Sherman Artists Association

Art Supply Tag Sale-Save the Date!
2025-05-23 10:00 - 2025-05-25 16:00 UTC | Sherman Senior Center, 8 CT-37, Sherman, 06784, United States
When you start to think about spring cleaning, please save those art supplies that you do not want anymore for the Sherman Artists Association Art Supply Tag Sale. Dropoff is Friday, May 23, 1-4 p.m. at the Sherman Senior Center. If that time does not work for you, or if you need help or have questions, please contact us at ShermanArtists@gmail.com.

This is a fundraiser for the Sherman Artists Association to sell Art Supplies on Memorial Day Weekend at the Sherman Senior Center, Saturday, May 24, 9 am – 4 pm, and Sunday, May 25, 9 am – 1 pm. For more information about the Sherman Artists Association: www.ShermanArtists.org

We are looking for donations of art supplies in good condition that you are no longer using. Items include art supplies such as easels, stretched canvases, sketchbooks, paper such as colored or metallic or for photographs, artists’ portfolios, art books, a variety of paints (watercolor, acrylic, tempera, oil, or for fabric or porcelain), crayons, colored pencils, markers, drawing pencils, beads, and ribbons, frames and framing supplies.

Sherman Community Expo
2025-05-03 11:00 - 16:00 | Town Green, Rt 39 North, Sherman, CT, CT, 06784, United States
On the Sherman Town Green. Sherman Artists Association will have a booth. Come learn more about our great organization.

The Sherman Artists Association, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is dedicated to promoting the visual arts and fostering public appreciation for creative expression. Our mission is to enrich the cultural fabric of the greater Sherman community by empowering artists to share their work, knowledge, and inspiration while upholding the highest standards of craftsmanship. As a dynamic hub for artists, gallery owners, curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts, we provide exciting exhibitions, networking opportunities, and engaging events that connect and inspire. Through our monthly meetings and community-driven initiatives, we strive to be the premier resource for those passionate about the arts.

Sherman Artists Open Studios Show 2024 @ Sherman Library November 22, 2024 – January 8, 2025
2024-11-22 11:00 - 2025-01-08 17:00 | The Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Ctr, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States
The Sherman Library is pleased to present the Sherman Artists Open Studios Show 2024. The artwork is by members of the Sherman Artists Association who are participating in the Sherman Open Studios 2024 Tour on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 & 8, 10 am – 4 pm. Painters, photographers, mixed media, fused glass, wood and pottery artists will open their home studios or participate in pop-up studios. Samples of the artist’s artwork will be at the Sherman Library from November 22, 2024 – January 8, 2025. The opening reception will be on Friday November 22, 6-8pm. The artwork will also be on the Sherman Library website: www.ShermanLibrary.org

Twenty-four artists will be in their studios, at the Sherman Town Hall, the Sherman Senior Center, and the Sherman JCC. This is your chance to engage with creators, explore unique artworks, and discover that perfect one-of-a-kind gift for the holidays! Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just looking for something special, there’s something here for everyone. In addition to finding great gifts, there will also be a free raffle, artists demos and holiday treats! For a brochure/map and more information, visit www.ShermanArtists.org

Participating artists include Betsy Duckworth, Bonnie Johnson, Carolyn Cohen, Christina Maschke, Christy Bonaiuto, Cindy O’Connor, Donna Castelluccio, Doreen O’Connor, Ely Knowles, Elizabethe Bogues, Eva DeFranco, Greg Chadwick, Jaime Seymour, Karen Golden, Kenny Litwack, Linda Hubbard, Liz Rosiello, Lynn Slonaker, Mary Jane Magoon, MJ Newman, Phyllis Chadwick, Susan Grisell, Terry Pasquale and Tony Gomez.

For more information about the Sherman Artists Open Studio, visit: shermanartists.org
For more information about this show and the Sherman Library, visit: www.shermanlibrary.org

Tony Gomez. Window and Patch – Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay. Photograph. 23 x 28. $500

G.Chadwick- Heat – Resin Clock- 12_ x 12_ $225

MJ Magoon, Redding Farm, Watercolor 28X20,$600

Ely Knowles BumbleBee Epoxy & Acrylic 12 x 12 $200

Christina Maschke Peppers Colored Pencil 8×10 2. 75

LIVE 4ART
2024-11-01 10:00 - 2024-12-01 17:00 | Live 4 Art Gallery, 20 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, NY, 12564, United States
Earth, Wind & Fire—“A Celebration of Nature”: The Submission deadline has been extended to Thursday, October 10.
“Earth, Wind and Fire” – the Sherman Artists Association @ Live 4 Art Gallery in Pawling, NY
November 1 – December 1, 2024
Opening Reception November 1, 2024 5-7pm
Live 4 Art Gallery
20 Charles Colman Blvd
Pawling, NY 12564
845-490-2281
Hours: Thursdays & Sundays 11AM-4PM Friday and Sat 11AM-6PM
Website: www.shermanaritsts.org
The Sherman Artists Association is presenting “Earth, Wind and Fire” at the Live 4 Art Gallery in Pawling New York. The artwork is themed and inspired by the effects humans have had on the urban and rural environment, both good and bad. The artists have depicted both the negative effects such as global warming, waste, increased storms and extreme weather; and also, positive effects such as gardens, reforestation, conservation, wildlife awareness and earth’s beauty. There are paintings, photographs, glass and pottery. There will be an opening reception on November 1, 5 – 7pm. The show will then be up until December 1, 2024. For more information, www.shermanartists.org
The show is juried by Michael Garland, awarding 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons. Garland is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator. His greatest success has been for writing and illustrating children’s picture books. He is also a fine artist with a long list of gallery shows and awards. His work has been featured in American Artist Magazine, Print Magazine, Communication Arts and Conservation Magazine. Recently, his painting, Lattice Face, won an award at the annual Mark Twain Library Art Show. He and his wife reside in Patterson, New York.
There are over 50 artworks including paintings, photographs, glass and pottery. Artwork is by Elizabeth Bogues, Christy Bonaiuto, Donna Castelluccio, Phyllis Chadwick, Carolyn Cohen, Nancy Cuoco, Eva DeFranco, Karen Golden, Tony Gomez, Sylvia Hierro, Ted Hollander, Linda Hubbard, Elizabeth Knowles, Herb Kroeger, Kenny Litwack, Laura Paradiso, Terry Pasquale, Kathleen Pecks Marks, Liz Rosiello, Denise Schlesinger and Lynn Slonaker.
The Sherman Artists Association is based in Sherman, but also includes artists from New Fairfield, New Milford, Pawling and Patterson. It is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that promotes the visual arts and educates the public by providing a means for artists to share their knowledge, support, and inspiration, thereby enriching the cultural life of the Sherman and neighboring communities. It has monthly meetings the second Wednesday of each month with educational and inspiring speakers. They are also hosting Open Studios on December 7 & 8, 2024 both at artists’ studios and popup locations.
For more information about the artists, events, Open Studio Brochure (&Map) and the Sherman Artists Association, visit www.ShermanArtists.org or Facebook page: Facebook/ Sherman Artists

