I've been informed that one of my paintings has won an international award.  The official notification will be tomorrow........

It's like waiting for Santa Claus.

I'm way behind in keeping up with my blog.  I've been painting furiously and have a good number of painting that I've been adding to my art fair inventory.

It's an 11 by 14 inches, oil pastel, on canvas.  This is one of my favorites.  I'm not a vegetarian but I won't eat lamb nor veal for that matter.

It's been a busy summer.  I normally do 6 to 8 art fairs a year but I've built up so much inventory, I've scheduled 20 art fairs from June until the second week in December.

Since it's going to be a rainy weekend here, I lucked out and had this weekend free.

Next Saturday, I'll be in Dover, NH and their Apple Festival.  The art fair protion is a new show on the fringe of the Apple Festival.  I hope many of the Festival goers find our location.

Oil Pastel blending tool

We were having a discussion in the Oil Pastel Forum, of the Wet Canvas Web Site, on the tools we use to blend our oil pastels. I prefer paper stumps but one of my WC friends recommended using pipe insulation as a blender. I gave it a try but I still really prefer my paper stumps. I found the insulation to be a bit unwieldy. It kept knocking off things off the table, my brush holder on the floor among other problems. I also found them difficult to use when trying to blend a delicate passage. However I found that if I held them a bit farther back along it's length when attempting to draw, it automatically created an abstract.

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