Friday, May 3, 2013

Outlook Farm, Westhampton

Exhibit Space at Outlook Farm, Westhampton
Oil paintings by Alma LaFrance

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Member Exhibit: Carol Chandler

Monhegan
An exhibit of the charcoal drawings by Carol Chandler of Chester, MA will be held at the Westhampton Library for the month of February, 2013. An opening reception for the public will be held on February 7th, 5-7PM.  .  
Keystone Arch: Chester, MA: Charcoal by Carol Chandler
Paradise Pond, charcoal 

Monday, December 3, 2012

Member Exhibit: Old Courthouse Gallery



Alma LaFrance
Plein Air

Solo show
Old Courthouse Gallery
99 Main Street
Northampton MA

Reception:

Arts Night Out
Friday, December 14th,
5-8 pm

Show runs through April 2013
Gallery Hours
Monday Through Friday
9 am-4pm

Friday, August 24, 2012

en Plein air

Keystone Arch A, in Chester, MA; along the Westfield River
This Arch is 70 feet tall. 

Thursday, August 16, 2012

NM Watercolor Society

Main Morning, watercolor, by Karin Cook, NMWS

Karin Cook, a former "founding" member of HPAP who has moved to Albuquerque, joined us in Maine this past June. Here is one of her watercolors painted at Pemaquid Point, recently submitted to a WC show in Albuquerque, NM.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Mid Summer Greens

Suzanne, Natalie and Mary en plein air 

Monday, June 25, 2012

Plein air in Maine



Carol at Pemaquid Point
Carol, Mary Jo and Karin at Christmas Cove

Painting at the Lobster Pound in South Bristol
Dinners at 66 McCurdy Rd

Mary at Gull Cove
Whitehead, a painting by Alma

Friday, June 1, 2012

In Between Painting

Jackie Brodeur in between painting.......in Florence today.  (June 1, 2012) 

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Member Exhibit June 2012

Jacqueline Brodeur, of Westhampton MA
Natalie Birrell, of Huntington, MA
Mary Jo Litchard, of Blandford, MA
Watercolor Exhibt

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Members Juried into the 62nd Annual Academic Artist Association

Waterlillies, by Anne Kusiak

























Congratulations to Anne Kusiak and JoAnne Denehey who had fine paintings  juried into the 62nd Annual Academic Artists Show.
Tap this link to read more about the show.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Plein Air in Whatley, MA

Mary Montague and JoAnn Denehey en plein air Whatley
View of the Hannum Farm in Whatley, overlooking  MT Sugarloaf and the CT River.

Friday, April 6, 2012

First Day in the Field 2012

Mary M. Painting the Mt Tom Range
As the morning wore on, fluffy white clouds dotted the sky.
Beautiful!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Member Book Launch

A book edited by Kathryn Jensen which celebrates the beauty of the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts
in Poetry and Art.
"It is a testament by living poets and artists, and hopes to be a humble homage to those who have gone before."


Monday, December 19, 2011

Member Exhibit: December 2011

Route 66, on the way to Northampton
December 1-30th, 2011
Westhampton Memorial Library

"Close to Home," an exhibit of 17 recent paintings by
Alma LaFrance

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Agawam Library Competition

High Head Sunset, Pastel by Susanne Personette





                                     Placed First in Pastels at the Third Annual Agawam Library Competition.


FRIENDS OF THE AGAWAM PUBLIC 3RD ANNUAL JURIED ART SHOW
November 1-November 29. Paul Leveille of Holyoke earned the Juror’s Choice award. First place category winners are: Acrylic - Jill Abele Butcher.
 Pastel - Susanne Personette
Watercolor - Art Scholz
Oil - Edward Mead
Other Media - Frances Graziani

There will be an Awards Reception on Friday, November 11th from 7:00-9:00 for the public to meet the artists. Music and light refreshments will be provided.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

HPAP Group Calendar 2012

Calendar Images, 2012
January: Natalie Birrell
February: Mary Montague
March: Anne Kusiak
April: Susanne Personette
May: Mary Montague
June: Steve Sneider
July: Jackie Brodeur
August: Alma LaFrance
September: Carol Chandler
October: Carol Chandler
November: Jo-Ann Denehey
December: Mary Jo Litchard

The calendar is 8 1/2 x 11: Spiral bound
Daily spaces large enough to make notes in...

"Too pretty to use..," my sister says...


Hilltown Plein Air Painters Group Exhibitions and Events

2003: Huntington Public Library-Huntington & Hilltown Scenes
2005: Westhampton Congregational Church Benefit Exhibit-The Villiage and Farms of Westhampton
2006: Westfield Public Library Gallery -Westfield River Watershed
2006: Wyben Union Chapel Benefit Exhibit Westfield MA-Scenes in Wyben
2006: Chester Miniature Theater-The Chesterfield Gorge, Chester Train Station and Village
2006: Cooley Dickinson Hospital-Upper Gallery-Plein Air Local Scenes
2006: Old Courthouse Gallery , Northampton MA 2006-Plein Air Local Scenes
2006: Hilltown Community Development Corp Gallery: -Chesterfield -New Mexico Plein Air
2007: Meekins Library Gallery in Wiliamsburg Gallery:Plein air scenes of Graves Farm, Williamsburg
2007: Lathrop Community Gallery in Easthampton-Arcadia
2007: The Becket Land Trust-Scenes of the Becket Quarry
2008: July: Cummington Community House: "Peace of the River"
2009: March: Cooley Dickinson Hospital: "Who we Are."
2009: July 25: Paint Out and Outdoor Exhibit, 9am-2 pm: 99 Main Street, Northampton MA: Hampshire Council of Governments
2009: September 5-7: Blandford Fair Art Show
2009: September 11th: International Plein Air Paint Out: Stanley Park, Westfield MA
2010: Old Courthouse Gallery, Northampton: "Views from the Lawn." Plein air around the Northampton MA Area
2010: Huntington Porter Phelps Museum, Hadley MA; Aug-October
2010: Huntington Town Hall, Huntington MA: Nov & December: Scenes Around Town
2011: Huntington Town Hall: Ongoing, rotating exhibit of recent works.
2011: Westhampton Public Library: Hilltown Views: Month of May
2011: Westhampton Public Library: Hilltown Painters in the SouthWest
2012: Cummington Community Center: "Between Two Cities in Poetry and Art." April.
2013: Sunderland Public Library: Sugarloaf Views
2013: Hosmer Gallery, Northampton: Route 66 Road Trip