MEETINGS 2022 - 2023
We meet on the third THURSDAY of the month, September through May. Please check the home page for notice of any cancellation.
Live, in-person meetings resumed in December 2021 at our new location: Manchester Church of Christ, Fellowship Hall, 595 Tolland Turnpike, Manchester, CT.
Any member entering artwork (one piece) in the Art of the Month competition should register between 6:45 pm and 7 pm. For more information, click here.
Our first meeting of the year, features internationally known abstractionist Zbigniew Grzyb. Born in Poland and educated at the Jaroslaw High School of Art and the Academy of Fine Art in Krakow, Zbigniew has been a fellow Nutmegger since the 1970’s. His work has been widely exhibited here and abroad in exhibits and wall installations. Click here to see some of his work, awards, exhibits, and bibliography.
Our guest artist Bivenne Staiger will demonstrate how to paint a chickadee. She will show how to integrate the background with the subject in their natural setting. Creator of vibrant wildlife and floral paintings, Bivenne is the recipient of many prestigious awards for her work in watercolor, including the Silver Medal from American Watercolor Society’s 152nd Annual Exhibition (2019), which was also selected as part of the AWS Travel Exhibition. She offers classes, workshops (register in Workshops), and demonstrations in watercolor throughout southern New England and has been sharing her love for watercolor for over 20 years.
November 17
Iris Van Rynbach
writing and illustrating a children's book
Our guest artist will be Iris Van Rynback, author and illustrator. Iris will lead us through the process of writing and illustrating a children's book.
Iris has studied art at Pratt Institute in N.Y.C., the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, and Parsons School of Design in N.Y.C. She has illustrated and written numerous award-winning fiction and nonfiction books for young people. One of her illustrated books was chosen as a Reading Rainbow Book and her nonfiction “The Taxing Case of The Cow” was a Junior Library Guild choice. She has illustrated many covers of The New Yorker magazine and written numerous articles appearing in The N.Y. Times, Hartford Magazine, and The Hartford Courant. She has also taught illustration, drawing, and watercolor classes at The Hartford Art School, UConn, and Central.
December 15
Holiday Party
Our regular member meeting and location are cancelled. Instead, we are having a holiday party. Check your email for more information and registration.
January 19
Lyn Asselta
pastels
via Zoom
Lyn Assleta is a Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist, an International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) Eminent Pastelist, and a member of the Salmagundi Club of New York City. Her award winning paintings have appeared in shows and exhibitions throughout the United States, and in invitational exhibitions in France and China. Her work has been featured in several books and magazines. Lyn currently writes Saturdays at the Cove, a newsletter on life and art, from her studio each Saturday morning. Now living in a small village in midcoast Maine after 35 years in Florida, Lyn is inspired daily by new landscapes and changes of season.
February 16
Tao LaBossiere
muralist
via Zoom
More information will be posted when available.
March 16
Sharon Quaglia
alcohol and ink
More information will be posted when available.
April 20
Scott Rhoades
acrylic painting
More information will be posted when available.
May 18
Annual Member Meeting
Demo: TBD