Florida – Fused Glass, Kenny Litwack

Environmental Cataclysm—Acrylic,Terry Pasquale

Antarctic Landscape – Photograph, Tony Gomez

Layers of the Universe – Digitally Augmented Photograph, Phyllis Chadwick

Wildfire – Oil on Canvas, Nancy Cuoco

AARP Avian Armada Resistance to Plastic – Mixed Media, Sylvia Hierro

Earth, Wind, & Fire – Fused Glass Plate, Kathy Pecks Marks

Happy Acres Farm Day
2024-10-05 11:00 - 16:00 | Happy Acres Farm, 2 Taber Rd, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States
Press Release:
Sherman Artists @ 4th Annual Farm Day, Happy Acres, Sherman, CT
Saturday October 5, 2024 11 – 4pm
2 Taber Road, Sherman, CT

Sherman Artist Association
www.ShermanArtists.org

Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual Farm Day at Happy Acres Farm, Sherman, Conn. The Sherman Artists Association is delighted to be participating again this year. We will be offering farm-themed artworks depicting Happy Acres, farm animals, and farm life. Some art is for sale and some will be raffled to lucky winners. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 10 for $40. The raffle is a fundraiser for the Sherman Artists Association. The event is at Happy Acres Farm, Saturday, October 5, 2024, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information visit: shermanartists.org.

New this year will also be artwork from The Sherman School. The Sherman Artists Association is partnering with the school to display artwork from kindergarten to 3rd grade. Come admire what our talented budding artists are creating. Note: this artwork is for display only.

Happy Acres Farm is celebrating its 4th Annual Farm Day. There will be music, food, pumpkin painting, pumpkins for sale, animal exhibits, hay rides, farm equipment and more! There is something for everyone so come join us for a fun-filled day.
Sherman is the center for incredible artists and the Sherman Artists Association is delighted to participate in Farm Day. Our mission is dedicated to providing a forum for local artists and to enrich the Sherman community’s cultural life through visual arts. Learn more about the artists, the Sherman Artists Association and this event online at ShermanArtists.org or email shermanartists@gmail.com
Images:

Blake Kotenbrink2 RAFFLE _ Floral Crowned Bovine _ oil pastel _ $200 _ 18” x 22”

Mae Maimone2 SALE _ Hiding in the Forest _ textile _ $160 _ 14” x 9” x 13”

Susan Locke SALE _ Chester & Moose _ digital photography _ $100 _ 12” X 12”

Linda T Hubbard Snowy Happy Acres. Photograph. 10 x 20

Gigi Barrett Fab Five Pastel 12×15

Kathleen Peck SALE _ Farm Moon _ fused glass _ $300 _ 16” diameter

school sample

Bethe Bogues RAFFLE _ Happy Day _ Oil _ $175 _ 9” x 12”

“The Sensual Side of Birds”- Photographs by Jeff Ginsburg and Lu Li
2024-10-04 10:00 - 2024-10-27 16:00 | LAND Gallery, 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, NY, 12564, United States
October 4 – 27, 2024
Artist Talk Saturday October 19, 1:30 – 2:30 pm

LAND Gallery
30 Charles Colman Blvd
Pawling, NY 12564
845-490-2281
Hours: Thursday 10-4, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-3 and Sunday 11-2 or by appointment
Website: www.landgalleryonline.com

LAND Gallery in Pawling, New York and the Sherman Artists Association are pleased to announce a new show “The Sensual Side of Birds” – Photographs by Jeff Ginsburg and Lu Li. The bird photographs show a strong connection between the photographers and their wild subjects, inviting you into a world of impact, emotion and beauty. The show is from October 3 – 27 and there will be an artists’ talk on Saturday October 19, 1:30 – 2:30, 2024. For more information, visit www.landgalleryonline.com or www.ShermanArtists.org.

Growing up in very different worlds, Ginsburg and Li both share a love of travel, nature and photography. As a little girl, Li began her fascination with cameras, rare commodities in China. Nevertheless, after years of saving, she succeeded and was able to travel and photograph the exotic lands of China during college breaks. Li earned a bachelor’s degree in radar engineering from China’s top engineering college and then became the first female to lead a major development team at the Chinese Navy’s Research Institute. Li earned a master’s degree in Computer Science at CUNY and implemented next-generation cell phone systems.
“I think the camera often produces images more compelling than the actual subject. I love spending hours quietly watching and recording my wild ducks and birds”, says Li. “In fact, I feel I’m one of them through my adoration and feelings of strong connection. I think my photos capture their indescribable beauty.”
Ginsburg grew up in Danbury and has been creatively “improving” photographs since building a basement darkroom when he was eleven years old. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering at Duke University and while there worked for four years as the photographer for their daily paper, developing all his prints in their darkrooms and completing a rigorous photography course. He then received a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Washington University St Louis and then worked in Boston as a biomedical engineer in research and development. Later he moved to Manhattan to create a workflow and reporting system at Morgan Stanley.
“I believe every photo must have an emotional impact,” says Ginsburg when asked what his guiding principle has been throughout his years of photography.
Now retired, they live in the woods on Squantz Pond and enjoy traveling to many countries and national parks. Li enjoys photographing, learning French and playing the cello. Ginsburg enjoys photographing, sailing, playing tennis, and creative writing. He is a member of the Sherman Artists Association, Great Hollow Photographers Club, Sherman Writers Group and the Candlewood Sailing Club.
The Sherman Artists Association is sponsoring the Featured Artist Shows at LAND Gallery which includes the work of some of the most highly regarded photographers and artisans in the local area with a curated selection of locally handmade fine art and gifts. The Gallery is located in the heart of the Village of Pawling and does photography workshops, walks and other artistic events. Find them at: 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, New York 12564. (Right across the street from the Pawling stop on the Metro North Harlem line).

For more information about the Sherman Artists Association, www.ShermanArtists.org.
For more information about LAND Gallery, www.landgalleryonline.com or Facebook: LANDGalleryinPawling.

Images: Photographs

Lu Li – Meet Cute

Lu Li – Duck at Dawn

Lu Li – Dog Eared Cardinal

Jeff Ginsburg – Wood Baby, Most Attentive

Jeff Ginsburg – Profile in Joy

Jeff Ginsburg – You Talkin to Me?

