Greens at Cannondale Offers Lecture with In-House Artist, Howard L. Bonington

The Greens at Cannondale will present an afternoon with our in-house artist, Howard L. Bonington, who will lecture on his book, Aviation on Cape Cod. Join us on Friday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Greens at Cannondale Media Center. Following his lecture, there will be a meet and greet with the author, with light refreshments served.

Aviation on Cape Cod features a series of pen and ink drawings related to its history, as well as a brief description about each drawing. Bonington’s signature pen-and-ink drawings are like a lone dory on the sea of Cape artists working in color.

Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1929, Bonington is a retired architect who was active in the profession in New York City for more than 40 years. Upon retiring to the Cape and now Wilton, Bonington continues to expand his interest in drawing private residences, landmarks, scenes, plants, animals – and airplanes. When traveling, he usually substitutes a sketchbook for a camera. His collection of on-site drawings numbers in the hundreds. While using watercolor and colored pencil on occasion, he has specialized in black and white pen and ink drawings. He enjoys testing its reliance on the limited graphic options available such as weighted line work, textures and contrasts to achieve the desired effects.