MAS
News May 2012
The Madison Art Society 37th Annual Art Exhibition's Best in Show award is
for the oil painting, Rushing Water, by Madison artist, Pat Gedney. It is
one of 81 works of art that was selected from over 165 artists from throughout
Connecticut by the juror, David Lussier. He was extremely attentive when
selecting the art work for the show. Each piece was brought up before him and
placed on a easel with great light. It is a wonderful show.
We hope that you will be attending our reception this coming Sunday at
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. The chairs for the reception, Linda Loen and Nancy Schwam, have
a lovely event planned for our artists. Don Trownsell and his team surpassed
themselves in soliciting the awards that will be presented to the award winners.
In fact, 20 out of the 23 awards are going to MAS artists! We would like to
congratulate everyone that were accepted in the show and to extend our
appreciation to all the artists that participated in entering the juried show. Our co-chairs, Sandy Kensler,
Marge Casey, and Denise Casey have done a great job pulling it all together for all of us. Our
experienced leaders of the sub-committees and their teams ran like well oiled
machines and without them we would never be able to put on a show of this
magnitude. It really does take a village to do something like this every year.
Thanks to all involved.
We have all been in the place of having to pick up not
accepted art work, but we really do need to have everything removed by
this Saturday. It is stored on the second floor of the library in the Historical
Room. The library will start using the room again on Monday for meetings and we
do not want anything to happen to the art work.
The show's artwork will be on display throughout the month. The
paintings will be the inspiration for original poems which be created and read
by the Guilford Poets Guild at a joint reception on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at
7:00 p.m. at the E.C. Scranton Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Road, Madison,
CT. The art show and reception are open to the public at no cost. Thanks again
to Patricia Seekamp for coordinating this event.
Please don't forget to come to our demonstrations by pastelist, Clayton
Buchanan on Sunday, May 20th at 1:30 p.m. and on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 2:15
p.m. at the Memorial Hall near the green for David Lussier, oil painting
demonstration.
Enjoy and keep
creating.
Beverly Schirmeier
Madison Art Society President
Plein Air Painting
The Madison Art Society has an active plein air painting group that meets on Wednesday mornings throughout the summer and early fall. Due to the number of interested artists, please, it is only for MAS members and not for friends. For more information contact Jay Babina at jbabina@snet.net
Membership
Welcome new MAS members. One way to meet and get to know our members is to volunteer for the various shows, attend receptions and demonstrations or by participating in the weekly plein air painting sessions this summer. We are a very active art society, but to keep up the programs we need all of your help - perhaps only two hours a year - sitting an art show.
Let us know if you change your personal information and email address. We only have a few openings left before we max out our membership at 250 members. We will then add the interested artists to a waiting list or they can join as Friends of MAS but will not be able to exhibit. Our annual membership year is January to December.
Demonstrations
Sunday, May 20, 2012 – Pastel Demonstration by Clayton Buchanan, well known pastelist, at the Scranton Memorial Library at 1:30 p.m.
Clayton Buchanan studied Impressionist Painting with Henry Hensche, Provincetown, MA; Figure/Portrait Painting with William Draper, Art Students League, NY; Painting/Graphic Arts, Memphis Academy of Art, TN. He worked in graphic arts for 30 years, and now paints full time. His studio is in Newburgh, NY. Memberships include; Connecticut Pastel Society; Guild of Boston Artists; Kent Art Association, CT; Orange County Art Federation, NY. He now works exclusively in the pastel medium.
His paintings have been exhibited in
galleries throughout the Northeast including Portraits Incorporated, NY, The
Guild of Boston Artists, Hudson Valley Gallery, NY, James Cox Gallery, NY, River
Winds Gallery, NY and Flat Iron Gallery, NY. His works reside in many private
and corporate collections both nationally and abroad. His works are in private
and corporate collections including The First National Bank of Boston, London,
England; The Elizabeth T. Greenshields Memorial Foundation, Montreal, CAN;
Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck, NY.
Sunday, June 3, 2012 – oil painting demonstration by David Lussier, En Plein air Artist, at 2:15 pm at the Memorial Town Hall near the Madison Green on the top flloor.
David A. Lussier is a plein air painter whose landscapes of sparkling autumn hillsides, muted spring days of melting snow or fishing boats under a hazy summer sky convey his passion for New England and for fine art. He has dedicated himself not only to his profession, but also to being a steward for the landscape that is his inspiration and to sharing his love for his craft with others. He has won numerous awards and accolades for his work as a fine artist.
