Artists of New York's Capital District and Beyond
Now Celebrating 50 Years!
Est. 1974
WORKSHOPS & DEMOS
Welcome Maggie Demarco
2025 Member Meeting & Demo
March demo this year is March 11 at 7 o’clock on Zoom
Maggie Demarco is a resident of Naples, Florida and Narragansett, Rhode Island. She has studied with many well-known artists locally and abroad. She started painting landscapes and still lifes before transitioning to abstract. Her goal is to make paintings that excite the soul and bring joy and serenity to the viewer.
Special Thanks to All of the Artists Who Have Presented.
Thank You, Al Gury
2025 Member Meeting & Demo
Tuesday, January 7, 2024 at 6:45pm
Al presented a colorful painting demonstration following our meeting on Zoom.
Thank you, Cathy Laccetti
2024 Member Meeting & Demo
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 6:30pm
Jean presented an acrylic on gels demonstration at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Latham, NY.
Special thanks to
Nancy Haggerty-Lyons
CAL sponsored a collage class, taught by CAL member Nancy Haggerty-Lyons, at the Colonie Library. Here are photos of some of the attendees work. Thank you, Nancy for offering this creative evening for adults.
Thank you Caitlin Cadieux
2023 Member Meeting & Demo
Tuesday, November 7 at 6:30pm
Caitlin presented a LIVE nature art demonstration with colored paper and pencils at St. Matthew's Church. She is an art director, animator/illustrator, and is passionate about educating and sharing her artistic knowledge with everyone.
Thank you Marion Reynolds
2023 Member Meeting & Oil Paint Demo
Tuesday, September 5 at 6:30pm
St. Matthew's Church in Latham
Marion Reynolds received a BA in studio art from Middlebury College, and an MFA in painting from Queens College CUNY. She also studied at the Center for Art Safety in NYC. She has taught art for 25 years at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville Virginia, The Douglass Street Artspace in Brooklyn, NY, and at The Art Center of the Capital Region in Troy NY.
Meet Ed Ticson
2023 Member Meeting & Demo
Tuesday, May 2 at 6:00pm
Ed Ticson is a lecturer in creative arts at Siena College and will present an Art History Talk about Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900 at St. Matthew's Church in Latham.
We will also award the Student Scholarships.
Thank you Ed Ticson
2023 Member Meeting & Demo
Tuesday, Febraury 11
Ed presented a portrait and figure drawing workshop at St. Matthew's Church in Latham.
Thank you
Eden Compton
2022 Member Meeting & Demo
Tuesday, January, 4 at 6:45pm
Eden presented a beautiful gouache painting demonstration.
View Instagram video here.
Member Meeting & Demo
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 6:45pm
Scott Thomas Balfe presented a landscape oil painting demonstration. Thank you Scott.
Member Meeting & Demo
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 6:45pm
Thank you to Maryanne Buschini for the oil painting demonstration of female figures.
Member Meeting and Demo:
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 6:45pm
Thank you to Jill Basham for the painting demonstration.
Member Meeting & Demo
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 6:45pm
Thank you to Kim Johnson for the watercolor demonstration of her cat.
Member Meeting and Demo
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 6:45pm
Thank you to Noreen Powell for the incredible painting demonstration.
2-Day Art Event
2-DAY Zoom Landscape Acrylics Workshop with Tom Myott
Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7, 2021
Thank you to Tom for a spectacular 2-day virtual workshop
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 7pm
General Meeting: Via Zoom
Thank you to Master Pastelist, Susan M. Story for her Pastel Demonstration.
Susan is a successful landscape painter working from her upstate New York studio. She is intrigued by complex interweaving of lines, textures and shapes: the chaos, as well as the order of nature.
Follow her on Instagram
@susanmstoryfineart
Wednesday Nov. 11 & Thursday Nov. 12, 2020
Thank you Tony Conner for walking us through a two day watercolor workshop and teaching us some cool snow scene techniques via Zoom.
Day 1
Day 2
Tuesday Nov. 10, 2020: Tom Myott welcomed us into his studio for a demonstration of his painting style and practices. He works quickly with a sketch, then blocks of color with acrylic paint, then shading and ending with his trademark strategic placement of dots and dashes. Amazing work.
Oct. 6, 2020: Takeyce Walter provided an online demo in oil of an Adirondack water scene at our General Meeting. Takeyce is an accomplished artist in both oil and pastel. View the finished piece here.
Sept. 8, 2020: Tony Conner provided an online watercolor demo at out General Meeting. Tony is a master of watercolor landscapes.
February 2020: Terry Teitlebaum demonstrated painting abstracts in oils on panel.
