GLT Art Show 2023
- Show Dates: October 26-November 26
- BIG PAINT October 1
- Opening Night: October 26
Click Here to see 2023 Art Show Program
Each fall, the Granby Land Trust and the Granby Artists Association work together to host a juried art show that celebrates the splendor of nature and the importance of conservation. The Celebrating New England's Natural Beauty Art Show brings together some of the region's the finest artists, all of whom draw inspiration from the beauty of the natural world. The show is held at the Lost Acres Vineyard in North Granby -- a spectacular setting for showcasing art inspired by nature.
This year's show (our 16th!) will open on October 26. Art lovers, nature lovers, wine lovers, and everyone else who enjoys a lovely night out, mark your calendars for Opening Night on Thursday, October 26, from 5-8 pm, and then any weekend through November 26, during Lost Acres Vineyard hours (Fridays and Saturdays 12-6 pm, Sundays 12-5 pm). All art will be available for purchase, with a portion of sales benefiting the Granby Land Trust. Join us and celebrate New England’s natural beauty.
2023 Accepted Works
The Granby Land Trust thanks all of you who entered your work in the 2023 Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty Juried Art Show. This annual show has become very popular, and with only so much wall space, our juror had to be very selective. We congratulate all of you whose work has been accepted into the show. And we thank each and every one of you for entering. We are so impressed by your talent and the courage it takes to enter a juried show.
Thomas Adkins, Sailing Into Monhegan
Thomas Adkins, Fall, Wilcox House
Sarah Baskin, Afternoon Sunshine
Marianne Berman, Hope Floats
Margot Callahan, Golden Pond
Margot Callahan, Come on Down
Tom Cameron, Sharing Water Weeds
Avis Cherichetti, Flocking
Danny Cohan, Outbuildings
Patrick Corey, Two Lights State Park
Patrick Corey, Portland Head Light
Beverlee Corriveau, Cosmos
Rick Daskam, Rocks, Surf and Fog
Rick Daskam, Fish Beach Parking Lot
Violet Davenport, Sheep Study
Donna Davis, On Benedict Pond
Suzanne DiSessa, Audubon Road Barn
Carolyn Dittes, Waterfall
Roger Duffy, Psalm 46:4
Roger Duffy, Deuteronomy 30:19
Laura Eden, Holcomb's Bounty
Laura Eden, Winter's Grace
Catherine Elliott, May at McLean
Catherine Elliott, Salmon Brook Autumn
Lorraine Ficara, Mary Edwards Water Music
Faripour Forouhar, Simon's Farm
Faripour Forouhar, The House on the Ocean
Steve Gerling, Brookies and Hendricksons
Ray Harder, Encaustic Simsbury Tobacco Barn
David Lang, Apple Orchard
David Lang, Highlights
Jim Laurino, House Barns - Loomis Street
Jim Laurino, Hydrangea - Wilcox Side Yard
Terre Lefferts, View of Frenchman Bay
Deborah Leonard, Plein Air Holcomb Farm
Stephen Linde, A Walk on the Beach
Lisa Linehan, Morning Visit
Ellen Maniatty, Yellow Light
Ellen Maniatty, Nature's Lace
Ken Marceau, Misty Morning
Ken Marceau, Grove in Winter
Sally Sargent Markey, Holcomb Farm Path to the River
George Mattingly, Lyme, CT
Rita Law McConaughy, Old Lone Apple Tree
Rita Law McConaughy, High Field
Melissa Meredith, Barn/Florence Griswold
Melissa Meredith, Field Walk
Judith Meyers, Meig's Point Musings
Roberta Morehouse, Old Mill on the Farmington
Tracy Marlor and Brenon Plourde, Tea for Two
Tracy Marlor and Brenon Plourde, Sake Blossom
Lori Rapuano, Winter Magic
Scott Rhoades, Maine Attraction
Scott Rhoades, Passing Through
Nina Ritson, Moonlight on Wilcox Barn
Nina Ritson, November Tree
Stephanie Rogers, Autumn Glow
Stephanie Rogers, Serenity
Deborah Sacks, Last Light Illumination
Michael Sacks, Rock of Ages Quarry
Heather Sawtelle, The Gardener
Heather Sawtelle, Backyard Beauties
J. Elaine Senack, Marsh in Autumn
J. Elaine Senack, Sunset on the Lake
Don Shaw, Jr., Tobacco Valley Sunrise
Bill Simpson, Last Good Country No. 2
John Starinovich, Metamorphosis IV
John Stevenson, Morning at Nauset Marsh
Lucia Sullivan, Tyringham Barn
Gene Suponski, Pilgrim Wares
Karen Suponski, Creamer Pond
Karen Suponski, View from the Tower
David Tefft, Cape Cod #20
Lisa Tellier, Catching the Light
Lisa Tellier, Moosehead Magic
Charles Wilhelm, High Surf, Acadia
Doug Williams, Hiking on Holcomb Farm
As a reminder, declined works can be picked up:
- Thursday, October 26, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm sharp. (We’re sorry, but we cannot make exceptions. Please understand that we are very busy that evening and will have to shift our attention to the Show Opening at 5:00.)
