For the past few years, I’ve been spending some time in Cape Ann, a rocky area of northeastern Massachusetts. Cape Ann includes Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea. Gloucester is home to one of the oldest artist colonies in the United States. Rocky Neck Art Colony is located on a peninsula within Gloucester’s working harbor.
The artist colony has become my favorite place to visit. I usually visit in late October, during the week when most of the galleries and shops are closed. Void of tourists, the little colony is quite deserted, except for the folks who live there.
I walk the main street and venture off into the little alleys, exploring with camera in hand. Most of the little houses and galleries are painted in a rainbow of colors. Creativity and imagination is everywhere I walk. I can imagine living here, especially in the winter. Snug inside a little house, writing at a table overlooking the harbor. Reading in a comfy chair, isolated from the world.
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