We will be embracing the beautiful change of season in picturesque Glastonbury, Ct. at The Connecticut River Valley Inn and Artists Rising Creativity Retreats. Join us for 5 days of artful nourishment, chef prepared meals on our beautiful historic property in the historic town of Glastonbury, CT with direct river access.  Guests will have 24/7 access to the studio and the grounds, with opportunities to kayak, bike, paddleboards and add-on excursions.  Enjoy unlimited laughter and friendship with kindred spirits while we learn Painting Spring in New England from Kim Myers Smith.

Painting with rich, buttery oil paints you will paint all things spring like flowers and birds. You will enjoy learning a loose painting technique with expressive brushstrokes so you can add to your painting “tool box” of skills to achieve a more vibrant and expressive painting. Suitable for all levels.

Kim Myers Smith, a Lancaster County, PA native, was born with the love of art in her soul. She earned her BFA in Communication Design from Kutztown University and has owned TCG Design in East Petersburg for more than 30  years. Even though she is in a creative business, something was always missing.

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After the last of her three children became more independent, she felt drawn to pursue her love of painting. Now she paints every day, rising  before the sun. Committing to this daily practice fits perfectly into her busy life. Over the past several years, Kim  has developed a consistent style in her painting. Yet her subject matter is diverse – from florals and landscapes to  birds and fruit –with a holiday ornament or summer crab mixed in to celebrate a special moment in time. 

About her work: 

Kim finds that painting with the buttery richness of oil paint is fluid and magical. She favors clean colors and  intensional  brushstrokes to keep her paintings bright and inviting. Kim wants her paintings to inspire your eyes  to dance across the canvas and leave you feeling calm and happy. Her style is impressionistic with a touch of her  graphic design background shining through. Quite simply, she strives to delight and make the world more beautiful, one painting at a time.

5pm Welcome Reception - meet your fellow students reception with appetizers and refreshments.

Room check ins begin at 3pm

All-day workshop starting at 9am and lunch

Art Studio available 24/7

Optional yoga, walking, biking  in the morning Workshop from 9-4 (breakfast & lunch included)

Art Studio available 24/7

Optional yoga, walking, biking in the morning Workshop from 9 - noon (breakfast included)

Excursion to one of the 169 small towns in Connecticut for touring and lunch and a visit to one of the gardens designed by historic landscape designer, Beatrix Farrand, among the first women to practice landscape architecture in the United States. “A garden, large or small, must be treated in the Impressionist manner,” she once wrote. “Plants are to the gardener what her palette is to the painter.” Farewell Dinner together in Glastonbury 

Art Studio available 24/7

Breakfast in the morning Studio work in the morning, sketching and 

Checkout by 1PM