Showing posts with label Greenwich Arts Council. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greenwich Arts Council. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Arts to the Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut on the occasion of the Greenwich Arts Council's 35th anniversary



It was great to be in Greenwich, Connecticut on Saturday drawing portraits in charcoal and catching up with my fellow CSOPA artists. That the weather held up was wonderful. I made many new friends in Connecticut and really appreciated the Starbucks cappuccino one gracious and happy portrait subject brought to me! It's always a pleasure to be able to chat with one's portrait subjects, which enables one to bring more of their personality into the work. I also want to take a moment to thank those sitters as I was so very impressed with their ability to sit still for 30 + minutes, even the younger ones!

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Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

30 Minute Charcoal Sketch— Joy

Recently we Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists were invited to create 30 minute sketches in conjunction with the Greenwich Arts Council's Arts to the Avenue event (on May 16, 2009 from 12 -4 pm). I mulled over the invitation and finally thought, yes, why not. Why? Because to draw/paint from life is always a blessing. Imagine someone before you sitting rock still for 30 minutes while you draw.

So if you are in the area, please stop by.


www.soniahale.com


Sonia Hale is an award-winning, nationally-collected artist in Boston. She paints commissioned portraits for families and institutions nationwide. Her original landscape and still life oil paintings can be purchased at http://www.soniahale.com. For more information, go to http://www.soniahale.com.