Local Exhibitions and Events
The Madison Art Society Juried Show runs through September 7 at the Scranton Library in Madison.
On view at the Lyme Art Association: Taking Flight, on view July 26 through September 5.
Workshops/Demonstrations/Classes
Starting in February 2024, Elected Member and former CAS President, Liz Egan, will begin giving classes and workshops to small groups of 8 or less. Click here for information about Fundamentals of Drawing.
The Hamden Art League presents a workshop with Frank Bruckmann featuring “Landscapes in Plein Air”on Thursday, September 19 at Lockwood Farm, 10am-2pm. Eric March will return to do “Drawing a Still Life Workshop” on Sunday, October 27 at the Eli Whitney Museum, Water Center, Noon to 4:00 pm. This workshop is specifically designed to assist beginners through advanced artists enhance their drawing skills. For more info, click here.
The Lyme Art Association is offering a series of workshops. Click here for more information.
How To
If you’re having trouble converting a photo from your phone into a jpg, follow the downloadable instructions here. Additionally, here’s a helpful article
Should you include the frame when photographing your art? This video from Red Dot Blog explains it all.
Call to Artists
The Guilford Art League’s 76th Annual Juried Exhibit and Sale Annual runs from September 9 through September 28th. To enter, download the prospectus here.
Lyme Art Association exhibition “New England Landscape” runs from September 13 through October 12, Click here for the prospectus.
Artist Marketplace
Guerilla Pochade Box, never used. Paid $150, asking $75, OBO. Contact Deborah McDonald, deborahpaints@dgrecoart-ctgmail-com
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.
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
Plein Air Painting
The Hamden Art League has announced their summer plein air paint out schedule here.