The Museum's featured artists in the Program Room on the first floor are always inspired by nature and interpret it in different mediums. This summer two professional New Hampshire artists will show their work at The Museum and contribute a portion from the sale of their art to help fund the Museum's educational programs.
July 10-August 22. Mia Houman, Golden Illustrations.
Born and raised in rural New Hampshire, Mia earned several prizes in Fine Art throughout her youth, including Best in Show prizes from State and County Fairs. She graduated from Syracuse University with honors and a B.A. of Fine Arts in Illustration.
Active in the artistic community, she exhibits in art shows across the country and enjoys spending as much time as possible in nature with her family. This time spent in nature inspires her to draw her portraits of animals from chickens to turtles. Using a unique finger-blending technique, she creates soft-looking photo-realistic pieces whose bright colors capture the creatures she observes. For more information about her work, visit http://goldenillustrations. blogspot.com/.
September 4-October 31. David Howell.
Howell lives on a farm in Walpole, NH, with his wife, dog, six cows, numerous chickens, and other farm animals. 
The paintings in this exhibit, (pictured is the painting View of the Connecticut River from North Walpole) are influenced by that farm and by the landscapes he has lived in and traveled through over the years.
Born and raised in a Hudson River Valley art colony, Howell has been a student of art since early childhood. He moved to California to attend the University of California to study geology. Through his love of the Earth he has combined art and science. In 1974 he became a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, working on all the continents pursuing "form and function" to explain the origin of mountains, the distribution of oil and gas, and the vulnerability of humans to natural hazards.
From 2003 to 2009 he was a professor of Earth Sciences at Stanford University. His paintings reflect his travels -- the rocks, the people, their culture, and the places. He has had exhibitions in Kaiserslautern, Germany; Cragsmoor, New York; Maisons-Lafitte, France; and Palo Alto, California. For more information about David Howell and his work, visit http://www.dghowellfarm.com/index.html.
