The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will welcome Connecticut artist Laura Wilk for a demonstration of watercolor painting of still life at its meeting on Wednesday September 24, at 1:30 pm. The meeting will be in the lower level of Newtown Meeting House (lower level), 31 Main Street (at the flagpole).

The demonstration is open to the public, free of charge.

Ms Wilk’s journey as an artist began over 30 years ago, evolving from fiber art to works on paper. She paints primarily in watercolor, with the style of her paintings ranging from a looser wet-in-wet look to highly representational. Her work is known for its intense color achieved by applying many layers, or glazes, of transparent paint creating color that is deeply saturated and glowing with light.

Ms Wilk’s paintings have received many awards and are included in numerous private and corporate collections. Her paintings can be seen at the Art In Residence gallery in Newtown, as well as Halstead Property in Wilton. Her work was included in Splash 12: The Best of Watercolor — Celebrating Artistic Vision (North Light Books, June 2011).

Laura Wilk studied at New Haven’s Creative Arts Workshop, but her path in art started in college with a minor in Art History from NYU. She is a Signature Member of the New England Watercolor Society and an active member of several Connecticut art associations. Information about the artist is available at www.laurawilk.com.

For more information about the SCAN demonstration, visit www.scanart.org.