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Mike Howat
@mikehowat.bsky.social
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Painter working between NH and SC

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New work and forms for an upcoming show with Dryden Gallery (Providence, RI). “Threshold No. 1,” acrylic on constructed panel, 17.5 x 9.5 x .5 in.

#contemporarypainting #art #contemporaryrealism #painting #architecture
“Threshold No. 1” | Acrylic on panel | 17.5 x 9.5 in | Trompe-l’oiel painting of an arched window “Threshold No. 1” | Acrylic on panel | 17.5 x 9.5 in | Trompe-l’oiel painting of an arched window
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Another work on paper for the upcoming “P.S. 10” exhibition at Nucleus Portland opening Nov. 8 in Portland, OR. Acrylic on Arches Hot Press, 7 x 5 in.

#contemporaryrealism #smallworks #landscapepainting #art #worksonpaper
October 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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New Print Edition for House of Roulx (Boston, MA).
"Stargazer" 24 x 18 in. Hand-Embellished Edition of 5. Standard Signed Edition of 10.

#artprints #handembellished #giclee #art #painting #contemporaryrealism
October 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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New works on paper for “P.S. 10” at Nucleus Portland opening next month in Portland, OR. Acrylic on Arches Hot Press, 7 x 5 in.

#contemporaryrealism #smallworks #art #landscapepainting #worksonpaper
October 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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“After The Storm”

Acrylic on cradled panel, 24 x 18 in.

#painting #contemporaryrealism #bass #nocturne #art
“After The Storm” | Acrylic on panel | 24” x 18” | Nocturne interior painting of a window cityscape with bass guitar in foreground
October 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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"Brooklyn, 7:05AM"
Acrylic on panel, 16 x 11 in.

#painting #contemporaryrealism #art #urbanlandscape #morninglight
"Brooklyn, 7:05AM" | Acrylic on panel | 16” x 11” | Painting of a three-story building with a laundromat on a city street in morning sun with long shadows.
October 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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“Racing Thoughts and Satellites”
Acrylic on cradled panel, 24 x 15 in.

#painting #nocturne #contemporaryrealism #stilllife #cityscape
“Racing Thoughts and Satellites” | Acrylic on panel | 24” x 14” | Nocturne interior painting of a window with still life.
October 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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"Circa 1984"
Acrylic on cradled panel, 16 x 12 in.

#painting #cityscape #stilllife #acryliconpanel #contemporarypainting
"Circa 1984" | Acrylic on panel | 16" x 12" | 2023 Painting of a nostalgic interiorscape in grayish blues.
October 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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"Rear Window"
Acrylic on panel, 2022. Part of a window series shaped by moments looking out from the apartment during the pandemic, Hitchcock in the background. Hard to process that impact as things feel increasingly fractured and inward-looking.
#painting #contemporaryrealism #stilllife #art
Nocturne painting looking out from an apartment window with still life of a book, camera and smoke on the windowsill, lit windows in the adjacent apartment beyond the window pane.
October 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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“Sunday To-Do”
Acrylic on cradled panel, 36 x 24 in.
New painting included in “Home, Dissembled” at AVA Gallery focusing on the importance of quieter moments.

#painting #contemporaryrealism #stilllife #art #cityscape
October 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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"Blinds Half-Opened"
Acrylic on cradled panel, 21 x 42 in.

"Green Curtains"
Acrylic on cradled panel, 21 x 42 in.

Included in "Home, Disassembled" at AVA Gallery in Lebanon, NH thru Sept. 27

#painting #contemporaryart #representationalpainting #architecture
September 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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"Home, Disassembled" is on view through Sept. 27 at AVA Gallery (NH). The exhibition includes new works reflecting on ideas of home, memory, and displacement.

#installationview #galleryexhibition #painting #contemporaryart
September 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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“In The Morning We Built the City”
Acrylic cradled panel, 20 x 16 in.

📍Port Jervis, NY.

Title from Peggy Seeger / Ewan MacColl’s “Ballad of Accounting”
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#painting #urbanlandscape #architecture #figurativepainting
September 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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"Pink Trim"
Acrylic on panel, 11 x 9 in.

📍Harrisburg, PA

#painting #contemporarylandscape #representationalpainting
July 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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“Workday, 1AM”
Acrylic on panel, 14 x 10 in.

📍Troy, NY

#nocturne #contemporaryrealism #newpainting
March 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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“Houses” opens tomorrow Feb. 7 at Nucleus Portland. Curated by Matt Schu

📍Nucleus House @nucleushouse.bsky.social
1137 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR

Artists:
Andrew James McKay
Betsy Walton
Josh Minnich
Kim Slate
Paper Puffin
Lia Tin
Mike Howat
Rachel Murray
Sam Kalda
Sean Lewis
February 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Past artwork by @mikehowat.bsky.social. Mike will be participating in the “Houses” Group Show Feb 7 — Mar 2, 2025.
January 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Good to be here. Here’s a new nocturne for an upcoming exhibition at Nucleus Portland / Nucleus House @nucleushouse.bsky.social curated by Matt Schu. Exhibition opens Feb. 7 in Portland, OR.
 
“Stargazer”
Acrylic on panel, 22 x 16 in.

Experimenting more with star maps.
January 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM