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.

The Fountain, Two Views

I have done a number of paintings in "Strawbery Banke" (yes that's how they spell it) in Portsmouth, NH. It is a small living museum of the period of the American Revolution and Historic buildings have been moved to the site and it's peopled with reenactors, and period crafters. I've been permitted to paint in there and here are two acrylic plein air paintings completed there.

They are both of the same fountain from two different vantage points. One view is through an archway of cedars and the other is a view from the lawn of the flower gardens.

Both paintings are on canvas and are 11 by 14 inches and are still available. The price is $150 each which includes a simple frame. Shipping costs run $30.