news from land's end

The Journey

2009-11-03T21:57:00.000-08:00

Hit another wall with this project. Stephen had an emergency and left with out any work done on the book. Trying to keep positive and I think its working. Found this poem by a local poet named Mary Oliver.

Return To Town

2009-11-02T04:20:00.000-08:00

Back in town again after some time away. Last night the sunset on the bay was breathtaking and the full moon lit up the sky like a search light. I've come back to start working on the design of my first book. Stephen Male, a good friend and a real talent is working on the project with me. This moment in my life is something I've wanted for so long and to be making a book in and about this special place with the people I'm making it with is a dream come true.

2009-08-21T22:16:00.000-07:00

I saw a great show at the Berta Walker Gallery tonight.Varujan Boghosian, I love your work.

Summer Is Here

2009-08-07T20:41:00.000-07:00

After a rainy July summer is finally here and its almost over. My children have been loving the beach and finally got over their fear of crabs, they've discovered they can catch them. The photos are of my father and uncle catching those same crabs and my grandfather bathing in the bay he loved so much.

Saudade

2009-08-03T20:26:00.000-07:00

The text is from a book called "In Great Waters" by Jeremiah Digges [pseud. Josef Berger]. I don't know who took the photo but the Richard and Arnold is part of the Provincetown fishing fleet.

Home

2009-07-29T19:47:00.001-07:00

Looking for inspiration and some help. Thinking about home and homes and home improvement and homos.

Family arrived

2009-07-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

My family arrived and it feels complete here. Built some bunk beds out of drift wood and made a swing for the kids. Times are good.

Freddy

2009-07-13T21:03:00.000-07:00

Freddy Rocha's a local guy. He walks up and down main street bummin cigarettes and money. I once gave him a good amount for posing in a magazine. Now he thinks I'm loaded. I promised myself I wasn't gonna start giving him money this summer but he caught me at weak moment yesterday and I gave him 20 bucks. I saw him 15 minutes later he told me he was broke. He said he got a pack of cigarettes and 2 scratch cards.

Looking For Mike

2009-07-09T14:43:00.000-07:00

I took this picture last year and I can't find the info I wrote down about him. I think his name is Mike. If anyone knows him please contact me.

Sewer Bay

2009-07-06T18:27:00.000-07:00

Today the town closed the bay to swimming, I heard it was because the machines that suck all the shit out of here broke down on the busiest weekend of the year. Thankfully it didn't stop the moon from rising.

Happy 4th, R.I.P. Popeye

2009-07-04T06:46:00.000-07:00

Today's Independence Day. On July 4th 1776 the declaration of independence was signed and American was free from the Kingdom of Great Britain. There's a parade and fireworks in town and hundreds of people have arrived. I always think of Popeye on this day. He was a local guy who drank a lot and collected cans for money. Everyone called him Popeye because he looked just like him and every 4th he would dress in a Popeye costume for the parade. He died in 2000 and I heard that he was found dead in a portable toilet in full costume. A local artist named Jay Critchley called him "the Town Crier for the unspoken".

Koehler's Butchy

2009-06-30T12:23:00.000-07:00

Went to my friend Michael Koehler's Photography show tonight. He took this photo of Butch. Butch wore a motorcycle helmet for the last few years of his life. I don't know if he slept in the helmet but I never saw him without it. Once I ask if I could take his picture and he threatened to kick my ass.

Hawthorne Barn

2009-06-29T22:00:00.000-07:00

Just got permission to use the Hawthorne Barn as a studio to do some portraits. It has great light and Charles Hawthorne painted some amazing portraits there. Maybe something will rub off on me.

Bad News from Land's End

2009-06-28T17:03:00.000-07:00

This week I felt like I was this metal ball. I made one of the worst decisions I have ever made in my life, friends and family are going through divorce, drug addiction, robbery(fuck you Chris Yayzel), Farrah Fawcett died and it's rained everyday.

Heading Back To Land's End

2009-06-18T02:50:00.000-07:00

Haven't done a post for some time, sorry to those who are checking my blog. On my way back to Land's End now. Trying to get to the Pat de Groot opening at the PAAM. She's a local artist and friend who has taught me a lot about the process of creating art. She's also the curator of my show next summer at the PAAM.

Leaving Town

2009-05-24T12:49:00.000-07:00

Had to leave town for a couple weeks. I always get a sinking feeling in my stomach when I leave Provincetown.

BBQ

2009-05-22T06:41:00.000-07:00

A friend gave me a big bag of oysters so I bought some steaks and had a BBQ to test out the home made grill. It works great.