Great Hollow Photographers Club: Calendar 2025 Call for Submissions Deadline October 4, 2024
2024-10-04
Great Hollow Photographers Club: Calendar 2025 Call for Submissions
Deadline October 4, 2024
Great Hollow Nature Preserve
& Ecological Research Center
Merritt Building
225 State Route 37
New Fairfield, CT 06812
www.greathollow.org
The Great Hollow Photographers Club (GHPC) is again sponsoring a Great Hollow Calendar. All area photographers are encouraged to submit up to four photos for inclusion in the 2025 Great Hollow Photo Calendar. The 2025 Calendar Theme is local nature and wildlife in a celebration of Great Hollow. There is no cost to submit your best photos (up to four) of landscapes, wildlife, flora and other natural views of the general Great Hollow and New England areas. Photos must be in horizontal format. Submission deadline is midnight, Friday, October 4, 2024. For details and prospectus, email GHphotoc@gmail.com.
Use this QR code, or click here to submit photos: http://bit.ly/ghcsub

Winners will be selected by the attendees at the GHPC meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15 2024, 6:30 pm at Great Hollow open to all interested photographers. Photographers whose photos are selected for any of the 12 months of the calendar are requested to purchase one calendar for $25, and are welcome to purchase additional calendars at $15 each. Entrants are welcome to submit multiple images and specify only one is to be selected.
For more information about Great Hollow Photographers Club, please visit: the GHPC Facebook page: www.facebook.com/GHPClub. Direct any questions to GHPhotoC@gmail.com.
For more information about the Great Hollow Nature Preserve, www.greathollow.org.
Sample Photographs from 2024 Great Hollow Calendar:

“How to Create a Photobook” - A Great Hollow Photographers Club Workshop
2024-09-14 13:00 - 14:30 | Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center, 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, 06812, United States
“How to Create a Photobook” – A Great Hollow Photographers Club Workshop by Gary Stanford and John O’Donnell @Great Hollow
September 14, 2024 – 1 pm to 2:30 pm

Great Hollow Nature Preserve
& Ecological Research Center
Merritt Building
225 State Route 37
New Fairfield, CT 06812
www.greathollow.org

The Great Hollow Photographers Club (GHPC) will present a workshop “How to Create a Photobook” on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 1 – 2:30 pm by John O’Donnell and Gary Stanford at the Great Hollow Nature Preserve. Whether your photos of a trip, a family gathering or treasured moments, how do you create a photobook, how do you get started? The workshop will be held at Great Hollow in the Community Room in the Merritt Building. There is no cost for the workshop, but seating is limited and advance registration is suggested via email to GHPhotoC@gmail.com.

GHPC members Gary Stanford and John O’Donnell will focus on defining the objectives for a photobook, editing and sequencing the photographs, adding text to the materials, and selecting an appropriate printer/publisher. Because audience participation is a large part of the workshop, attendees are encouraged to bring their own photobooks to show and discuss, whether in draft form, printed form, or just as ideas.

A resident of Danbury for the past 20 years, Gary Stanford is a retired Vice President of JP Morgan Chase Bank and a lifelong photographer. He currently divides his time between his passion for photography, teaching part time at Henry Abbott Technical HS and ministering at New Hope Baptist church, Danbury. In the photographic realm, Gary is a member of Great Hollow Photographers Club and Candlewood Camera Club. He enjoys photographing cityscapes, bridges and landscapes. Along with using state of the art digital equipment, Gary also enjoys the craft of analog (film) photography. His work can be viewed at his website, garystanford.zenfolio.com.

Sherman resident John O’Donnell is currently a principal at Atelier VGI, a Manhattan-based publisher of limited edition, fine art photobooks. John has spent decades in the media and publishing industries. Using his lens name, John Charles, he is recognized world-wide for his specialty of teddy bear photographs. Together with his wife Masumi, John supervises the One Thousand Bears Project, a private charity which donates photographs of teddy bears to children’s hospitals and orphanages, in order to “help people smile.”

For more information about Great Hollow Photographers Club, please visit: the GHPC Facebook page: www.facebook.com/GHPClub. Direct any questions to GHPhotoC@gmail.com.
For more information about the Great Hollow Nature Preserve: www.greathollow.org.
Images: Sample Photobooks

ART JAM at the Sherman Library
2024-09-07 10:00 - 13:00 | The Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Ctr, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States
ART JAM
at the Sherman Library
The Sherman Library and the Sherman Artists Association invite all levels and types of adult visual artists to attend a monthly open studio at the Library. This is a
wonderful opportunity to schedule time in your busy life to work on your art, enhance your creative process, and be inspired by fellow artists. Bring your own supplies and
refreshments.
Saturday, Sept 7th
10:00 am -1:00 pm
This program is limited to 20 registrants. Registration is required. To register, go to https://www.shermanlibrary.org/registration-dropdown

“Great Hollow Art Show Invitational 2024” @ Sherman Library
2024-09-06 10:00 - 2024-10-09 17:00 | The Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Ctr, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States
“Great Hollow Art Show Invitational 2024” @ Sherman Library
September 6– October 9, 2024
Artist Reception – Friday September 6, 2024, 6 – 8pm

The Sherman Library
1 Sherman Center
PO Box 40
Sherman, Ct 06784
860-354-2455
www.ShermanLibrary.org
Open Tues, Wed & Friday 11 – 6, Thursday 11-7, Sat 10-4.

The Sherman Library is pleased to announce a group show featuring the artists from the seventh Annual Great Hollow Juried Painting and Photography Show 2024. The winners, honorable mentions, and committee members have been invited to participate and share their love of nature celebrating the Great Hollow Nature Preserve through their depictions of wildlife and the beauty of the seasons. The opening reception will be Friday September 6, 2023, 6– 8pm. The exhibit will be on display at the Sherman Library from September 6 – October 9, 2024 both at the Library and on their website, www.ShermanLibrary.org.

The featured artists, using their paint brushes or cameras, have captured a swan’s serenity, the majestic stare of a coyote, the scary eyes of a bear, the delicate beauty of a flower, a colorful mushroom and more. They have also depicted beautiful woodland scenes and colorful fields of flowers. They remind us of the many faces of nature and how it offers us joy and beauty to nourish and replenish our souls.

The Sherman Library show will showcase these selected painters and photographers: Christy Bonaiuto, Denise Cassano, John Charles, Phyllis Chadwick, John Clery, Carolyn Cohen, Karen Golden, Linda Hubbard, Jeff Ginsburg, Andy Kimmel, Susan Locke, Doreen O’Connor, John O’Donnell, Masumi O’Donnell, Linda Sperry, Gary Stanford and more!!

For more information on the photographers club, visit Facebook – Great Hollow Photographers Club: www.facebook.com/GHPClub. For questions, please email: ghpclub@gmail.com

For more information about the featured art show and the Sherman Library, visit: www.shermanlibrary.org

Carolyn Cohen – Ancient Ferns, Mixed Media, 20 x 22

Phyllis Chadwick – Dandelion Botanical Drawing 18 x 15

John Clery – Coyote Frosty Field, Photograph, 18 x 24

John O’Donnell – Portrait of a Friendly, Photograph, Bear 20 x 24

“The Watercolor Garden - Watercolor Florals by Liz Rosiello @ LAND Gallery
2024-09-05 10:00 - 2024-09-29 17:00 | LAND Gallery, 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, NY, 12564, United States
“The Watercolor Garden – Watercolor Florals by Liz Rosiello @ LAND Gallery in Pawling, NY
September 5 – 29, 2024
Artist Reception Saturday September 7, 5 – 7 pm

LAND Gallery
30 Charles Colman Blvd
Pawling, NY 12564
845-490-2281
Hours: Thursday 10-4, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-3 and Sunday 11-2 or by appointment
Website: www.landgalleryonline.com

LAND Gallery in Pawling, New York and the Sherman Artists Association are pleased to announce a new show “The Watercolor Garden” – Watercolors by Liz Rosiello. Come experience her paintings that portray the intrinsic beauty of flowers that have caught her eye in her garden and travels. The opening reception is Saturday, September 7, 5-7 pm. The show is from September 5 – 29, 2024. For more information, visit www.landgalleryonline.com or www.ShermanArtists.org.

