A Few Thoughts on Color: A Color Demonstration by Jeff Weaver
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cape Ann Museum
27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Registration Required.
Meet artist Jeff Weaver who will talk about his approaches and thoughts on color mixing and approaches to color in painting.
Jeff Weaver is a Gloucester‑based painter whose work has become synonymous with the character and complexity of Cape Ann’s built and working landscapes. A graduate of the Boston Museum School, Weaver settled in Gloucester in the early 1970s and quickly immersed himself in the visual language of the city—its architectural variety, aging wharves, and ever‑changing waterfront.
Early in his career, Weaver completed commissions for fishing vessel captains and created murals for commercial and private spaces, ultimately producing more than thirty murals across Gloucester. In the 1990s, he returned his focus to fine art, developing a body of work that captures both the iconic and the overlooked corners of the city. His paintings and drawings reflect a deep commitment to observing Gloucester as it truly is, finding beauty and meaning in scenes that often go unnoticed.
Working within the American Realist tradition and informed by 20th‑century developments in gesture, line, and compositional structure, Weaver emphasizes the interplay of light, shadow, and form. These elements anchor his strong graphic style and reveal the city’s authentic personality.
Weaver continues to live and work on the Gloucester waterfront, where he maintains his studio/gallery and remains an active interpreter of the region’s evolving landscape.
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My paintings and drawings of Gloucester reflect my long connection to, and fascination with, this unique place. Its architectural diversity, decaying wharves, and working waterfront have provided me with an intriguing array of subject matter for almost 40 years.
I choose my subjects as often from the commonplace as from the inherently picturesque, looking for that which reveals the city’s true personality. I enjoy the challenge of finding visual interest in scenes which ordinarily go unnoticed. As light moves across the landscape, objects are defined or obscured, luminated or enveloped in shadow. These shapes and patterns are key elements in my work. They provide the structure upon which is built a strong graphic image.
While I work in the American Realist tradition, my work is also influenced by developments in 20th-century painting and its emphasis on gestural brushwork, line, and compositional structure.
Jeff Weaver was born in 1953 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He began drawing and painting at an early age, accepting portrait commissions by age fourteen. In his high school years, he won awards in drawing & sculpture in the Boston Globe state-wide art competitions. During this time his teacher was Eleanor Marvin, accomplished sculptor and graphic artist, who nourished his draftsmanship skills. After graduating from high school, he entered the Boston Museum School. In 1972 he took up residence in Gloucester, sketching and painting the waterfront on an almost daily basis.
In his early years in the city, he supported himself at various waterfront jobs, as well as from commissions for boat portraits from fishing vessel captains, and for murals in commercial establishments and private homes. This eventually led to many years of commercial work, including over 30 murals painted in different parts of the city.
Returning to fine art pursuits in the 1990s, Jeff again focused on depicting Gloucester and its environs in various media. He currently operates a studio/gallery at 16 Rogers Street on the Gloucester waterfront.
