Workshops/Demonstrations/Classes
Hamden Art League, Hamden, CT presents Diane Chandler, Connecticut artist, will demonstrate “Painting Portraits in Oils: Depicting Light and Mixing Flesh Tones”. November 18
How To
If you’re having trouble converting a photo from your phone into a jpg, here’s a helpful article.
Should you include the frame when photographing your art? This video from Red Dot Blog explains it all.
Past Events
Polly Castor, Abstraction: Realism through Non-Objective Art by Polly Castor, Presented on Tuesday, January 28. Click here for link to the recording. Passcode 7J.D&8Eq
Chris Ivers presents a Guide to Photographing Your Artwork for Success, Presented on Thursday, February 13 on Zoom. Click here for a link to the recording. Passcode Jn2.ZHKn
Diane Podrat presents a Guide to One Point Perspective, Presented on Saturday, May 17 on Zoom. Click here for a link to the recording. Passcode %5QgG7fq
Local Exhibitions and Events
Madison Art Society, the MAS Elected Artist and Small Works Exhibition, November 10 – January 2, 2026 Scranton Library, Madison.
Plein Air Painting
For a list of plein air paint outs sponsored by local art societies, go to the websites below
https://madisonartsocietyct.org/
https://www.hamdenartleague.org/weekly-gatherings.html
Call to Artists
Oxford Nature-Art Walk Festival, June 7, 2026. The 2026 Oxford Nature and Arts Festival vendor application is now available to complete and submit. For more information, please contact Jim Sanders, VP, OMSP at [email protected]
Artist Marketplace
Guerilla Pochade Box, never used. Paid $150, asking $75, OBO. Contact Deborah McDonald
Tent for Outdoor Exhibitions, contact Terry Bogan, [email protected]
Blogs Worth Reading
Red Dot Blog is a weekly blog by Xanadu Gallery. This week’s article is about storing your artwork.
Gamblin has just introduced new colors for 2026. Click here for more info.
Oil painters might be interested in this video of an intimate look at colormaking at Gamblin and real conversations with the people behind the paint.
Oil Painters of America has interesting blogs well worth reading, particularly for representational painters. Here is an article about design and composition for landscape painters.
Fine ArtViews Newsletter (FASO )also has an article about pricing your art on your website. The gist of it is that price transparency is key for new buyers. Source: https://www.hiscox.co.uk/sites/uk/files/documents/2018-04/Hiscox-online-art-trade-report–2018.pdf
Fine Arts Views has a 3 part series on pricing your art by Tina Garrett: https://fineartviews.com/blog/159448/pricing-your-artwork-part-1-where-to-start