Rockville, CT. 7-10-2018

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Our Tuesday art group met at 9 a.m. at Park Place for our weekly outing. Rockville, CT. is an historic mill town with an old fashioned Main St. and a beautiful green lawn owned by Union Congregational Church. The lawn is a lovely area to meet and greet, and take in some of the architecture that has made Rockville historically significant.

Today we had 5 who brought their sketchbooks, pencils and charcoal. None felt the need for canvases and easels today, but any who wish to join in our gatherings can bring whatever they are comfortable with.

The Tolland County Art members who added their warmth and social graces were Cathy, Jane, Georgiana, Linda and June. We spent until around 11:30 doing several sketches or just one. Many of us also bring our cameras, so we can capture the scene we might be sketching, in case we wish to take it to a finished painting or drawing.

Here are a few of the photos of the area, as well as some of the artists working on their art piece. I invite anyone who wants to send a completed version of their favorite piece, and I will add to the blog when I have received them. email me at jmitastudios@gmail.com. I will be posting the next location on the current post a few days before. Come join us. It will be a nice break to our long summer days.                                    



Linda used colored pencils to sketch Union Congregational Church.

Cathy chose the historic Memorial Building.
                                 

















Jane and Georgiana catch up in front of the Civil War Museum.




Some line sketches by June and some of the other scenes in Rockville.
UPDATE! - Thanks to Linda Judd for sending her finished drawing of Union Congregational Church. It looks absolutely lovely, and is so inspiring to make me want to actually work on one of the drawings as well.  


Our next plein air gathering will be Tuesday, July 17. The location will be in Storrs, CT. We are going to spend the morning at the UConn Barns on Horsebarn Hill Rd.  Bring your canvasses, or sketching tools. We will be meeting from 9 a.m. to however long you feel like staying.
Take Horsebarn Hill Rd. all the way down and around the back of the hill, and keep on going till you see the silo and sheep barns. Right across the street is a large parking lot. We can fan out from there, to numerous locations near the parking lot.

FYI: UConnDairy Bar is at 3636 Horsebarn Hill Road.

Hope to see you there.
































                             








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  1. June MJuly 10, 2018 at 2:54 PM

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  2. UnknownJuly 11, 2018 at 11:58 AM

    I love this June! and Tues. Painters!

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    1. June MJuly 11, 2018 at 1:48 PM

      Thanks, but I wanted to drop the Tuesday tag, as well as painters. There is more than just painting, and maybe to draw more interest we might consider having at least one Saturday or Sunday gathering a month.

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