Painting Groups – Lyme Art Association

Plein Air Opportunity:

Art Tripping’s Plein Air Litchfield 2025 Call for Entry. Find more info on our Other Orgs Info page under Call for Art. Click here.

Plein Air Painting Group - Public Series

Artists from the Lyme Art Association have a long tradition of plein air painting! There are many wonderful locations featuring landscapes, farms, town views, and marine and seascape locations in and around Old Lyme.

All LAA members are invited to meet at the following public locations. No registration is required.

2025 schedule coming soon.

Questions? Contact the Lyme Art Association at 860-434-7802.

2025 Plein Air Exhibition Date: Coming Soon
The painting group’s season wraps up each year with a gallery exhibit and critique at the Lyme Art Association in the Fall. Paintings made with the group will be eligible for the exhibit.

Plein Air Painting Group - Subscription Series

Coordinated by Maura Cochan, this friendly and intrepid group meets weekly on Monday mornings to paint outdoors in the spring and summer time. The locations for this series include both private, semi-private and public locations. Registration is required with a nominal charge and is capped at 25 participants. For information, please contact the Lyme Art Association at 860-434-7802.

There are two sessions to choose from:

Session 1: May 5 – July 28; (no meeting Memorial Day, May 26) – $100 -FULL
Session 2: September 8 – October 27 – $70

Use the below buttons to register for one or both sessions.

Session One is Full

Note About Private Locations Please be aware that some of these locations are on private property. We have been granted permission from the property owners to paint on their properties within announced hours, often 9:00 am until 12:00 pm/noon. It is imperative that members not arrive at these locations before the published start time and must leave promptly at closing time. Members may not return to the property at another time or in any other way take advantage of LAA's relationship with the property owner. This is the only way we can build trust and maintain access to these wonderful locations. We require members to be respectful of the property owners, the property, and the group leader. Violations may result in suspension from the Plein Air Painting Group or other membership restrictions.

Monitored Painting Groups

The Portrait Monitored Session

Monitor: Alison Ritrovato

Mondays, 9 am – 12pm, ongoing
First 6-week session starts March 10, 2025.

Fee: $135 for each six week session for a minimum of 6 people*. Model fee is included.
*Price will be adjusted downward if more than 6 people sign up per session.

To register and to pay, please contact Alison at aritrovato@comcast.net.

Art Is! Thursday Short Pose Monitored Session

Monitor: Joann Ballinger

Thursdays, 9 am – 12 pm, ongoing.

Fees: $140 for each ten weeks (class is ongoing), $20 for walk-ins.

To register: please contact Joann at joann@ballinger225.com.

Come join this friendly monitored painting group. Paint or draw from a live model in a relaxed atmosphere every Thursday. This figure painting group is for artists who can work without formal instruction, in the medium of their choice, and who can benefit working from a live model. Poses are a mixture of gesture, 20 and 40 minutes.

To register: please contact Joann at joann@ballinger225.com

Friday Long Pose Monitored Session

Monitors: Patrice Petricone and Cathy Puccio

Fridays from 9 am – 12 pm, ongoing.

Fees: $20

To register & more information: please contact Patrice at pxp860@icloud.com.