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)
The Newburyport Art Association’s Winter Members Juried Show, Part 2, runs Feb. 10 – March 4. Here are my 2 pieces in the exhibit:
Florida Oak 4, Pastel, 11.5″ x 8.5″ (2015)
Mind’s Eye 3, Pastel, 12″ x 16″ (2016)
The January Members show at the New Hampshire Art Association’s Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, NH runs Jan. 4-28, 2017. Here are my 2 pieces in the exhibit:
Autumn Falls 2, Pastel, 16″ x 12″ (2010)
Storm Brewing, Rocky Mountains 2, Pastel, 12″ x 9″ (2012)
This exhibit in Newburyport, MA runs Nov. 25 – Dec. 24. In addition to the 2 paintings below, note cards with reproductions of my work are available.
Salt Marsh, Pastel, 10 x 7 in. (2015)
Florida Oak 2, Pastel, 8 x 10 in. (2015)
Pleased and honored to be represented with 18 paintings in Peter Alpers’ Indivisible, a special Pop-up Show (91 Main St, Andover, MA, Nov. 18 – Dec. 31, 2016).
Happy to report that these 2 pastels have already found a new home:
Autumn Falls 6, Pastel, 10″ x 7″ (2016)
Autumn Falls 5, Pastel, 7″ x 10″ (2015)
Here are 2 examples of pieces that are still available:
Mind’s Eye 2, Pastel, 7″ x 10″ (2016)
Pemaquid Evening 2, Pastel, 8.5 x 11.5 in. (2015)
“Illumination 3″ (Oil on Canvas, 11″ x 14”) at the New Hampshire Art Association’s 17th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Open Juried Exhibition, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, Nov. 2-26:
Also:
Illumination 3, Oil, 11″ x 14″ (2014)
Also: Two new pieces on display in the Small Works Gallery:
Mind’s Eye 4, Pastel, 5″ x 7″ (2016)
Seal, Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5″ (2015)
Happy to report that my latest pastel, based on an autumn scene in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, found a new home, along with a small study, called “At the Edge 2.”
October Colors 7, Pastel, 11″ x 14″ (2016) – Sold
At the Edge 2, Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5″ (2016) – Sold
“Reverie 11” at the Pastel Society of New Hampshire’s 8th Annual National Juried Show, Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth, NH, Oct. 22 – Nov. 26.
Reverie 11, Pastel, 12 x 18 in. (2014)
“Looking Down 19” and “October Colors 4” at the Pastel Painters of Maine’s 17th International Juried Exhibition for “Pastels Only,” University of New England Art Gallery, Portland, ME, Oct. 15, 2016 – January 7, 2017. Pleased to report that “Looking Down 19” received a Merit Award (sponsored by Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Pan Pastel, and American Frame) and sold at the opening reception. Many thanks to juror Casey Klahn.
Looking Down 19, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2016) – Sold
October Colors 4, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2015)
“Illumination 3″ (Oil on Canvas, 11″ x 14”) is one my 2 paintings in the Art Guild of the Kennebunks’ September Show, Community House, Kennebunkport, ME, Sept. 16-18. Also for sale 4 unframed matted pastels.
Illumination 3, Oil, 11″ x 14″ (2014)
“Autumn Falls 5″ (pastel, 7″ x 10”) and “Autumn Falls 6″ (pastel, 10″ x 7”) are on display at the Art Guild of the Kennebunk’s August Show (Community House, Kennebunkport, ME, August 19-21. Both are based on scenes in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Autumn Falls 5, Pastel, 7″ x 10″ (2015)
Autumn Falls 6, Pastel, 10″ x 7″ (2016)
Here are my two pieces (both in acrylics) in the Newburyport Art Association’s Eight Cubed Members’ Open Show (Aug. 5-20) in Newburyport, MA. This special exhibition features unframed paintings on canvas sized 8 x 8 inches.
Pemaquid 4, Acrylic on Canvas, 8″ x 8″ (2016)
Looking Down 20, Acrylic on Canvas, 8″ x 8″ (2016)
“Monhegan Island 9″ (Oil on Canvas, 8″ x 10”) is on display at this month’s Members’ Show, which runs until August 27.
Monhegan Island 9, Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10 in. (2015)
“Arabesque” (Pastel, 12″ x 18″), “Melancholia 6″ (Pastel, 12″ x 18”) and “Reverie” (Oil, 11″ x 14″) will be on display in this show in Kittery Point, ME (July 23 – August 14).