“My goal in creating my artwork is to capture the intrinsic beauty of nature. I am inspired by her colors, textures, shapes and nuances. I want my viewer to feel a sense of peace and happiness that transports them to a lovely spring day!” Says Liz Rosiello.

As a young artist, Rosiello attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, graduating with a BFA and Art Education dual degree. She worked multiple creative jobs and founded art-related businesses, such as A Co-Op Art Gallery in South Norwalk and Fine Art Picture Framing. In addition, she was a quilt teacher for 15 years, teaching adults of all levels at local quilt shops. Life interrupted her artistic pursuits, as so many artists can relate. Raising a family and the need for a stable income, overpowered her and left little time for art until the pandemic of 2020 when she found herself evaluating her life and dreams. When asked how she went back to art, she said, “I simply started drawing flowers in my garden in the spring of 2020. I found joy in creating and continued to draw and paint daily.”

Rosiello is a member of the Sherman Artists Association, NWCT Art Council, Art Alliance of Woodbury, SCAN – Society of Creative Arts of Newtown and the American Watercolor Society. In the last year Liz has demonstrated watercolor painting at SCAN, the Shelton Arts League and has taught watercolor classes at the West Hartford Art League and in her Studio in Brookfield. Her home is in New Milford Connecticut.

The Sherman Artists Association is sponsoring the Featured Artist Shows at LAND Gallery which includes the work of some of the most highly regarded photographers and artisans in the local area with a curated selection of locally handmade fine art and gifts. The Gallery is located in the heart of the Village of Pawling and does photography workshops, walks and other artistic events. Find us at: 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, New York 12564. (Right across the street from the Pawling stop on the Metro North Harlem line).

For more information about the Sherman Artists Association, www.ShermanArtists.org.
For more information about LAND Gallery, www.landgalleryonline.com or Facebook: LANDGalleryinPawling.

Images: Watercolors by Liz Rosiello

Sunflower with Blue Sky

Purple Bearded Iris

Mountain Rose

Blooming Peony

Cone Flowers and Butterfly

Sunshine Dahlia

August Light Art Show
2024-08-02 13:00 - 2024-08-31 17:00 | KENT ART ASSOCIATION, 21 S Main Street, Kent, 06757, United States
Sherman Artists “August Light” @ the Kent Art Association in Kent, CT
August 2 – 31, 2024
Open Hours Thursday – Saturday 1 – 5pm, Sunday 12 – 4pm

Sherman Artist Association
www.ShermanArtists.org

The Sherman Artists Association is hosting a show “August Light” in the Kent Art Association Building, 21 S. Main St, Kent, Connecticut August 2 – 31, 2024. Over 35 artists and over 100 paintings, photographs, mixed media, fused glass and sculpture have been accepted into the show. The artists have created a feast of landscapes, portraits and abstracts of life, whimsy and beauty. The opening reception is Friday, August 2, from 6 – 8 pm and the show is open from August 2-31, 2024. Open hours are: Thursday – Saturday 1 – 5pm, Sunday 12 – 4pm. For more information visit: shermanartists.org.

The artists, both established and new, are from New York, and Connecticut including Fairfield and Litchfield counties. Participating artists include: Bethe Bogues, Christy Bonaiuto, Catherine Burack, Shiloh Carlisle, Phyllis Chadwick, John Clery, Carolyn Cohen, Keith Emminger, Jeff Ginsburg, Mary Ann Glass, Jane Haslam, Ted Hollander, Linda Hubbard, Joan Iver, Dave King, Mike Kisner, Ely Knowles, Blake Kotenbrink, Herb Kroeger, Kathleen L’Hommedieu, Charlene Leichter, Lu Li, Kenny Litwack, Mary Jane Magoon, Christina Maschke, MJ Newman, Doreen O’Connor, Laura Paradiso, Terry Pasquale, Kathy Peck, Steve Pica, Deborah Rose, Liz Rosiello, Virginia Schaffer, Denise Schlesinger, Lynn Slonaker, Barbara Soares, and Jim Stasiak.

Sherman is the center for incredible artists and we are delighted to sponsor this event. To learn more about our events and our artists, visit our Facebook page: ShermanArtists or our website www.ShermanArtists.org

“Ways of Water” - Watercolors by Charlene Leichter
2024-08-01 10:00 - 2024-08-31 17:00 | LAND Gallery, 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, NY, 12564, United States
“Ways of Water” – Watercolors by Charlene Leichter @ LAND Gallery in Pawling, NY
August 1 – 31, 2024
Artist Reception Saturday August 3, 3 – 5 pm

LAND Gallery
30 Charles Colman Blvd
Pawling, NY 12564
845-490-2281
Hours: Thursday 10-4, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-3 and Sunday 11-2 or by appointment
Website: www.landgalleryonline.com

LAND Gallery in Pawling, New York and the Sherman Artists Association are pleased to announce a new show “Ways of Water” – Watercolors by Charlene Leichter. With water as the focal point, Leichter’s paintings capture nature’s colors, moods and beauty. They give a sense of calm, of peace. The opening reception is Saturday, August 3, 3-5 pm. The show is from August 1 – 31, 2024. For more information, visit www.landgalleryonline.com or www.ShermanArtists.org.

“When I look at a finished painting, I want to feel peace and comfort, then I know it’s ready to provide the same to others. I want my work to make someone feel calm, peace and happiness in their heart.” Says Leichter.
In 2022, post-surgery, needing to find a diversion from the pain and discomfort, she turned to her past love of watercolor painting and began to teach herself how to paint. Not having done any drawing or painting since high school, she started watching YouTube videos of drawing, perspective and watercolor tutorials for hours on end. Luckily, in her house there were art supplies in storage containers that she opened and dusted off. Followed by practice, practice, practice! Trying and testing different techniques and eventually finding her own style. Through this came a love of landscapes, especially with water as a focal point. No surprise here, as she grew up on Long Island’s great South Bay and was no stranger to the ways of water and how peaceful yet powerful it can be.
A native New Yorker, Leichter now resides in Sherman CT. She has a BA in Economics from Stony Brook and a career in Information Technology as a developer and database administrator. She had taught herself database and IT technology, just as she taught herself watercolors. Currently she is working part time, being fully retired at the end of the year. Leichter is Vice President of the Sherman Artists Association.
The Sherman Artists Association is sponsoring the Featured Artist Shows at LAND Gallery which includes the work of some of the most highly regarded photographers and painters in the local area. There is also a curated artisanal gift shop that sells a selection of locally handmade fine art and gifts. The Gallery is located in the heart of the Village of Pawling and does photography workshops, walks and other artistic events. Find us at: 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, New York 12564. (Right across the street from the Pawling stop on the Metro North Harlem line).

For more information about the Sherman Artists Association, visit www.ShermanArtists.org. For more information about LAND Gallery, visit.www.landgalleryonline.com or Facebook: LANDGalleryinPawling.

