MAA calendar of events

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Artist and member Kimberly Caruso-Poley demonstrated how she creatively incorporates anything and everything in her mixed media paintings.
Art-of-the-Month winners and the Manchester locations where their work will be displayed until October 15th, 2009 are as follows:
1st Place	Elaine McMahon	“Sunshine” Natural Materials	Mary Cheney Library
2nd Place	Natasha Piendel	“Bird ”	Arbors
3rd Place	Victoria Alexa Dubiel	"Ms Tones" Photography	New Alliance Bank
Honorable Mention	Marline McKenzie	“Christmas”	Webster Bank
Honorable Mention	Eric Vogel	Pastel	Whiton Memorial Library

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Artistic photographer and member Christiane O'Brien generated lots of excitement and creative thoughts with her information on marketing our art.
Art-of-the-Month winners and the Manchester locations where their work will be displayed are as follows:
1st Place	Grace Tedford	"Wash Day" Watercolor	Mary Cheney Library
2nd Place	Patti McAvoy	"Fireworks" Photography	The Arbors
3rd Place	Kimberley Caruso-Poley	"Roaring Brook" Mixed Media	New Alliance Bank
Honorable Mention	Victoria Dubiel	"Center Church" Photography	Webster Bank
Honorable Mention	Marlane McKenzie	"Shapes" Aluminum over modeling paste	Whiton Library

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Artist Jan Blencowe shared her method of tonalist of painting, explaining glazing, scumbling and the history of this style.
Art-of-the-Month winners and the Manchester locations where their work will be displayed until November 19th, 2009:
1st Place	Emile Beckwith	"Old Barn on Tolland Turnpike" watercolor	Mary Cheney Library
2nd Place	Marlene McKenzie-	"Sunset" watercolor	The Arbors
3rd Place	Maureen Nadeau=	"Moon Wavest" Acrylic	New Alliance Bank
Honorable Mention	Victoria Dubiel	"Edi" photography	Webster Bank
Honorable Mention	Penny Brandt	"Westford Hill Barn" Pastel	Whiton Library

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Printmaker Martha Jeffrey Galuszka demonstrated one of the many methods she uses in her printmaking studio.
Art-of-the-Month winners and the Manchester locations where their work will be displayed until February 18th, 2010:
1st Place	Shirley Dalenta	"Campfire" airbrush	Mary Cheney Library
2nd Place	Patti McAvoy	"African Violet" photography	The Arbors
3rd Place	Emilie Beckwith	"Ms.Fishy" watercolor	New Alliance Bank
Honorable Mention	Maureen Nadeau	"Moonlight" acrylic	Webster Bank
Honorable Mention	Marlene McKenzie	"Geranium" watercolor	Whiton Memorial Library

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Artist Elisabeth Finnegan used various methods for applying ink at our February meeting.
Art-of-the-Month winners and the Manchester locations where their work will be displayed until March 17th:
1st Place	Marlene McKenzie	"Radiation" copper foil	Mary Cheney Library
2nd Place	Patti McAvoy	"Reflection" photography	The Arbors
3rd Place	Patti McAvoy	"African Violet" watercolor	New Alliance Bank
Honorable Mention	Christiane O'Brien	"OMG" acrylic	Webster Bank

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Stanwyck Cromwell uses saturated colors, patterns and textures applied to found objects at our May meeting.
Art-of-the-Month winners and the Manchester locations where their work will be displayed are as follows:
1st Place	Mary Lou Faucher	"Still Life" conte	The Arbors
2nd Place	Christiane O'Brien	"Bling " photography	Mary Cheney Library
3rd Place	Marlane McKenzie	"Where's My Horse?" watercolor	New Alliance (SBM) Bank
Honorable Mention	Eleanore Buxton	"Fisherman - Portugal" watercolor	Webster Bank
Honorable Mention	Penny Brandt	"Porto ViaCarpinello" pastel	Whiton Library

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Painter Carol Gannick shared painting insights and encouraged a willingness to "follow the paint" at our April members' meeting.
Art-of-the-Month winners and the Manchester locations where their work will be displayed are as follows:
1st Place	Shirley Dalenta	"TheChoir" acrylic	Mary Cheney Library
2nd Place	Christiane O'Brien	"Morning Blue " photography	The Arbors
3rd Place	Robby McAvoy	"Flower Garden" photography	The New Alliance (SBM) Bank
Honorable Mention	Marlane McKenzie	"A Quiet Place" watercolor	Webster Bank
Honorable Mention	P.J. McAvoy	"Flower" photography	Whiton Library

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Wood turner Rick Meier used his beautiful creations in wood to share ideas about working in 3 dimensions. Click the image to view more.
Art-of-the-Month winners for March and the Manchester locations where their work will be displayed are as follows:
1st Place	Jeremy Jordan	"Cigarette Break" acrylic	Mary Cheney Library
2nd Place	Kimberly Caruso	"Pansey Garden" collage	The Arbors
3rd Place	Maureen Nadeau	"Pears" oil	New Alliance Bank
Honorable Mention	Patti McAvoy	"Red Beauty" photography	Webster Bank

Plein-air painting every Monday morning. Click here to see the schedule.

		Manchester Art Association monthly programs for the year 2010 - 2011. Members should arrive at 6:45 pm to enter 1 piece for “Art of the Month”. Members' meeting will start at 7:00, followed by a demonstration by the guest artist (approximately 7:30pm).
		Date		Artist	Program
			September 15	Susan Hackett	Glass fusing,Kilm casting and Pate de Zerre	Meetings held at The Arbors at 7:00 p.m. 403 W Center Street Manchester, Connecticut
			October 20	Donna Shaw	Pen and Ink
			November 17	Alex Vranos	Oil Painting	Other locations will be announced in the newsletter.
			December 15	William Hoey	Watercolor On Oupo
			January 19	Morningstar	Gourds Seeds of Inspiration
			February 16	Nancy Masters	Marketing Your Art Work
			March 16	Donald Boudreaux	Mixed media Drawing Techniques
			April 20	Sam Dupuis	Abstract Painting
			May 18	Charlene Misuraca	Mixed Media

			Sun, June 5		Outdoor "Show in the Park"

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Catherine Elliott created a landscape in oil after applying a pink acrylic underpainting. Click to view more pictures of the demo.
Art-of-the-Month winners and the Manchester locations where their work will be displayed are as follows:
1st Place	Victoria Dubiel	"The Exchange" photography	Mary Cheney Library
2nd Place	Robert McAvoy	"Case Mountain Rainbow" photography	The Arbors
3rd Place	Patricia McAvoy	"The Way it Was" photography	New Alliance Bank
Honorable Mention	Harvey Schroeder	"Cheery Sunflowers" photography	Webster Bank
Honorable Mention	Emilie Beckwith	"Sunrise Stroll" pastel	Whiton Library