Wow such a long time

Wow, it's been such a long time since I visited my blog.

I've been quite busy. I had great shows at Newcastle, NH and The Fuller Gardens, in North Hampton, NH.

This coming Saturday, I will be showing my paintings at the Layafette Mall in Portsmouth, NH. My son will also be joining me at this show.

To keep my motivation charged up and my muse interested, I participate in monthly challenges on the Wet Canvas web site, (the greatest web site for artists, beginner to expert).

One of the September challenges in the Oil Pastel Forum involved a motorcycle.

This is my interpertation for the Motorcycle Challenge: It's 11 by 14 inch, oil pastel, on gessoed 140 pound watercolor paper. I titled this painting "Red Rider, Red Rider"

Perhaps other geezers out there remember a comic strip called "Red Ryder" about a red headed cowboy, with a indian child as a side kick named "Little Beaver."

When I was a kid, back in the dawn of time, I had a "Red Ryder" bee bee gun, and a "Red Ryder" wagon. At my age perhaps I just think I can remember those things. Alas I'm rambling.

Winnicut River Walk

On Saturday, May 15, I will be at the Weeks Brick House and Gardens, showing some of my paintings and prints in conjunction with the Winnicut River Walk inagural opening in Greenland, NH. The event will be from 10 AM to 2 PM next Saturday. If you're in the area please come by and say hi.

Perhaps a Cliche?

This is perhaps a cliche but I wanted to do something contemplative with spiritual conotations for the upcoming season.

An 8 by 10 inch, oil pastel "In His Hands".

Latest Oil Pastel

It has been a long time since I created a monochrome painting. The reference was of a frightened or disturbed horse. I felt a black and white color scheme would create a painting of drama.

This painting is 8 inches by 10 inches with oil pastels.

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.

Aviation Photos

I've been putting some of my old aviation slides into my computer and I thought I would share a few.

The T34, the first aircraft I ever flew.

T33 my last training aircraft

T33 close formation

Flying the KC135, jet tanker with a F102 on my wing between refuelings.

The Red Apple

I've been working more with oil pastels. The results are like an oil painting but in stick form. I'm coming to like them the more I use them.

I love pastels but I've been trying to avoid the dust that necessairly gets spread around the studio.

This painting is on archival canvas panel, with black gesso infused with marble dust. Marble dust provides a good tooth for the pastels and is a little easier on the fingers when blending than pumice in the gesso.