Pastel Landscape At Next

SCAN Meeting, May 28

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown will have Joel Spector of New Milford painting a pastel landscape at its next meeting on Wednesday, May 28, at 1:30 pm. The demonstration will be offered in the lower meeting room of Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street (at the flagpole).

The public is invited, free of charge.

Known for his images of elegance, Mr Spector was born in Havana, Cuba, and came to the United States at the age of 12. He graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology and attended the Art Students’ League. He started out in the field of fashion illustration, then moved on to general illustration and has worked with prominent accounts throughout the years.

His work has appeared in books, children’s books, magazines, newspapers, advertising and annual reports, and has been used not only in the US but throughout the world.

Mr Spector is a member of the Pastel Society of America from which he has won gold medal awards. He has also won awards from the Society of Illustrators in New York City. His work has been featured in Artist’s Magazine, Pastel International, Society of Illustrators Annual, Best of Pastels and in international magazines. A documentary was produced for Japanese television showing his work in progress.

Besides illustration Mr Spector does commissioned portraits and he is presently painting large murals (10 feet by 22 feet) for Norwegian Shipping Lines.

 He has taught at FIT, Wooster Community Center for the Arts, and currently at Western Connecticut State University.

Refreshments will be served. For additional information call Donna Favreau at 798-0560.