Webster Art Club

06/17/2026

Field Trip and Lunch
Our last friend trip of the season was to the new Anna Kern Fine Art & Studio at 83 South Main Street in Canandaigua. Open just over a month, this delightful space is filled with oil, watercolor and acrylic paintings created by Kern over a twenty-two year span. From florals to abstracts (and even some animal portraits), this studio reflects the hard work and dynamic personality of the artist, herself, who welcomed our club members with a joy and warmth everyone loved. One is welcome to just sit and enjoy the artwork in each room.
A native of Long Island, Kern spent many years in Florida participating in the art scenes in Ocala and Pensacola. She just LOVES painting, and her energy is inspiring. After listening to her share her process for her abstract pieces, many of us were ready to get our paints out and start working! We wish Anna Kern much success in her new venture as gallery owner.
We then enjoyed the work of the Ontario County Arts Council in a small display at the Wood Library in Canandaigua. Work reflected a variety of media and themes, like any community group should!
Afterwards, we had a delicious lunch at Nolan’s Restaurant, with lobster rolls being the dominant order! What a great way to celebrate the summer season, the friendliness of Webster Art Club and a much anticipated two month month hiatus. Keep creating!

06/11/2026

WAC Picnic/Silent Auction
Many thanks to all who participated in our annual picnic! What a great time full of good food, friendly conversation and generous donations to support fundraising for our annual WAC Awards given to local high school art students. Grateful thanks to our picnic organizers, Jeanne and Corrine, for their service and attention to detail, and to the Webster Rec Center for use of the Webster Arboretum for this event.

06/10/2026

Off for the summer. Consider joining us in September!

05/21/2026

A Productive Morning
Wednesday mornings throughout our season (ends in June), members of WAC meet at the Rec Center to work on their own drawings, paintings, etc. This week, Christy worked on drawing eyes; Kate worked on watercolor studies; Carolyn worked on an illustration featuring her favorite squirrel; Jeanne worked on painting shells; Corrine worked drawing natural items, including a nest using a Micron pen; and Mary worked on painting with odd objects like seed pods, bubble wrap, cardboard and corks. Everyone was busy!

05/21/2026

Another fun evening of Creative Canvas painting was held on May 20 through Webster Parks and Recreation. Thank you to Carol and Beth, members of the Webster Art Club, for their coordination of the event and step-by-step instruction!

05/14/2026

May Meeting: A Fine Evening with Bill Finewood
“His work is so varied, so beautiful, and he’s good at everything,” said one of our members after seeing painter and illustrator, Bill Finewood’s, presentation. Another member said she liked his detailed and super-realistic style, but especially enjoyed seeing Finewood’s early 3-dimensional paper relief illustrations. Still another audience member was transformed back to Nyhavn, Copenhagen, upon seeing Finewood’s finely detailed painting of the city’s waterfront filled with 17th century architecture and historic ships.
Yes, Bill Finewood’s work is varied, highly detailed and beautifully rendered, with inviting compositions reflecting local landscapes, architecture and canal scenes, as well as paintings of animals and birds he sees here and in Montana where he spends time. His work serves as a reminder of how inspiring our own local area is for Finewood and other artists who interpret the area’s beauty in their artwork.
See BIll’s painting in this year’s Fairport Canal Festival poster!

05/02/2026

Webster Art Club: May Meeting

05/02/2026

Spring Show at Barnes & Noble, Pittsford
Up through the month of May, WAC’s Spring Show offers a variety of styles, techniques and media to admire. Judge, Laura Wilder, herself a skilled printmaker, evaluated sixty works of art and awarded six Merit awards, six Juror awards, along with Most Creative and Best of Show ribbons. We hope viewers will stop by the show and vote for their favorite piece! Thank you to all who participated and helped with the show, and congratulations to those who won an award!

04/16/2026

04/15/2026

If you want to learn how to paint this very cute scene, sign up for Creative Canvas through the Webster Rec Center! Webster Art Club members will teach you how!