- Friday, October 27, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Attention Artists!
Are you interested in entering your work in this juried art show? Are you looking for inspiration?
- Check out our our PROSPECTUS.
- Come to the BIG PAINT, a plein aire painting event, on October 1, at Holcomb Farm in West Granby. This 312-acre farm offers a variety of paint-worthy settings, including open fields with mowed paths, agricultural fields, old barns, a farm pond, an arboretum (the Holcomb Tree Trail), beautiful woodlands, the West Branch of the Salmon Brook, and more. Learn more.
- Check out our GLT PROPERTY MAP that shows the properties we own (marked in green) and the properties with trails, and where you can park to access them. You are welcome to paint on any of our owned properties.
- Mark your calendar for Opening Night -- October 26. Join us for complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine (one glass per person, on the house), while you socialize, meet the artists, and enjoy the show. Nearly $5,000 in awards will be presented to artists at the Opening.
Prospectus
GLT PROPERTY MAP
Earlier this spring, we set up this trail cam on a log crossing over the roaring Mountain Brook on the GLT’s Garmany Preserve in West Granby. We hoped to capture some video of animals making their way from one side of the brook to the other. After watching hundreds of squirrel videos (truly, hundreds), we were thrilled to see this beautiful bobcat! Watch how he disappears into the woods 👀.
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Two Virginia Rails photographed earlier this week near the South Marsh at the GLT’s Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve. Wary of being in the open, these chickenlike long-billed birds like freshwater and brackish wetlands (like the South Marsh) that have cover and they feed primarily on insects. You are more likely to hear their distinctive call in the hours surrounding dawn and dusk (“tick-it, tick-it, tick-it…) than see them so this was a terrific photo 📸 capture by GLT Member Don Shaw, Jr.
#VirginiaRail #Birds #BirdPhotography #DismalBrookWildlifePreserve #NorthGranbyCT #WestGranby #GranbyCT #LoveYourCTLandTrust #MyHappyPlace #Land4All #LandTrust #GranbyLandTrust
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Once again, the Granby Land Trust’s “Trust the Bees” Gran-Bee Trivia Contest team stirred up a beehive of activity at last Friday’s Granby Education Foundation event. We thank our Gran-Bee Team members – GLT Board Members Karen Dowd, Stacey Bahn Kroninger, and former GMHS student and current educator Kenzie Dowd – for their great work, which included distributing many Karen Dowd-crocheted bees 🐝 to a swarming crowd of youngsters. Congratulations 👏 to the Granby Education Foundation on running yet another successful Gran-Bee!
#TrusttheBees #GranbyEducationFoundation #GranBee #GranbeeTrivia Contest #NorthGranbyCT #WestGranby #GranbyCT #LoveYourCTLandTrust #MyHappyPlace #Land4All #LandTrust #GranbyLandTrust
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