Previous Art Talks
2023
January 29, 2023 - Presenter: Wendy Swain
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Frederick Law Olmsted
2022
December 15, 2022 - Presenter: Tula Telfair
Invented Landscapes
December 8, 2022 - Presenter: Mike Eagle
Artist as Illustrator
October 13, 2022 - Presenter: Judy Perry
The Art of Healing
About the Artist: “My formal training began more than 40 years ago studying Fine Art and Special Education at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Upon moving to Old Saybrook, Connecticut in 1996 I began painting professionally, building my reputation as a working artist focusing on emotional paintings of faces. See example, Lillian. A near fatal head-on automobile collision with a drunk driver in 2009 left me with an uncertain future. Among my numerous injuries was a traumatic brain injury that included memory loss, impacting my painting abilities. Art therapy became part of my rehabilitation program and during this talk I will share how art has healed me in many ways. See example All In Pieces.” – Judy Perry
July 14, 2022 - Presenter: Marek Sarba
Art of the Sea
Marek Sarba discussed his maritime artwork, including his piece, “And the Band Played On,” his painting in homage to the Titanic.
March 2022 - Presenter: Bob Potter
The Art of America: How Great American Artists Revealed A New Country and Its People
2021
December 2, 2021 - Presenter: Polly Seip
Nocturnes
November 18, 2021 - Presenter: Jim Laurino
Plein Air – The Artists View
October 14, 2021 - Presenter: Rick Daskam
Monhegan Island and the Treetop Gang
September 30, 2021: Presenter - Zufar Bikbov
The Golden Age of Russian Art
Zufar gives an overview of the Golden Age of Russian art, which peaked in the second half of the 19th century with a movement called the Wanderers, and provided a foundation for Russian Impressionism of the 20th century during Soviet time, as well as the overall Russian school of painting