Showing posts with label garden party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garden party. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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.


Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Rain, Rain, Go Away


The Art, Garden Party at the Fuller Gardens has been postponed to Thursday evening, July 9th, in the hopes of catching a break from this incessant rain. It is an out door art auction and garden party. I have three paintings up for auction and will be showing a couple more during my demo.


One of the paintings is an expressionistic depiction of the Nouveau Well in the Fuller, rose garden: