Art reception and exhibit at Moose Hill Gallery at Mass Audubon in Sharon

FAA members Ann Gorbett and Polo Barrera are exhibiting at the "Birds of Prey" juried show at Mass Audubon's Moose Hill Gallery in Sharon. The artists reception is this Thursday from 6-8pm and features a live birds of prey presentation!

Assemblage art show at the Artists Studio and Gallery at Patriot Place July 21-24

Foxboro Art Association members Ann Gorbett and Polo Barrera are having a fun art show this weekend at Art Gallery at Patriot Place. Stop by and see the unique assemblage pieces they have created from found materials. There will be a reception with light refreshments on Saturday July 23, from 5-8pm.

September 14 Meeting

The next meeting of the Foxboro Art Assn. will be Wednesday, September 14, at 7pm. But if you want to socialize with the "glitterati" come at 6:30. Ed Capeau will demonstrate. He is principally a large portrait painter using Benjamin More house paint.
 Note also that the Association will be replicating what it did last Spring, displaying members' smaller works at the Patriot Place Gallery and larger works at the Boyden Library. Both shows will be exhibited in October and both will be judged, so hurry up and get painting!

Paint Out Saturday

In addition to the Street Painting Festival at Patriot Place, there will be a "paint out" by members of the Foxboro Art Association on Saturday, May 21. Join the fun and paint in front of an adoring crowd!

New Officers

At the last meeting of the season on May 11, new officers were elected for the September 2016-May 2017 season. They are:
President Kim Morin Weineck
Vice President Patricia Lloyd
Treasurer Nancy Bacevich
Secretary Amanda Sullivan
Also, Kelly Arcacha, the art director for Foxboro High School, acknowledged the David Withers Memorial Scholarship to a well-deserved Adeline Storrs and announced the Street Painting Festival at Patriot Place on Saturday May 21. A rain date is the next day, on Sunday.
There will also be a paint out for artists that same day.
The next meeting will be September 14.

Jeanne Rosier Smith

The regular monthly meeting of the Foxboro Art Association was held Wednesday evening, April 13, at the Boyden Library in Foxboro. Jeanne R. Smith was our demonstrator who showed how to paint a wave crashing on the rocks in pastel. Our next and last meeting will be May 11 -- until September.

Ribbon Winners

Susan Kelley, the judge we hired to pick her favorites among the two Spring Shows of the Foxboro Art Association has awarded ribbons both in the Small Works Art Show at Patriot Place (in each of the four media exhibited) and in the "Really Big Show" held in the Boyden Library. Congratulations to everyone who participated. We had 66 pieces in the Small Works Show at Patriot Place and 19 in the Really Big Show at the Boyden Library -- an outstanding display of our artistic members. Note that a reception will be held in the Gallery at Patriot Place on April 24, 3-5 pm, and the public is welcome to join us.
First, the four media categories at Patriot Place:
Best In Show: Karole Nicholson for "Pink Envoy"
Watercolor
1st, Kristine Occhino for "Sunrise at Highland Light"
2nd, Vera Cross for "Boy and Frog"
3rd, Bob Finneran for "Burg Landshut - Bernkastel"
Honorable Mention (HM): Lisa Bailey for "Nature's Secret", Karen Gordon for "Just Washed", Kristine Occhino for "Kitchen Bouquet", and Susan Masse for "Irish Batik"
Pastel
1st, Dianne Quigley for "Tidal Flats "
2nd, Karole Nicholson for "Lean On Me"
3rd, Kathy Hutchinson for "Cactus #2"
HM: George Ransom for "Rope House" and Susan Sheridan for "Low Country"
Oil & Acrylic
1st, Ellen Little for "Winston's Little Bouquet"
2nd, (tied) Laura Zanghetti for "Peekaboo", and
2nd, Ralph Calderwood for "Dancing Bear"
3rd, Susan Sheridan for "Morning Glow"
HM: Lynne Atwood for "Little Artist", Karen Gordon for "Deep in Thought", Ellen Little for "Autumn Glow", Stephanie Miksis for "Abstract Blues", Pat Lloyd for "Boston Commons", Adelle Corrigan for "Marshland, Bristol, RI" and Nancy Bacevich for "This Little Light".
Mixed Media & Photography
1st, Rosemary Basson for "Breakfast Table"
2nd, Polo Barrera for "Dead Heads"
3rd, Jack Gannon for "Sandhill Crane"

