At Ampersand Gallery, Newmarket, NH

One of three paintings currently, showing at the Ampersand Gallery, Main Street, Newmarket, NH. The Show runs until the 18 of December.

It's a $100 show, with no art work over $100.

Showing at Exeter Town Hall Gallery

Two paintings currently showing at the Exeter Townhall Gallery, Exeter, NH. Unfortunately the gallery is only open weekends from noon to 4 PM. I will be sitting the gallery on the last day of the show, Dec 18. I also have 15 of my giclee prints there, available for purchase.

New Hampshire Open Doors

I will be at the Mac's Apples, 230 Mammoth road, Londonderry, NH this Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM. I will be demonstrating my art as well as offering my original art and giclee prints.

I really need to be more active here.

Three of my recent oil pastels

Haikus and Art

Currently entered in the Exeter Townhall Gallery for the next three weeks. It's a combination of poetry and art. A poem written for each piece of art or a painting made for a poem.

I write Haikus (Americanized version, three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables) for some of my paintings. Haikus are short and unpretentious (like me). Occasionally I write the Haiku and then paint a subject evoked by my Haiku.

This painting was done a number of years ago when I was in a darker place.

"Adrift"

"Adrift on a dark,

Dark sea I dream of what never

Was and never will be."

This painting has won four awards in Juried shows ranging from Honorable Mentions, to a first place in Pastels. I've shown this for many years now but have never been able to sell it.

Another autobiographical Haiku and painting: "Into the Sunset", as an old (really old) retired Air Force Pilot, I feel this is quite appropriate.

"Into the Sunset"

"The sunset beckons.

I fly the valley of clouds

Tracking the beacon home."

This one also won awards but one judge criticized the repetitious cloud shapes in the lower half of the painting. I guess she couldn't see the hand of God reaching out to receive me. This painting sold the first time I put it up for sale. The patrons are the judges who really count.

Londonderry Art Fair

My Monet's Pond was one of the paintings sold at the Londonderry Art Fair last weekend. Even though I did let a gentleman haggle me down about 50% on two paintings, it turned out to be a good Saturday. I just wanted to get the first sale of the day out of the way. (My artist friends always give me a hard time when I do this. In fact they give me a hard time on my pricing in general. They should be higher??????)

Applecrest Orchard

"English Canal", 11 by 14 inches, oil pastel, on watercolor paper.

This one won't be framed in time to join my art exhibit at the Applecrest Orchard, in North Hampton, NH tomorrow and Sunday.

I will set up my pavilion with about 20 paintings and a large number of Giclee Prints.

This is all part of the Applecrest Orchard's Peach Festival. Perhaps they will have some peach cobbler for me.

T33

My T33. My advanced trainer of 50 years ago. I finally got around to painting the aircraft.

10 by 10 inch image, acrylic on 140 pound watercolor paper.

Exeter, NH Art Fair

Painting of the fountains in Prescott Part. Some Artistic License taken. 11 by 14 inch acrylic on canvas panel.

I will be showing my original art and a number of giclee prints at the Exeter, NH art fair this Saturday. I was late signing up for the fair and the only spot left was inside. So I'll be showing my art inside of the old townhall, on the stage. Alas I'm probably the only artist who will be showing inside at an outside fair.

I'm like the old joke of the guy who brings a knife to a gun fight.

My Review of Fargo Portfolios

Originally submitted at Jerry's Artarama Art Supplies

Many artists don't want to purchase expensive portfolios but want a rugged, good looking case that they can load up with supplies and travel with. Made out of 600D denier nylon fabric, these portfolios will go far due to their fine construction and stitching. Each case includes a FREE hard...

Fargo Portfolios

Great Bargin

By New Hampshire Hal from Coastal New Hampshire on 6/27/2011

 

4out of 5

Pros: Execellent bargin

Cons: Excellent value

Best Uses: Art

Describe Yourself: Artist

Primary use: Business

Was this a gift?: No

At Jerry's prices, these were outstanding values. I did remove the masonite insert and replaced it with a slightly smaller cardboard stiffener which allows me to place two framed painting facing the softer cardboard. With the larger masonite stiffener I only could get one framed piece in the carrier and the molding had to face outward making it more suseptible to damage. I now have many of these portfolios and only have two paintings in each making it easier to carry my paintings to art fairs. I have some carriers that would hold five or six paintings but that was getting to be too much for this old back. I am very happy with this product.

