Carousel Horse

I'm playing catch up with the weekly blog. This painting is of an antique carousel horse that I saw at the famous Brimfield Antique Show. I took a photo of it as the cost was far beyond my budget. I added the pole. It brings back lots of memories for me as I was always one to get on the horses, no matter how old I got.

The weather has been hot and humid, with more rain. I'm to paint en plein air at Canterbury Shaker Village this Sunday. We paint during the day and sell the paintings in the afternoon (hopefully).

I will also be painting on August 8th in Goffstown Village, NH with the same "wet canvas" sale in the afternoon.

#19 5x7 $65

Lakeside

I missed last Thursday's blog so will post one today. It was a busy week as I had a 2-day art show in Newburyport, MA over the weekend.

This the the busy art show season. It will be interesting to see how successful they are with the current economy. I did well in Newburyport but not as well as previous seasons.

I have had requests for more 8x10 paintings, so I will add more as time goes on.

This painting shows an extremely peaceful lake where all you hear are birds and insects. It was tempting to jump in the canoe and just paddle away.

#18 8x10 $85

The Little White Cottage

We have been fortunate enough to have glorious weather for the past few days. We certainly earned it!

I will be participating in a "paint out" with other artists from the New Hampshire Plein Aire group on the grounds of the Canterbury Shaker Village on Sunday, August 2nd. We interact with tourists visiting the Village and, at the end of the day, have a sale of paintings completed that day as well as art from other visits.

The "paint outs" have become very popular in recent years. People love to watch us creating on location and I have been fortunate enough to sell almost all of the paintings I have done; one even to a couple from Germany.

The cottage above was tiny, with probably only a couple of rooms. The owners had beautiful gardens surrounding the cottage and showed their pride in their little piece of heaven.

#17 5x7 $65 sold

The Walker

This is a little different but ideas creep into my head and I just go with them. I like the detail of the shoe and the fact that it is in motion catching a walker in mid stride.

I like to experiment with different images and you'll see some interesting ones in the weeks and months to come. I will intersperse them with my "traditional" work to demonstrate versatility and the mind of a Gemini, which is constantly in motion. I don't like to inhibit myself by having a style of painting (though realism is certainly paramount).

For many years, while living in Boston, I made scrimshaw (etching on ivory). It was an exact form of art and very unforgiving. I thought that painting would loosen up my discipline but found that I enjoy details in my work. I am a closet abstract painter which I hope to explore someday in the near future.

#16 5x7 $65

Fourth of July

Hope you all have a wonderful July 4th weekend.

My town was voted to have the "Best July 4th Parade" in New Hampshire. It is truly a community effort with a sensational parade complete with floats, bands, clowns and other fun things.

Following the parade is a whole day of activities including a mud volleyball competition, horse pulling &, fiddlers' contests, dancers, karaoke, entertainment for kids and much more. It concludes with a bonfire and fireworks.

New Boston is truly the quintessential New England town with a spirit unmatched in my memory.

The painting I am posting is larger than normal. It depicts a portion of our main street decked out for the July 4th holiday. The entire town has flags flying from every telephone pole.

Again, have a great 4th with family and friends.

#15 11x14 $295