Movable Mural for Webster House by Shirley Perry

Hi Linda!

I'm finally sending you some photos of the work-in-progress mural for the Webster House. I've learned how to sand, prime and paint the plywood to get ready for my mural! It's been interesting :-) and I learned a lot. I'm also glad I didn't sand in my house!

I've attached some photos. I still have to finish my quotes around some of the "paintings" and in the general space will be a quote that's very positive.

I've been working from 7 a.m. until it has gotten too hot lately. In fact, today, the paint dried so fast I couldn't even paint a letter in a quote because it dried too fast and wouldn't flow nicely on it.

I'll keep you posted.

When this is all done, Anthony Williams said he'd help me seal it. Then I'll get it back somehow.

I've learned a lot about stenciling! It took quite a bit of time to sketch out a quote and then arrange it around my painting so it looks even. The size of each sport paintings are  21" wide and 15" tall. I used my computer to sketch out my idea and see what spacing to use to make sure everything is "even/lined up." I will have final touch ups when the all the quotes are on the mural. With my first cup of coffee, I'm out painting!!! What a way to start the days lately!!!

Hope you are enjoying your summer.

I hope to see you soon,

Shirley

Guest post and photos by Shirley Perry. Thank you, Shirley. You're doing a great job and I think the Webster House people will be very happy with the mural.

Trolley Night

Stop by the old MAA gallery (1528 Elm Street), across from Pappy's Pizza and see some great art. Several of our artists are exhibiting originals, cards and prints. Enjoy a special evening in Manchester. (Click on the image to enlarge and read it more easily).

Webster House - Project Completed

Thank you to all the artists who participated in this project for Webster House: Tina Gagnon, Deb Funk, Anthony Williams, Judy Gelinas, Stephanie Byrd, Linda Feinberg

June Challenge - Doors

Shirley Perry was the only one to submit a photo for our June challenge of "Doors". Thank you, Shirley.

These two are my own photos and they are in Manchester.

There are many interesting doors downtown. You are welcome to submit more photos or sketches and I will post them for you.

Send compressed file to: lhfeinberg@gmail.com
Thank you.

Public Art - Urban Art

Congrats to our VP, Anthony Williams, on his first place prize! Thank you to member Shirley Perry for these photos. Anthony teaches art classes locally.

You can find his contact information on our “Contact Us” page (tab at top).

















No one submitted any art for the June challenge in our last post (it’s still on so you can still submit a sketch) so I’m posting some urban art from my recent trip west. These photos were taken in Boise, Idaho.

I hope that these inspire you to submit some of your own work. You do not have to be a member of Friends of Art Manchester to do our June challenge. Please send your ideas, guest posts and art/photo submissions to our treasurer Linda Feinberg, lhfeinberg@gmail.com

If you include any attachments, I would appreciate it if they are in a condensed file format, not a large file. If you prefer, you can send me a link to where the file is posted (especially if it is a large file) and I can include that. Thank you.

June Challenge - Doors

What inspires you? We are testing out a challenge for the month of June.  Our first challenge topic is "Doors".  Please submit a sketch, painting, drawing, sculpture, photo, poem, music on this subject. To submit, post in the comments section below. If you can't copy your item, then post a link to a URL on the web where we can find it. There are no prizes, but we will be happy to give you credit on our blog.

We are pretty flexible with the topic, doors could also include gates, car doors, barn doors etc. Your "art" does not have to be from Manchester, it could be from anywhere, just try to stick to the topic. In July we'll have a different topic.

Places to look downtown -- the various churches have interesting doors, also NH Institute of Art, the city library, gates to the Valley Street Cemetery.

You do not have to be a member to submit your inspiration to this challenge, but of course, we would appreciate it if you would join us. The membership fee is only $5.00 annually and you can pay with the Paypal button on this site.

We look forward to seeing your work. You can include a couple of sentences too about what inspired you to create it. Please note that comments are moderated and will take a day or two to post.

Linda Feinberg, Treasurer
Friends of Art Manchester

To start off the challenge, here is an old Photoshopped picture of the front doors at NH Institute of Art:

Webster House Project (continued)

Thank you to Tina Gagnon and Deb Funk for this beautiful 4’ x 5’ acrylic painting. The painting has been delivered to Webster House and they are very happy to have it.

Webster House will be having a reception for us when all the paintings are up. We are still waiting for the completion of the last painting.  Two other smaller paintings that we had in storage were also donated to them, from our former president, Colleen O’Connor.

We have purchased an E-Z up tent, complete with sides, sandbags and lights. If you are a member of our organization and would like to borrow it, please contact our treasurer.

We do not have any April meetings scheduled, but if you would like to get together, just to chat, to draw or paint, just contact us.

Please remember that all paid-up members are entitled to promote their exhibits, classes and current paintings on this blog. We would love to hear from you.