WOLFGANG ERTL ART

The Newburyport Art Association’s Fall Members’ Open Show runs Sep. 20 – Oct. 12. This is my painting in the show:

The Newburyport Art Association’s inaugural Master Artists Show runs Sep. 17-29. This is the painting I selected for this exhibition:

Here are five new pastels done on location this summer in beautiful Kochel am See and Walchensee near the Bavarian Alps. Another one needs finishing touches and is on my easel in my studio back home in Hampton, NH. “Walchensee, Bavaria” sold at the August Show of the Art Guild of the Kennebunks in Kennebunkport, ME.

“Evening Glow” (Pastel, 9″ x 12″) at the Art Guild of the Kennebunks’ Brick Store Museum Exhibit in Kennebunk, ME. The show runs September 13 – October 13.

Thrilled to report that “Canadian Mist” was sold at the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod’s National Juried Exhibition “For Pastels Only,” which ended August 11. Thank you to the organizers of this great show and to my new collector!

The Art Guild of the Kennebunks’ June Show at the Masonic Lodge, Kennebunkport, ME runs June 14-16. These are my two pieces in the exhibit. Happy that “Seagrass Lake Park 3” received the First Place for Pastels Award.

Also two matted unframed pastels and “Whirl,” a new unframed Acrylic:

“Piscataqua River Whirl 2″ (Pastel, 10″ x 13”), one of my paintings at Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (NHAA) in Portsmouth, NH. The exhibition, titled “Currents,” runs June 5-30.

The Pastel Society of New Hampshire‘s 14^thMembers’ Exhibition (Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey, NH) runs June 2-28. Opening reception: Sunday, June 2, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Here are my two paintings in the show.

Happy and honored that “Waterfalls” received the 2nd Place Award. Many thanks to juror Robin Thornhill!

The Great Bay Stewards’ 15th Annual Art of Great Bay Show (89 Depot Road, Greenland, NH) runs April 5-7. These are my paintings in the exhibit:

Pleased that these two paintings have been juried into the New Hampshire Art Association’s 33rd Annual Omer T. Lassonde Juried Exhibition “Fresh View – A New Perspective”. The show runs April 3-27.

“Waterfalls” (Pastel, 10″ x 14″) at NAA Spring Members’ Open Show, which runs April 5-27. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 6, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

The Newburyport Art Association’s Winter Members’ Juried Show, Part 1  in Newburyport, MA, runs Jan. 11 – Feb. 2. Reception: Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Here are my 2 pieces in the exhibit. Happy to announce that “Marshland” received the Institution for Savings Charitable Foundation Award for Best Work in Oil.

G. Willikers: Exhibition of Families First’s “2019 Artists of the Seacoast” calendar’s artists, Portsmouth, NH, Jan. 2-31. My painting “Monhegan Island 8” was selected for the month of May. Since the original sold, “Winter Light” (Pastel, 12″ x 16″), which was in the 2014 Artists of the Seacoast calendar, was included in the exhibition. Happy to hear that it just found a new home as well. Now on display and for sale: “Monhegan Surf 3″ (Pastel, 9″ x 12”).

This show at the Woodman Museum in Dover, NH, curated by Elena Sarni of Pine Tree Pop-Up, runs Nov. 23 – Dec. 23 (Fridays through Sundays). “Monhegan Surf 3″ (Pastel, 9″ x 12”) and “Cormorants 2″ (Pastel, 5″ x 7”) are two of my paintings in the exhibit. Also note cards with reproductions of my works.

The New Hampshire Art Association’s holiday show in Portsmouth, NH, runs Dec. 5 – 30. These are my pieces in the exhibit:

Evening Glow, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2018)

Storm Brewing, Pastel, 7″ x 13″ (2018)

Autumn Falls, Acrylic on Canvas, 20″ x 16″ (2018)

“Autumn Falls” is a new addition to my waterfall series based on New Hampshire White Mountain scenes in autumn, this time done in acrylics.

