The works of Newtown residents Marleen Cafarelli, David Maier and Joe Paccia will be featured in the next exhibition at Newtown Municipal Center.

“In Our Rearview Mirror” will be on view weekdays, October 1-31. The works will be hung in the building’s main corridor, and they will be able to be viewed Monday through Wednesday between 7:30 am and 5 pm, and any time the building is open for town board and commission meetings.

In addition, an opening reception will be celebrated Sunday, October 7, from 2 to 4 pm. Shilin Ray will perform live music, and refreshments will be served.

Newtown Cultural Arts Commission (NCAC) is sponsoring the show in conjunction with National Arts & Humanities Month. The exhibition is also continuing the commission’s [naviga:u]2018 Newtown Arts Festival event offerings[/naviga:u].

The artists were selected by NCAC as representative of the shows that have been presented at the town building. All three are self-taught artists in their respective artistic fields.

Ms Cafarelli is well-known for her work with the Second Horse Guard, housed on the grounds of Fairfield Hills in Newtown. For this exhibit, she will be concentrating “About Newtown.”

In addition to her local photography work, her company — Photo and Video Art Works — does corporate photography as well as being present in operating rooms when new equipment is being used. It is her (and her husband’s) videos that are then used to train people all over the world.

Ms Cafarelli is also the official photographer of Newtown Arts Festival, which celebrated its eighth annual event earlier this month.

David Maier works in oils, watercolors, and “scratch painting.”

He has learned his art by observing every detail in the paintings of masters, Mr Maier has said.

As he expands his art, he has begun to paint on wood with stain and an airbrush. Some of his works are on classic canvas, while others are on masonite or linen

“There is always more to learn,” Mr Maier noted.

The work of Joe Paccia, a Broadcast animator for NBC Sports, will be reflecting “The Coming of Winter.” A graduate of the Southeastern Massachusetts University, he majored in painting.

Mr Paccia’s work always tells a story. It is reflective and draws the viewer in. His landscapes are real and dynamic. His work has been called “neo-impressionism,” with influences from Monet, Pissaro, and Van Gogh.