Category: Current and Upcoming Events

  • Midsummer Updates

    Upcoming Workshops and Classes Southport, Silvermine, Rowayton, and Italy Plein Air Demos from Southport StudioAbove: Oil on panel, 6″ x 8″, Garden ArchBelow: Oil on canvas, 5″ x 7″, GardenOil on panel, 6″ x 8″, Sunset Southport HarborOil on canvas, 16″ x 20″, Golden Hour Southport Harbor Rowayton Arts CenterRhapsody in ColorJuly 19 – Aug 23, 2023, 6 – […]

  • Southport Studio

    Pop-Up Art Show Stop in Friday, June 2, 2023. Southport Studio at 212 Center Street, Southport, CT  Painting Lessons Available – Details Below.

  • Weekend Painting Workshop & Art Retreat in Umbria

    Weekend Painting Workshop & Art Retreat in Umbria

    Extend your time in Italy

  • Sail & Sketch

    Sail & Sketch Come sail with Jill and sketch the shoreline this summer. Three hours of sailing and sketching. Limited to three students. Contact Jill to schedule your time.

  • Color and Light Landscape One Day Workshop at Silvermine

    Color and Light Landscape One Day Workshop at Silvermine

    Color and Light – One Day Workshop – Landscape at Silvermine Art SchoolMay 13, 2023, Saturday 10 AM – 4 PM Painting on location is a unique and satisfying way to experience and appreciate the natural world. It is a form of mediation where the mind is void of chatter or overthinking. In this one-day workshop, we will […]

  • Spring Workshop at Silvermine – Color Alchemy Weekend Workshop

    Sign Up Now! 10 AM – 4 PM, Saturday, May 6 & Sunday, May 7  This is a two-day combination workshop of lecture, demonstration, and painting that will investigate color, the most complicated and elusive element in painting. We will be exploring the interactions, palettes, value, temperature, saturation, intensity, and placement in composition,  As well as color theory, […]

  • Italy Art Retreat

    Italy Art Retreat

    Come paint in Italy this fall – All-Inclusive painting workshop and retreat.

  • Summer Painting Lesson Sessions

    Brush up on your painting skills this summer – In semi-private lessons – There is a selection of four sessions – three classes each session, including evenings, or ala carte classes in Southport

  • February & March Happenings

    Earthquake Relief Art Auction,February 20 -25th,On Instagram @fairshareartauctionsJill Nichols “Roses for Relief”Bids start at $50. Place your bid starting February 20th – Highest bid wins on February 25th Faculty Exhibit at SilvermineFebruary 25th – March 23rdPlease join me forThe opening reception Saturday, February 25th, 20232-4 PM at Silvermine Art Center1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan, Connecticut […]

  • New Releases 2023!

    Reflections on 2022 The Dam Painting The Venice Tempest