Happy to be part of this special exhibition featuring the signature members of the Pastel Society of Maine:  Signature Members’ Show, Bauman Gallery, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, ME, Dec. 1, 2018 – Jan. 6.
These are my two pieces in the show:

Reverie 11, Pastel, 12 x 18 in. (2014)

Horseshoe Falls, Pastel, 10″ x 10″ (2018)

Here are my paintings in this exhibition in Newburyport, MA, which runs Nov. 23 – Dec. 23.

October Marsh, Pastel, 6″ x 12″ (2017)

Horseshoe Falls 2, Pastel, 7″ x 10″ (2018)

Happy that “October Marsh” found a new home. In its place is now:

Marsh Radiance, Pastel, 6″ x 10″ (2018)

Also for sale: Note cards with reproductions of my works.

“Fall Colors” (Pastel, 8″ x 8″) is on display in this show, which runs October 3-28:

Fall Colors, Pastel, 8″ x 8″ (2018)

This exhibition at Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath, ME, runs October 2-31. Here is my painting in the show:

Evening Glow, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2018)

On display at the Newburyport Art Association’s Fall Members’ Open Show, which runs Sept. 14 – Oct. 6:

Loisach, Bavaria, Pastel, 8″ x 12″ (2018)

September Show at the Community House, Kennebunkport, ME, Sept. 7-9:

Canadian Mist, Pastel, 14″ x 18″ (2018)

Happy to have received 1st Place Pastel Award for “Tranquility”:

Tranquility, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2017)

This is one of the unframed matted pieces in the show:

Evening Fog, Pastel, 5″ x 7″ (2018)

“Evening Glow” (Acrylic on Canvas, 8″ x 8″) and “Horseshoe Falls” (Acrylic on Canvas, 8″ x 8″) at the Newburyport Art Association’s 2018 Eight Cubed Show, August 10 – September 1.

Evening Glow, Acrylic on Canvas, 8″ x 8″ (2018) – Sold

Horseshoe Falls, Acrylic on Canvas, 8″ x 8″ (2018)

The Art Guild of the Kennebunks’ June Show will be held at the Masonic Lodge, 1 North St, Kennebunkport, ME, June 15-17. Opening Reception:  Friday, June 15, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Here are my 2 paintings in the exhibit:

Waterfalls 4, Pastel, 16″ x 20″ (2018)

Autumn Falls 9, Pastel, 16″ x 12″ (2017)

Also included are several small unframed matted pieces, such as:

Lone Tree, Pastel, 7″ x 5″ (2018)

Splashes, Watercolor, 5″ x 7″ (2017)

“Salt Marsh 2″ (Pastel, 9″ x 12”) is one of my paintings in the “Summer Solstice” exhibition at Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (NHAA), Portsmouth, NH, May 30 – July 1.

Salt Marsh 2, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2015)

Happy to be one of the guest artists in the summer show at the beautiful Studio 8 Gallery in downtown Newburyport, MA, which runs through the end of July.

Happy to be part of this exhibit at Maine Art Hill, 5 Chase Hill Rd, Kennebunk, ME with 5 paintings. It is curated by Elena Sarni (Pine Tree Pop-up) and runs May 24 –June 4. “Marsh Radiance″ (Pastel, 6″ x 10”) and “Black Forest, Germany 2” (Pastel, 6″ x 9″) are two examples.

Marsh Radiance, Pastel, 6″ x 10″ (2018)

Black Forest, Germany 2, Pastel, 6″ x 9″ (2013)

Honored and happy to have received the Laura Coombs Hills Award for best work in pastel at the 21st Annual Regional Juried Show of the Newburyport Art Association for “Autumn Falls 9.” Many thanks to jurors Courtney Harris and Julia Welch, Curatorial Research Fellows, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston! The exhibit runs until June 2.

