JOYCE FREDERICK - BIG WALL

CRX#1
oil/canvas
30 x 24
$2500

Joyce Frederick is this week's Rocky Neck Gallery featured artist for the Big Art Wall.  Her powerful painting titled CRX#1 is a personal statement and celebration of being cancer free.  This painting is based on a chest x-ray Frederick had in 2003.  By having this x-ray from 03 it allowed her and her doctors to monitor the health of her lungs. She underwent surgery in January and treatment and is now exploring that process in a planned series of paintings.  This is her first and it is a compelling painting to see.  The work will be on view until Thursday, August 9th.  See this and more of Frederick's work at Rocky Neck Gallery.  

SETTING UP EARTHLY DELIGHTS

The Summer Artist Series show Earthly Delights: From Woods to Watts - Sculptural and Functional Ceramics is on view at Rocky Neck Gallery until August 7th.  For fun here are some pictures showing how the artists tranformed the space into an eclectic display of wonderfully unique must-have ceramic pieces.  



The room before the big show



unpacking



L-R Jenny Raglan, Seyrel Williams & Susan Hershey



L-R Jenny Raglan & Seyrel Williams

organizing very carefully

window display

laptop not included

getting the work in place

shelves are transformed

Ready for showtime!

14 ceramic artists are participating: Cindy Burns, Diane Chiofaro, Linda Comb, Susan Hershey, Anni Melançon, Wendy Morgan, Kathy Morris, Sarah Mowitt, Jenny Rangan, Patricia Reed, Martha Thurk, Lisa Vincent, Seyrel Williams and Christopher Wood. 

The artist are wood fire potters from Susan Hershey’s Pigeon Hill Pottery Wood Fire Group to teachers and accomplished emerging artists from Rockport's Friday morning class at Cynthia Curtis Pottery in Rockport, MA.

Earthly Delights:  From Wood to Watts - Sculptural and Functional Ceramics on view from July 19th until August 7th.  Rocky Neck Gallery is open 7 days a week. 

MARY McCARL - WINDOW ART

KELP ON THE MARGIN
acrylic/paper

This week Rocky Neck Gallery's window features a painting by artist Mary McCarl.  Her painting is titled Kelp on the Margin.  This is acrylic on paper measuring 20 by 26 inches framed at $250.00.

Mary magnificently captures the look of wet sand and ocean plants.  She expertly plays with the vibrancy of pinky orange and cobalt blue colors contrasting with burnt sienna.  See this painting and more of Mary's colorful work at the gallery.  Rocky Neck Gallery is open 7 days a week.

EARTHLY DELIGHTS RECEPTION

Last Sunday afternoon Rocky Neck Gallery was transformed by a lively crowd of fans and friends attending the Summer Artist Series new show titled:  Earthly Delights - From Wood to Watts Sculptural and Functional Ceramics.  


L-R  Jenny Raglan, Seyrel Williams & Susan Hershey



14 ceramic artists are participating: Cindy Burns, Diane Chiofaro, Linda Comb, Susan Hershey, Anni Melançon, Wendy Morgan, Kathy Morris, Sarah Mowitt, Jenny Rangan, Patricia Reed, Martha Thurk, Lisa Vincent, Seyrel Williams and Christopher Wood. 

The artist are wood fire potters from Susan Hershey’s Pigeon Hill Pottery Wood Fire Group to teachers and accomplished emerging artists from Rockport's Friday morning class at Cynthia Curtis Pottery in Rockport, MA.

Here are some photos from the reception and more will be posted in the days ahead   This show is up until August 7th.  Don't miss this exciting exhibit as it is a visual feast!



 The Musicians



L-R guest and fan with Jenny Raglan



ELIZABETH GAUTHIER - NEW SHOW

Elizabeth Gauthier, a new artist member of the Rocky Neck Gallery, is having a show of her paintings this weekend.  She will be showing on 35 Main Street, downtown Gloucester today, Friday through Sunday.

In talking to Elizabeth about her work she says:  My interest has always been found in trying to capture a feeling of simplicity thru form and color. These components show the heart and character of the New England I love. I feel that this group of paintings represents the rich historical and dramatic geography of the North Shore. Cape Ann, my home and my community, has been an important subject and influence in my art and life.

Along with the large oil pictured above, a painting included in her solo show this past June in the season's opening Summer Artist Series, Elizabeth will also be showing several other new works.

The hours of 35 Main Street are:

Thursday 4 - 8 PM

Friday     10 AM - 1 PM

Saturday 4 - 8 PM

Sunday    4 - 8 PM

SUSAN DALY - WINDOW ART

Rocky Neck Gallery’s window is now featuring a painting by Susan Daly.  Her new work is a watercolor on Yuppo paper titled Marrakech Souk.  This work is 31 x 27 inches framed and priced at $550.

