and full-time artist, Kathryn Tuck, has been a member since
1986. A Rockport native, she can't remember a time she
didn't have a brush in her hand. And, like the late painter
Harry Vincent, the association's first president, the land-
scape remains her focus.
According to Tuck, her parents once ran The Tuck Inn
for many years, and made frequent renovations; the drywall
scraps became her canvas. She was always on the lookout for
artists like Paul Strisik or Tom Nicholas, each of whom gave
classes. She'd mount her drywall and quietly paint alongside
the rest of the class. "I used to go all over town and spend
hours looking in gallery windows of William Flynn, Tom
Nicholas, and Betty Lou Schlemm," says Tuck.
In summarizing the most noteworthy changes she has
observed, Tuck points to the gallery's photography space,
which, she says, came with growing pains. It was the result
of a major movement in the late 1990s, which broke away
from the tradition of painting and sculpture. "The addition
of photography has brought a lot of energy and excitement
to the exhibits," she notes.
In recent years, workshops have also brought more com-
munity members to the association. Creating awareness has
been beneficial. The workshops offer the public the unique
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