Portrait-painting demonstration in Newtown

NEWTOWN - SCAN, The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, will have Paul McCormack of Glemham, N.Y. to demonstrate painting a portrait from a live model in watercolor at the group's next meeting, Wednesday July 13 at 7:30 p.m.

This demonstration will take place at the Newtown Meeting House (lower level) on Main Street at the flagpole. The public is invited and admission is free.

McCormack's 20 years of experience in painting portraits has earned him national recognition as a fine artist. His dedication has earned him representation among some of the top portrait artists in the world at "Portraits Inc." in New York City.

Displaying equal skill and depth with works in both oils and watercolors, he has exhibited widely with various establishments. Among them are the National Arts Club (NYC), the Salmagundi Club (NYC), the American Watercolor Society, the Montclair Arts Museum (NJ), the Noyes Museum (NJ), and the Butler Institute of American Art (OH).

Throughout the years he has been the recipient of many honors. In 2000 he received the "Paul Strisik Memorial Award for Excellence" at the Annual Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association.

In 1999 he won awards at both the Allied Artists of America Annual Exhibition and the Hudson Valley Art Association Annual.