The HAL Board invites HAL members and friends to send photos of TWO paintings done during the 2022 Plein Air season. We know some delightful work was created (and is still being created during these lovely fall days), and we would like to give others a chance to see what our group produced. There is no entry fee for fully paid 2022-23 members, and a $10 fee for non-members (for both paintings). The virtual plein air exhibit will go live on the https://www.hamdenartleague.org/ website before the end of October.
Receiving: Send a digital image of the work to hamdenartleaguect@gmail.com by Friday, October 7th.
Follow the procedure described below, including the following information in the below order:
Procedure:
Title of work ___
Medium_______
Size (no restrictions) height__ x width__
The following information WILL NOT appear on the website:
Your preferred email _____
Your preferred phone number___
Your address __
Receiving: Send a digital image of the work to hamdenartleaguect@gmail.com by Friday, October 7th.
Follow the procedure described below, including the following information in the below order:
Procedure:
- Take a HIGH RESOLUTION (at least 300 pixels per inch) picture (or scan) of your work without glass, mat or frame. It should be a square or a rectangle, but NOT a distorted, trapezoid shape.
- Attach the image to an email.
- Copy and paste the following into the body of your email and fill in the blanks.
- Send to hamdenartleaguect@gmail.com .
- If you are a non-member, send your $10 payment, payable to “Hamden Art League” to: P.O. Box 185534, Hamden, CT 06518 or pay online through our website with PAYPAL.
Title of work ___
Medium_______
Size (no restrictions) height__ x width__
The following information WILL NOT appear on the website:
Your preferred email _____
Your preferred phone number___
Your address __
On April 5, HAL’s Spring (formerly Goldenbells) Art Exhibit opened at the Hamden Senior Center. More than 60 paintings were displayed until May 16. Please click here for the catalog.
Well-respected Connecticut artist and teacher Steven Henderson was the Goldenbells judge. The following artists and paintings were recognized with awards. We thank the individuals and groups who made these prizes possible.
2022 Awards
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Elaine Benevides, Self-Nurturance
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Susan Seseske Wolanic, Foxy
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Pam Mancini, Canal Houses, Amsterdam
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Mary Lou Horan, Flowers
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Patty Meglio, By the Light of the Moon
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Jeanette Compton, Pysanky
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Celeste DiNello, Secrets of the Deep
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John Alvaro, Godzilla Does New Haven
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Elizabeth Hundt Scott, Three Clementines
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Ruth Resnick Johnson, Carla IV
The annual Winter Exhibit (formerly Silverbells) and raffle were held Tuesday, December 7, at the Hamden Senior Center. The judge for this year’s show was artist Kate Henderson, who teaches at Paier College of Art in Bridgeport and is the Director of the Kehler-Liddell Gallery in New Haven. Click here to download the exhibition catalog.
Wendy Kohli, Rangeley Vista, Acrylic
The HAL plein air painters were busy during 2021 spring and summer, capturing their interpretations of local scenes. We thought HAL members and friends might enjoy seeing some of the plein air work done in many different media over the last six months.
Click on an image to see the full painting, the artist's name and a description.