Images: Watercolors, 9 x 12, by Charlene Leichter

Autumn Lake

Beach Stroll

Day Sailing

Ocean stones

Woodland Stream

Tree Light

“Lions And Tigers And Bears: Oh My!” – Photographs by Susan Locke
2024-07-26 11:00 - 2024-09-04 17:00 | The Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Ctr, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States
“Lions And Tigers And Bears: Oh My!” – Photographs by Susan Locke @ The Sherman Library
July 26 – September 4, 2024
Opening Reception Friday, July 26, 2024 6 – 8pm

The Sherman Library
1 Sherman Center
PO Box 40
Sherman, Ct 06784
860-354-2455
www.ShermanLibrary.org
Open Tues, Wed & Friday 11 – 6, Thursday 11-7, Sat 10-4
The Sherman Library is pleased to announce the next art show: “Lions And Tigers And Bears: Oh My!” – Photographs by Susan Locke. Travelling around the world with her camera, Locke has captured incredible images of the animal kingdom. The expressions, movement and detail in the photographs bring the personalities of her subjects alive for us to enjoy. The opening reception will be Friday July 26, 2024 from 6-8pm. The show will be on display at the Sherman Library from July 26 – September 4, 2024 both at the Library and on their website, www.ShermanLibrary.org.
“Given my busy professional life as a Psychology Professor at Baruch College CUNY, photography has always been a means of self-expression and relaxation” says Locke. Her combined interest in photography and nature began virtually simultaneously. When she was 8 years old, her dad gave her a Kodak Duaflex II camera. It accompanied her during summers spent at Girl Scout camp. Since then, photography has been the primary medium through which she has explored the world. She has participated in several workshops in United States national parks and forests [Yellowstone, Glacier, Yosemite, The Grand Tetons, Denali, Arches, Canyonlands, among others] and abroad [England, France, Italy, Scotland, Iceland, Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, New Zealand, and several African countries]. Among her favorite portrait photos are those taken while she worked with the Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa.
Now Locke’s retirement has enabled her to go from weekender status to living full-time in beautiful, bucolic Sherman. “It is impossible to live here without being inspired to photograph its landscapes, flora, and backyard wildlife every day” says Locke. Having survived and appreciated the transition from film photography to the digital age, she now enjoys the iPhone and a myriad of creative apps and recently gave a workshop about them sponsored by the Great Hollow Photographers Club. She is also an active member of the Sherman Artists Association.
For more information about this show and the Sherman Library, visit: www.shermanlibrary.org.

Icelandic Ponies

Alpaca

Baby Bobcat

Tiger

Black Bear

Racoon

July Feature Artist LAND Gallery-Christy Bonaiuto
2024-07-05 08:00 - 2024-07-31 17:00 | LAND Gallery, 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, NY, 12564, United States
“Fluid Fusion” Paintings and Photographs by Christy Bonaiuto @ LAND Gallery in Pawling, NY
July 5 – 31, 2024
Artist Reception Saturday July 13, 3-5 pm
Artist Demonstration Sunday July 14, 1-2

LAND Gallery
30 Charles Colman Blvd
Pawling, NY 12564
845-490-2281
Hours: Thursday 10-4, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-3 and Sunday 11-2 or by appointment
Website: www.landgalleryonline.com

LAND Gallery in Pawling, New York and the Sherman Artists Association are pleased to announce a new show “Fluid Fusion: An Artistic Journey Through Color & Creativity” by Christy Bonaiuto. Her acrylic pour painting designs of fluid movement and ever-changing patterns are creations of color and delight. Her camera captures are breathtaking. The opening reception is Saturday, July 13, 3-5pm and an artist demonstration Sunday, July 14, 1-2pm. The show is from July 5 – 31, 2024. For more information, visit www.landgalleryonline.com or www.ShermanArtists.org.

“I start with an idea in my mind and the art decides where to take me!” says Bonaiuto. “ It is a fun journey with colors and emotions that brings me through the other side to a unique one-of-a-kind piece of art.” Her acrylic pour painting has been a gateway into the resin world in which she also create jewelry, games and other treasured gifts. She has also been a photographer for over 18 years, expanding from nature photography to
people and enjoys capturing special moments.

Bonaiuto has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism Layout Design with an emphasis in public relations from the University of Oklahoma. She is a member of The Great Hollow Photographers Club, Sherman Artists Association, Gallery 25 in New Milford and a board member on the Sherman Commission for the Arts in Sherman, Conn.

The Sherman Artists Association is sponsoring the Featured Artist Shows at LAND Gallery which includes the work of some of the most highly regarded photographers and painters in the local area. There is also a curated artisanal gift shop that sells a selection of locally handmade fine art and gifts. The Gallery is located in the heart of the Village of Pawling and does photography workshops, walks and other artistic events. Find us at: 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, New York 12564. (Right across the street from the Pawling stop on the Metro North Harlem line).

For more information about the Sherman Artists Association, visit www.ShermanArtists.org. For more information about LAND Gallery, visit.www.landgalleryonline.com or Facebook: LANDGalleryinPawling.

Images: by Christy Bonaiuto

Christy Bonaiuto

Proud Peacock – Acrylic Pour Painting, 10 x 10

Pegasus in Blue – Acrylic Pour Painting, 20 x 20

On Golden Pond – Acrylic, 25 x 27

Jellyfish – Photograph, 18 x 12

Tulip Raindrops – Photograph, 16 x 20

"My World" Paintings by Herb Kroeger
2024-06-21 11:00 - 2024-07-21 17:00 | The Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Ctr, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States
Herb Kroger has had a long career in the arts, but never ceases to amaze one through his depth of style. He enjoys exploring a wide variety of subject matter and different painting styles and techniques from semi-abstract to representational art.
The paintings selected for this show take your breath away as the vivid colors, lighting, brush strokes, built through layers of paint, and composition, pull you into the painting. You can almost feel the sunlight or the damp fog.
Kroger began formal training in figure drawing and painting at age twelve.
He then studied
painting and graphic design at Syracuse University School of Fine Art and Pratt Institute School of Art. In 1964 at the age of 25, he had a solo show of his paintings at the Galerie De Nus in New York City. After an unfortunate fire destroyed most of his paintings, Herb worked as a graphic designer for international clients for 40 years.
Since retiring in 2003 he has returned to his first love, painting. He has exhibited locally with the Sherman Artists, Kent and Washington Art Associations and at the Eric Sloane Museum. His landscapes, portraits and figurative works such as Herb’s figurative White Light Series can be viewed on his website: www: herbkroegerart.com.