David was trained as a commercial illustrator, but discovered his passion when he tried painting outdoors. It was then that he came to the full realization that God intended for him to be a landscape painter. Only by painting en plein air can he react to the ever-changing, energy-charged world of nature with a spirit and spontaneity unobtainable in the studio. Lussier is a true believer that less is more in painting and the brushstroke is an artwork's essence.
Additional demonstration will be held on Thursday, August 2, 2012. To be announced. Also, Anne Heywood , pastelist, will present a shared demonstration for the Clinton Art Society and the Madison Art Society on Sunday, October 14th at 1:30 p.m. at the Scranton Memorial Library.
Outdoor Exhibitions
July 27 and 28 — Annual Scranton Library Memorial Art Exhibition, $25 fee, 10% donation to the library on works sold, tents provided. Contact Seymour Page, 203-245-7280, seymourpage@sbcglobal.net We have filled all existing spots. Waiting list only.
August 11 — Madison Arts and Antiques Fair, no entry fee, 10% donation of sales to Madison Exchange Club. Contact Bev Schirmeier, 860-399-6116, Bschirmeier@yahoo.com
October 13 — Bauer Farm Harvest Festival, exhibition of MAS plein air painters’ scenes of the farm and plein air painting, no entry fee or donations. Contact Bev Schirmeier, 860-399-6116, Bschirmeir@yahoo.com
Sunday, June 3, 2012 – oil painting demonstration by David Lussier, En Plein air Artist, at 2:15 pm at the Memorial Town Hall near the Madison Green on the top flloor.
David A. Lussier is a plein air painter whose landscapes of sparkling autumn hillsides, muted spring days of melting snow or fishing boats under a hazy summer sky convey his passion for New England and for fine art. He has dedicated himself not only to his profession, but also to being a steward for the landscape that is his inspiration and to sharing his love for his craft with others. He has won numerous awards and accolades for his work as a fine artist.
David was trained as a commercial illustrator, but discovered his passion when he tried painting outdoors. It was then that he came to the full realization that God intended for him to be a landscape painter. Only by painting en plein air can he react to the ever-changing, energy-charged world of nature with a spirit and spontaneity unobtainable in the studio. Lussier is a true believer that less is more in painting and the brushstroke is an artwork's essence.
Additional demonstration will be held on Thursday, August 2, 2012. To be announced. Also, Anne Heywood , pastelist, will present a shared demonstration for the Clinton Art Society and the Madison Art Society on Sunday, October 14th at 1:30 p.m. at the Scranton Memorial Library.
Outdoor Exhibitions
July 27 and 28 — Annual Scranton Library Memorial Art Exhibition, $25 fee, 10% donation to the library on works sold, tents provided. Contact Seymour Page, 203-245-7280, seymourpage@sbcglobal.net We have filled all existing spots. Waiting list only.
August 11 — Madison Arts and Antiques Fair, no entry fee, 10% donation of sales to Madison Exchange Club. Contact Bev Schirmeier, 860-399-6116, Bschirmeier@yahoo.com
October 13 — Bauer Farm Harvest Festival, exhibition of MAS plein air painters’ scenes of the farm and plein air painting, no entry fee or donations. Contact Bev Schirmeier, 860-399-6116, Bschirmeir@yahoo.com
Our Madison Town hall artists for May and
June will be Ishita Bandyo and Lisa De Fillippo.
Lisa Defilippo, a figurative and portrait artist has studied at Paier Art College and Lyme Art Association. She currently been working with master painter Steven Assael in his NY studio.Si nce she was a young girl she has always been fascinated by the figure, starting her career as a fashion illustrator. She is an award winning member of the Madison, Guilford and Clinton Art Societies and shows regularly at the Lyme Art Association. She does portrait work on a commission basis. She makes her home in Madison and New York City.
More of her work can be found at her website http://www.lisadefilippo.com/
The Madison Art Society presents the artwork
of Branford artist, Ishita Bandyo and Madison artist, Lisa DeFilippo. Their art
work will be on display throughout the months of May and June at the Madison
Town Hall at 8 Campus Road in Madison , Connecticut . Their collection of
paintings are open to the public free of charge and can be viewed during normal
business hours.
Ishita
Bandyo
India born artist, Ishita Bandyo moved to US
in 2000. She wanted to pursue her lifelong dream of being an artist and to that
end she started to take classes at the local art guilds. Notable among them are,
Greenwich Art Society, CT and Silvermine Art Guild, CT. She completed her BFA
degree at LCAFA (Lyme Academy College of Fine Art) in 2007 with BFA in Studio
Arts and minor in Art History. She feels her mission in life is to connect with
others through her art which is characterized by her use of vibrant color and
bold compositions. Her mixed media collages are often text based which allows
her to express more than either images or words can do alone. She lives in
Branford, CT near New Haven, known for its vibrant art scene and lively night
life. She is represented by the Maple and Main Gallery in Chester, CT, Guest
artist at IMAGO Gallery (Warren, RI,) Rockwell Art Gallery (Westport, CT.).She
also teaches at the Guilford Art Center.
