Madison Art Society Madison Town Hall Artists for the Months of November and December Beverly Schirmeier and Cindy Stevens

 

Madison Town Hall Artists Beverly Schirmeier and Cindy Stevens

 

The Madison Art Society presents the artwork of Westbrook artist, Beverly Schirmeier, and Clinton artist, Cindy Stevens. Their art work will be on display throughout the months of November and December at the Madison Town Hall at 8 Campus Road in Madison, Connecticut. Their collection of oil and pastel paintings are open to the public free of charge and can be viewed during normal business hours.

 

Beverly Schirmeier

 

Beverly earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Wayne State University and worked towards a Master of Fine Arts in Italy. She is an Alumni of the Lyme Art Academy and has continued taking advanced workshops and classes at the Lyme Art Association to further advance her art talents.

Covered Bridge, Bauer Farm

 

Beverly holds Elected Artist memberships in the Guilford Art League, Essex Art Association, Madison and Clinton Art Societies. She is an Associate Artist of the Lyme Art Association, CT Pastel Society and the CT Plein Air Painters. She is currently the President of the Madison Art Society.

 

Her oil paintings and pastels are inspired by the color and light used by the Lyme Impressionists. They include New England landscapes and still-life art work. All of the landscapes are done “en plein air” outdoors on location. She has won juror awards at the Madison Art Society, Milford, Essex and the Clinton Art Society Juried Shows.

 

Beverly’s artwork has been exhibited in galleries, public buildings, and in collaboration with other artists and in one-man shows. Her work resides in numerous collections and can be seen in regional art club shows and various other artistic venues along the shoreline. Beverly can be reached at 860-399-6116 or bschirmeier@yahoo.com.

 

Cindy Stevens

Cindy Stevens is a member of the Clinton Art society and the Madison Art society. Cindy comes from a family of artists. Her mom, Shirley Price, was a pen and ink artist, and her brother and sister both paint professionally. Cindy has owned and operated Snow’s Block Frame Gallery in her home for 24 years. Cindy’s had an affinity for art and creative projects through the years and she studied watercolor painting with Lou Bonamarte for a number of years. She discovered her love of oil painting a little later in life, after trying a plein aire workshop in Maine with her sister. She’s been doing Stan Moeller’s painting workshops on Monhegan Island in Maine for a quite few years. She seems to be drawn to Monhegan every fall, and loves the Monhegan energy, and the focus that a week on the island

Floral Explosion

provides.

Cindy has an impressionistic style. She enjoys playing with color and light, and expresses her own interpretation of the subject. She generally paints landscapes, especially involving water and rocks, flowers, and local scenes, and loves to paint plein aire. Painting on location allows her to capture light effects and represent intensity of color in a fresh way. She can lose herself in the painting process and focus without distractions from real life. Cindy can be reached at860-669-1109.