With banners being flown by our autumn migrating goose, the work of Ansonia resident Karen Ciocca has been chosen as the signature art of the 2024 Newtown Arts Festival, (https://newtownartsfestival.com/) set for September 20-22 with an opening concert on Friday night, September 20th on the grounds of the Festival in Fairfield Hills.

Karen describes her work as a long ago memory. "This is the Fairfield Hills pretty clock tower adorning one of the buildings, they were once a beautiful work of craftmanship. I loved the buildings and New England Architecture .”

Everything is drawn by hand in procreate and then reworked in Illustrator to make a vector illustration for this challenge. I placed the Canada goose and leaves as the approach of autumn and season change.

Karen has been a graphic Designer and Illustrator for over 30 years. She has created package designs  and graphics for  Bigelow Tea, Pilot Pen, Lindt chocolate, Calistoga waters, Perrier, and concord brewing company.

Karen has a love for animals and nature and her work is mostly pastel and watercolor.

Karen has a YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@moonflowerstudiocreative?si=IS9VJD-MjJjLEOxi  where she teaches watercolor and other art techniques.