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Feb. 2020
Zufar Bikbov Demo Tuesday February 18, 7pm
Avon Town Hall, 60 West Main Street
Plein Air painting by Zufar Bikbov
Zufar Bikbov will demonstrate at a free class, open to the public ($5 suggested donation).
He will hold a workshop on Sat. Feb. 22, 9:30am – 2pm, $45 for members and $55 for non-members.
Plein Air painting by Zufar Bikbov
Zufar Bikbov had an interest in painting early on, influenced by his father, a well-respected specialist in engineering. His Dad’s dream to be an artist was not realized in post WWII Soviet Union during Stalin’s regime. After being accepted to Nicolai Fechin Art school in Kazan (Russia), his father switched to the school of Engineering and Architecture. “My dad never pushed me into an art career”, recalls Zufar, “however, albums of my father’s watercolors and a library of Russian Fine Art at our home, along with my father’s paints and brushes – this environment became fertile soil for the seed of my artistic talent to grow." Zufar began drawing and painting classes at age nine. At age eleven, he painted his first Plein air works; depicting nearby cottages and a horse and carriage. He discovered painting outdoors was more inspiring than working with a still-life or live model in the studio. He fell in love with landscape painting and started exploring the language of direct expression. When the time came to choose a college and profession, Zufar chose a career in medicine. While in medical school, and after a move to the United States, art continued to be a part of his self-actualization.
He was honored to participate in the exhibit “Doctors Paint” at the State Museum of Fine Arts in Kazan and later at Yale Medical School. Zufar style leans towards Russian and Soviet era impressionism. Influences include: Isaak Levitan, Valentin Serov, Konstantin Korovin, Willard L Metcalf, Joaquin Sorolla, W M Chase and Gustav Klimt. For him art is a continuous growth of experimentation. For over a decade, traveling and painting in the United States has changed his painting palette to a higher key. Zufar has won a number of national awards such as the “Artist Choice Awards, Plein Air” in Easton, Maryland. He also received a "Medal of Honor and Merit" from the Kent Art Association, where he is a member. At the Irvine Museum in Laguna Beach, California he received another award for the Plein Air national competition. Zufar has work in private collections in the UK, Spain, Russia and the United States – from New England to California. Zufar has a number of fans of his artwork and considers teaching art another significant point of his career.
2020 Program ARTIST......................DEMO…...............WORKSHOP Zufar Bikbov...............Feb. 18................Feb. 22 Jacqeline Jones..........Mar. 17...............Mar. 21 Dianne Zweig.............Apr. 21…..............Apr. 25 Luciana Heineman.....May 19................May 23 Gail Fine.....................June 16...............June 20 If you have a suggestion for the Program next year, please contact [email protected].
Board of Directors 2019 – 20 President: Joan Brault Vice-President: Gail Fine Recording Secretary: Julie Gutowski Membership: Gloria Woodwell Programs: Kathy Dal Santo Spring Show: Meghan Waskowitz Publicity: Madelyn Sinatro, Carol Ganick (Instagram) Newsletter/Website: Cyd Gorman Scholarships: Margaret Schuster Hospitality: Open Position Members-at-Large: Barbara Butterworth, Pat Mag, Marianne Weiss, Roger Niland.
Avon Arts Board meeting at Town Hall will be Mon. Feb. 3 7pm. Board meetings are open to all members.
Call for Entries Avon Town Hall Members Show Sat. Jan 25-May 16, Drop-Off: Sat. Jan. 25, 9:30am – 12:30pm Pick-Up: Sat. May 16, 9:30am – 12:30pm.
Avon Arts Members Spring Show 2020 Drop-Off: Mon.
June 1, 9:30-11:30am. Reception: June 7, 2-4pm
Pick-Up: June 28, 1-3pm, Simsbury Library.
West Hartford Art League Members Juried Show, February 2 - March 1, 2020 Saltbox and Clubhouse Gallery www.westhartfordart.org.
New Hartford Art League 15 Annual Open Juried Show,
May 16-July 11, Drop-Off: Sat. May 16, 9-11am,
Reception: Sat. May 16, 2-4pm, Pick-Up: Sat. July 11,
9-11am, Town Hall, 530 Main St. New Hartford.