Susan travels with her paints to many exotic locations around the world.  Her recent trip to the souks of Marrakech inspired this painting.  Unfortunately, an image is not available to post on this blog but this work can be seen from today until next Friday, July 27^th.

Susan is a signature member of the New England Watercolor Society and Rhode Island Watercolor Society.  She is an artist member of these fine Massachusetts art associations: North Shore Art Association; the Copley Society; the Rockport Art Association; the Marblehead Art Association and Florida’s Naples Art Association.  Susan's paintings have won many awards and are included in several corporate collections.  She has a studio in her home at Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester, MA and her home in Naples, FL.

We invite you to visit the gallery, open 7 days a week, to view Marrakech Souk and see more of Susan’s paintings here.

NEW ART ON BIG WALL

This week artist/printmaker Deborah Guertz will have a large work on the big wall.  Currently an image is unavailable but here is a sample of her work so please stop in the gallery and see her intricate etchings and monotypes.

Rocky Stream with Reflected Light
monotype 11 x 38

 

Geurtze's work reflect her deep connection with nature, a force that directs both her life and her art. In describing her work, the artist notes, "Wilderness – its patterns and complexity – are a continual source of inspiration. My panoramas explore the ever changing natural world and give expression to themes of passage –from dark to light, along a country road, from man-made to overgrown, chaotic splendor."

She attended Rhode Island School of Design and studied printmaking with Robert Bero at the State University College of Potsdam, N.Y.  After teaching abroad at the American school of Tangier, Morocco, and at Vail (Co.) Mountain School, Guertze returned to upstate New York, and established her studio in an historic 1838 Greek revival "mansion", where she worked for 25 years. In 2011 she moved to Rocky Neck.

Guertze's work on the Big Art Wall will be up from July 19th until August 1st.

EARTHLY DELIGHTS

For the first time Rocky Neck Gallery's next Summer Artist Series features a group ceramics show titled Earthly Delights: From Wood to Watts, Sculptural and Functional Ceramics.   

This exhibit opens Wednesday, July 18th and runs for three weeks until August 7th, 2012.

wood fire bowl with carved foot by Susan Hershey

Fourteen ceramic artists are participating in this show ranging from experienced wood fire potters from Susan Hershey’s Pigeon Hill Pottery Wood Fire Group to teachers and accomplished emerging artists from Rockport's Friday morning class at Cynthia Curtis Pottery in Rockport, MA. The artists are: Cindy Burns, Diane Chiofaro, Linda Comb, Susan Hershey, Anni Melançon, Wendy Morgan, Kathy Morris, Sarah Mowitt, Jenny Rangan, Patricia Reed, Martha Thurk, Lisa Vincent, Seyrel Williams and Christopher Wood.  Susan Hershey is a juried member of the Rocky Neck Gallery.

electric fire sculpture by Seyrel Williams

Wood fire and electric fire artists come together here to create a functional and sculptural feast for the eyes. Techniques from both ancient and modern traditions allow visitors to experience some of the diverse influences that inform ceramic art today, from the boisterous flame of a wood firing to the relative calm of an electric kiln. Each piece reflects the intention of the artist merged with the subtle and sometimes not so subtle unpredictability that Mother Nature adds to the process.

Jenny Rangan's electric fire birdhouse

On Sunday, July 22nd, please join us for the artists' reception from 2 - 4 PM.  A presentation, at 3 PM, includes Jenny Rangan and Seyrel Williams talking about the art of firing in an electric kiln and Susan Hershey describing the wood firing process.

teapot by Anni Melancon

A must see exhibit, this will be a delightful visual feast! 

SEASTAR - CYNTHIA CURTIS

SEASTAR
 stoneware ceramic platter

Coming to the Rocky Neck Gallery window this Friday is work by our popular artist Cynthia Curtis.  Using the potter's wheel, Cynthia throws the large platter and then presses a dried starfish into center of the soft clay.  She then places local beach glass on the rim of the platter and fires the piece to 2300 degrees F.  The glass melts down the rim over the bluegreen glaze onto the starfish giving the platter a spectacular water-like effect.  

The size of this luscious stoneware ceramic platter is 14" wide x 2" high and is priced at $225.  You can see more of Cynthia's work at the gallery but just know her ceramics fly out the gallery.  She will be part of the next Summer Artist Series show titled Earthly Delights: From Wood to Watts, Sculptural and Functional Ceramics.  This show, featuring 14 ceramic artists, opens on July 18th and runs for three weeks.  See more details on this exhibit in our blog tomorrow.