The love of my life (my wife's too)

Tags: Alas no photo product use

(legalese)

Art Fair

I will be setting up my art tent in New Castle, NH this Saturday for their annual arts and crafts fair. (God willing and the Thunder storms hold off)

I will be showing about 20 original paintings and numerous giclee prints. I will be showing more smaller original art this summer.

Please stop by and say hi.

My Review of Turner Acryl Gouache

Originally submitted at Jerry's Artarama Art Supplies

World's Finest, Fast-Drying, Brilliant Matte Acrylics! An incredible array of 219 colors All colors are opaque and dry to a matte finish Colors adhere to most surfaces Apply in multiple layers without bleeding Full range of pearlescent, pastel and Japanesque c...

Turner Acryl Gouache

Great Product

By Hal from Coastal New Hampshire on 6/19/2011

 

4out of 5

Pros: Good Color Variety

Best Uses: Art

Describe Yourself: Artist

Primary use: Business

Was this a gift?: No

I have purchased many of these 7 color basic sets. I'm a strong believer in limited palettes and this basic set allows me to mix any color needed in landscapes, marine art or in any other subject matter I choose to paint. In adding subsequent layers of paint over an underpainting the lower layer colors don't bleed into the new layer as they will with regular gouache. Yes I'm a fan of this product. This basic set is an incredible value, especially for artists who paint with a limited palette as did many past and current masters.

Mount Redoubt Alaska

Tags: Made with Product

Misty Morning

Tags: Made with Product

(legalese)

The Helmsman

I've always admired the statue in Gloucester, MA dedicated to the fishermen who have gone down to the sea in ships and I've wanted to do a painting based on that statue. This is my interpretation inspired by that statue.

It's an Oil Pastel, 11 by 14 inches on an archival canvas panel.

Latest Oil Pastel

I had to do a posting of my FB111 on it's mach 2 run. After a few supersonic runs one of the birds came back missing its veritical stabilizer we quit making the supersonic runs.

Our mission was to penetrate at low level so the supersonic runs were unnecessary.

This is a 16 by 20, oil pastel on archival canvas board.

My Review of Turner Acryl Gouache Sets

Originally submitted at Jerry's Artarama Art Supplies

World's Finest, Fast-Drying, Brilliant Matte Acrylics! These colors are the world's finest for illustrative techniques with acrylics. It is incredibly versatile, adhering to wood, acrylic boards, stone, cloth, clay, metal, slate, glass, aluminum, iron, hard vinyl, styrofoams, artist canva...

Turner Acryl Gouache Sets

Delighted

By Hal from Coastal New Hampshire on 1/31/2011

4out of 5

Pros: Wonderfully opaque

Cons: Execellent value

Best Uses: Fine art, Art

Describe Yourself: Artist

Primary use: Business

Was this a gift?: No

I create my paintings for the art fair circuit and gouache is a new medium for me. I am delighted with the results I have been achieving with this brand of gouache. I always work with a limited palette. John Stobart is my hero and for me 5 or 6 colors is a full palette. One of my mentors said that if you don't mix your own colors you're not a painter. This set has all the colors I'll ever need. I highly recommend this product for other artists.

Mount Redoubt, Alaska; Gouache 8 by 10 inches

Tags: Gouache mount redoubt, Made with Product

(legalese)

In the Style of Eric Tiemens

I enjoy paintings with dramatic value shifts and I was recently introduced to the work of Eric Tiemens. I did this painting trying to emulate the style of some of Eric's gouache paintings.

This is a gouache, 6 by 9 inches on 140 pound watercolor paper.

A link to Eric's site: http://www.virtualgouacheland.blogspot.com/

I have 32 paintings in the Mark Wentworth Home, on Pleasant Street, in Portsmouth, NH with an artists's reception this Sunday, 23 January, from 2 to 4. Since the Patriots are out of the playoffs, I'll attend. Come on down and say HI.

For the Love of Dogs

My goodness it has been a long time since I last posted here. I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. In taking down my wall calendar for last year "For the love of Golden Retrievers, I noticed two tributes that are so true and should heap shame on anyone who mistreats a dog or any other pet or any other animal .

By an unknown author: "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

By Lord Byron: "Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without ferocity, and all the virtues of man, without his vices. This praise would be unmeaning if inscribed over human ashes, is but just tribute to the memory of Boatswain, a Dog.