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The Art Guild of Middletown's March Happenings- Leif Nilsson, Wendy Swain and Connecticut: Season of Light- Cradle of Impressionism
The Art Guild of Middletown March Happenings
LEIF NILSSON
Leif Nilsson demonstration
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
7:00 pm- 8:30 pm
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Leif Nilsson workshop
Saturday, March 29, 2014
9:00 am- 3:00 pm
The Middlefield Federated Church
402 Main Street
Middlefield, CT
CONTEMPORARY CONNECTICUT IMPRESSIONIST
Inspired by the natural beauty surrounding the Lower Connecticut River Valley, Leif (pronounced LAYF) Nilsson paints his plein air impressionistic landscape compositions directly from life. Setting up his easel in and around his hometown of Chester, Nilsson creates engaging garden, Connecticut River and village paintings that invite the viewer to walk right in.
Chester is a favorite subject of Leif Nilsson's. Its uniqueness and charm have captivated his imagination for years. He has painted many scenes of Chester Center in different times of day, weather conditions and seasons.
A successful working artist for over 20 years, Nilsson continues to exhibit his paintings in several galleries throughout the United States, while also promoting his work through his website, and at the Leif Nilsson Spring Street Studio and Gallery, LLC in Chester where collectors visit him regularly to view and purchase his latest works.
The demonstration is free to The Art Guild of Middletown members. It is $5.00 for nonmembers.
The workshop is $75.00 for members and $85.00 for nonmembers.
Film -Connecticut: Season of Light- Cradle of Impressionism
Wednesday March 19 at 1:30 pm
Russell Library Hubbard Room
Broad Street, Middletown, CT.
The film is 53 minutes in length and will be followed by discussion and light refreshments.
The film is free and open to the public.
Narrator Brian Dennehy and leading scholars and authors in the field reveal a fascinating and emotional story of the lives of the five best-known American Impressionists: Childe Hassam, Willard Metcalf, Theodore Robinson, John Twachtman and Julian Alden Weir and the beloved Connecticut scenes that inspired their art and an entire American art movement.
Wendy Swain workshop
Painting a patina on fired sculpture
Middlefield Federated Church
402 Main Street
Middlefield, CT
Saturday March 8 from 10 am to 12 noon.
This is a follow-up to Wendy's sculpture workshop that was held in January. In this workshop she will teach how to paint a patina on a fired sculpture.
She will bring discs to practice on if you weren't part of the sculpture workshop. The cost for this workshop is $30.00.
Materials to bring to the workshop are:
a few paint brushes of varying sizes--preferably soft in texture.
a couple of plastic containers for mixing water and paints in--like yogurt or cottage cheese size
a couple of soft rags
She will buy paints that can be shared with those attending. This will result in a small additional cost.
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