Saturday, January 30, 2016

Call to Paint Thursday, Feb 4, 11-2, Hammonasset Shoreline Greenway Trail

We are looking at a week of warm weather, though Wednesday is forecast for rain all day and Monday many of us are locked into our all day winter studio.  Thursday seemed like the best day to call a paint out in preparation for an upcoming plein air event in April. The temperature forecast is 46 degrees and mostly sunny so let's plan on 11-2, the warmest part of the day.

The Madison group of the Shoreline Greenway Trail asked our plein air group if we were interested in painting along the Hammonassett section of the Shoreline Greenway Trail on Saturday, April 2.  Madison Art Society did this last year and it was a lot of fun.  MAS will also participate this year.  The event is widely advertised and filled with trail walkers who love to stop and talk and look at your painting.  This year there might be an option for a show at Friends & Co for the works painted that day.

The trail committee also provides golf cart transport to various areas along the trail and frequent the trail during the morning to take people to rest rooms or back to their cars.

You'll notice the boardwalk on the right before you enter the park.  That's the beginning of the trail and can be reached from the campground parking lot where we'll park.  You can walk along the trail to explore where you might want to paint on April 2.

This will be the only posting to the blog for Thursday's paint out so if you are not on my winter email plein air list, please send me your email and I will update you on Wednesday to confirm in case the weather changes and is not conducive to a paint out.

Hope we get the good weather to be outdoors and painting this week,
Sally
sbrown (at) snet (dot) net




Friday, January 22, 2016

Openings


Greetings to All,

Getting the year off to a great start with winter openings -- I received the the announcement below from Diana Perron and lifted the photo of Scott Paterson's painting from his announcement for their shared show at the New Haven Lawn Club.

Other openings you may want to catch are Maple and Main's first juried show January 30, 6-8 PM, and Lyme Art Association's Associate Artist and Wonders of Winter shows, Sunday, January 31, 1-3 PM. Nudging into February and thinking of Valentine's Day, perhaps you would be interested in the Jewelry Trunk Sale by four jewelry-makers at Clinton Art Gallery (20 Main St.) on Saturday, February 6, Noon to 5 PM.  And Madison Art Society's member show opens at the Scranton Library on Sunday, February 7, from 1:30 to 3:30 PM.

That should keep us busy enough.

Watch for details soon regarding the Guilford Art League member show in March. Are you painting?

But keep reading (below) for more details on Diana and Scott's opening at the Lawn Club.

/j

From Diana -

I look forward to seeing you at the reception for this show on Wednesday February 3, 5-7 PM.
The exhibit is also open for 9-5 daily viewing from now through February 28th
at the New Haven Lawn Club.  It features new paintings by me and people places things
by Scott Paterson.  In case of bad weather, the show will be held one week later-
on Wednesday February 10th
Come and celebrate the new painting year with us!




Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Winter Tune Ups at Clinton Art Gallery


Greetings to All,

Clinton Art Gallery, 18-20 Main Street in Clinton, is offering several classes and workshops over the winter/spring months. All are based in our comfortable, well-lighted classroom, where you will find upholstered chairs, an accessible sink (for water-media), and coffee (or tea) ready to brew. If you don't find something that interests you here, watch for future offerings.

/j

ART & MIND CONNECTION
Wednesdays, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Explore and use the art and mind connection to improve your art, and enrich your art making experiences. Clinic, classes, and workshops, led by veteran artist and teacher Bill Colrus, will help you assess and rethink the way you see and execute your work. Designed for the experienced and semi-experienced artist.
8 Wednesdays, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Plus one make-up session. $232.00
Classes are open-ended; you can join at any time
Instructor: Artist Bill Colrus
Call 203-689-5675 TO SAVE A SPOT
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CAN’T EVEN DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE
Wednesdays, 12:30 – 3:00 pm.
A class designed expressly for absolutely non-talented beginners. Learn how to draw and paint, and coax your artist out of hiding. Create and feel comfortable with your equally ungifted classmates.
8 Wednesdays, 12:30 – 3:00 pm. Plus one free make-up session. $232.00 ($60 materials cost).
Classes are open-ended; you can join at any time
Instructor: Artist Bill Colrus
Call 203-689-5675 TO SAVE A SPOT
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FIGURE DRAWING
Saturdays, starting Jan. 9 - Mar. 5.  10:00 - 12:00
For aspiring illustrators and painters alike, from quick gestural sketches to detailed art, learn to draw convincing figures from observation and memory.  8 Saturdays, starting Jan. 9 - Mar. 5.  10:00 - 12:00 plus one free make-up session.  $192.00.
Instructor: Artist Bill Colrus
Call 203-689-5675 TO SAVE A SPOT
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SKETCHER’S TEA
ALL ARE WELCOME, BRING A FRIEND!
Saturday, January 23, 2016,
1:00-4:00 pm

