A Few More Images

Melissa Miller and Jane Ryan painting at the Wentworth Coolidge Historic Site.

Plein Aire Painting Weekend

Today is the first day of the Plein Aire Painting weekend and lots of artists have showed up. Some are taking advantage of the beautiful view of the water and have set up next to the iconic anchor.



But many more have sought shade on such a beautiful day. This is Barbara Carr painting a view of the Wentworth Coolidge Mansion looking towards Little Harbor.




This is the painting that Jeannette Steele is working on.







Hannah Phelps and Linda Spaanenburg are set up underneath a tree also.

Dewitt Hardy ensconced himself right on the anchor!

Deb Claffey painted a closeup of a shrub on the property- reminiscent of her studio work.

McGowan Fine Art and the NH Humanities Council hosted a discussion with Peter Milton on the Future of Printmaking in the Digital Age. This took place at the Coolidge Center for the Arts in Portsmouth and was attended by more than 40 people, including the former director of the Humanities Council, Charlie Bickford.

Peter also brought one of his LED Display images of his most recent print "Sightlines I, Tracking Shot." There was much discussion on how the two different presentations affected the print.

After the seated discussion Peter mingled with the guests and answered the questions on his many prints.

Coolidge Center for the Arts

For those who have been following me on twitter you know my big news- McGowan Fine Art will be taking over the exhibition program for the summer at the Coolidge Center for the Arts located at the Wentworth Coolidge Historic Site in Portsmouth, NH. It will be very exciting for us to be on the seacoast- and especially exciting for out artists.

It is also a lot of hard work. I have been juggling the writing of press releases, getting postcards made, buying extra credit card machines- all in anticipation of this new venture.

We will be stretched pretty thin trying to man (or woman) two galleries, but we will manage. I thought people would be interested in seeing the raw space before we give it a makeover in the next few weeks. I don't have a budget like some of the TV Makeover programs but I think it should look pretty good by the time we are done.

The first show will be:

May 13- June 7
Reception Sunday May 24 5-7PM

Alison Goodwin
Peter Milton
Becky Darling
Peter Sabin
Mark Shapiro
Sheri Tomek
Jane Ryan

We will also have an artist's talk on June 7 from 2-3 PM with Peter Milton addressing the future of the print. This is in collaboration with the NH Humanities Council. Please join us- the last talk Peter gave was standing room only!

We will also have an e-newsletter specific to the Portsmouth location which will only go out for the summer. If you would like to sign up- just contact me at art@mcgowanfineart.com.