New Hampshire native William Cheever Turner enjoyed cartooning as a teenager, and continued to draw and paint, as a hobby, all his adult life. Bill earned a BFA in Painting from the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, and has been honing his skills as an artist with private studies and continuing education. Bill works primarily in oil, and occasionally pastel and graphite pencil. He also teaches drawing at Manchester Community College, Fine Arts Department.

In Bill’s new series of paintings you will see renditions of vintage vehicles that he has found around the New England countryside. Whether a full view of a vehicle in landscape, or an abstract close-up, he tries to capture the layers of paint, the rust that is now reclaiming it, and the smell of the years of grease and oil that once helped power these old and forgotten workers. He paints them in a portrait style since each subject has its’ own character.

Memberships include the Keyes Art Group, Manchester Artists Association and a juried exhibitor at the Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterborough, New Hampshire. Bill has donated his time to paint a 4′x6′ oil painting of the USS Thresher, on which 196 sailors perished one of whom was a Milford native. This painting can be viewed at the VFW Post in Milford.

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Rick’s dedication to photographing moose has earned him the title of “Moose Man.”

He has been photographing moose for close to 25 years, using only a 300 mm lens and tripod. He often kayaks into a pond or lake and quietly waits for the right moose and setting. His use of simple equipment allows him to get closer to the moose. Part of his passion is his connection with the animal when the moose lets him stay quietly within ten or fifteen feet.

We already introduced John Clymer on our Fine Craft page with his wooden hat. Here you can see an example of one of his other creative passions. His photography and watercolors are inspired by Winslow Homer. By the way he also makes furniture, inspired by the Shakers. John’s camera is another medium he uses to satisfy his drive to create.

Jim Block is known for his nature photography. His pieces are sensitive in their composition and use of color. His photos of Loons with their babies are particularly popular, as well as his beautiful shots of our stone bridges here in Hillsborough.

Ray’s love of the natural world is evident in both his photographs and his paintings. He is a member of the New Hampshire photographic Artists Association and has won numerous awards for his photography. The soft tints and sepia tones of his photographs give them a romantic, historic sense. Ray and his wife, Joan, live in Hillsborough, New Hampshire.

This antique millstone with its ridges for grinding wheat or corn is decorative as well as a piece of history. Children are fascinated to learn how our ancestors accomplished work with the few tools that they could create.