Art Fest
2024-06-21 10:00 - 2024-06-23 17:00
The Sherman ARTFEST 2024 is coming to Sherman, Conn, June 21 – 23, 2024! Come join us in celebrating the third Sherman ARTFEST, sponsored by the Sherman Artists Association (SAA), in a new location: Charter Hall (Above the Firehouse) and the Town Green (by the IGA and Firehouse) in Sherman. As our show has grown over the last 2 years, we are moving to a larger location to accommodate our over 30 artists, creating
paintings, photographs, pottery, glass, jewelry, hand-carved wood, handmade pocketbooks, weaving, and more! There will be an opening reception in Charter Hall, 1 Route 39 North, Sherman, CT, on Friday, June 21, 2024, 6 – 8 pm, and the show will also be open Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, 2024, 10 am – 4 pm. Please stop by and meet an artist, learn what inspires them, and perhaps purchase some great art! For more information, visit www.shermanartsts.org

This show will be indoors in the main room at Charter Hall (top floor of Sherman’s Firehouse) and outdoors on the Sherman Town Green. The participating painters are Gretchen Abene, Bethe Bogues, Christy Bonaiuto, Carolyn Cohen, Carolyn Currie, Steve Habersang, Ted Hollander, Mike Kisner, Ely Knowles, Mary Jane Magoon, Christina Maschke, Doreen O’Connor, Laura Paradiso, Terry Pasquale, Lisa Rosiello, Virginia Schaffer, Denise Schlesinger, Lynn Slonaker, Dennis Stuart, and Letty Tousignant.

Photographers include Jane Haslam, Linda T Hubbard, Susan Locke, Judith Secco and Nicole Zegley.

Plus: glass artist Kenny Litwack, potter Eva Defranco, jewelers Renee Collins and Cathlee Kessman, collage artist Betsy Duckworth, and fabric artists Karen Angelo and Mae Maimone plus handcrafted wood items by Ed Bryan.

Sherman is the center for incredible artists and we are delighted to sponsor this event. Learn more about the artists and the Sherman Artists Association, at www.ShermanArtists.org

Jane Haslam – Photographs

Ted Hollander – Watercolors

Eve Defranco – Pottery

Karen Angelo – Weaving

Cathlee Kessman – Jewelry

Laura Paradiso – Paintings

June Members Meeting
2024-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Sherman Senior Center, 8 CT-37, Sherman, 06784, United States
Deborah Rose is a lifelong writer, poet, and award-winning journalist and photographer with 30 years
of experience in community journalism. Today, she is the editor, writer, and photographer for the Town of
New Milford’s tourism and community website, NewMilfordNow. Before that, she worked for the
former New Milford Times and, in 1998, helped to launch the Greater New Milford Spectrum, where she
worked until the end of 2020. ​
Deborah is involved with several nonprofit organizations: the Ostomy Foundation, where she serves as
assistant director and vice president of public relations; Kent News, Inc., where she serves as vice
President of the board, which publishes The Kent Good Times Dispatch and the Foundation 4 Orphans,
where she is a volunteer.
The New Milford native was recently appointed as New Milford Poet Laureate for a second term.

“Smart Phone Workshop”
2024-06-08 16:00 - 17:30 | Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center, 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, 06812, United States
The Great Hollow Photographers Club is presenting a new workshop: “Smart Phones: Taking, Editing and Transforming Photos with Apps on Your Smartphone” by Phyllis Chadwick and Susan Locke. Come learn how to unlock the potential of your smartphone’s camera! It will be held at Great Hollow in the Community Room in the Merritt Building on Saturday, June 8, 4 – 5:30. There is no cost for the workshop, but seating is limited and advance registration is suggested via email to GHPhotoC@gmail.com.

Learn how to unlock the potential of your smartphone’s camera! Come to this presentation and discover some popular apps and unleash your creativity. Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Phyllis Chadwick and Susan Locke will be highlighting different apps and how they are used. They will answer questions you may have
and help you get started creating dynamic photos with your smartphones. Some of the apps being presented are Snapseed, PhotoRoom, Hipstamatic, TinType, Distressed Fx, and Kaleidolens that add a degree of creativity to your images. You will leave with a list of suggested apps and what they can be used for.

Phyllis Chadwick is a mixed media artist living in the Hudson Valley. She has a master’s degree in art education from Manhattanville College and taught locally at the high school level for 10 years. Phyllis sells her work via local shows, virtual shows, and her website pgchadwick.com. Using photography, painting, and mixed media, her art consists of looking at life and finding new ways to portray it. With photography apps, she uses layers to create art that enables people to see things in a new way.

Susan Locke has been an avid amateur nature photographer for over 50 years. For decades , she relied exclusively on SLR camera equipment. However, as the quality of iPhone cameras improved with each update, she has become increasingly drawn to using the phone as her primary device. It is easy to transport, always with you, and enables spontaneous and daily photo-shoots. Most important, it has encouraged much more experimentation and creativity.

For more information visit: the Great Hollow Photographers Club Facebook page: www.facebook.com/GHPClub. Direct any questions to GHPhotoC@gmail.com. For more information about the Great Hollow Nature Preserve, visit www.greathollow.org

Susan Locke – “Hipstamatic Yard” Digitally Augmented Photograph, 10 x 10

Susan Locke_ Baa-tiful Day at the Fair Digitally augmented Photo. 14 x 1

Light in the Dark 16 x 20 Digitally Augmented

Phyllis Chadwick – “Pollen Business”, Digitaly Augmented Photograph, 20 x 24

ART JAM at the Sherman Library May - June
2024-06-02 13:00 - 16:00 | The Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Ctr, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States
The Sherman Library and the Sherman Artists Association invite all levels and types of adult visual artists to attend a monthly open studio at the Library. This is a wonderful opportunity to schedule time in your busy life to work on your art, enhance your creative process and be inspired by fellow artists. Bring your own supplies and refreshments. Sunday, March 3rd 1:00-4:00 p.m. This program is limited to 20 registrants. Registartion is required. To register go to https://www.shermanlibrary.org/registration dropdown or call 860-354-2455.

“June in the Vineyard”
2024-05-31 11:00 - 2024-06-30 18:00 | White Silo Farm and Winery, 32 Route 37 East, Sherman, CT, CT, 06784, United States
The White Silo Farm and Winery is hosting a new art show “June in the Vineyard” artwork by three Sherman artists, Carolyn Cohen, Linda T Hubbard and MaryJane Magoon. These artists of different mediums have come together to enrich your visit to the winery. The artist reception will be Saturday June 29, 2024 from 2-4pm. The show will be on display from May 31 – June 30, 2024. For more information about the winery visit: whitesilowinery.com
Carolyn Cohen’s mixed media paintings are full of vivid imagination, layers and textures combined with markings, strokes and placement of color always with composition in mind. Cohen’s work is shown in Gallery 25 in New Milford, and pop up shows the surrounding towns. A graduate of Mass College of Art and Design in Boston, her hometown, Cohen was an art teacher in New Fairfield for many years and has been painting forever. Her paintings make her smile, and they will make you smile too.
Linda T Hubbard is a well known photographer in the Hudson Valley and more recently Western Connecticut. Her photographs in this show are from Italy, France and England depicting vibrant poppies in vineyards, old olive trees and flowers in villages. Her photographs are shown at LAND Gallery in Pawling, NY and many local art shows. Hubbard is president of the Sherman Artists Association and a member of the Sherman Commission for the Arts. Her images can be found on her website: LindaTHubbard.com.
Mary Jane Magoon’s medium is watercolor and her paintings delight one with their sense of color, highlighting familiar scenes in our lives. Her background and education is in Interior Design and Color Consultation. A former art gallery owner and a professional framer, she has studied with Carol Hubbard AWS, Robert O’Brien AWS, Richard Oachs, Carol Riley, and Soon Warren. Magoon is a member of Gallery 25, SCAN, NEWS, Kent Art Association, Sherman Artist Association, and the Sherman Commission for the Arts.

