The New Hampshire Art Association is exhibiting the members’ Holiday Show at their Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery on State Street in Portsmouth December 3-28, 2025. I have the following three framed works on display there…
Author: dpthompsen
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Mount Washington Hotel
Mount Washingto Hotel The Mount Washington Hotel glows at Christmas time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The resort was decked out in it’s holiday finest and this photo of the rear of the building highlights the beautiful veranda with it’s lights glowing right before sunset. The signature white siding and red roof are accentuated by the artistic filter I used to process the image.
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Lobster Boats
Lobster Boats This photograph features the working boats moored at the Peirce Island commercial fishing pier in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Prescott Park and the historic Sheafe Warehouse appear across the channel while the Memorial Bridge spans the Piscataqua River behind it. The clouds were nice and puffy this late spring day.
This is a High Dynamic Range (HDR) photograph – several bracketed exposures were combined to yield a single image with greater detail and wider tonal range. An artistic filter was also applied to give it a painterly look. Prints are available from my Etsy shop.
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Castle in the Clouds
Castle in the Clouds This image of the Castle in the Clouds shows the attractive country cottage style of this small mansion overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee in the lakes region of New Hampshire. Built by Tom Plant in 1913, Lucknow Estate is now a popular tourist site that offers fascinating tours, plentiful hiking, and unparalleled views of the lake.
I used an artistic filter to impart a painterly look to the image. Prints are available from my Etsy shop.
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JFK Library Atrium
JFK Library Atrium Looking up within the atrium of the John F Kennedy library in Boston, reveals an abstract design of circles and gridded scaffolding. I used an artistic filter to emphasize the geometric pattern of the supports.
Prints are available from my Etsy shop.
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Mount Washington Hotel
This photograph of the Mount Washington Hotel highlights the veranda and grounds behind the classic, elegant resort. Just a trace of snow covers the grounds. I applied an artistic filter to the image, which really brings out the signature white siding and red roof. The golden glow of the veranda lights were a nice bonus in this shot taken just before sunset.
Prints are available from my Etsy shop.
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Pink Impatiens
Pink Impatiens Colorful Impatiens flowers take center stage in the Liberty Garden, part of Prescott Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A gnarly tree provides an almost sinister look behind the cheery floral display. Brick walks and picket fences fade in the distance.
A framed print of this image is on display this September (2025) at the New Hampshire Art Association just up State Street a short distance from this location.
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Nature’s Autumn Palette
Nature’s Autumn Palette The East Branch Pemigewasset River begins its 16-mile run from the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the main Pemigewasset River, part of the Merrimack River watershed.
The Lincoln Woods area features granite boulders and clear cold waters that wind through the valleys leading to the Kancamagus Highway, ablaze with bright red, orange, and yellow fall foliage colors. The pedestrian bridge, part of the Lincoln Woods trail, can be seen spanning the river in the background.
A framed print of this image is on display at the Seacoast Artist Association gallery in Exeter, NH during the month of September, 2025.
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Rockland Schooners
Rockland Schooners Classic schooners proudly display their American flags as they lie moored in the calm waters and early morning mist of Rockland Harbor in Maine.
Schooners, popular in the 18th to early 20th centuries for their speed, are sailboats having two or more masts with the foremast shorter than the mainmast.
A framed print of this image is on display at the Dover Art Center gallery in Dover, NH during the month of August 2025.
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Curtis Island Lighthouse
Curtis Island Lighthouse The Curtis Island lighthouse stands guard over Camden harbor in Maine, with vibrant summer greenery in the background and deep blue ocean waters in the foreground.
The brick tower, just 25 feet high, was built in 1896 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is accompanied by a wood frame keeper’s house, a small brick oil house, and a toolshed.
The five acre Curtis Island helps protect Camden from the rough seas of Penobscot Bay, part of the Gulf of Maine, a large area of the Atlantic Ocean stretching from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia.
A framed print of this image is on display at the Seacoast Artist Association gallery in Exeter, NH during the month of August 2025.
Dave Thompsen Photography 