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| Tony D'Amico paints a beautiful scene in Roxbury CT. |
Pomperaug Outdoor Painters (POP) will host a free outdoor painting/sketching event in Litchfield at Topsmeade State Forest on Saturday, June 25th, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This will be the group’s fourth season of scouting out prime painting locations in Western Connecticut in State parks, and on private land. This year, seasoned POP volunteer artists will work one-on-one with beginning artists at each event. The featured artist at this event is Tony D’Amico (oil painter) of Fairfield. http://tonydamicofineart.com/ Anyone interested in trying “plein air” painting, at no charge, will need to sign up in advance by phone (203) 429-4356 or email, pomperaugoutdoorpainters@gmail.com.
The Topsmeade State Forest offers many views and painting opportunities for artists featuring open fields, mature floodplain forest, and an authentic English Cotswolds type architectural masterpiece. Hiking and picnicking is allowed in the park, and the restored main house is open for tours that day. Visitors are also welcome to view artwork in progress. Heavy rain cancels. Directions from Litchfield Center: take Route 118 east for 1.5 miles. Turn right onto East Litchfield Road. Take the first right onto Buell Road. Topsmeade entrance is the first road on the right.
POP is a “plein air” (outdoor) painting group formed to promote landscape painting in all media, camaraderie amongst local artists, and preservation of natural landscapes. Tony D’Amico joined the group two years ago. Trained as a commercial artist/illustrator, Tony enjoys capturing scenes of everyday life that are “often overlooked” with his idealized interpretation of the subject. He has studied with many well known outdoor painters like Don Demers, Matt Smith and Kenn Backhaus, and has garnered many national awards for his work in New England and a number of plein air competitions across the U. S. He is eager to share his knowledge of identifying an outdoor subject and how to go about getting that three-dimensional subject onto a two-dimensional canvas.
In addition to the Topsmeade paintout, the following additional events are planned for the remainder of the summer/fall season (check POP calendar for updates):
Great Hollow Preserve
New Fairfield, CT
July 9, 2016 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Featured volunteer teacher: Ed Martinez (Oil) and Deborah Chabrian (Watercolor)
Three Rivers Park
Woodbury, CT
August 13, 2016 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Featured volunteer teacher: Jim Laurino
Bent of the River Audubon Center
Southbury, CT
September 10, 2016 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Featured volunteer teacher: Zufar Bikbov (Oil)
Middlebury Land Trust Brookdale Farm Open Day and Fenn's Pond
Middlebury, CT
October 1, 2016 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Featured volunteer teacher: TBA
For the most up to date info on scheduled paintouts, check the group’s website:
For more information on the group or to register to paint in oils with Tony D’Amico, please call or email: Ellie Boyd, (203) 429-4356, pomperaugoutdoorpainters@gmail.com
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