Indoor Painting Workshop Availability

A group of CTSA painters meets weekly during the indoor months to paint together. We are just finishing up the winter session and will be beginning the spring session on March 24. There will be several openings for new or former participants.

We will meet for ten weeks on Tuesday mornings in the Munger Barn at the Dudley Farm Museum. The barn is used for events such as weddings, large parties, indoor farmers' markets, etc. It has lots of light, tables and chairs, and is a very pleasant place to be. When the weather is good, anyone who wishes is free to paint in the grounds where there are barns, the house, old farm equipment, oxen, chickens, sheep, a community garden, wild flowers, trees and fields.

The cost depends on how many painters sign up, and has varied in the past from around $50 to $80 for the ten week session.

If you are interested, please email Rosemary at rbaggish at gmail dot com.

Hope to see you there!
-Veronica

Happy New Year (a little late!)

Hello, everyone.

You are probably all painting indoors and, I hope, dreaming of painting en plein air with CTSA in the spring.

I just want to touch base and give you this information from a couple of our painters.

Pamela Morgan has her watercolors through Sunday March 1 at Mercy by the Sea, 167 Neck Road, Madison.

Yvonne Gordon Moser announces an event at the Westport Library (below).

Best wishes,
-Veronica

Yvonne Gordon Moser Art and Healing

I’m honored to have my work in Beechwood’s Do Or Die season. Both the work and the artists’ stories are compelling! Join us at The Westport Library on Thursday, Feb 27 from 6-8 for a lively art opening and reception followed by an inspiring story-share where artists tell their stories from the stage.  Cool event! The reception is FREE and open to all. Story-share is a suggested donation of $10 – pay as you can at the event.  Go to Facebook and “Like” Beechwood Arts & Innovation to get additional updates and info on other Do Or Die events. https://www.facebook.com/beechwoodarts/

Paint Outs in November

Hi, everyone,
It's getting too cold for me to venture out en plein air, so I'm reminding you here of the November paint-out locations - but it is unlikely I'll be there unless we have an indian summer.

November 7: Birbarie Marine Boatyard, Branford
November 14: Chaffinch Island, Guilford
November 21: Clinton Landing, Clinton
November 29: Essex Park, Essex (this is Friday not Thursday, Thanksgiving)

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

If any of you paint out and would like me to post your painting and/or the location on the blog, please email me photos at veronicadotsoell@gmaildotcom. I'll be happy to post them.

I didn't make it to Branford last week so no photos.

In case you haven't heard, there is an exhibition of watercolors by JMW Turner from the Tate London at Mystic Seaport. https://www.mysticseaport.org/turner/. I believe this is the first time these works have been allowed to come to the USA. It will be there until Feb 23.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
-Veronica

Paint Out in Branford, Thurs Oct 31

Our destination this Thursday will be Foote Memorial Park in Branford, directions as usual on our blog at https://ctsa-guilford.blogspot.com/p/directions-to-venues.html. The forecast isn't promising, but who knows? Maybe we'll get to paint...
-Veronica

Last Thursday was a beautiful day, sunny and breezy. We were at Great Island Boat Launch in Old Lyme. Diana, Beverly, Paul, Veronica, and Pam wrapped up warmly and enjoyed this lovely spot. As we worked, the owner of the moored sailboat arrived towing his dinghy, rowed out to his sailboat, rigged it and sailed away! Fortunately, those painting the sailboat had already captured the needed information (partially finished paintings below).

Paint Out in Old Lyme on Thurs Oct 24

This week our destination is Great Island Boat Launch in Old Lyme. Directions as usual on our blog at https://ctsa-guilford.blogspot.com/. My recent attempts at finding a promising forecast for our Thursdays have been totally unsuccessful. But, this week, the Weather Channel promises 60 degrees, sunny, and no rain. Don't hold me to it, but it does look great. See you in Old Lyme.

Last week at Maynard's Farm Stand in Old Saybrook, it was extremely windy, still part of the nor'easter; I didn't see any painters and it was too windy for me to stay and paint, but I must say it is a very appealing spot. I took this photo so we can all see what we missed!
-Veronica

Paint Out Thurs Oct 17 in Old Saybrook

This week we will be at Maynard's Farm Stand and Oyster River in Old Saybrook. Directions as usual at our blog at https://ctsa-guilford.blogspot.com/ in the right-hand column. I haven't been there yet so have no photos for you. The weather is forecast to be windy and cool but maybe I'll get there this time. My new issue of Watercolor Artist magazine features an article Paint Outside (Even in Winter); the artist is Shari Blaukopf who lives in Montreal. Well, it will be chilly on Thursday but it isn't Montreal...

Since I have no photos from Maynard's Farm Stand, here's a gorgeous recent watercolor painting of chickens at Dudley Farm by one of our fellow CTSA painters.

Paint Out at Bauer Farm Park in Madison, Thurs October 10

Let's hope the weather is better on Thursday than it was last week. I didn't go out in the chilly rain and imagine not too many others did either. This week we'll be back at Bauer Farm where the fall colors must be in full swing. Pond, gazebo, bridge, fields, woods, community gardens, and farm house with barns. Lots to paint. These photos are from previous visits. Directions as usual on our blog at https://ctsa-guilford.blogspot.com/.
Hope to see you there.
-Veronica