The Hamden Art League (HAL) will host Brian McClear as he presents “Painting a Still Life in Oil”. We return to in-person demonstrations and lectures at the Miller Senior Center. Brian McClear is a representational artist who loves the process of painting. Working mostly in oil, he explores portraiture or everyday objects with a passion for form and texture. His paintings present the insightful (and sometimes quirky) connections he forms from his subjects to capture a mood or tell a story, express an opinion or comment on a trend, or . . . simply observe something funny.