SCAN To Welcome Charles Ray For Artist Demo

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will host Charles Ray of Redding, offering a demonstration of painting in acrylic, on Wednesday, October 24, at 1:30 pm. His subject will be sunflowers.

The free program will be offered in the lower meeting room of Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street.

Mr Ray’s current work focuses on one of several themes, which he finds himself returning to regularly: cloudscapes, vanishing American still life, sunflowers, trees and shorelines.

Mr Ray has retired as the director at Silvermine School of the Arts in New Canaan, a position he held since 1993. In addition he taught painting and drawing at Silvermine School for many years and is a Silvermine Guild Artist member.

Mr Ray graduated from Hartford Art School and studied at Yale School of Art. He has had numerous one-person shows and has been in group and museum shows throughout Connecticut, New York and neighboring states. In addition he has been commissioned for many corporate and private portraits. Presently he is teaching at Rowayton Art Center and in addition has private students.

Reservations are not needed for SCAN programs, but additional information is available from Ruth Newquist; telephone 203-426-6654.