Bob Crofut of Ridgefield will be the guest artist for the next meeting of the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown. The group will be meeting on Wednesday, April 12, at 7:30 pm, at Newtown Meeting House, and the public is invited.

Mr Crofut’s program will be “How To Set Up A Portrait Study.”

Although Bob Crofut has had an impressive career as an illustrator, his first love has always been painting with historical significance. Nine years ago, he decided to create his own market and developed his “American Remembrance” theme.

His stated aim is to make his paintings not just historical documents, but evocative impressions from our nation’s rich heritage. Mr Crofut’s paintings have a soft artistic quality that he calls soft-focus realism. This is achieved through an oil glazing technique.

Mr Crofut’s work has appeared in Smithsonian, Wild West Magazine, The Artists Magazine, National Geographic and many other publications.

Admission is free. Newtown Meeting House is at 31 Main Street, opposite the flagpole at the top of Church Hill Road.