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Art Show and Sale Coming UP

Posted on March 28, 2011 by | Leave a comment

I will be demonstrating at the Greater Salem Artists 25th Annual show and sale on April 9th, 2011.  Hope to see you there.

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Acrylic Workshops – Spring Session, 2011

Posted on March 17, 2011 by | Leave a comment

I have begun a series of five, weekly semi-private acrylic workshops for experienced artists currently using acrylics or any other painting medium.  The workshops will be held once a week in my studio in Windham, NH.

For those folks new to acrylics, the workshops will provide hands-on experience on how to work with this fast drying, versatile medium. Experienced acrylic artists will learn new methods and approaches to get the most from this wonderful paint.  I will share with you all of the painting processes and methods I have developed over 30 years of painting.

Click on the Acrylic Workshops tab on this site for a list of what’s covered in the workshop, and a list of materials needed for the class. If you are interested in taking the five week workshop, e-mail me at www.donsfineart@comcast.net or call at 603-890-6883.  There are currently two openings in the April workshop and I am accepting reservations for additional workshops.

Prerequisites
Each student must have two to three years of painting experience, a basic knowledge of drawing, composition, color theory; and a willingness to try something different and out of their comfort zone in the creative arts.

Objectives
Each workshop will focus on specific methods to get the most from this versatile medium. The workshops are best taken in order, as each workshop will build on the lessons of the previous workshop. There will be homework assignments at the end of some sessions.  These completed assignments will be needed for the following session.

The Workshop Studio

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Two Ribbons at Winter Art Show

Posted on December 8, 2010 by | Leave a comment

The Greater Salem Artist’s Association winter show was a success.  I received a second place ribbon for Shadowbox and the Library Award ribbon for Taylor’s Sawmill. It was a very well-attended show and the quality of all the artist’s work in this group has grown significantly.

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Greater Salem Artists Assocation Winter Art Show

Posted on November 29, 2010 by | Leave a comment

The Greater Salem Artist Assocation will be holding their Winter Show on December 3rd & 4th at the Kelly Library 234 Main Street Salem, NH.

The hours are:

  • Friday, December 3rd, 10 AM to 8:30 PM with the Artist’s Reception 7 to 8:30 PM
  • Saturday, December 4th,  10 AM to 4:00 PM

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Fellow Artist has Painting Stolen

Posted on November 3, 2010 by | Leave a comment

During a recent art show at the Methuen Public Library, a painting was stolen on the second day of the show (see below). This belonged to a fellow artist, and is titled Perkins Cove. This painting won a second place ribbon in the acrylic painting,  professional division of the show. If you have any information about the painting, please call the Methuen Police Department at 978-983-8698. Thank you.

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Art Institute Group of the Merrimack Valley Annual Show

Posted on October 17, 2010 by | Leave a comment

The Art Institute Group of the Merrimack Valley will be holding their 9th annual show from Wednesday, October 27th through Saturday, November 6th.  I will be unveiling three new works at the show.

Location:
Nevins Memorial Library, 305 Broadway, Methuen MA

Show Hours:
Monday – Thursday, 10:00 AM to 8:00PM
Friday and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Artists Reception Thursday, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM

  • Free Admission
  • Artist Demonstrations
  • Enter to win Fine Art

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Painting Demonstration at the Greater Salem Artists Association Meeting

Posted on August 25, 2010 by | 3 comments

Painting Demonstration

The Greater Salem Artists Association will kick off the 2010 – 2011 season with their first meeting at the Salem NH Public Library, 234 Main Street, Salem NH.  The meeting is on Thursday, September 9th at 6:30 PM in the lower meeting room.

I will be doing a painting demonstration immediately following the business meeting and light refreshments. I will focus on the methods I use to produce a variety of painting surfaces on store-bought canvas and cotton duck.  I will show the various steps and tools I use to prepare canvas with a variety of textures and degrees of smoothness.  The demonstration will show how important a well prepaid ground is to increase the ease and pleasure of painting in acrylics.  I am also the mini-exhibitor and will have three newly completed works on display that show the results of this kind of careful canvas preparation.

Additionally, I will demonstrate how I prepare painted backgrounds as a base for still life or other paintings. If there is time, I will also show how I use under-painting with complementary colors to add vibrancy and life to any painting.

Here is one of my new works that will be on display.  It is Taylor’s Sawmill in Derry, NH, and this work is about 80% complete.

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Painting Demonstration at Mann Apple Orchards

Posted on August 22, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Upcoming Events

Painting Demonstration at Mann’s Apple Orchards

Mann Apple Orchard, 27 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA, is holding their annual Customer Appreciation Week from Monday, August 30th through Sunday, September 5th.

I will be doing a painting demonstration on Saturday, September 4th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. I will also have several paintings and fine art note cards available for purchase.

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Mann’s Apple Orchard Show Update

Posted on June 15, 2010 by | Leave a comment

The recent show at Mann’s Apple Orchard on June 12th and 13th went well.  This was the first time the Art Institute Group of the Merrimack Valley (AIG) has held a show in this venue.  Saturday was warm and muggy, but that didn’t stop the scores of attendees.

I set up on the front porch, adjacent to the tent that held just over 100 art works from the AIG artists.  I continued working on a new painting of a Red-winged Blackbird I photographed along the Pow-Wow River in Kingston, NH.  This painting is now 75% complete.

There was a steady flow of patrons stopping by to chat, ask questions and admire all of the terrific art work shown by these talented artists. I had four paintings in various stages of progress, and was able to show folks all of the steps, from canvas preparation to finished painting, using the “story boards” with progressive photos of the work.

I won a third place ribbon for September Beets and received many wonderful comments about the painting Apples in Sunshine from the visitors.   Jim Collins painted a pair of swans and won Best in Show and the Popular Vote for his beautiful work.  Congratulations, Jim.

Sunday was cool and damp with a slightly smaller attendance.  The folks at Mann’s Apple Orchard provided a great venue, and were extremely helpful with the arrangements and support for the first Art in the Orchard show.  Thanks to all for coming to the show.

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Study of Cilantro Peppers

Posted on June 8, 2010 by | Leave a comment

I just completed an 8 x 10 study of Cilantro Peppers.  This will be among the paintings being raffled off at the Mann’s Apple Orchard Show this coming weekend.  See Events page for details.

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