Arabesque, Pastel, 12 x 18 in. (2014)
Melancholia 6, Pastel, 12 x 18 (2015)
Reverie, Oil, 11″ x 14″ (2010)
Happy to report that my pastel “Winter Green 3” received an honorable award at this year’s show at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH (Sheafe Warehouse). The show runs July 1 – Sept. 6. Also for sale: several unframed matted original pastels and landscapes in acrylic, as well as note cards with reproductions of my works.
Winter Green 3, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2016)
The AGK June Show this year is at The Full Circle Gallery in Biddeford, ME (140 Main St), June 17 – July 1. Two of my pastels are on display “Monhegan Surf 3” and “Looking Down 18”. They will then also be included in th July Show at The Port Upstairs Gallery in Kennebunkport, ME (11 Ocean Ave), July 8-24.
Monhegan Surf 3, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2015)
Looking Down 18, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2016)
“Autumn Falls 6” at the New Hampshire Art Association’s May Members Show, May 4-28:
Autumn Falls 6, Pastel, 10″ x 7″ (2016)
These are my paintings (all pastels) at the Exeter Arts Committee’s Spring Show in the Exeter Town Hall Gallery, Exeter, NH, May 6-22:
At the Edge 2, Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5″ (2016)
Cormorants, Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5″ (2015
Sky, Pastel, 5″ x 7″ (2016)
Kochelsee, Germany 4, Pastel, 7″ x 10″ (2015)
“October Colors 4″ (Pastel, 9″ x 12”) at the Newburyport Art Association’s 19th Annual Regional Juried Show in Newburyport, MA. The exhibit runs May 6 – June 4. Opening Reception: May 15, 2-4.
October Colors 4, Pastel, 9″ x 12″ (2015)
Driven to Abstraction, a show with 15 members of the Abstract Artists Group of New England (Newburyport Art Association) at the Newburyport Senior Center (331 High St, Newburyport, MA). April 5 – June 30. Opening Reception: Thursday, April 14, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., 2016. Here are three of my paintings in the exhibit:
“Spring” (Pastel, 9 x 6 in.)
“Reverie 5” (Pastel, 10 x 14 in.)
Yellow Musing, Pastel, 14″ x 10″ (2013)
This show in Newburyport, MA, runs April 8-30. Here are my two pieces in the exhibit:
Reverie 11, Pastel, 12 x 18 in. (2014)
Pemaquid Evening 2, Pastel, 8.5 x 11.5 in. (2015)
“Pemaquid 2″ (Pastel, 12″ x 24”) and “Pemaquid Evening” (Pastel, 9″ x 12″) at “Art of Great Bay 12th Annual Show” (89 Depot Rd, Greenland, NH) April 8-10. Opening Reception: Friday, April 8, 5:30 – 8:30. Also available: note cards with reproductions of my work for sale and one of my paintings to be raffled.
Pemaquid 2, Pastel, 12 x 24 in. (2015)
Pemaquid Evening, Pastel, 9 x 12 in. (2015)
Winter Light 4, Pastel, 12 x 16 in. (2015)
“Winter Light 4 (Pastel, 12″ x 16”) is one of my 2 pastels in this exhibit, which runs Feb. 12 – March 5, 2016.
“Breakthrough” (Oil on Canvas, 14″ x 18″) and “Monhegan Island 9″ (Oil on Canvas, 8″ x 10”) have ben juried into this show in Newburyport, MA. The show runs Jan 15 – Feb. 6.
Breakthrough, Oil on Canvas, 14″ x 18″ (2015)
Monhegan Island 9, Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10 in. (2015)
“Breakthrough” (Oil on Canvas, 14″ x 18″) and “Monhegan Island 9″ (Oil on Canvas, 8″ x 10”) have ben juried into this show in Newburyport, MA. The show runs Jan 15 – Feb. 6.
“Breakthrough” (Oil on Canvas, 14″ x 18″) and “Monhegan Island 9″ (Oil on Canvas, 8″ x 10”) have been juried into this show in Newburyport, MA. The show runs Jan. 15 – February 6.
Breakthrough, Oil on Canvas, 14″ x 18″ (2015)
Monhegan Island 9, Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10 in. (2015)
“Monhegan Island 8” (Pastel, 11″ x 14″) is one of my 2 paintings in the Members’ Exhibition at Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (NHAA) in Portsmouth, NH, January 6-30.
