Two Updates on Paintings:
I have added a painting of a coastline from a seagull’s point of view. Look in Paintings, 2010 for this. We missed a week at the Senior Center because of the snow, and I updated the Students Work page to show the good progress they are making.
Mike H., Nancy S. and Joanne K. are all making good progress with their paintings. The work done at the February 9th class has been updated on the Student Works page.
A new painting has been added to Paintings, 2010. A late January storm hit, and this was the view of some nearby hills from my back deck as the storm ended. Heavy, wet snow coated everything.
Check out the Student Works page for more photos.
Armand B. finished his collie. Nice job Armand!
Nancy S. (experienced artist) finished her first work in this class and began a seascape for her next painting.
Mike H. began his forth painting, a landscape, using bold complementary colors for the under painting. Keep an eye on this one!
Les M. is closing in on the completion of his third painting.
Tom L. has started his third painting, a portrait of his home after a heavy snow.
Deb T. (new artist) has a good start on her first painting.
Is great to see these painters trying new materials and methods and seeing the good progress they make each week.
Mike H. completed his third work at the painting class in the Ingram Senior Center, Salem, N. H. today. The work is acrylic on canvas, 16 X 20. Mike’s painting can be seen under the Student Works tab. Great job, Mike!
There will be more art work coming from these very enthusiastic, emerging and experienced artists in the next few weeks.
More student works has been added. We are now showing how their work is proceeding in a series of photos that shows the good progress that new artists and experiences artist are making in the class. We will keep adding photos so you can track their successes.
Two new paintings have been added on the Paintings 2010 page. You can also go to the bottom of the Paintings page and click the link to get to these. There are two more work coming soon. One a landscape and the second a painting of Swamp Loosestrife, a water plant I found while kayaking last summer.
I just finished updating the painting process for September Beets. I’ll be writing about the landscape that I am working on now. This landscape is more of an Impressionist work than the other two paintings, and uses a completely different method of painting than the last two works.
I have also been teaching a weekly painting class at the Ingram Senior Center in Salem, New Hampshire since August. By mid-January, I will have some photographs of the paintings that these new, emerging artists have completed. I am also working on the preparation of Masonite panels and canvas for the Tools and Methods tab. As always, your comments are welcome.
Don
Just updated the Painting Process with photos and text for Sunrise Sentinel. For the next Painting Process I’ll include September Beets. Stay tuned. Don
Welcome to my new web site. I work in acrylic paint and enjoy painting a wide variety of subjects. I began painting in 1979, starting with private lessons with a local artist. I soon went off on my own and began developing and improving my art through trial and error. My early work in acrylic was primarily still life from objects at hand and from my imagination. I was one of the original members of the Greater Salem Artists Association and continue to enjoy membership with the group. I began entering local art shows in 1982 and did well in those shows. I took a five year break from painting from 1990 to 1995.
My recent works are from photographs of wildlife taken while kayaking, and I continue to enjoy still life work. Recently retired, I volunteered to conduct a painting class at Ingram Senior Center in Salem, New Hampshire every Tuesday morning. The class is limited to eight folks (now full) and is a mixture of new and experienced artists who want to learn how to work with this versatile medium.
Please return to this web site as I continue to improve and expand the gallery. Soon there will be a section which will show some of the processes and methods I use to prepare the canvas or masonite grounds for paint, lay out the subject, and develop the textures and effects shown in the gallery.
I am also a model shipwright and will expand the gallery of ship models shown here on this site. And, last but not least, there will be a gallery of Paper Mache’ sculptures I produced during the 1980s.
Enjoy the paintings, and tell a friend about the site.
Sincerely, Don
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Fine Art by Don Whittemore 