Monthly Meetings
IT IS A NEW YEAR OF DEMONSTRATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
The Hamden Art League announces the schedule first half of the 2023-2024 meeting year. All scheduled meetings are on Tuesday, begin at 7 pm, and are held in the Social Hall of the Hamden Senior Center, 2901 Dixwell Avenue, behind the Miller Library. Mark your calendars now.
October 10, 2023: Jeanette Compton
The Hamden Art League will host award winning CT artist Jeanette Compton at 7 pm on October 10, as she demonstrates “Detailing Nature in Ink" using pen and ink. Jeanette is an artist and educator whose stark pen and ink compositions focus on natural objects such as nests, branches, bark, fungi and other materials whose texture and form catch her attention. She strives to convey a respect and admiration for the natural world, especially in its sometimes-unnoticed details. Her artwork has been featured in Connecticut Woodland Magazine and SCSU's Alumni Magazine.
Website: https://www.jeanettecomptonart.com/
email to: jeanettecomptonart@gmail.com
Website: https://www.jeanettecomptonart.com/
email to: jeanettecomptonart@gmail.com
September 12, 2023: Gigi Horr Liverant
The Hamden Art League hosted Gigi Horr Liverant, on September 12th, as she demonstrated the “Dynamics of Color" using pastels.
Gigi is an IAPS Master Circle member, a PSA Master Pastelist, and a Signature Member of the Connecticut Pastel Society. She has won numerous awards, has exhibited nationally and internationally in addition to being featured in Pastel Journal magazine and other publications. She maintains a studio and gallery in Colchester, Connecticut. To see her work: www.gigiliverant.com and email to: mail@gigiliverant.com
Gigi is an IAPS Master Circle member, a PSA Master Pastelist, and a Signature Member of the Connecticut Pastel Society. She has won numerous awards, has exhibited nationally and internationally in addition to being featured in Pastel Journal magazine and other publications. She maintains a studio and gallery in Colchester, Connecticut. To see her work: www.gigiliverant.com and email to: mail@gigiliverant.com
2023/24 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sept. 12, 2023 |
6PM First board meeting 7PM First meeting and demo |
Gigi Liverant , “Dynamics of Color”, pastels, https://www.gigiliverant.com/ |
Sept. 21, 2023 |
10am-2pm Plein Air Workshop |
Eileen Eder, Lockwood Farm |
Oct. 10, 2023 |
6PM board meeting 7PM meeting and demo |
Jeanette Compton, “Detailing Nature in Ink” |
Oct. 22, 2023 |
10am -2pm Portrait Painting Workshop |
Heidi Harrington, EW Carter Studio |
Nov. 2, 2023 |
10am -1pm Still Life #1 |
Brooksvale Park, Vets Mem Bldg |
Nov. 9, 2023 |
10am -1pm Still Life #2 |
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Nov. 14, 2023 |
6PM board meeting 7PM meeting and demo |
Katie Kindilien, “Oil Painting From Life” |
Nov. 16, 2023 |
10am -1pm Still Life #3 |
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Nov. 28, 2023 |
4:30-6:30PM Receiving |
Miller Senior Center Hall |
Nov. 29, 2023 |
Winter Exhibition Opens |
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Nov. 30, 2023 |
10am -1pm Still Life #4 |
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Dec. 7, 2023 |
10am -1pm Still Life #5 |
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Dec. 12, 2023 |
7pm -9pm Winter Exhibition Reception and Awards |
Miller Senior Center |
Dec. 14, 2023 |
10am -1pm Still Life #6 |
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Dec. 21, 2023 |
10am -1pm Still Life #7 |
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Dec. 28, 2023 |
10am -1pm Still Life #8 |
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Jan. 2, 2024 |
4:30-6:30pm Pick up |
Miller Senior Hallway, end of show |
May 9, 2023: Aleta Gudelski
Hamden Art League hosted Aleta Gudelski, at 7 pm on May 9, as she demonstrated “Experiments from Chaos to Order" using Cold Wax Medium and oil paint techniques. Attendees were treated to this freeing and exciting process for making visually stunning oils. For a copy of her handout CLICK HERE.
For more information see her Website: https://www.aletasgudelski.com/ and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oilandwatercolorbyaleta/
For more information see her Website: https://www.aletasgudelski.com/ and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oilandwatercolorbyaleta/
March 14, 2023: Leif Nilsson WAS ON ZOOM
The Hamden Art League hosted Leif Nilsson at 7 pm, on Tuesday, March 14th, as he presented “Contemporary Connecticut Impressionist".
Leif Nilsson showed scenes of the Connecticut River and his boat, the village of Chester and his own garden. His plein air paintings are alive with vivid colors, that are heavily textured, and multi-layered producing the unique effects of changing light.
Website: http://www.nilssonstudio.com/
Leif Nilsson showed scenes of the Connecticut River and his boat, the village of Chester and his own garden. His plein air paintings are alive with vivid colors, that are heavily textured, and multi-layered producing the unique effects of changing light.
Website: http://www.nilssonstudio.com/
February 14, 2023: Carol Vinick
The Hamden Art League hosted Carol Vinick at their meeting on February 14th, where she presented “Art for Social Justice". Carol Vinick uses fabric collage to tell stories. Included in her body of work are stories of the struggle for social justice, her family history, and the wonders of nature. She brought several examples of her textile art in addition to a slide presentation summarizing her body of work and detailing how she makes it. Her most recent accomplishment was a two- person show at the Windsor Art Center, Sewn Stories, Shared Lives, where she and Linda Martin explored the common threads of their Jewish and African American family histories.
January 10, 2023: Elizabeth Gourlay
The Hamden Art League hosted Connecticut artist Elizabeth Gourlay at 7 pm via zoom, as she presented “Explorations in Color, Light, and Shapes". Gourlay’s work has been written about in The New Criterion, Painters’ Table, Gorky’s Granddaughter and most recently in the Art blog, In Their Studios. Gourlay’s work has been shown nationally and internationally, most notably at The Drawing Center, MASS MoCA, The Cummings Arts Center at Connecticut College, The Hecksher Museum and currently the solo exhibition, Elizabeth Gourlay: Eclectic Threads, at The New Britain Museum of American Art. For more information see her website at https://www.elizabethgourlay.com/ .
November 9, 2022: Lisa Miceli
Hamden Art League hosted award-winning CT artist Lisa Miceli as she presented “Expressive Skies in Watercolor". Lisa illustrated expressive watercolor techniques that capture the spirit of the moment, the light and atmosphere of the sky and water. For examples of her work go to her website.
October 11, 2022: Sandra Wakeen
Hamden Art League hosted award winning artist Sandra Wakeen as she presented “Painting a Portrait in Oil". She demonstrated her technique of creating a poster study (value study) first, then creating the portrait through massing and carving the image with paint.
Website: https://www.sandrawakeenfineart.com, Workshop contact: sandrawakeen@gmail.com
Website: https://www.sandrawakeenfineart.com, Workshop contact: sandrawakeen@gmail.com
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.
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.
"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".