Monhegan Island 8, Pastel, 11 x 14 in. (2015)
“Twosome 2″ (Pastel, 7″ x 5”) and “Autumn Birches 5″ (Pastel, 6.5″ x 4.5”) are two examples of my paintings in the Holiday Art Show at Exeter Town Hall Gallery, Exeter, NH, which is only open two more days: Saturday, Dec. 19 and Sunday, Dec. 20 (12:00 – 4:00 p.m.). Also for sale: note cards with reproductions of my work.
Twosome 2, Pastel, 7 x 5 in. (2015)
Autumn Birches 5, Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5″ (2015)
Pleased to report that “Looking Down 13″ (Pastel, 10″ x 10”) is one of 2 paintings of mine that sold this month at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (NHAA) in Portsmouth, NH. The Holiday Show “All Gifts Great and Small” runs until Dec. 26.
Looking Down 13, Pastel, 10 x 10 in. (2015) – Sold
(Largely) Small Works, a holiday group exhibition with 18 artists, at Alpers Fine Art, Andover, MA, runs Nov. 24, 2015 – Jan. 31. Happy to report that this painting found a new collector.
“Looking Down 4” (Pastel, 6 x 10 in.) – Sold
This exhibit in Newburyport, MA, runs Nov 27 – Dec. 24.Here are my 2 paintings in the show:
Autumn Falls 4, Pastel, 6″ x 6″ (2015)
Kochelsee, Germany 4, Pastel, 7 x 10 in. (2015)
The Gallery moved to its new great location: 156 State Rd, Kittery, ME. In addition to these framed paintings, several of my unframed matted pastels and note cards with reproductions of my paintings are for sale.
The Prelude Holiday Gift Show at River Tree Arts, Kennebunk, ME, runs Nov. 20 – January 31. Here are my 5 pieces in the show:
Cormorants, Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5″ (2015
October Colors 5, Pastel, 4.5″ x 6.5″ (2015)
Calm Day 2, Pastel, 6 x 9 in. (2015)
Aspen Trail, Pastel, 7 x 5 in. (2015)
Reverie 8, Pastel, 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ (2013)
Honored to receive the Heilman Designs Award for “Looking Down 13” at the 7th Annual National Juried Exhibition “It’s Pastel!” The exhibit at Discover Portsmouth Center Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, runs Oct. 24 – Nov. 27.
Looking Down 13, Pastel, 10 x 10 in. (2015)
Happy to receive the Newburyport Art Association’s Honorable Mention Award for Work in Pastel. The show runs Oct. 30 – November 21.
Bird’s-Eye View 2, Pastel, 18 x 12 in. (2015)
“This Is What Artists Look Like” – Portraits of 30+ local artists by Jay Goldsmith at Discover Portsmouth Center Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, Oct. 23 – Dec. 24, 2015. Opening Reception: Friday, Nov. 6, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Photographer Jay Goldsmith has photographed local artists and printed their portraits via the historic 19th century platinum / palladium method. The photographs are paired with examples of the artists’ work. I’m honored to be included in the exhibition.
Looking Down 14, Pastel, 10 x 14 in. (2015)
Melancholia 5, Pastel, 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 (2014)
“Meet and Greet” Thursday, Oct. 8, 6;00 -7:30 at Farley’s in Exeter, MA, 47 State St. Six of my paintings will be on display in Farley’s Oct. 7-21. “Bird’s-Eye View,” “October Fog 4” and “Ocean Light 2” are 3 examples:
Bird’s-Eye View, Pastel, 16 x 20 (2014)
October Fog 4, Pastel, 10 x 14 in. (2013)
Happy to report that “Ocean Light 2” already sold:
Ocean Light 2, Acrylic, 16″ x 20″ (2008) – Sold
Six of my paintings are for sale in this exhibition at the Exeter Town Hall Gallery in Exeter, NH, October 3-18 (Saturdays and Sundays only, 12-4). The pastel “Monhegan Sunset” is one example:
Monhegan Sunset, Pastel, 12″ x 16″ (2012)
“Pemaquid Evening” (Pastel, 9″ x 12″) and “Kochelsee, Germany 4″ (Pastel, 7″ x 10”) are on display in this month’s show of plein air paintings, The Art of the Landscape, Sept. 30 – Oct. 31:
Pemaquid Evening, Pastel, 9 x 12 in. (2015)
Kochelsee, Germany 4, Pastel, 7 x 10 in. (2015)
Two of my recent oils have been juried into this exhibit in Newburyport, MA, which runs October 2-24:
Pemaquid 4, Oil on Canvas, 12 x 24 in. (2015)
Illumination 6, Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in. (2015)
It’s Elemental: A Mixed Media Show featuring Wolfgang Ertl, Susan Bates, and Ashley Heffron, Just Us Chickens Gallery, 16A Shapley Rd, Kittery, ME, October 2-31, 2015. Opening Reception: Friday, Oct. 2, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
“Looking Down 13″ (Pastel, 10″ x 10”) was juried into the Pastel Society of New Hampshire’s 7th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Discover Portsmouth Center Gallery, Portsmouth, NH, October 24 – November 27, 2015. Opening Reception: Saturday, October 24, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Honored that it received the Heilman Designs Award. Thank you very much to Awards Juror Stan Sperlak.
Looking Down 13, Pastel, 10 x 10 in. (2015)
The Fall Members Open Show at Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA, runs September 11-26. Here are my 2 paintings in the exhibit:
Black Forest, Germany 5, Pastel, 9 x 12 in. (2014)
Looking Down 16, Pastel, 7 x 10 in. (2015)
The Abstract Artists Group of New England (Newburyport Art Association) presents Transcending Reality, Aug. 25 – Sept. 5. Opening Reception: Saturday, Aug. 29, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Here are my paintings in this show:
Melancholia 6, Pastel, 12 x 18 (2015)
Melancholia 7, Pastel, 7 x 10 in. (2015)
Arabesque, Pastel, 16 x 20 in. (2014)
Composition in Blue and Green, Pastel, 11.5 x 8.5 in. (2015)
Composition in Blue 3, Acrylic, 8 x 10 in. (2013)
Night Thoughts 2, Oil on Canvas, 4 x 12 in. (2015)
Configuration 1, Pastel, 16 x 20 in. (2010)
Undulation, Pastel, 5 x 7 in. (2015) – Sold
The August Awards Show at the Community House in Kennebunkport, ME runs August 21-23. For this exhibition I selected two recent examples of my more representational water scenes in pastel. “Looking Down 16” is a new piece in a series inspired by the intense summer colors and calligraphy of the turbulent surf on Monhegan Island, observed from the high cliffs above. “Pemaquid 2” attempts to capture a moment of bright light on a wave at high tide emerging from the vast background in the mist.
Pemaquid 2, Pastel, 12 x 24 in. (2015)
Looking Down 15, Pastel, 10 x 14 in. (2015)
Also for sale: 3 unframed matted original pastels:
Twosome 2, Pastel, 7 x 5 in. (2015)
Pemaquid 3, Pastel, 4.5 x 6.5 in. (2015) – Sold
Kochelsee, Germany 4, Pastel, 7 x 10 in. (2015)
“Mostly Maine,” a pop-up shop in conjunction with Open Doors of York in Jefferds Tavern, York, ME, runs August 12-15. 3 of my pastels are for sale:
Looking Down 16, Pastel, 7 x 10 in. (2015)
Looking Down 12, Pastel, 6″ x 12″ (2014)
Marsh Tranquility, Pastel, 6″ x 12″ (2012)
Today we hung the new show “Greetings From NH” and replaced all pieces in the Small Works Gallery with new ones. My pastels “Ocean Boulevard” and “Blue Musing 2” are in the exhibit, plus 2 new smaller pieces:
Ocean Boulevard, Pastel, 12 x 9 in. (2012)
Blue Musing 2, Pastel, 7 x 10 in. (2015)
Florida Oak 2, Pastel, 8 x 10 in. (2015)
Aspen Trail, Pastel, 7 x 5 in. (2015)
One-day sale of older work at the Community Sculpture Garden, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA. Happy to report that 2 of my paintings found new homes:
York Harbor Evening, Pastel, 16 x 20 in. (2008) – Sold
Marsh, Pastel, 12 x 16 in. (2009) – Sold
Pleased to be part of the exhibition “Hydration – seven painters reflect on water” at Alpers Fine Art (96 Main St, Andover, MA), which runs July 1 – September 7. Reception: Saturday, July 18, 6:30 – 8:30. Here are the pieces I have in the show. Several have found new homes, 4 are still available. Thank you, Peter Alpers!
Rye Marsh Evening 6, Pastel, 9 x 12 in. (2014) – Sold
Fort de Soto Park, Pastel, 9 x 12 in. (2013)
Looking Down 6, Pastel, 12″ x 18″ (2013) – Sold
Looking Down 8, Pastel, 6″ x 12″ (2014)
“Looking Down 4” (Pastel, 6 x 10 in.)
Marsh River, Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 in. (2007)
Monhegan Surf 2, Pastel, 8 x 8 in. (2013) – Sold
Rye Marsh Tranquility, Pastel, 10 14 in. (2010) – Sold