Lisa DeFilippo
Lisa Defilippo, a figurative and portrait artist has studied at Paier Art College and Lyme Art Association. She currently been working with master painter Steven Assael in his NY studio.Si nce she was a young girl she has always been fascinated by the figure, starting her career as a fashion illustrator. She is an award winning member of the Madison, Guilford and Clinton Art Societies and shows regularly at the Lyme Art Association. She does portrait work on a commission basis. She makes her home in Madison and New York City.
More of her work can be found at her website http://www.lisadefilippo.com/
Eileen
Eder's painting, Beyond the Frame, won first prize in Artist Magazine’s
28th Annual Art Competition out of 1600 entries. It was featured in the December
2011 magazine. Eileen Eder has work on display at Susan Powel Art Gallery,
Madison, Ct.
Several of our MAS artists (Leon Chielewski,
Stuart Lerner, Paula Emery, Lorraine Reiss and Ralph Levesque) will be part of
an art show being held at the Equilibrium Gallery at 12 Scovill Rd., Higganum,
Ct.
Jan Prentice's painting, Red Spotted Admiral
on Wild Cherry Bough, was accepted in the Focus on Nature Show, NY State
Museum in Albany, NY along with 100 Natural History Illustrators from around the
world. Congratulations.
Chris Ivers has a solo show of her pastels
at Town and County, Woodland St. Hartford for the months of April and
May.
John Tubb will be the Featured Artist at
Waters Edge Resort, Simply Pearls for the months of May and June with a
reception on May 3.
Stuart Alan
Lerner Gallery at 22 Scotland Avenue is now open Thurs thru Sat 11-5
&Sun 12-4 for your viewing pleasure.
Marge Casey will be
showcasing her painting at the Clinton Hull Library during the month of
June.
Jan Blencowe was a featured artist speaker
at the Florence Griswold Museum this past week talking about How to Make a
Painting.
Patricia Corbett has a solo art show
currently on display at Lemon n Lyme, Hall Rd. Old Lyme.
Several other MAS
artists also display their work there: Robert Langer, Mary La Forge, Renni
Ridgeway Korsmeyer, Daniel Dahlstrom, and Diane Gorrick.
Maryanne Rupp, Chris Ivers and Jan Blencowe
was juried in the Academic Show in Springfield, Mass.
Maryanne Rupp's pastel and oil paintings can
be seen at the Liberty Bank in Clinton during May and June.
Terry Bogan has her watercolors on display
at 33 George St., New Haven, Ct.
Sandy Kensler has a new show of her art work at the Wood Memorial Library and Museum in South Windsor, CT from April 15 – May 15.
Beverly Schirmeier’s pastel and oil paintings will be on display throughout at Peoples Bank, Madison, in May and June..
Daniels Dahlstrom will show his oil paintings at the Voila Gallery in Wickford RI and at Lemon n'Lyme, Halls Road, Old Lyme. He has an opening at Lemon and Lyme this weekend - May 5th.
Linda Loen and Marge Casey have an art show of their work at Simply Pearls at the Waters Edge Resort store in Westbrook, Ct.
Denise Casey, Robert Langer, Gloria Nilsson, Susan Burnham, and John Tubb have their paintings on view at Malone’s Coffee House in Clinton in May.
Phylis Bevington Artist of the Month at the Old Saybrook Estuary Center.
Maple and Main in Chester has an art show that includes several of our members and they offer art classes.
Sandy Kensler has a new show of her art work at the Wood Memorial Library and Museum in South Windsor, CT from April 15 – May 15.
Beverly Schirmeier’s pastel and oil paintings will be on display throughout at Peoples Bank, Madison, in May and June..
Daniels Dahlstrom will show his oil paintings at the Voila Gallery in Wickford RI and at Lemon n'Lyme, Halls Road, Old Lyme. He has an opening at Lemon and Lyme this weekend - May 5th.
Linda Loen and Marge Casey have an art show of their work at Simply Pearls at the Waters Edge Resort store in Westbrook, Ct.
Denise Casey, Robert Langer, Gloria Nilsson, Susan Burnham, and John Tubb have their paintings on view at Malone’s Coffee House in Clinton in May.
Phylis Bevington Artist of the Month at the Old Saybrook Estuary Center.
Maple and Main in Chester has an art show that includes several of our members and they offer art classes.
Essex Art Association has a new show - Patterns in Time for
the next month.
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