Bring:  Your sketching supplies, some goodies and a tea cup, tea pot, tea cozy etc. to sketch.

Everyone is welcome from beginner to experienced.  This is not a class, just a fun mid-winter get together to enjoy sketching tea cups, tea pots and goodies while enjoying the company of other sketchers. The gallery will provide the tea.  Each sketcher is asked to bring a tea cup, a tea pot, or a tea cozy to sketch and a plate of scones, cookies, etc. to share.  Cost is $10. 

Instructor: Artist Jan Blencowe
Please email jan.blencowe@comcast.net to reserve your spot
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CAKE DECORATING FOR BEGINNERS
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Saturday’s: February 13th, 20th, and 27th

Taught by experienced decorator and instructor Emy Triay
Learn the basic techniques for preparing, icing, and decorating cakes.  Cost: $54.00

Email Emy Triay to join at cakesandcakes@sbcglobal.net
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ARTISTS PAINTING TOGETHER

Every Monday starting Feb. 8
12:30 to 3:30 pm in the Laurel Ann Olcott Art Center at Clinton Art Gallery

Bring:  Your painting supplies, table easel

All artists at all levels are welcome.  This is a drop-in session; not a class; artists work on their own paintings or a still life set up in the classroom; critiquing at the end of each session for those who want to participate. Cost is $5 per session payable when you arrive.


Please email claudiavannes@aol.com to get your name on the list or if you have questions.
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INTRODUCTION TO ALTERED BOOK ART JOURNALING - two-day workshop with Jan Blencowe

Friday, March 4, 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday, March 5, 12:30 - 4:30 pm

This two-day workshop is an introduction for those new to art journaling, as well as those who are already involved with art journaling as a practice.

Art journaling is not about making art, it is about using the process of art making as a vehicle for creative inquiry, self-discovery and growth through a transformative and multifaceted art and life practice.  

Honor your experiences, deepen your understanding of the life journey you are on, explore your connection to your own stories, symbols and myths.  

Cost: $120
Instructor: Artist Jan Blencowe
To register email jan.blencowe@comcast.net 
limit 12 participants

Participants will learn to:

§   prepare an existing book structure for use as a journal
§   alter it through the process of visual journaling
§   set an intention as the foundation of a journal entry
§   create layered backgrounds
§   use various collage techniques
§   incorporate paint and collage together
§   incorporate words onto the journal page

All materials will be provided, participants are asked to bring with them collage materials such as: magazine pictures or words, scraps of decorative papers, copies of old photos, and any bits of ephemera, for example: receipts, ticket stubs, postcards. Bring anything that has meaning for you, is part of a story in your life or simply catches your eye for any reason, even if that reason is not clear to you at the moment. Collecting materials is an intuitive process. 
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ART RESOURCE CLUB - $25 for 5 weeks or $6 each time you come
    Watch Art Instruction Videos, Hosted by Artist Joan Handschumacher
    5 Tuesdays - February 2 - March 1, 12:30 - 3:30 PM

We will get together over a byo lunch and then watch and discuss an art instruction video. The gallery will provide coffee, tea, and cookies. We will have an assortment of videos available for watching at the gallery. Although some subjects may be relevant to all members, depending on member preferences, we may alternate between the various media - watercolor, acrylic/oil, pastel.

This group could end up to run indefinitely, especially as members may wish to share favorite DVD’s from their personal libraries. However, on March 8, 15, 22, and 29, we will plan to attend the Galleries in Motion series of art lectures on Tuesday afternoons at the Guilford and Madison libraries.


To obtain more information and/or to register, email handschuj2@gmail.com
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