All gatherings will meet at 9:00 a.m. (unless otherwise noted) to 12 noon. If weather is too foul to work outside, then the group will meet in the Makers’ Space at the GNWCA. Then that day’s project will be to bring previous paintings to work on to complete. Please email me if you plan to attend any Plein airs or the GNWCA rainy day meeting. Email is: [email protected] For all outdoor Plein Air, bring your own supplies, bug spray &/or hats, beverage & snack or lunch, chair & camera, etc. Remember that your paintings will be part of exhibition at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in the fall. Also, we are asked to donate one painting that was done at the Lancaster Fair to help raise funds for new horse sleeping quarters on the fairgrounds.
Monday, May 19, 10:00 a.m.( note time)
GNWCA. Meeting followed by an interactive demonstration on one method to paint sky & water in watercolor. Bring your own supplies, if possible.
Tuesday, May 27
Diamond Pond, Coleman State Park
Monday, June 2
First Connecticut Lake, picnic area closest to Route 3 Mile Marker 26.6 You should see driveway leading to parking, boat ramp & picnic benches.
Monday, June 9
Mount Washington Base Station Porch by Ticket Office. 3168 Base Station Road, Mt. Washington, NH, 03589. There is a restaurant there too, in case you’d like to treat yourself to lunch.
Monday, June 16
Linda & Marty Zarli’s home, 601 Bungy Road, Columbia, left side of road; it will be marked.
Monday, June 23
Home of Michelle & Steve Sousa, 960 Fish Pond Road, Columbia, NH
Monday, June 30
Sullivan’s Greenhouse & Nursery, Life Everlasting Farm. Route 135, 269 Elm Street, Lancaster, NH 603-788-2034
Sunday, July 6
Poore Farm, Route 145, Clarksville
Monday, July 14
Donald & Stacey Campbell’s Farm, 1081 Route 3, Columbia. First place on the right below (south of) the Columbia Bridge, 603-237-4544
Monday, July 21
Route 16, along the Androscoggin River, 13 Mile Forest or south of it; any rest stop, fishing area, etc, especially one with an outhouse. It is advised that people carpool &/or follow one another & several paint in same areas.
Monday, July 28
Baby Flume, Dixville Notch State Park, Dixville, NH This is the FIRST LEFT driveway & entrance after you go over the Notch. Bring bug spray & camera, for sure.
Monday, August 4
Cathy Springmann’s House, 420 Cottage Road, Averill, VT
Monday, August 11
Laurie Towle’s house, 760 Fish Pond Rd, Columbia, NH
Monday, August 18
Columbia Bridge, Route 3, Columbia (east side of bridge) or Route 102 VT (west side of bridge)
Thursday, August 28—Monday, September 1
Lancaster Fair, during the daylight hours, pick your day(s). You must make reservations to get a pass ahead of time to enter the Fairgrounds.
Monday, September 8
Stark: covered bridge & the Stark Church, Route 110, Stark, NH
Monday, September 15
Pick your own spot: Nash Stream Road, Groveton/Stark, Percy’s Peaks & Nash Stream
Directions: Rte. 3 South to Groveton. At intersection of Groveton Elementary School & railroad tracks stop sign, turn LEFT. Go straight through intersection. Turn right towards old railroad station & then just follow that road (it should be Nash Stream Road) and go about a mile or more till you find a spot with a beautiful view & then park in a safe place along the road. It is probably best if people car pool.
Phone numbers for directions if lost or if you decide not to come.
Evie: home: 603-237-5037, cell: 401-871-6858
Mia: cell: 718-710-5059
Cathy Springmann’s cell: 603-566-7096
Keep in mind that cell phones might not work in some locations.
For more information, please contact Evie Moder at [email protected].
Plein air artists were serenaded as they worked in gorgeous surroundings at the Zarli home in Columbia.
Evie Moder and Marty Zarli during an en plein air paintout at the Hodge farm in East Colebrook in May 2024. A number of Connecticut River Artisan Group (CRAG) artists participated in the event on a beautiful day at a spectacular location.
Photo of from left to right Peggy Deyette, Evie Moder, Carol Reynolds, Mia Mia Jaworski, and Al Moder who participated in a plein air paintout at the Moder’s house on Fish Pond Road in Colebrook. The group captured some magnificent scenes on a beautiful summer day.
Photo of Evie Moder during the plein air paintout at the Poore Farm on Sunday, July 7, 2024. On a beautiful day, Evie and other artists were able to capture the beauty of the grounds and buildings at the Farm. The next plein air event will be in the park in Canaan, VT on Monday, July 15th.
Photo of Connecticut River Artisan Group (CRAG) members painting in the park in Canaan during an en plein air event.
Photo of Janet Hart, Mia Jaworski, and Evie Moder during a plein air event at the Lancaster Fair. Thanks to the efforts of Sharon Ellingwood White, artists from the Connecticut River Artisans (CRAG) group painted at various locations at the fair. The paintings will be part of a silent auction later to support the building of new stalls at the fairgrounds.The next plein air event will be held in Colebrook on Monday, September 9, 2024.
Photos of Peggy Moon, Mia Jaworski, and Marty Zarli in action during the plein air paintout in Colebrook, New Hampshire. The paintout was sponsored by the Connecticut River Artisan Group (CRAG). For more information about CRAG, please visit their website at www.connecticutriverartisans.
The next plein air event will be held at the Community Forest in Canaan, Vermont on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
The Plein Air Painters, members of the Connecticut River Artisan Group, hung their paintings at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook, NH for an exhibit of the work they did from late spring, summer and early fall of area scenes, landscapes, towns, farms and orchards. Members include from left to right: Cathy Springmann, Peggy Deyette, Carol Reynolds, Evie Moder, Peggy Moon, Marty Zarli, Pamela Choquette, and Barbara Nedd. Exhibitors and painters not present for the photo are: Anne Dickinson, Janet Hart, Tammy Hernandez, Terrie Herr, Mia Jaworski, and Patricia Klinefelter. Painters of all levels are welcome to join in for CRAG Plein Air Painters in the 2025 schedule when it becomes available on the CRAG website.
