The natural evidence of the farming history at Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, with its miles of lichen-covered stone walls and hand-hewn beams and old barn wood, serves as the subject of the art workshops, “Stone Walls and Barns,” taught by artist Nancy White Cassidy on September 1 and 8 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at Flanders , 5 Church Hill Road in Woodbury. Students will learn to paint to capture an idea, building a painting with texture, details and color.
The cost of the class is $18 for Flanders ’ members and $24 for non-members. The workshops are part of Flanders ’ adult art instruction series, “Inspiration Comes Naturally,” at which students learn to paint or hone their skills under the tutelage of prominent Litchfield County professional artists and inspired by the natural surroundings of Flanders ’ outdoor campus. Instructor Nancy White Cassidy is a professional illustrator, fine artist, web designer and teacher for more than 15 years. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in illustration. Her work has been widely published in books, magazines, journals and other publications, for such clients as Adams Media, Barbour Publishing, IBM, Harcourt Educational, McGraw-Hill, Sundance Publishing, United Methodist Publishing and the International Bible Society, among many others.
The remaining art workshops in the Flanders ’ series will also be taught by artist Nancy White Cassidy on October 6 and 13 and focus on "Colors of Fall". In those sessions, the fields and forests of Flanders , replete with the colors of autumn, serve as the subject of the session.Students will be instructed in the consideration of color, line and composition as they paint the forms of fall.
Special Events for Artists at Flanders Nature Center
On September 10, Flanders hosts an “Artist Day Celebration” open to all artists, from beginners to advanced skill levels, who will paint or draw “en plein air” on the Nature Center & Land Trust’s 200-acre outdoor campus in Woodbury.Those artists, as well as the adult art workshop participants, are invited to submit their artworks to Flanders ’ “Art For Nature” Show and Sale and compete for awards, including the Natalie Van Vleck Best In Show award. Artwork will be on display at Flanders ’ Autumn Festival on October 1 and at the Woodbury Library, during the month of October.
