Second Saturday meetings.
2026-27
SEP 12
JANET SCAGNELLI, ANIMATOR, FINE ARTIST:
CLASSIC ANIMATION FOR TV
Animated TV commercials have been around since the beginning of television. Most of them were made in New York City, in small studios in the vicinity of the ad agencies. I worked in many of them, starting when I was 13 years old. My older sister worked at Terrytoons and brought me into the business. Then, around 1979, I opened the Chelsea Animation Company.
I especially loved the hand-drawn commercials, so I collected these, spanning from the 1940s through the 1980s. Watch for harried housewives and great jazz tracks in the 1950s, and psychedelic images, over-the-counter drugs, therapists’ voiceovers from the 1960s, all reflecting the times we lived in.
Because that’s what commercials are made to do—catch your eye and sell you a product. And they are well made short stories.
No one gets credits, normally. So just to let you know, watch for a Frank Zappa soundtrack in one, and Gene Wilder’s voiceover in another.
Meeting at Crossroads Art Center.
OCT 14
MUSIC IN NATURE:
Scottish fiddler Colin MacLeod
We had such a great time at our last paint out here, we deciced to do it again!
Our guest brings over 40 years of Celtic music experience to the canvas. And, as a life model, he will play the fiddle while artists enjoy the outdoors and music.
VISIT, sketch, photograph, paint, and enjoy the music. You’re invited to let traditional sound influence your art or your soul. He makes a good model if you’d like to photograph, draw, or paint.
DATE AND TIME: Sat. Oct 14, 10 am – 1pm
LOCATION: Mary and Nick Soroka’ s log home and studios near the Chickahominy River.
10229 Holly Hill Road, Glen Allen, VA, 23059. (Directions below)
DONATION: To offset the cost of the fiddler, you are requested to make a $10 cash donation.
BRING: Art or photo equipment, lunch or snacks/ shareables
Please bring simple food to share and please attend even if all you want to do is walk the wooded paths down to the water, visit Mary and Nick’s pottery and woodworking studios, listen to nature and say hello to your friends over lunch. Let’s plan 10 to 1. Come set up earlier if you’d like a long session with morning light. Bring: snacks, and art supplies as desired, and a folding chair. Mary Soroka Real Estate is treating us to their place, along with soft drinks and water. See you there!
DIRECTIONS:
From the south to Brook Rd. (US Route 1), left on Cedar Ln. (Route 623), left on Holly Hill Rd.
At the end of Holly Hill Road, you’ll see a bank of mailboxes, and a few driveways.
Take the driveway to the left. This is a long shared road – wooded and rural.
At the next 3 way fork, there is a blue sign with their address –
Turn right at the sign.
Keep driving down the lane past several more houses. Keep going till you see a large log cabin! There will be overflow parking offered by their neighbors to the right of the driveway across from their garden just before you get to the house.
NOV 14
DEC 12
HOLIDAY PARTY!
JAN 9
FEB 13
MAR 13
APR 10
MAY 8
Meetings are held 10:00 am to noon, Second Saturdays from September to May
Meeting Format: Gather and mingle at 10am / Presentations start promptly at 10:15 / Clean up 11:45 / Out at 12 noon sharp, usually. (Some meetings will last longer for special events.) Monthly Sept-May; we go on vacation in the summers. Some meetings will be with Zoom video conferencing. ZOOM Tips here
Board Meetings: In season, monthly. As needed in the summer.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
MAY 9, 2026, SEASON FINALE
MUSIC IN NATURE: Colin MacLeod. GROUP PAINT OUT!
JAN 10 2026
Eleanor Cox – Accomplished watercolorist will speak and demonstrate her process.
FEB 14 2026
Bryant Rothrock of Richmond Frame Shop will show recent styles of frames and discuss framing techniques.
MAR 14 2026
Aaron Bowles, painter and digital video artist will show recent work and demonstrate A.I. graphics.
APR 11 2026
Lucille Lanier Lugay is a daily sketchbook aficionado. A landscape architect, her sketchbook is full of loose watercolor studies pulled straight from her garden.
Meetings are held 10:00 am to noon, Second Saturdays from September to May
Meeting Format: Gather and mingle at 10am / Presentations start promptly at 10:15 / Clean up 11:45 / Out at 12 noon sharp, usually. (Some meetings will last longer for special events.) Monthly Sept-May; we go on vacation in the summers. Some meetings will be with Zoom video conferencing. ZOOM Tips here
Board Meetings: In season, monthly. As needed in the summer.