Artist John Forgione At Work At His Burying Hill “Studio”
Artist John Forgione worked in his "en Plein Air" studio and gallery at Burying Hill Beach on Monday, taking advantage of the warm, beautiful weather.
John Forgione - Plein Air and Studio Painter
John’s artistic passion and influence started as a young boy when he was introduced to painting and sculpture by his uncle, mentor, and namesake John Forgione senior. John went on to major in fine arts at the University of Connecticut, and was deeply influenced by the French and American Impressionists movements. His desire to paint is driven by a true love of nature and art, and he takes great satisfaction in painting outside, "en plein air". He enjoys the emotional and physical challenges of painting outdoors, working quickly and fervently to capture the effects of light, weather, form, architecture and nature in his work. His paintings have been displayed and sold through a variety of Connecticut art shows, galleries and home studio.
He is a former member of the Fine Line Art Gallery, in Woodbury, CT, and an associate member of the NEST Arts Factory, in Bridgeport, CT. John is also a successful entrepreneur, and is a founding partner at SFA Marketing, a Connecticut-based marketing agency.
A selection of his artwork and techniques can be seen on his website at www.johnforgione.com
Additional Links to Instagram and Facebook”
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Morning Weather Report
Today
Showers likely, mainly between noon and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. High near 51. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 2am. Temperature rising to around 53 by 4am. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tomorrow
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Tomorrow Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Gladys Eva McCubbin, 93, Died; World Traveler, Former Westporter
Gladys Eva McCubbin, 93, of Charlottesville, Va., died on Sunday, February 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving children.
She was born on January 19, 1929, in Calgary, Canada, to the late Fred and Grace Wilson. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas John McCubbin. They were married for almost 60 years which were filled with a life of love and adventure that took them around the world.
Gladys is survived by her children, daughter, Cheryl Norman and her husband, Clarke, of Charlottesville; daughter, Karen Bradbury and her fiancé, Mark Barrere, of Wilton, Conn.; son, Brent McCubbin and his wife, Allison, of Bend, Ore.; daughter Lisa Gibson and husband, Ian, of Reno, Nev.; 13 grandchildren, Virginia Burke (Bryan Murphy), Kristina Wolverton (Mike), Karla Dofflemyer (Andy), Robert Schwartz, Martin Norman, Jackie Magnusson (Jeff), Ryan LaPak and fiancée, Kelly, Connor McCubbin (Abby), Cooper McCubbin, Chris Scotty, Mike Scotty, Ross Gibson, and Cailey Gibson; plus eight great-grandchildren.
Gladys was a loving and supportive wife and mother who embraced her husband's opportunity to travel the world for his job at Exxon Mobil. The one criteria was that every move had to bring her closer to warmer weather than Calgary. They lived in New York City, Westport, Conn., London & Kent, England, Tripoli, Libya and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. They enjoyed travel with family & friends to the Far East, Europe, Australia & New Zealand and many other interesting locales. John and Gladys retired to Florida and Cape Cod and spent many years entertaining family and friends.
Gladys was a very caring person, intuitively reaching out to those who needed love and support, whether she knew them or not. She was a self-taught, very talented interior designer who took great pride in organizing and displaying the many collectibles from her travels. She enjoyed spending time in her garden and maintained a sense of whimsy and wonder at the world to the end. Above anything, her family and friends were her greatest joy.
A celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2022.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, American Stroke Foundation, 6405 Metcalf Avenue, Suite 214, Overland Park, KS 66202, or Scripps Research, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.hillandwood.com.