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5000 miles 200 & 201st Awards and still So much going on with Kirk Larsen Artist- Here's This week's Must know points AUCTION, FIREFLY, AWARDS...

1) Most Important (time sensitive)  the seascape above,

"Power & Beauty" Lot # 0025, is going up for bid this Thursday March 27TH, 7:30 pm at the Salmagundi Club Spring fundraising auction (early bids accepted). A second Kirk Larsen painting "Magic Hour" [Lot #0106] will be AUCTIONED on April 3rd. both Auctions open at 7:30 pm EST. bid in person or online.

https://salmagundi.org/2025-scny-spring-auctions/

 Bids start at 1/3 Market value so bid early and perhaps get a super deal and support the arts

I am just back from Teche Plein Air competition in New Iberia, Louisiana...A total of 3,489 miles driven, 15 paintings completed, dozens of friendships renewed, new ones formed and so much Cajun food consumed...

Just before the trip I jaunted up to Grafton Vermont to paint some snow (and just in time before the big thaw). A lot of traveling that gathered great reference photos amid some inclement weather and one 6x8 GEM of a plein air painting painted plein air at The public boat access along the Connecticut River known as Ashley Ferry in Claremont.

My trip to Vermont was cut just a tad short on March 2nd as I had to depart early to receive a 3rd place award for the painting "On the edge of the squall" from Juror Paul Bebee and the Lyme Art Association, in the exhibition "Weather or not". that marked my 200th Award since I started keeping track in 1994.

On March 5th, I departed for Louisiana with overnights in Waynesville, NC (Thank you Patricia Sweet & Clay), Irondale, AL (Thank you Dana B.) and finally arriving at the host housing for Teche Plein Air in New Iberia, LA (thank you Paul A.) where i roomed for the week with Award winning artists Craig Reynolds & Phil Sandusky. The event was great. I created 14 paintings, 4 were

I rushed back to NY after the event was over so that I could resume work on a Splashes of Hope mural for an Alzheimer's unit at at a nearby hospital. (visit https://splashesofhope.org to learn more about this awesome non-profit made up of volunteer artists )

and a quick jaunt to Greenwich Botanical Gardens to receive an Honorable Mention Award for "The Maestro" one of two of my portraits juried into a The Connecticut Society Of Portrait Artists (CSOPA) exhibition 'Portraits in Bloom' Jurors Grace Devito & Felecia Feldman. Exhibition is open now through April 25th, 2025. #201

 Saturday I received notification that "Two friends Hanging out" a plein air piece painted at a previous Shadows on the Teche Plein Air competition,  has been juried into the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition ... more on that in another newsletter..

Sunday I was off to Waretown, NJ to shoot another day in the role of 'Jack', David's father, on the independent feature "The Hare" written by, starring as David and directed by the Brilliant Brad Swanick.

a very cool thriller due out in early 2026.

[Stopped by to see my awesome baby sister Sandee & back to NY to finish the mural.

Monday I was notified that 2 of my paintings have  been juried into the TOP 100 of the Plein Air Salon  ONLINE COMPETITION FOR February 2025 "Loopestra LIVE (Acrylic plein air) & "Two friends hanging out" vehicle category

Thursday I will be in NY at the Salmagundi club Auction and

Friday March 28th i will be at the Firefly Artists gallery in Northport , NY

from 2:30 to 9 pm with a lot of special artwork for sale and ...whew...

Got to get back to that mural!

Got to get back to that mural! 

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