Autumn Falls 9, Pastel, 16″ x 12″ (2017)

Throughout the month of April the New Hampshire Art Association’s Art-imals exhibit focuses on animals, partnering with Cocheco Valley Humane Society to raise awareness of the importance of adopting animals. “Looking Out” (Pastel, 8″ x 12″) and “At the Edge” (Pastel, ) are two of my paintings in the show. Reception: Saturday, April 7, 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Looking Out, Pastel, 8″ x 12″ (2018)

At the Edge, Pastel, 10″ x 14″ (2012)

The Newburyport Art Association’s Spring Members’ Open Show runs April 6-28. These are my two paintings in the exhibit:

Kochelsee, Bavaria 2, Pastel, 6″ x 12″ (2017)

Sawgrass Lake Park, Pastel, 6″ x 9″ (2018)

The Pastel Society of New Hampshire’s 13^th Members’ Exhibition at Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey, NH runs March 23 – Apr. 20. Here are my two paintings in the show:

October Colors 4, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2015)

Tranquility, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2017)

The title of the new exhibition at the New Hampshire Art Association in Portsmouth, NH, is: For the Love of Art. The show runs Jan. 31 – Feb. 25.

Here are my two pieces in the show:

Slash Pines, Everglades, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2017)

Everglades Arabesque 2, Pastel, 12″ x 9″ (2017)

Also 2 new paintings in the Small Works section of the gallery:

Pemaquid, Pastel, 9″ x 12 (2015)

Untitled 2, Acrylic on Canvas, 10″ x 10″ (2017)

“Falls” (Oil on Canvas, 10″ x 8″) at the Newburyport Art Association’s “2018 Winter Members’ Juried Show, Part 1” in Newburyport, MA (Jan. 12 – Feb. 3). 

Falls, Oil on Canvas, 10″ x 8″ (2017)

“Mind’s Eye 8″ (Pastel, 12″ x 20”) and “Loisach, Bavaria 2″ (Pastel, 6″ x 12”) at the New Hampshire Art Association’s exhibition “Feed the Soul.” Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, Jan. 10-28.

Mind’s Eye 8, Pastel, 12″ x 20″ (2017)

Loisach, Bavaria 2, Pastel, 6″ x 12″ (2017)

Here are two newly finished pieces from my waterfall series: “Autumn Falls 9″ (Pastel, 16″ x 12”) and “Waterfalls” (Pastel, 10″ x 14″), available at the “Deck the Walls” Exhibition at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (NHAA) from Nov. 29 – Dec. 30 in Portsmouth, NH.

Autumn Falls 9, Pastel, 16″ x 12″ (2017)

Waterfalls, Pastel, 10″ x 14″ (2017)

Happy to be part of this exhibit at the Thom Hindle Gallery at the Keefe House of the Woodman Museum in Dover, NH, with several paintings and note cards with reproductions of my work. It is curated by Elena Sarni (Pine Tree Pop-up) and runs Nov. 24 – Dec. 24. “Winter Light 3″ (Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5”) and “May Marsh” (Pastel, 6″ x 12″) are two examples.

Winter Light 3, Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5″ (2014) – Sold

May Marsh, Pastel, 6″ x 12″ (2013)

Several new paintings have recently been added to the Just Us Chickens Gallery in Kittery ME (156A State Rd):

Autumn View, Acrylic, 7″ x 5″ (2017)-Sold

Autumn Birch, Acrylic, 5″ x 7″ (2017)

October Colors 5, Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5″ (2015)

To the Beach 2, Pastel, 7″ x 10″ (2017)

My pastel “Florida Oak 4” will be included in the New Hampshire Art Association’s 18^th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Open Juried Exhibition, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, Nov. 9-25:

Florida Oak 4, Pastel, 11.5″ x 8.5″ (2015)

The Pastel Society of New Hampshire’s 9^th Annual National Juried Show “It’s Pastel!” runs Oct. 21 – Nov. 25 at  Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth, NH.

This new addition to my “Looking Down” series, which was juried into the show, is based on a view down the rocky shore from Ocean Boulevard in Rye, NH.

