Heritage Show On the Move to Walsh Jewelers

‎41 new Heritage Project photos uploaded to WAA Heritage album on Facebook, courtesy of David Klotz. Please take a look and tag your buddies!  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wethersfield-Academy-for-the-Arts/189098604444910


Many thanks to all the artists and members of the community who participated in the Heritage Project and the community paint out. Your support to WAA was invaluable. If you missed the show, you can view it and purchase paintings at: 

Neill Walsh Jewelers, 

125 Main Street

Wethersfield, CT 06109-3125

(860) 721-9256

All of the unsold Heritage Project paintings are there, and the prize winners from the Community Paint Out.

September Portrait Workshop: Register Now

Sandra Wakeen - Portrait Painting Workshop  

(beginner to advanced)

Workshop Dates: Friday, September 23 – Sunday, September 25, 2011

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location:  Northlight studio at the Wethersfield Academy for the Arts, 

431 Hartford Avenue, Wethersfield

Workshop Fee: $320 (members) / $350 (non-members)

More info:  call Sandra @ 860-763-4565 or  sandra@sandrawakeen.com 

   

Register using PayPal buttons below or mail a check to:

Wethersfield Academy for the Arts

PO Box 290946

Wethersfield, CT 06109

This three day intensive workshop will be held in our beautiful North light studio.  Students will focus on painting the portrait from a live model using oils.  Sandra will demonstrate how she approaches a portrait as well as help the student problem solve, observe and question what they see. Working with various techniques such as grisaille underpainting, scumbling, glazing and direct painting students will concentrate on capturing form and light in the portrait, look at color relationships, analyzing structure vs anatomy and how to treat edges. Daily discussions and critiques will guide the student in finding key elements in the portrait. The bigger the student’s vocabulary the more impact the portrait will have to the viewer.

Congrats to Award Recipients--Paintings available until 9/17

Charlotte Homick invited attendees to have a taste of
history and art at Community Paint Out Opening.

Community Paint Out artists and friends of WAA gathered last night to enjoy an evening of camaraderie and to hear the results of judging for the show.  Sandra Wakeen and Paul Batch awarded three top awards and two honorable mentions for artwork created for the "Paint Out" held this summer.  The awards were given to:  Ellie Boyd, First Place for "Washing Up"; Janet Leombrini, Second Place for "Morris Farm"; Third Place, Lieschen Seabeck, for "Dunham House"; Honorable Mention to Olena Skiba, for "First Church", and Honorable Mention to Kelly Smurthwaite for "Hartford Avenue Home".    (Click to Available Artwork to see the paintings.)  Galleries will be open to visitors Tuesday-Sunday, 1:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. until September 17th. 


Artists were invited to select their favorite place in the historic village of Old Wethersfield and create a painting or drawing for the show, held in conjunction with the Heritage Project show.  Eleven artists brought twenty-two framed paintings and drawings in a number of media, all available for sale.  A portion of the proceeds goes to benefit ongoing programs at WAA.   Click here to see the Fall Class lineup or here to check the WAA Workshop lineup. 

Show Opening Wednesday, 8/31 in Wethersfield

Wethersfield Paint Out Opening/Awards August 31st 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Sandra Wakeen paints a warm summer scene between rain showers in the Wethersfield community gardens.

"The Rain in Plein" by Sandra Wakeen, 24" x 30", Oil on Linen ©2011

Everywhere you turn in Wethersfield, there is a subject waiting patiently to be painted or drawn.  Community artists did just that and submitted their artwork for viewing in the show opening Wednesday August 31st at 6:30 p.m. at the Wethersfield Academy for the Arts, 431 Hartford Avenue.   A variety of media--watercolor, oil, pencil--are all represented in this show of diverse viewpoints and subjects.   Following the opening, the show is open to the public Tuesdays to Sunday, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. from now until 9/17.  All artwork is for sale, and a portion of the proceeds benefits WAA's programs.  The show was supported in part by private donations, Prudential, and the Greater Hartford Council for the Arts.
For additional information, contact Sandra Wakeen 860-763-4565.

Meet Your Neighbors and Artists Tonight

Diane Aeschliman paints the Stephen Bulkeley House on Broad Street, "en plein air."

Tonight artists and homeowners of the Heritage Project will be on hand to talk informally about how they collaborated and present the artwork they generated.  Six artists will be featured tonight:

        

Jack Broderick-- John and Shireen Aforismo
Silas Robbins Bed and Breakfast

Shauna Shane –Jim and Kate Woodworth
Samuel Woodhouse House

Anda Styler – Buzz Willard
First Church

Jane Zisk --Great Meadows

Diane Aeschliman – Judy Keane
Stephen Bulkeley House

Charoltte Homick--Comstock Ferre

The event is free and open to the public from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  All artwork is for sale, and a portion of the price goes to support WAA programs.  The Heritage Project and Community Paint Out were supported in part by the GHAC, Prudential, and local donors.  

Artists in the community will also want to tour the facilities and find out about classes/workshops offered. 

For directions to the Academy:  (860)-436-9857

Heritage Show: Meet the Artists Tonight

Jane Zisk painting "en plein air" as Billy Collins of Fair Weather Acres 

on his way to spray some of the 600 acres of green beans he grows

 in the meadows and in Suffield. 

Tonight artists and homeowners of the Heritage Project will be on hand to talk informally about how they collaborated and the artwork they generated.  Six artists will be featured tonight (8/17), and six more next Wednesday (8/24).  Come and get to know WAA!  The event is free and open to the public from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  All artwork is for sale, and a portion of the price goes to support WAA programs.  The Heritage Project and Community Paint Out were supported in part by the GHAC, Prudential, and local donors.  This is a great opportunity for artists in the community to tour the facilities and find out about classes/workshops offered.