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"On the Bridge at Panthorn"
Cathy Michanczyk
Cathy Michanczyk, a
native of Southington, has studied oil painting with local artists--the late
Bruce Raven from Gallery 53 in Meriden and Sean Michanczyk, former owner of
Paris in Plantsville. She has also taken
graphic design and illustration at Tunxis Community College where she primarily
did renderings in pencil and pen/ink. Cathy’s
landscapes and seascapes are rendered in acrylics and oils and usually
reference places visited within the New England area. She tries to capture those “at a glance”
moments through the camera lens and then uses them to create her own
interpretation onto canvas.
Cathy’s interest in art dates back to early
childhood. She was always active with
drawing, designing, sewing, crafting, and painting. Some noteworthy accomplishments include
illustrations for a school nurse emergency manual for the Department of Pediatrics at UCONN,
drawings for a poetry book written by her brother Michael, and a coloring book
for her sister’s dance studio.
For more than 30 years, Cathy’s paintings have
been displayed in various town libraries,
hospitals, nursing care facilities, banks, restaurants, gift stores, and art
galleries. Currently, she volunteers at
the SoCCA Gift Store where she sells handmade items.
"Artist of the
Month” Exhibits held at:
·
Farmington Library “The Great Outdoors” –
July-August, 2016
·
The Spear Gallery at
The Stanley-Whitman Museum in May, 2016 and September, 2012
·
Southington Public Library
in May, 2014
·
Paris In Plantsville in
July, 2014
·
SACA at The Orchards in
July, 2012
"Spring on the Trails"