Looking Down 23, Pastel, 10″ x 14″ (2017)

This exhibit in Newburyport, MA, runs October 13-28. Here are my two paintings juried into the show:

Looking Down 22, Oil on Canvas, 12″ x 24″ (2016)

Plum Island Dunes 2, Oil on Canvas, 8″ x 10″ (2017)

The Newburyport Art Association’s  Fall Members’ Open Show runs Sept. 15 – Oct. 7. These are my 2 pieces in this exhibit in Newburyport, MA:

Marshland in April, Plum Island, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2017)

Loisach, Bavaria 2, Pastel, 6″ x 12″ (2017)

Here are my contributions to this exhibit at the Newburyport Art Association:

Untitled 1, Acrylic on Canvas, 20″ x 16″ (2017)

Untitled 2, Acrylic on Canvas, 10″ x 10″ (2017)

Untitled 3, Acrylic on Canvas, 8″ x 10″ (2017)

Mind’s Eye 8, Pastel, 12″ x 20″ (2017)

Mind’s Eye 6, Pastel, 7″ x 10″ (2016)

Mind’s Eye 7, Pastel, 5″ x 7″ (2016)

Mind’s Eye 5, Pastel, 5″ x 7″ (2016)

Welcoming Summer Membership Exhibition, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, July 5-29, 2017:

Bird’s-Eye View 2, Pastel, 18 x 12 in. (2015)

Summer Marsh, Oil on Canvas, 20″ x 16″ (2016)

“October Colors 4″ (Pastel, 9″ x 12”), along with several unframed pantings, such as “Rocky Mountain Trail 3″ (pastel, 12″ x 9”) and note cards with reproductions of my work, at Prescott Park Arts Festival (PSNH), Sheafe Warehouse, Portsmouth, NH, June 23 – August 27.

October Colors 4, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2015)

Rocky Mountain Trail 3, Pastel, 12″ x 9″ (2013)

The New Hampshire Art Association sponsors The Beauty of New Hampshire, an exhibition at The Fells Historic Estate, Newbury, NH, May 26 – July 9, 2017.  Pleased to be part of the show with these 2 pastels:

“Misty 2″ (Pastel, 12″ x 9”

May Marsh, Pastel, 6″ x 12″ (2013)

The Pastel Society of New Hampshire’s 12th Annual Members Exhibition at Sunapee Landing Trading Company, Sunapee, NH, runs May 15 – June 11, 2017. These are my 2 pieces in the show:

Looking Down 21, Pastel, 12″ x 24″ (2016)

Pemaquid 2, Pastel, 12 x 24 in. (2015)

“Pemaquid Evening” (Pastel 7″ x 10″) and “Salt Marsh” (Pastel, 10″ x 7″) are on exhibit in the New Hampshire Art Association’s  Membership Show in Portsmouth NH, May 3-27:

Pemaquid Evening 6, Pastel, 7″ x 10″ (2017)

Salt Marsh, Pastel, 10 x 7 in. (2015)

Also available: 2 new pieces in the Small Works Gallery:

Royal Terns, Pastel, 5″ x 7″ (2017)

Everglades 2, Pastel, 5″ x 7″ (2017)

Happy to be part of this Great Bay Stewards fundraiser with my 2 pastels “Salt Marsh” and “Looking Down 18,” as well as a painting in the raffle. “Looking Down 18” found a new home.

Looking Down 18, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2016) – Sold

Salt Marsh, Pastel, 10 x 7 in. (2015)

“Branching Out” (Pastel, 12″ x 9″) and “Winter Green 3″ (Pastel, 9″ x 12”) on display at this exhibit in Newburyport, MA, April 7-29

Branching Out, Pastel, 12″ x 9″ (2016)

Here it is in progress on Pemaquid peninsula in Maine, Summer 2016:

Winter Green 3, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2016)

This joint exhibition of the Pastel Society of Maine  and the Pastel Society of New Hampshire, “Cross Border Pastel Connections,” at Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, NH, runs March 1-25. Here is my piece in the show:

Autumn Birches 4, Pastel, 12″ x 9″ (2014)

These 2 framed pastels are available in the Small Works Gallery, starting the beginning of February 2017:

Cormorants 2, Pastel, 5″ x 7″ (2017)

May Marsh 2, Pastel, 5″ x 7″ (2013)