanstudiointernational.com | 857-891-9054
August 31 – September 13: From Cape Ann to Tahiti
Oil paintings by Rokhaya Waring
RECEPTION : SAT, September 3, 6 – 8pm
Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave
Sunset, Opunohu Bay 20" x 20" , oil by Rokhaya Waring
Last June, I traveled to Moorea, a volcanic island in the middle of the South Pacific and part of Tahiti. Moorea can truly be called "Paradise on Earth". A place I had only read about was suddenly the place I stood, paints in hand. I often had the feeling there of being in a dream. I couldn’t help but think of Fletcher Christian and the Bounty or wonder where Gauguin and Matisse might have walked… My greatest challenge was seeing through its picture-postcard beauty. It is a real place, after all. On Tahiti I was drawn by the swiftly changing clouds, lush vegetation, and the colors of the ocean- the same elements I love about my home in Gloucester, Mass., on the Atlantic. As far apart as they are, each place has helped me see the other- more often contrasting though at times reminiscent.
Music at the Madfish
Thursday, August 25 – 9pm to close ~ Soul Rebel Project
Friday, August 26 – 9pm to close ~ Runaround
Saturday, August 27 – 9pm to close ~ Madhouse
Sunday, August 28– 8pm to close ~ Jack Lee and Diversity
Apples Hanging from the Sun, oil, 15" x11"
Ruth Mordecai : Open Studio & Sale
Saturday, September 3 & Monday, September 5
Paintings, drawings, monoprints, collages, 1980 – 2007, framed and unframed
All work priced to sell to make room for new work.
4 Terrace Lane, Rocky Neck
(up the stairs across Rocky Neck Avenue from IMAGINE. Look for Balloons on the stairs andBalloons on the porch of the third house up on the right.)
Conrad Eric Armstrong (September 8 to October 7)
Thursday, September 8, Introductory Slide presentation, Rocky Neck Gallery
Brain Buggy (part of the Mnemonosphere cycle), 2010, 21.7" x 29.5"
Watercolor on glue gesso on panel
Conrad Armstrong is an American artist who currently lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic, where he splits his time between teaching English, making art, and exhibiting. One of Conrad’s primary interests is the intersection between landscape and memory in human culture and history. Over the last decade, Conrad’s work has dealt with this theme in various media and from different perspectives. Landscape paintings made from memory, topographic paper sculpture, mnemonically-encoded images, landscape installation, and drawing and painting in situ are all manifestations of this interest. In addition to this theme, Conrad has also produced other bodies of work and exhibitions on other subjects including fetish objects, the role of social networks in contemporary life, the relationship between cars and alternative modes of transportation, and the potential of the classroom as a creative space. Underlying all of Conrad’s work is a sense of curiosity, playfulness, and whimsy that results in a compelling and often funny experience for the viewer. Though he is quite familiar with the North Shore, Conrad is delighted to have the opportunity to deepen his relationship with the area while developing his work at Rocky Neck in September 2011.
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I’m Not Sure If there’s Been A Cuter Scene On Rocky Neck Before
Violet’s Baby
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Early Morning Reflections on Rocky Neck Photo From Christopher Lewis
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Rocky Neck: August 4 Night on the Neck
Rubber Duck had way too much fun at last Thursday’s NOTN on Rocky Neck and needed a little hair of the dog that bit her the next day.
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Video- 2011 Rocky Neck Artists Ball Preview With Just a Few Of The Crazies Filmed By EJ
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Ben MacAdam- Gallery Five Madfish Wharf
Funky Fresh Art Is Alive And Well At Gallery Five
Here’s a video entitled linear studies ben produced-
and his website-
www.benmacadam.com
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photo by Tom Robinson-Cox
Rocky Neck members recently enjoyed Artist in Residence, Kathy Soles’ closing presentation at the Residency Studio.
July 6 – August 6 : Kathy Minhsin Liao
Open Studio Hours this week
Friday 7/15, 4-8pm and Sunday 7/17, 4-8pm
Concentric, 60"x71", oil on canvas, 2010
Duality is a theme that repeatedly makes its way into my work. Having spent my childhood in Taiwan, I am strongly influenced by my dual Chinese and Japanese heritage. Coming to America, I found my deeply held beliefs being constantly re-evaluated, challenged, and sometimes compromised. My work is a medium for me to revisit and gain new understanding from my immigration experience. My creativity is fueled by direct observation. My work is driven by the fascination with perceptual and visual experience of light and space. I am constantly seeking new ways to create an illusionistic space through an exploration of of lines, shapes, color and through the visceral act of painting, scraping and collaging materials. I draw upon images of the people, objects, and places that I observe and identify with on a personal level. These images and ideas are given substance and transformed through my painting and printmaking practices. I’ve received a BFA in Painting from University of Washington and MFA Painting degree from Boston University.
Simply Looking, Looking Simple: oil paintings
by Claudia Kaufman
Last Day, Tuesday, July 19
Claudia Kaufman
Contemporary realist painter Claudia Kaufman’s "Simply Looking: Looking Simple," the third in the Rocky Neck Gallery Summer Artist Series, opens Wednesday, July 6 and runs until Tuesday, July 19. A reception for the artist will be held Saturday, July 9, from 5-8 p.m. Kaufman will give a talk at about 7pm where she will show slides that show the steps involved in creating an acurately realistic painting. The public is invited.
Kaufman lives in Marblehead and is a member of the North Shore, Rockport, and Marblehead Art Associations and the Copley Society of Art. Her work has been shown in many Boston area exhibitions. She worked as a commercial artist in New York City followed by a career as marketing executive/creative director of a national healthcare technology company.
She studied painting at the School of the Museum of Fine arts in Boston, Mass College of Art and most recently completed a post baccalaureate residency program in painting at Brandeis University.
As a contemporary realist painter, my works are studies in observation — still lifes of familiar objects that are deceptively simple, yet complex. In the studio setting, I challenge myself to translate the perceived three-dimensional world to a 2D field by observing and capturing the conditions of light, form, color and space through the painterly properties of oil paint. Stopping short of photo-realism, I work to keep the signs of my hand and brushstroke in my work and am particularly intrigued by the drama of light, transparency, reflection and shadows.
—Claudia Kaufman
Through July 22 : Laureen Maher at Khan Studio/Good Morning Gloucester Gallery
See photos of opening reception on Good Morning Gloucester
Out of Snacks, oil painting by Laureen Mahler
The next guest artist at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery will be painter and stylist, Laureen Maher. Laureen, who lives in East Gloucester and owns and operates the Beauty Bar at 12 Parker Street in Gloucester, will be exhibiting her landscapes, florals and portraits of local rock stars series of oil paintings in a show entitled "Brushworks". Her exhibit runs from July 8-22nd with an Opening Reception on Sunday, July 10th from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Laureen was first inspired to paint 9 years ago after she moved to East Gloucester from Melrose and saw the collection of paintings by Robert Gruppe’ at The Studio. She is working on an ongoing series of paintings of the local rock stars of Cape Ann. Laureen is very excited to be exhibiting on Rocky Neck, as this is where she was first inspired to paint. Come by and welcome Laureen to Rocky Neck and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery.
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Kathy Soles Reflects On Her Goetemann Artist in Residency At Rocky Neck
Kathy will talk about her experience on Rocky Neck and show work she has produced at 7pm on Tuesday, June 28 at the Artist in Residency Studio, 53A Rocky Neck Ave (between the Rocky Neck Gallery and the Studio Restaurant). Everyone is invited to attend.
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Kyla and Her Bad Ass Shoes Represent At Isla Beach House On Rocky Neck
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