September Art Exhibit: DON BONNER
Now on display in our Gallery
About the artist: American artist Don Bonner grew up inspired by the picturesque surroundings of his hometown in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He lives in Avon, Connecticut near where his family roots go back to early settlements. He attended the Paier School of Art outside New Haven. Don continued with a career in commercial design, creating materials for many Fortune 500 companies. He went on to start and run his own business for 25 years, Bonner & Company Creative Communications. Don has continued to create imagery as a painter. He is passionate about telling a story on canvas, and creating it with color, lighting, and emotion. Don’s studio is in Avon, Connecticut.
September Art Exhibit: DON BONNER
Now on display in our Gallery
About the artist: American artist Don Bonner grew up inspired by the picturesque surroundings of his hometown in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He lives in Avon, Connecticut near where his family roots go back to early settlements. He attended the Paier School of Art outside New Haven. Don continued with a career in commercial design, creating materials for many Fortune 500 companies. He went on to start and run his own business for 25 years, Bonner & Company Creative Communications. Don has continued to create imagery as a painter. He is passionate about telling a story on canvas, and creating it with color, lighting, and emotion. Don’s studio is in Avon, Connecticut.
July/August Exhibit: Aquatic Insects Up Close by Shepherd Myers
An exhibit of scientific illustrations of insects found in river streams and ponds both locally and world wide
On display in our Gallery for the months of July & August will be a collection of technical illustration prints by Shepherd Myers of the adult and nymph insects found in and around aquatic environments. These are inspired by observing the fly fishermen in the Housatonic River around West Cornwall. The drawings reveal in great detail the splendor and uniqueness of these small animals such as mayfly, stonefly nymphs, or dobsonfly adults.
These insects are chosen primarily for their graphic uniqueness, not based on the formal topic of study, but generally for sharing the commonality of being used as biomarkers of watershed health. Most technical illustrations disappear into esoteric research journals. This exhibit allows a much wider audience to appreciate the rendering of them. The original art work is all done by hand, carefully stippled, and required tens of hours (some of over a hundred).
Shepherd is an entomologist and illustrator who previously was the Collection Manager at the The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum for over a decade in Honolulu. At fourteen million specimens, it is the largest Pacific Rim and the third largest insect collection in the United States. He has done extensive science outreach with school groups, class room visits, at fairs, festivals, etc, and enjoys teaching as much as working with research and collections. He also had his illustrations, photo and technical figures published in peer reviewed journals.
May Art Exhibit: Pine Grove & Roaring Brook Schools
On display in our Gallery this month is the beautiful work from the young artists of Pine Grove & Roaring Brook Schools. These K-4 students have filled our Gallery with their creative, colorful and cool work – you won’t want to miss it!
CONSTANCE PATTERSON presents: NOW & THEN
A show of new work & work from the past ~ A creative journey through the pandemic
On display in our Gallery: April 2 – April 29, 2023
Come & see this beautiful collection of old and new works by one of our favorites, Avon artist Constance Patterson (https://www.cpdsgn.com).
Artist Reception: Sunday, April 2nd, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Artist Statement about the exhibit: The show is about my creative journey through the last ten years. It is a reflection of how my art and the memories that lie beneath it have been altered by surviving cancer and living through the pandemic.
This year I was at last able to resume painting with artistic conviction. I recognize how cancer and the pandemic had subsumed my creativity and left me with a new set of experiences that needed to be memorized and incorporated into my repertoire of images. In this context the transitional work can be recognized primarily by my altered color palette during the pandemic. Some works also make use of mixed media to explore the reconstruction of my life after cancer. Both have now been incorporated into my artistic expression and have been successfully integrated with my current work.
I am not a plein air painter. Instead, I call on memories or photos to create my images. At the same time writing about my work helps me focus my artistic intent, so I have included some of my writing as part of this exhibit.
March Art Exhibit: Avon High School A.P. Studio Art Class
On display in our Gallery this month is the amazing work from the talented artists of Avon High School’s A.P. Studio Art Class. Their beautiful pieces will be available for viewing through the end of the month.
Students featured in this exhibit: Kristine Candy Antonio, Varda Bajpai, Brooke Barcikowski, Brett Belval, Angela Borden, Isabella Griffiths, Spoorthi Hanumanthu, Leah Haughey, Meredith Kessler, Sarah Larsen, Sandra Lu, Sawa Machida , Bebeann Oh, Sabrina Pelletier, Julia Phillips, Savannah Pile, and Julia Zheng.
April Art Exhibit: NOW & THEN by Constance Patterson
A show of new work & work from the past ~ A creative journey through the pandemic
ARTIST RECEPTION: Sunday, April 2nd, 2:00pm – 4:00pm in our Gallery
Please join us in the Gallery for an afternoon reception and meet the talented artist on display this month, Constance Patterson. Light refreshments will be served, and all are invited to stop by!
February Art Exhibit: AVON MIDDLE SCHOOL
On display in our Gallery this month is the amazing work from the talented artists of Avon Middle School. These 7th and 8th grade students have filled our Gallery with their creative, colorful and cool work – you won’t want to miss it!
Artist Reception: Thursday, February 2nd, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Please join us in the Gallery for a late afternoon reception and meet the talented artists from Avon Middle School on display this month. Light refreshments will be served, and all are invited to stop by!
February Art Exhibit: AVON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Now on display in our Gallery through February 28, 2023
Artist Reception: Thursday, February 2nd, 4:30pm – 6:00pm in our Gallery
Please join us in the Gallery for an afternoon reception and meet the talented artists from Avon Middle School on display this month. These 7th and 8th grade students have filled our Gallery with their creative, colorful and cool work – you won’t want to miss it! Light refreshments will be served, and all are invited to stop by!
