On Wednesday, July 24, at 1:30 pm, The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown will host Chris Magadini to demonstrate painting a landscape in oil.

The demonstration will take place in the lower level of Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street (at the flagpole).

The public is invited, free of charge, to observe this talented artist in the process of creating a painting. 

Chris Magadini’s style could be called contemporary impressionism, although the pastoral quality of his work recalls the naturalism of 19th Century American landscape painting. 

An incredible technician, in all of his works, Mr Magadini takes full advantage of the medium’s wonderful qualities. No matter the size — from 4 by 6 inches to 30 by 40 inches — the artist’s finished pieces exhibit a rich painterly surface enhanced by masterful brushwork.

“For me, painting is not simply the replication of what the eye sees,” according to the artist. “It is the creation of an image that embodies my thoughts and feelings. These, I think, are fairly universal, and I seek to communicate and connect with viewers on that level.”

In recent years, Mr Magadini has done more work as a plein air painter. His growing popularity has taken avid collectors to galleries around the world, where his work has been exhibited. 

Ms Magadini was born in Great Barrington, Mass., in 1946, and raised in Palm Springs and Los Angeles, Calif., and Phoenix, Ariz. After graduating from The Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles in 1970, Mr Magadini pursued commercial illustration in Stockholm, Sweden. 

Mr Magadini has taught at Marymount College in Tarrytown, N.Y., and has been a guest lecturer at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., and summers in the Adirondacks.

Reservations are not needed for SCAN programs, but additional information is available at scanart.org.