December Art Fair

I will participate in the Sommersworth Arts and Crafts Fair, in Sommersworth, NH, Saturday, December the fourth.

I also now have a presence on Fine Art America.

http://harold-kirby.artistwebsites.com/index.html

A couple more Oil Pastels

I'm still working with Oil Pastels. The first painting 11 by 14 inches of one of the fountains in Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH. The second painting is of a sojourn in Bancock, Thailand, also 11 by 14 inches Oil Pastel.

Prescott Park, Plein Air

Went plein air painting to the fountains in Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH a couple of weekends ago. I was painting happily for about 40 minutes when a birthday party took over the area around the fountains. They weren't entitled to the exclusive use of the area but there were about a hundred people in the party, at least there seemed to be a hundred people.

I struggled on for a few minutes before the choas just drove me away. I had tried to rough in the scene before leaving. Now a few weeks later, I finished up the painting relying on my fragile memory. The painting is an 8 by 10 inch acrylic, on stretched canvas.

Fuller Gardens

Wednesday, July 8th I will be doing a demo painting and showing some of my art work at the historic Fuller Gardens, North Hampton, New Hampshire. There also will be an art auction from 5 PM to 8PM that day.

Oil Pastel of the art nouveau well in the center of the rose garden at the Fuller Gardens.

The painting is 11 by 14 inches.