Paint at Bauer Farm Park, Madison, Thurs May 30

We end the month of May at Bauer Farm. I hope the weather will be more amenable this month; we've had chilly, windy, overcast, and maybe May will be more welcoming this week, but I've  been wrong too many times so I'm not counting on it.

Bauer Park is a lovely place. Interesting old farm house building and outbuildings; pond with bridge, gazebo, fields and woods, picnic shelter for rainy weather, lane leading to allotments with gardeners.

Directions as usual at our blog, https://ctsa-guilford.blogspot.com/p/directions-to-venues.html

Hope to see you there.
-Veronica

June Paint Out Opportunity

I-Park in East Haddam,CT. has invited painters to paint plein air on their 30 acre wooded property.  I-Park is the site of artists' residencies for the visual arts, and other arts related disciplines. This is part of CT. Trails Day. The event takes place Saturday June1st,1:30-6p.m.  Rain date Sunday June 2nd. The public is invited. Please call Jessica at 860-873-2468 to register. I-Park is located at 428 Hopyard road,East Haddam,CT.  The park is just North of Devil's Hopyard State Park.

Paint-Out at Neck Road Boat Launch, Madison, Thurs May 23

Our next paint-out will be in Madison at the boat launch. Directions on our blog at https://ctsa-guilford.blogspot.com/. From the parking lot you can see the Grass Island Shack in Guilford, the East River, and the Neck Road houses against the skyline.

Last week at Clinton Town Beach was very windy and rather cold, although the sky was full of dramatic clouds. Several intrepid painters ventured out but I was late and chatted with them as they were leaving. Therefore, no photos of paintings.
-Veronica

Paint-Out Thursday May 16, Clinton Town Beach

A few changes this year - see my note at the bottom of this post!

This Thursday, we'll paint at Clinton Town Beach (free to non-residents at this time of year but not after Memorial Day), which has plenty to interest you: river, trees, marsh, islands, beach, rocks, Long Island Sound, boats, children's playground. There is a gazebo in case it rains - showers forecast...  :-( . Directions as usual at our blog https://ctsa-guilford.blogspot.com/ in the right-hand sidebar. Here are pix from last fall.

 

 Last week at the Guilford Marina was windy and cold. I know of two people who sketched in their cars, Sandy and me! Maybe there were more of you intrepid painters that I didn't see. Here are our sketches:

We have a few changes this year. Tom Mayer and I are in the process of developing this year's list of locations and directions to them. We are adding more locations in the Old Saybrook and east area. Tom may also add an occasional weekend paint-out for those of you for whom weekdays are problematic. I may not be at all the paint-outs this year but will continue to send out reminder blog posts. Either Tom or I will take photos of paintings (or of the location) for the blog, as usual, or any of you who would like to send me photos may do so by email at veronicadotsoellatgmaildotcom. If you are new, just look for other painters, and they will surely welcome you.
Best wishes to all,
Veronica

June Paint Out Locations

June 6
Clinton-Rocky's Aqua restaurant/Clinton boat launch area

June 13
Old Lyme -Great Island boat launch

June 20
Old Saybrook -Maynard's Farm Stand/Oyster River

June 27
Westbrook-Wesley Avenue bridge/Patchaug river

Paint-Out at Guilford Marina (Docks), Thursday May 9

Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Connecticut Shoreline Artists, CTSA!
Our first session will be at the Guilford Marina on Thursday this week. If you haven't been out with us before, just show up and watch for painters.
See you there.
Veronica