Jonesport Public Library Show - Featured Artist

This morning, my three good friends and fellow artists Robin Rier, Nancy Kahler, and Jolene Harmon helped me hang 19 of my recent paintings and a few of their own.  The show looks great and will be on display the rest of the month.  Here is a photograph of one of the groupings:

 

I suppose there are many milestones an artist must reach as his career develops:  participating in a joint show, making the first sale, securing gallery representation,  and in my case, having a one-man show.  While this is not strictly speaking a one-man show, at least I am the featured artist, supported by three others.  I feel good about having reached this milestone and looking forward to many more!  Thank you Robin, Nancy, and Jolene!

Come visit us at the opening reception this Saturday from 2:30 until 5:00 at the Jonesport Public Library. 

A Pair of Schooners

Back in the mid nineties, when I had just dusted off my old paint brushes and started painting again, I painted these paintings of a schooner.  The ship is called the Bluenose II, and is a replica of a famous Canadian lobster fishing schooner (using dories to haul the traps) and successful racer called Bluenose.  They were both built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.  I sailed briefly on Bluenose II when I was working in Halifax, where she is usually moored during summers.  I was so taken with this beautiful schooner, I had to paint her, twice - about a year apart.  These paintings (18x24) are not for sale (reserved by family members), but I do accept commissions!