Personaland.com invites submissions for their next
online show “Peace.” Images, films, music and poems
are welcome with no Entry Fee. Deadline: March 29.
Classes & Open Studios
Rozanne Hauser has free classes Mon. 1 – 3pm, Seabury CAS room, level 2. RSVP at 860-243-5339. Debbie Leonard is teaching painting classes, Eno Hall, Simsbury Senior Center, Thurs. 10am – Noon and Farmington Valley Arts Center Tues. Noon – 3pm To enroll phone: 860-678-1867. Carol Ganick teaches watercolor painting Mon. pm and Fri. am. For information on classes at the West Hartford Art League call: 860-231-8019, or go to www.westhartfordart.org.
Justine Coleman is offering a spring watercolor class with Simsbury Continuing Education. Phone number is 860-658-3870. Website: www.simsbury.k12.us/scene
Rita Bond will be offering a (8" square) beach scene painting workshop on Sat. Jan. 25, 10am-3pm in Avon. She is also teaching an "all-level"(6" square) lesson in Avon for $165, Weds. 1-3:30pm, Jan. 29-Mar. 4, ("Rain Date" Mar.11). For more information, contact Rita Bond at 860-205-4279, [email protected]. Karen Israel is teaching the following classes: - West Hartford Art League, Feb.- Mar. Mon. 1-4pm - FVAC, Fri. mornings in Jan. - March - Artsplace in Cheshire, March 21 - 22 For all levels and mediums. Presentation, skill building exercises and creating designs from photographs with completed paintings. http://karenisrael59.faso.com
Member News
Margaret Schuster Solo Exhibit and Members' New Work, 1/10-2/9/2020, Gallery on the Green, Canton.
“Snow Nose” by Cyd Gorman Cyd Gorman will be “artist of the month” at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington during March. Carol Ganick and Karen Israel have work on display until Feb. 28 in the juried show “Trees of West Hartford” at the Noah Webster Library, West Hartford. Peter Ganick's work was published (along with other American and European writers) in the Italian journal: "Container: Revista Contempraneo" from Danielle Poletti and the Dia-Foria Literary Collective at the University of Pisa. An essay on his work by Chiara Serani, an Italian-born american-literature professor from the University of Iowa and the University of Pisa is there too.
Gail Fine has two paintings at Canton Gallery on the Green and one painting at the West Hartford Art League.
Meghan S. Waskowitz has several paintings on exhibit at Journey of Yoga studio in Simsbury, 730 Hopmeadow Road for the months of January and February. Joan Brault’s “Dinner in Paris" piece was featured in a “Community” art show on Fri. Jan. 24, through the https://www.Personaland.com Facebook, Instagram and E-mail accounts.
Rita Bond is planning an 'Artists and Gardens' all-inclusive river cruise from Paris through Normandy, France from August 22 - 30, 2020. Enjoy Monet's Giverny garden, and other locations painted by the Impressionists. (Other historical sites include WWII D-Day landings.) Includes a free night at a 4-Star Hotel in Paris on August 22. For more information, contact Rita Bond at 860-205-4279, [email protected], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4HfuIfVjJc
Member Dues Membership Perks include: - Program meetings featuring a demo by a local artist
- Reduced workshop fee
- Having your news published
- Access to our membership list
- Exhibiting at Avon Town Hall, Spring & Holiday Shows
- Exhibiting on our Website, Facebook & Instagram
- Becoming involved in our business and activities
- Free workspace at Avon Town Hall on Wed. mornings
- Renting our display racks
- Opportunity to have your work in our calendar
Please send dues for 2020 with a membership form and include your address, phone number and email address. (Note any changes or additions from last year.) Submit with your check to: Gloria Woodwell, 80 Torrington Ave. Canton CT 06019, or bring it to the next demo meeting. New members are always welcome; so bring along a friend. Newsletter published Sept.– Dec. & Feb.– June. We reserve the right to publish information from outside sources and cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of contributed information. To submit information for publication Email [email protected] or [email protected]. Website: www.avonarts.org.