Carolyn Cohen. – Wildflowers Mixed Media 42 x 44

Carolyn Cohen – Spring Breeze, Mixed Media. 24 x 24

Linda T Hubbard – Poppies in the Vineyard, Photograph, 16 x 26

Linda T Hubbard – Waiting, Photograph, 24 x 20

Mary Jan Magoon – Kitchen Delight, Watercolor, 18 x 24

Mary Jane Magoon – Taxi, Watercolor, 18 x 24

Art Supply Tag Sale - Memorial Day Weekend
2024-05-25 10:00 - 2024-05-26 16:00 | Sherman Senior Center, 8 CT-37, Sherman, 06784, United States
“Art Supplies Tag Sale” Save the Date!
Sponsored by the Sherman Artists Association
@ Sherman Senior Center, Sherman, Ct
Donation Drop Off Friday May 24, 2023, 1-4 pm at the Sherman Senior Center
Art Supplies Tag Sale Hours: Saturday, May 25 9 am – 3 pm and Sunday, May 26, 9 am – 12 pm

Sherman Artist Association
www.ShermanArtists.org

Save the date – Friday May 24th for donations for the Sherman Artists Association Art Supply Tag Sale. Do you have some new or slightly used art supplies you no longer use? The Sherman Artists Association is having a fundraiser to sell Art Supplies on Memorial Day Weekend at the Sherman Senior Center, Saturday, May 25, 9 am – 3 pm, and Sunday, May 26, 9 am – 12 pm. Drop off is Friday, May 24, 1-4 pm. For more information about the Sherman Artists Association: www.ShermanArtists.org

We are looking for donations of art supplies in good condition that you are no longer using. Items include art supplies such as easels, stretched canvases, sketchbooks, paper such as colored or metallic or for photographs, artists’ portfolios, art books, a variety of paints (watercolor, acrylic, tempera, oil, or for fabric or porcelain), crayons, colored pencils, markers, drawing pencils, beads, and ribbons, frames and framing supplies.

Drop off is Friday, May 24, from 1-4 pm at the Sherman Senior Center. If you need other arrangements or have questions, please email us at shermanartists@gmail.com.

Art Supplies Tag Sale Hours: Saturday, May 25 9 am – 3 pm and Sunday, May 26, 9 am – 12 pm

Great Hollow Juried Art Show Online
2024-05-17 08:00 - 2024-06-30 17:00 | Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center, 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, 06812, United States
Great Hollow Call for Artists 2024: A Juried Painting and Photography Show
In Person May 17 – May 19, 2024 at Great Hollow Nature Preserve
Online May 17 – June 30, 2024

Online May 17 – June 30, 2024

Gate House Barn
Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center
225 State Route 37
New Fairfield, CT 06812
www.greathollow.org
The Great Hollow Juried Art Show is here – Opening Friday May 17, 6-8pm and Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19, 10 – 4pm. Painters and photographers who love nature have created over a hundred pieces of artwork celebrating nature in and around Great Hollow Nature Preserve. Sponsored by the Great Hollow Photographers Club, this is the seventh annual fundraiser for Great Hollow Nature Preserve. The opening Reception is on Friday, May 17, 2024, 6:00– 8:00 pm with refreshments and music. Prizes will be announced and all are welcome. The show will continue for viewing and sales Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19, 2024 10 am – 4 pm, in the Gate House Barn at Great Hollow. This show will also be online from May 17 – June 30, 2024 on the Sherman Artists website, www.shermanartis.org.

All artworks are for sale and a portion of the sales support Great Hollow Nature Preserve’s mission of environmental education, research, and conservation. There will also be a display of children’s artwork by campers who have attended the Great Hollow Camp programs. In addition to the forty-five plus artists that are participating in the show, many thanks also go to the local Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Sherman, Patterson, and Pawling businesses that have donated prizes for the winning artists. Jurors for the artwork are Linda Puiatti for painting and Justin Goodhart for photography. Thanks also go to the Friends of the Great Swamp (FROGS) and Sherman Artists Association (SAA) for the use of their art show panels and SAA for hosting the art show on their website.

For more information about the Great Hollow Photographers Club, visit the Great Hollow Photographers Club Facebook page: www.facebook.com/GHPClub. Direct any questions to GHPhotoC@gmail.com. For the online art show, visit www.shermanartist.org. For more information about Great Hollow Nature Preserve, visit: www.greathollow.org.

Michael Garland – Whalley Lake Fall, Oil, 11 x 13

Elizabeth Knowles – Mama Bear, Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 16

John Clery – Silent Sentinel, Photograph, 18 x 24

“Natural Rhythms” – Oil Paintings by Lynn Slonaker
2024-05-10 11:00 - 2024-06-19 18:00 | The Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Ctr, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States
Opening Reception Friday, May 10, 2024 6 – 8pm

Across the Marsh Oil on Panel 14 x 11

One Last Cut Oil on Panel 16 x 16

Early Summer Coneflowers Oil on Panel 11 x 14

Blue Roof Amongst the Green. Oil on Canvas. 14 x 16

Invasive Beauty Oil on Canvas 12 x 24

End of Day Oil On Canvas 12 x 24

The Sherman Library is pleased to announce the next art show: “Natural Rhythms” – Oil Paintings by Lynn Slonaker. With a background in interior design, Lynn Slonaker uses colors, shapes, textures, light and shadow-plays to capture the feeling of time and place, and nature’s beautiful rhythms. The opening reception will be Friday May 10, 2024 from 6-8pm. The show will be on display at the Sherman Library from May 10 – June 19, 2024 both at the Library and on their website, www.ShermanLibrary.org.
“Creative expression has always been a necessary and extremely important part of my life”, says Slonaker. Influenced by many wonderful artists and mentors, including her father, her creative expression is also derived from her professional careers as a graphic designer and art director, as well as a twenty-five years of experience in the interior design business.
Whether plein-air or in her studio, she is inspired by beautiful landscapes and seascapes. Painting with oil or gouache is now her primary creative outlet. The act of painting has taught her to be more present and has magnified her observational skills. She finds inspiration and sees the elements of design all around her. “The incredible support and knowledge shared by the community of fellow artists, mentors and friends has enriched my artistic journey, for which I am profoundly grateful.”
Slonaker, a born and raised New Yorker, received a BA in graphic design. This led to a ten year advertising career in NYC as an art director and creative director. Her relentless love of interior design eventually led to the creation of ‘Design For Living’ an interior design business with clients throughout NYC, Westchester, New England and Florida. After retiring, she and her husband moved in 2016 to Pawling, NY. She has been painting ever since.
For more information about this show and the Sherman Library, visit: www.shermanlibrary.org.

