Plein Air Weekly Gatherings
The Hamden Art League sponsors weekly plein air sessions in Hamden and neighboring communities from May through October. To get on the Plein Air mailing list, complete the information under "Contact". Weekly information can also be found on the Hamden Art League Facebook page.
Monthly Meetings
September 13, 2022: Howard Park
Hamden Art League hosted award-winning CT artist Howard Park as he presented “Oil Landscape using a Palette Knife". He demonstrated his basic steps for plein air painting and explained his process, color, and mark making with different knives. For samples of his work and more information, see his website https://www.howardparkart.com/
Artist Howard Park during HAL demonstration.
October 11, 2022: Sandra Wakeen
Hamden Art League will host CT award winning artist Sandra Wakeen at 7 pm at its Tuesday, October 11, 2022 meeting, as she presents “Painting a Portrait in Oil". It will be held in the Social Hall of the Hamden Senior Center, 2901 Dixwell Avenue, behind the Miller Library.
Sandra Wakeen is a painter and teacher in Connecticut who is a contemporary realistic painter who explores themes around women, florals and experiences from her travels abroad. She studied at Paier College of Art and forensic reconstruction with Betty Pat Gatliff at The Scottsdale Artist School. Most recently Sandra won Best of Show in the NorthEastern Fine Arts 2020 exhibition. Her paintings reside in museums, galleries and in private collections world-wide. Her work has been featured in American Art Collector Magazine and American Artist Magazine.
Website: https://www.sandrawakeenfineart.com, Workshop contact: sandrawaken@gmail.com
Sandra Wakeen is a painter and teacher in Connecticut who is a contemporary realistic painter who explores themes around women, florals and experiences from her travels abroad. She studied at Paier College of Art and forensic reconstruction with Betty Pat Gatliff at The Scottsdale Artist School. Most recently Sandra won Best of Show in the NorthEastern Fine Arts 2020 exhibition. Her paintings reside in museums, galleries and in private collections world-wide. Her work has been featured in American Art Collector Magazine and American Artist Magazine.
Website: https://www.sandrawakeenfineart.com, Workshop contact: sandrawaken@gmail.com
Date |
Time |
Event |
September 13, 2022 |
7 - 9 pm |
Howard Park “Oil Landscape with Palette Knife” |
October 11, 2022 |
7 - 9 pm |
Sandra Wakeen “Painting a Portrait in Oil” |
November 9, 2022* |
7 - 9 pm |
Lisa Miceli “Painting Clouds in Watercolor” |
December 6, 2022 |
4 -6 pm |
Winter exhibition drop-off |
December 13, 2022 |
7 - 9 pm |
Winter reception |
January 3, 2023 |
4 -6 pm |
Winter artwork pick up |
January 10, 2023 |
7 - 9 pm |
Elizabeth Gourlay “Explorations in Color, Light, and Shape” |
February 14, 2023 |
7 - 9 pm |
Carol Vinick “Art for Social Justice” |
March 14, 2023 |
7 - 9 pm |
Leif Nilsson “Contemporary Connecticut Impressionist” |
April 4, 2023 |
4 -6 pm |
Spring exhibition drop-off |
April 11, 2023 |
7 - 9 pm |
Spring reception |
May 2, 2023 |
4 -6 pm |
Spring artwork pick up |
May 9, 2023 |
7 - 9 pm |
Aleta Gudelski “Experiments from Chaos to Order” |
The demonstration begins by 7:30 and runs until 8:45 pm.
Hamden Art League meetings are held in the Social Hall of the Hamden Senior Center, 2901 Dixwell Avenue, behind the Miller Library. If the library is closed due to inclement weather, the HAL meeting will be cancelled. Visit the Hamden Public Library website, hamdenlibrary.org/, for the library's schedule.
*Note: Meeting changed to Wednesday due to Election Day on Nov. 8
*Note: Meeting changed to Wednesday due to Election Day on Nov. 8
Workshops
The Hamden Art League in cooperation with the Hamden Library offered "Improvisational Fabric and Paper Collage workshop with Ed Johnetta Miller" at Miller Library on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Attended by 19 from the community it was a smashing success.
On Thursday, September 29, HAL offered a Plein Air Workshop with Frank Bruckmann at one of our favorite locations, Lockwood Farm. Frank demonstrated his basic steps for plein air painting in oils and explained his process, creating a pictured work in an hour. Attendees spent the next several hours working on their own paintings under Frank Bruckmann's guidance.
On Saturday, November 12, HAL will hold a critique, from 1:00-3:30 pm at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall at Brooksvale Park in Hamden. Sandra Wakeen, our October presenter, will be doing the critiques. You must be a HAL paid member in order to have her evaluate your paintings. Sign up quickly. Click Here.
On Sunday, December 4, Howard Park will hold a Still Life Speed Painting workshop from 11:00-3:00 pm at the Eli Whitney Museum, Carter Studio in Hamden. Howard Park was our September presenter. Sign up information will be posted in the near future. The class will be limited to 12 students.
"Support has been provided to Hamden Art League from CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature".
