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Quabbin Art Association September 19, 2019
Meg Bandarra Pastel Painter www.megbandarra.com
Meg Bandarra Bio: (Bandarra is pronounced Ban-‐dare-‐ah, with “dare” as in “I dare you”) Meg Bandarra is a representational painter who lives and works in Northampton Massachusetts. Meg received a BFA from the Hartford Art School, where she was educated in both the fine and commercial arts. Before becoming a painter, Meg had a variety of professional art experience. She owned her own graphic design company. She was employed by a global licensing organization, where she worked with a variety of children’s literary brands. Including her role as International Commercial & Design Director for the World Of Eric Carle. Her how-‐to craft projects have also been featured in books and publications such as Women’s World, Yankee and Parenting Magazines.
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Now dedicated to the pastel medium, Meg enjoys working both in her Northampton studio as well as outside, en plein air, whenever possible (particularly at night). Meg is a member of several art organizations such as the Pastel Society Of America, Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, and the Connecticut Pastel Society. Her award-‐winning work can be seen in shows throughout central and southern New England. Artists Statement: As an artist, I am constantly inspired by the world around me. Most of my paintings are of places from my everyday life. I don’t often seek out beautiful places to paint, because inspiration and beauty are
everywhere, just waiting to be noticed. Being mindful and aware of my environment allows me to observe these moments as I go about my day. With my work, I try to create a visual memory that will transport me back to the scene and evoke the same emotion I felt when it captured my attention. My hope is that it will also capture the viewer's attention and allow them to see and feel the moment, as if they have been transported with me. More information about Meg and her work can be found at www.megbandarra.com -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Quabbin Art Association is happy to announce Meg Bandarra as our guest presenter on Thursday, September 19, 2019. General meetings are held at the Belchertown Town Hall, 2 Jabish Street, Belchertown, Massachusetts. 6:30–7 pm | Socializing 7-‐7:30 pm | Business Meeting 7:30-‐8:30 pm | Guest Presenter Visit our Website to learn more about Quabbin Art Association https://www.quabbinartassociation.com
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