ART JAM at the Sherman Library May
2024-05-05 13:00 - 16:00 | The Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Ctr, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States

Sherman Expo
2024-05-04 11:00 - 15:00 | Town Green, Rt 39 North, Sherman, CT, CT, 06784, United States
The Sherman Commission for the Arts & Sherman Conservation Commission Presents:
COMMUNITY EXPO

“Unrealistic Expectations” Abstract Paintings by Terry Pasquale
2024-05-03 08:00 - 2024-05-26 17:00 | LAND Gallery, 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, NY, 12564, United States
May 3 – 26, 2024
Artist Reception Saturday May 4, 5-7 pm

LAND Gallery
30 Charles Colman Blvd
Pawling, NY 12564
845-490-2281
Hours: Thursday 10-4, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-3 and Sunday 11-2 or by appointment
Website: www.landgalleryonline.com

LAND Gallery in Pawling, New York and the Sherman Artists Association are pleased to announce a new show by Terry Pasquale “Unrealistic Expectations”. Using color, metallic paints, texture and mathematical principles, Pasquale brings together a composition for the viewer to interpolate in her abstract paintings. The opening reception is Saturday May 4, 5 – 7pm. The show is from May 3 – 26, 2024. For more information, visit www.landgalleryonline.com or www.ShermanArtsts.org.

Terry Pasquale prefers to paint in the abstract and let the viewer dictate the personal significance of the work. “I’m fascinated by the different perspectives that people bring to my art. One person sees birds and fish in my paintings, while
others see flowers, faces, and medical elements.” Says Pasquale. Using color, metallic paints, texture and mathematical principles like the Fibonacci sequence and the Golden Ratio, Pasquale brings together a composition. Each artwork is a balance between planning and accident. In addition to canvas, she paints on small leather items, jewelry and pillows.

Pasquale began her art education at the Hudson River Museum and continued it at Pace University, the American University of Rome, and the Westchester Art Workshop. She discovered paint pouring during the pandemic and embraced it. Most
of Paquale’s current work is acrylic abstract with some element of accidental art. She has displayed her paintings with Yonkers Arts, Arts on the Lake, the Sherman Artists Association, the White Silo Winery, Gallery 25 and the Mamaroneck Artists Guild. She splits her time between Yonkers, New York and New Fairfield Connecticut with her husband Tom and cat Poe.

The Sherman Artists Association is sponsoring the Featured Artist Shows at LAND Gallery which includes the work of some of the most highly regarded photographers and painters in the local area. There is also a curated artisanal gift shop that sells a selection of locally handmade fine art and gifts. The Gallery is located in the heart of the Village of Pawling and regularly organizes photography workshops, walks and other artistic events. Find us at: 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, New York 12564. (Right across the street from the Pawling stop on the Metro North Harlem line).

For more information about the Sherman Artists Association, visit www.ShermanArtists.org. For more information about LAND Gallery, visit.www.landgalleryonline.com or Facebook: LANDGalleryinPawling.

Big Bang Acrylic 11×14

Golden Hour Acrylic 11×14

Fish or Flower Acrylic 11×14

In the Garden Acrylic 12×12

Stress Test Acrylic 12×12

Deadline for Submissions April 15, 2024
2024-04-15 | Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center, 225 CT-37, New Fairfield, 06812, United States
Great Hollow Call for Artists 2024: A Juried Painting and Photography Show
In Person May 17 – May 19, 2024 at Great Hollow Nature Preserve
Online May 17 – June 30, 2024

Deadline for Submissions: April 15, 2024
Calling all painters and photographers who love nature and would like to participate in the seventh annual Great Hollow Photographers Club Juried Painting and Photography Show. Over the past six years, we have raised more than $8500 for Great Hollow Nature Preserve and we hope you will join us for this seventh year of fundraising.
Opening Reception is on Friday, May 17, 2024, 6:00– 8:00 pm and all are welcome. The show will continue for viewing and sales Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19, 2024 10 am – 4 pm, in the barn at Great Hollow. The show will also be online from May 17 – June 30, 2024. The deadline for submission is midnight on Monday April 15, 2024.
Artists are invited to submit up to four (4) digital images of 2-dimensional work for the competition. Accepted media are photographs, paintings, collages, drawings and digitally augmented art. There is no fee to submit. The hanging fee for the show is $15 for each accepted work and the Great Hollow Photographers Club will retain a 25% commission on all works sold during the show. All works must be for sale as the profits from the Art Show support Great Hollow Nature Preserve’s mission of environmental education, research, and conservation.
The artwork should highlight the Great Hollow Nature Center or, more broadly, the richness of nature and/or the rural life of America’s Northeastern states. Prizes will be donations from local businesses. Jurors for the artwork are Linda Puiatti for painting and Justin Goodhart for photography.
Linda Puiatti is a full time artist who paints atmospheric landscapes inspired by the many places where she has traveled and lived. Her favorite locales are the beaches and marshes of the Northeast, Hudson River Valley fields and mountains and the big sky flatlands and farms of Belgium, Netherlands and France where she lived for ten years. These paintings are born in a traditional realism that reaches into the contemporary art world, eliminating minutia in favor of a broad landscape impression. Puiatti’s paintings hang in private and public collections throughout the US, Europe, Australia and Africa and can also be found in several local galleries. For more information regarding Puiatti, visit her website: www.lindapuiatti.com
Justin Goodhart grew up in New York’s Adirondack region and has always had a strong connection to the land and the beauty of the world around us. After having been a casual photographer for many years it was the beauty of the Hudson Valley that served as inspiration for Goodhart to start taking photography more seriously. Focusing primarily on long exposure landscape and nighttime photography he often works to capture not just the momentary scene but also the feeling of our movement through time. For more information on Goodhart, visit: www.justinpgoodhart.com.
For more information, visit the Great Hollow Photographers Club Facebook page: www.facebook.com/GHPClub. Direct any questions to GHPhotoC@gmail.com.
For prospectus & more information: GHPhotoC@gmaiI.com

ART JAM at the Sherman Library
2024-04-07 13:00 - 16:00 | The Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Ctr, Sherman, CT, 06784, United States

Phyllis Chadwick “America’s Bounty”
2024-04-05 17:00 - 2024-04-28 19:00 | LAND Gallery, 30 Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling, NY, 12564, United States
“America’s Bounty” Paintings and Photographs by Phyllis Chadwick
Opening Reception: Friday April 5th: 5pm – 7pm
Artists Talk: Friday April 19th: 5.30pm – 7pm
LAND Gallery in Pawling, New York and the Sherman Artists Association are pleased to announce a new show by Phyllis Chadwick ”America’s Bounty”. Using different mediums from photography to painting to mixed media, sometimes working in layers, her artwork is inspired by her life experiences with nature. Her work inspires us to see things in a new way and to look deeper
Chadwick is a mixed media artist living in the Hudson Valley. She has a master’s degree in art education from Manhattanville College and taught locally at the high school level for 10 years and as an adjunct at Dutchess Community College. Now retired from teaching, Chadwick spends her time creating in her home studio. She is currently a member of the Sherman Artists Association; Inspiration Art Group International; American Society of Botanical Artists; River Winds Gallery; Great Hollow Photographers Club; Arteast, and Friends of the Great Swamp (FrOGS). She exhibits and sell her work locally at art shows, exhibits, virtual shows and through her website.
