Pomperaug Outdoor Painters (POP) will host a free painting/sketching event in Southbury on Lake Zoar on Saturday, July 26th, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, in cooperation with the Southbury Historical Society. Free and open to artists of all skill levels to come and sketch or paint for the day—no instruction provided. PARKING: IN FIELD adjacent to cul de sac. PLEASE do not park in cul de sac. Rain cancels.
Lake Zoar offers many water views and painting opportunities for artists. Directions: travel North on Route 172, turn left on West Flat Hill Road at South Britain Country Store, turn right on Purchase Brook Road and then left on West Purchase Road. Finally, turn left on West Gilbert Road and follow to end. Location is on Right.. Participants should bring an easel and art supplies, water, bug spray. Group will break for lunch around noon.
POP is a “plein air” (outdoor) painting group formed to promote landscape painting in all media, camaraderie amongst local artists, and to help in the preservation of natural and historical spaces in Southbury and the surrounding area.
For more information on this event or future events, please call or email:
Ellie Boyd, 203-264-2313, ellie@ellieboydstudio.com