Kemp Cottage

2009-05-19T04:11:00.000-07:00

Haven't done a post for some time do to the fact that I've been busy turning an old run down cottage into my home for the summer. It was originally built for Harry Kemp by his friends as a birthday present. Harry was a poet and author who lived a lot of his life in a shack on the dunes. He was known as the "Tramp Poet" or the "Poet of the Dunes".

Big Mischa

2009-05-05T16:18:00.000-07:00

I miss the charm, elegance and humor of my Grandfather, Mischa Richter. This is one of my favorite cartoons he did and a photo he took of my uncle Tom at low tide in Provincetown bay.

Bums Drinking

2009-05-02T19:51:00.000-07:00

Painting by Charles Webster Hawthorne.

Strippin Bud

2009-04-30T06:24:00.000-07:00

A bit low on cash so I've been stripping a roof in Dennis for my buddy's construction company. Really hard work and the owner of the house watches you work all day, I guess he wants his money worth. He says he wants to learn but there ain't much to it, you tear off the shingles until there ain't no more. I've never thought about Dennis much so I started to read about it and I found this fable.

The Beachcombers

2009-04-26T17:55:00.000-07:00

I'm a member of an artist club that meets every Saturday night for a meal and a meeting. Last night we ate spicy chicken and payed tribute to a fellow member. Rest in peace Romanos Rizk.

Bereaved Family

2009-04-24T17:37:00.000-07:00

Found this in an old book about fishing on Cape Cod

East Harbor

2009-04-23T18:13:00.000-07:00

Been taking some pictures around a place called East Harbor. In 1868 a dike was built for train tracks to be laid and the harbor was cut off from Cape Cod Bay. Over time the salt water became fresh and it's now known as Pilgrim Lake. Some people say that Provincetown would be an island today if the dike wasn't made. The photo is of the road around the lake.

Helen

2009-04-18T19:38:00.001-07:00

Gut Fish Not Houses

2009-04-17T20:02:00.000-07:00

Arthur's Stills

2009-04-16T19:39:00.000-07:00

My friend Arthur gave me a cd with some footage he took from the 60's on it. These are some stills.

Bound East for Cardiff

2009-04-14T18:07:00.000-07:00

I just read Bound East for Cardiff today. It's Eugene O'Neill's first play and it premiered at the Provincetown Players theater. The theater was an old fish house at the end of a wharf. What a setting it must have been for this moving play. The text is from a book called Time and the Town A Provincetown Chronicle by Mary Heaton Vorse.

George Bryant's Paper Blog

2009-04-13T18:10:00.000-07:00

George Bryant is a Provincetown local. He has lived in town for many years and he always has something interesting to talk about. He knows a lot about a lot. He has nailed boards to the outside of his fence around his property and frequently staples photos, articles, stories, maps and so on to them.

Four Legged Pitcher

2009-04-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

The photo of the pitcher is from this weeks paper. The article talks about the team only having ten players and how the coach is praying for no injuries. When I was a kid I was on a ice hockey team with about the same number of players. My friends convinced me to be the goal tender even though I couldn't skate . I remember getting injured in a game but having to keep playing because there was no one else to take my place.

My First Studio

2009-04-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

Last time I was here I ask the town manager if I could use the second floor landing of the town hall as a studio to take portraits of locals. It has massive windows with loads of daylight streaming in. It also was a neutral place that related to every one I brought in. Since I've been away the building has been closed for at least 2 years to under go restoration. I need to find a replacement but it's going to be hard to match my first studio in town. The photo is of Karen, she's one of my favorites.

The Pilgrim Monument

2009-04-09T20:32:00.000-07:00

The Pilgrim Monument is the tallest building around, it's actually the only tall building around.

The Ballot of The Three Green Waves

2009-04-08T14:18:00.000-07:00

This is that special something by Ruth Moore.

2009-04-07T14:12:00.000-07:00

Found this book yesterday. It was first published in 1918 so not much new about Cape Cod in it. The chapter on Provincetown talks about the Norsemen entering this harbor in 1004. So much for Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas.

2009-04-05T20:43:00.000-07:00

Pages from a book I found in my grandfathers attic.

2009-04-04T20:07:00.000-07:00

Went to hear some stories and poems with Dolly, Joan, Elsie and Ezra. The kids fell asleep in the first 10 mins. Heard something very special by Ruth Moore.

2009-04-03T23:30:00.000-07:00

My head's as foggy as the harbor was today. Managed to put a studio together so its starting to lift.

landed

2009-04-02T21:01:00.000-07:00