Pastel Painting Demo,

May 13 At Meeting House

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host a pastel demonstration by Tom Brenner on Wednesday, May 13, at 7:30 pm. Mr Brenner will be painting from a still life set-up.

The program is open to the public and will be at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street in Newtown (at the flagpole). Mr Brenner will begin the evening with a brief presentation on the history of pastel, on materials, and important considerations on setting up a still life. He will then use pastel, augmented with acrylic, to demonstrate his technique.

Tom Brenner is a noted pastelist and teacher and has taught pastel and figurative drawing and painting classes at Silvermine School of Art for more than 12 years, as well as instructing students at Housatonic Community College in drawing and design.

Mr Brenner received a bachelor’s degree in fine art from Yale University in 1974 and completed a subsequent two-year program of training at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. He is currently represented by Geary Gallery in Darien, Powers Gallery in Acton, Mass., Celia Hirsch Gallery in Chappaqua, N.Y., City Lights Gallery in Bridgeport,  and Frank & Jeff Lavaty & Associates in New York City.

He has had one man shows at Fairfield University and The Discovery Museum in Bridgeport.  He was recently included in the exhibition “Realism Past & Present” at Carriage Barn Gallery in New Canaan, a show focusing on the realist tradition. He was awarded Best in Show in the “Art Now” exhibition at The Bruce Kershner Gallery in Fairfield in 2007.

For additional information call Ruth Newquist at 426-6654.