Two superb solo shows of black and white photographs have recently opened at the Jane Deering Gallery:  I Wish That I Could Show You Everything, by Paul Cary Goldberg, and I Spy/A Bird's Eye, by Antony Ohman. …

Long before I arrived, I held in mind a captivating image of Gloucester, instilled by poet Ed Dorn’s “From Gloucester Out.” Contact replaces conjecture and so it was for me. When I first drove north from Allston, in the winter of 1986, I walked the grounds of an old estate on which sat two houses ...

I have lived through two great artistic moments in my life, one was in NYC in the 1980's and the other is now, in Gloucester. The two art scenes have a lot in common, in the artists' individuality married to their devotion to community. …

It was a perfect Saturday night of convening as more than 200 – perhaps many more, we lost count - found their way to Gordon’s new studio on Gloucester Harbor. His new space was decked out, with a selection of his immense paintings covering the 40 ft walls, up to the ceiling. …

Driving into Gloucester one winter morning and looking across the St. Peter’s parking lot, my gaze landed on the startling sight of a long rectangular building with the uncommon color of light salmon. As if a large slag of iridescent coral had been dragged onto dry land and wedged into the typically muted Gloucester …

A wonderful attribute of our professional retirement is having time to travel to far-flung parts of the world. Last fall we embarked on a tour of the Stellenbosch region of Southern Africa, sponsored by noted landscape designer Karen Chapman, …

Above the Fold is a landmark exhibition. Over 200 Gloucester Daily Times photographs, from 1973 – 2005, are now on dazzling display at the Cape Ann Museum. These photos were carefully selected from the over 1 million that were donated to the CAM Archives by the North of Boston Media Group, …

This September 2023, a triumvirate of world class art is occupying the main galleries of Cape Ann Museum, in Gloucester Massachusetts. The stellar Edward Hopper and Stuart Davis exhibits are joined, across the hall from Hopper, by a group of artists, many of whom both worked with and knew Hopper …

It is Saturday afternoon at 16 Rogers Street, where Jeff Weaver holds court from a corner in his gallery. People drift in and out of the space, a mix of old friends and passersby, with Jeff engaging all in relaxed conversations. The gallery, situated in the heart of Gloucester with a short walk to Café Sicilia, …

Last Halloween, I downloaded an app: Dream.ai – since then I’ve made/saved over 3000+ ‘picreations’ on my phone, having rejected 10 x more in the process. I continue to be astonished by these bizarre, mysterious, highly sophisticated pics. Simply tap-tap-tap in a few words, and virtually instantly …

Unless you’ve been hiding under a large rock in Stage Fort Park, you know by now that in 2023 Gloucester will celebrate the 400 years since the ‘discovery’ of this unique port by the not-so-altruistic speculators of the Dorchester Company, a colonialist conglomerate of Puritan merchants and traders …

7/7  Received an email with several pics from Willie: We are here in Valparaiso on top of this steep hill, the green one in the middle is our AirBnB /// this section of town is really decorated /// holy crap!! Taking tons of street pics ...

Many of our regional artists will travel beyond Cape Ann, to add additional extraordinary vistas to their portfolios. Lynn Maguire, a well-known member of the local cultural scene, along with 14 other artistic travelers ...

A glorious June afternoon, Spring in full bloom, overcast but balmy, a perfect day for a joy ride. There is no nicer journey, while staying close to home, than to picturesque Ipswich. …

The high-speed Eurostar rail, which connects France and England via tunnel under the Channel, is a sleek, efficient marvel of modern engineering, imagination, construction, and cooperation. Paris to London in about two hours. ...

Spent a magical few days visiting David and his indispensable partner JP at their secluded, farm-country home nestled in a small pocket of Normandy. In the brief three years since moving in, throughout the global pandemic, ...