And for the "Really Big Show"
Best In Show: Elaine Levin for "Waiting for Baseball Season"
1st, Ken Perlow for "Cement Plant on the Edge of the Desert"
2nd,  (Tied) Adele Corrigan for "Mountains and Loosestrife" and
        Kathy Hutchinson for "Winter Glow"
3rd, (Tied) Jack Gannon for "Venice of Asia" and
        Frank Quinn for "Twilight, Boston Harbor"
HM: Pat Lloyd for "Capturing Foliage (N.H.), Gina Grimaldi for "Bella Tuscany" and
Kristine Occhino for "Bearded Iris".
(Because there were so many "Honorable Mentions", we will order five more.)

2 Spring Shows

The Foxboro Art Association will have TWO Art Shows in April. The first will be the "Really Big Show" at the Boyden Library, when members can submit one work up to two feet by three feet (unframed). The exhibit will hang in the Boyden during the month of April. Drop off and retrieval will both be Saturday morning 10-noon, April 2 and April 30.
The second show will be a "Small Works Show" at the Artists Studio & Gallery at Patriot Place, where members can submit 2 works, not exceeding 16 x 18 inches (framed). Delivery of these works will be Tuesday afternoon and evening, April 5, 2-7pm. The public can view the Small Works during 3 consecutive weekends, April 8-10, 15-17, and 22-24. Gallery hours are Friday evenings, 5-9 pm, Saturdays, 1-9 pm, and Sundays, noon-6pm. There will be a reception on Sunday, April 24, 3-5 pm, after which the work can be taken home.
Both shows will be judged by artist Susan Kelley and ribbons will be awarded.

Karole Nicholson Demo

The Art Association held its monthly meeting at the Boyden Library, Wednesday evening, March 10, and was entertained by the wonderful Karole Nicholson who demonstrated her pastel techniques in painting a beautiful landscape. Our next meeting will be held April 13, and features another pastelist, Jeanne Smith (www.jeannesmithart.com). You don't have to be a member to see our monthly demonstrators. It's free and all are welcome.

Finished Painting

Here is a photo of our February demonstrator, Emily Passman's finished painting:

February 10 Meeting

The last meeting of the Foxboro Art Association was held at the Boyden Library in Foxboro on Wednesday, Feb. 10. It featured oil painting demonstrator Emily Passman who was terrific. A photo shows her, along with her painting of an old farm scene in Oregon. She taught her principles of scene selection, which included scenes thatincluded darks and lights. Our next meeting is at 7 pm on March 9 (always the 2d Wednesday of the month) which features pastel artist Karole Nicholson. The meetings are open to the public and are free. Plus we have sweets!

Meeting Jan. 13

We held our meeting,as usual, at the Boyden Library in Foxboro on Wednesday, January 13. Our President, Kathy Hutchinson, made an urgent appeal for volunteers to step forward to become officers for next year. She then introduced accomplished painter Vincent Crotty for his demo. He was wonderful. See the attached photos. Shown is him producing the painting and then the painting in a frame. Not shown is a quick nocturnal painting that Vincent also painted, showing the different effects of lights at night.
Our next meeting is February 10 (Ash Wednesday). Our guest demonstrator will be Emily Passman (emilypassman.com). It's free and all are welcome. Come at 6:30 and socialize with others. A very short informational meeting starts at 7, followed by the demonstrator, by 7:15.