MEMBER NEWS - JOHN CAMERON

Crane Chairs by John Cameron 

John Cameron, Rocky Neck Gallery's fine furniture and printmaker, has some exciting news.  These two Crane chairs picture here will be exhibited in the following prestigious shows: 

The Castle in the Clouds, August 12^th

Moultonborough, NH

The New Hampshire Historical Society  
August 22nd - September 19th

Reception:  Thursday, 8/23 @ 5:30 - 8:00

For more info about this show please visit: http://www.furnituremasters.org/

The Currier Museum of Art

September, 21st - 22nd.

detail of Crane Chair

John also has two prints  in the 75th annual Society of Wood Engravers Exhibition, a juried show traveling in the U.K. and put on by one of the oldest groups devoted to the medium.  This print below "Nugent's Stretch" won a £50 Anniversary Prize.  

You can see more of John's exquisite prints and fine furniture at the gallery and also visit his website: johncameroncabinetmaker.com

BOAT YARD BLUES

BOAT YARD BLUES
by Tom Robinson-Cox
limited edition photograph
archival pigment print

This Friday the RNG window will feature this work by photographer Tom Robinson-Cox.   This photograph has just won the Griffin Museum of Photography Award for excellence in photography at the Rockport Art Association Second Summer Exhibition 2012.

 

Tom's inspiration for this comes from a boat yard in Maine: "This is a natural unmanipulated photograph of a plug (mold) used for building boats that has been weathering outdoors for many years at Greene Marine in Yarmouth, Maine; the blue tarp is disintegrating, and the epoxy-coated plywood has buckled. I am often inspired by observed scenes and found objects which have a strong graphic quality."  

Boat Yard Blues is 23" high by 27" wide (framed).  It is a limited edition photograph, archival pigment print and priced at $350.  The photograph will be hanging in the gallery window from Friday, July 6th, until Thursday, July 12^th.  To see more of Tom's work visit the gallery or his website at http://tom.robinson-cox.com/.

CRESSY'S LIGHT

CRESSY'S LIGHT
silver gelatin print - limited edition

This Thursday, photographer David Piemonte will be the featured artist on the big art wall.  His image, Cressy's Light, will be on exhibit from July 5th until July 18th.  The photograph is a limited edition silver gelatin print .  It measures 25" x 29" framed and is priced at $850.00. 

David describes his work as follows:  "I work completely with black and white film and develop my prints in a wet darkroom.  There are no digital manipulations in my work."

"Cressy's Beach is at the far end of Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, and the serpent you see on the rock is the original painting that was there for over 40 years "

"This image was taken around midnight during a full moon, with a 20-minute exposure.  You will notice the shadows of trees on the rock in the background.  During the long exposure, the stream of light across the horizon was created by the movement of fishing boats going out to sea."

You can see more of David's work at Rocky Neck Gallery open 7 days a week.

SAS RECEPTION

This past Sunday the  2nd Summer Artists Series reception for Deborah Lloyd Kaufman and her show To Tell the Truth was held in the afternoon.  A steady wave of friends, family and new fans flooded the gallery to see this new exhibit of several large and colorful abstract paintings in acrylic.  Here are some images from the reception.  Deborah's show will be up until July 17th. 

The artist Deborah Lloyd Kaufman (R) with her husband Jerry & daughter  Eleanor

T

Deborah Lloyd Kaufman & Martha Wakefield

More fans!

Don't miss this exciting exhibit! 

special thanks to Pip Shepley for these images.

OPENING RECEPTION

L-R  Gauthier sisters: Fabienne, Libby, Elizabeth (SAS featured artist & new member) and Rachel

Rocky Neck Gallery's opening reception held on Saturday, June 16th, filled the gallery with a spirited crowd of artists, friends and families celebrating the 2012 new season.  The gallery welcome seven new members:  painters Kathleen Staab, Phyllis Feld, Elizabeth Gauthier, Dina Gomery and Debbie Schradieck and jewelry designers: Katherine Bagley and Deborah Way.     



Afternoon Light
o/c by Elizabeth Gauthier


And the 2nd season of highly successful Summer Artists Series was launched with the first 3-week show of oil paintings by new member Elizabeth Gauthier.  This exhibit, titled  Simplicity Through Form and Color, featured interesting angles and viewpoints of Gloucester's signature buildings' rooftops. This show was up from June 7 - 26th.  If you missed the show you can still see Elizabeth's monotype work at the gallery.   The next SAS show: To Tell the Truth, acrylic paintings by Deborah Lloyd Kaufman, is currently on view until July 17th.  (look for a post on that reception tomorrow.)



L-R  RNG members: Deborah Guertze, Fred Jillson, Marci Davis & RNAC artist member Judy Goetemann 

Stayed tuned for many more artists receptions through out the summer and the new Summer Artists Series exhibits rotating every three weeks. And of course you can stop by the gallery any day as we are open 7 days a week.