The Westview News

Press Release
A Touch of Art
Date
January 19, 2016

Lisa Andrews, Owner/Artist of Artique a paint bar in downtown Putnam, CT joined the residents of Westview Health Care Center in Dayville on Thursday, January 14, 2016 for a creative and enjoyable painting experience.

Arriving with totes of easels, canvases, paints and brushes, Lisa and Westview’s Recreation staff made short work of getting the residents set up for what would become an entertaining hour of painting. With guided steps and helpful assistance, Lisa and the residents created a beautiful painting titled: Winter Whimsy Flowers.

“I believe that everyone can create something wonderful,” Andrews stated. “Everyone has that childhood artist inside.”

Artique a paint bar, established in 2012, is a small business devoted not only to helping people in creating their own personal works of art but more importantly, creating connections through conversation and an appreciation of the arts.

“We were very excited to have Lisa share her time and talent with us,” Administrator David T. Panteleakos stated. “Artique is another shining example of why our little corner of Connecticut is such a unique and wonderful place to visit and live.”

Artique a paint bar is located at 130 Main Street in Putnam, CT.

Westview Health Care Center is a 103-bed skilled nursing inpatient facility, which includes a distinct and self-contained 28-bed subacute short-term rehabilitation unit and an Outpatient Rehabilitation and Aquatic Center, both dedicated to providing quality health care services. Along with garnering a perfect five star overall rating found on Medicare.gov Westview is proud to have received such accolades as US News and World Report America’s Best, Consumer Reports Top 10 Connecticut Nursing Facility rating and Health Grades 5-Star Top Ranking.