Harold ìBudî Smith signs his artwork, "Jacob Towleî to honor two  forefathers who fought at Bunker Hill together.    "I love fresh air painting on site, where I feel close to God.  It is when I paint quickly to capture a perfect moment of light, life and time."

   Exhibitions:

The Annual Plein-air Painters show and juried shows at Newburyport, shows in  Haverhill,  Andover, 

Boston, Massachusetts, Maine and Fort Myers Florida.

Painting Covered Bridge

Awards:

Laura Coombs Hills Award for Excellence at Newburyportís Regional Juried Show.

The Founderís Award at Greater Haverhill Art Association.

The Haverhill Public Libraryís Award  for Best Representation of the Merrimack Valley.

Haverhill Art Associationís Americana Theme Award.  Best in Show

Lee Memorial Hospitalís Annual Art Show, Best in Show, Fort Myers Fl. 

Best in Show Haverhill Ma 2005

First Place in oils at the National Veteran's Creative Art Festival in Denver Colorado  2005 

First Place in watercolor and First Place in oils at The Veteranís Regional Competition  in Brockton, Massachusetts 2008 and currently in competition for First place in the National Veteran's Creative Arts Festival to be held in Riverside Ca. in the Fall of 2008

Painting in Vermont

      Memberships:

ìNewburyportís Tenî Plein-air painters

Newburyport Art Association

Greater Haverhill  Art Association

Andover Artist Guild, of Massachusetts

Mystic and Lyme Connecticut Art  Associations

         Past President Greater Haverhill Art Association

         Past Board/Directors Newburyport Art Association

      Art Education: Self taught for the first ten years, then considered a formal art education. He sought the advice of well known established artists he admired. All, without exception advised him against it, and to continue what he was doing. He  studies from the great art instruction library heís acquired, paints full time on site, practices, studies and  practices. Bud's driving passion is to paint.