The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will present Susan Grisell painting a still life in oil on Wednesday, September 28, at 1:30 pm, in the lower level of Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street.

The demonstration is open to the public and admission is free.

Grisell, a Gaylordsville native, has been painting since her teens when she began studying with her neighbor Bernard Lennon, and began showing her work at age 18. A representational painter, Grisell works primarily in oil.

Landscapes, figures, and still life are her subjects. She considers her work as a sort of visual diary, an attempt to communicate her perception of her subject at the time to the viewer, and ultimately to enhance that person’s appreciation of his or her surroundings.

Grisell has exhibited primarily in outdoor shows since 1965, but now prefers online or indoor venues.

The artist has won frequent awards since the age of 19, including Best in Show at Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in New York City and at Art at the Meetinghouse in Roxbury; the Brackman Award for Figure and Portraiture in Mystic; the Landscape Award at Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit, and many others.

More than that, however, she values the esteem of her colleagues, some of whom have called her a “painter’s painter.” She has painted on both coasts, throughout her home territory of New England, in New Mexico and Wyoming, and abroad in France and Italy. Her work is in private collections throughout the United States, in Europe, China, Japan, and Australia.

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