The Museum of Darien is offering a special Portrait Day featuring tintypes and silhouettes on Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
You need to make an appointment for your sitting, which takes about 20 minutes. — an announcement from the Museum of Darien
Participants can have a tintype portrait taken by award-winning artist, Greg Shea or a silhouette created in their likeness by Shadow and Light renowned silhouette artist in time to create a treasured gift for Mother’s Day. Tintype, a style of photography that was very popular during the Civil War, is best known for producing black and white images that have amazing details. Greg Shea is a craftsman with diverse creative interests including drawing and painting, digital and wet-plate collodion photography, portraiture, illustration, printmaking, and much more. Pricing is $50 for a 4×5 photograph and $90 for an 8×10.
The Museum of Darien is offering a special Portrait Day featuring tintypes and silhouettes on Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
— an announcement from the Museum of Darien
Participants can have a tintype portrait taken by award-winning artist, Greg Shea or a silhouette created in their likeness by Shadow and Light renowned silhouette artist in time to create a treasured gift for Mother’s Day. Tintype, a style of photography that was very popular during the Civil War, is best known for producing black and white images that have amazing details. Greg Shea is a craftsman with diverse creative interests including drawing and painting, digital and wet-plate collodion photography, portraiture, illustration, printmaking, and much more. Pricing is $50 for a 4×5 photograph and $90 for an 8×10. To schedule and pay for your sitting, which takes about 20 minutes, please call the Museum at (203) 655-9233.
The Museum of Darien is offering a basket weaving and wooden egg decorating workshop for ages 8 and up on Tuesday, April 4, from 4 to 5:45 p.m.
In this class, just in time for Easter, participants will learn the traditional skill of basket weaving and the art of marbleizing wooden eggs. Each student will take home a handmade basket of colorful eggs. Fee for members is $40 and non-members is $45. To sign up and find out more, visit the museum website or call (203) 655-9233. The Museum of Darien is open with visiting hours on Tuesdays through Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 45 Old King’s Hwy, next to Goodwives Shopping Center.
Museum of Darien is presenting a new exhibit, “In A New Light – The Heart of Our Collection.” The exhibition of 30 paintings includes landscapes, portraits and florals by 12 turn-of-the-century artists who lived and worked in Darien. — an announcement from the Museum of Darien
Most received formal training either abroad in Italy or Paris or at the Boston School of Fine Arts, Chicago Art Institute or with notable American impressionists. A few became nationally acclaimed while participating in Darien’s Guild of the Seven Arts and teaching locally. Established in 1953 as the Darien Historical Society, the Museum of Darien has crafted objects, narratives and works of art that have shaped the community of Darien.
