SOLD OUT! Seascapes and Winter Scenes in Pastels
with Lana Ballot
Two Day Workshop: March 23-24, 2019, 10am – 4:30 pm
$275 M/$310 NM

During this workshop, we will explore how to bring life and excitement into the scenes traditionally dominated by cold colors – winter scenes and seascapes. Demos of both subjects will illustrate the use of underpainting and color layering techniques in creating luminous nuanced color, depth, and texture. Students will have a choice of working from their own reference or using one of the provided photos.
All levels of experience are welcome.
List of materials will be provided.

Lana Ballot painting wave.

Bio: Lana Ballot, PSA,  is a professional artist and pastel painting instructor, living on Long Island, NY. Working primarily in pastels, she prefers this medium for its immediacy, spontaneity and unparalleled luminosity of color. Through years of experience painting outdoors Lana’s work is characterized by the confident and expressive use of color and painterly mark-making.  Lana is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America. Her work has been exhibited in National juried shows.
• 2015, her work received an Honorable mention in the Pastel Journal’s Pastel 100 competition.
• 2016, she was awarded The Yang Family Award in the Pastel Society of America’s annual show Enduring Brilliance.
• 2017, she won 1st place awards in local and national pastel shows, and The Best of Show in For Pastels, Only On Cape Cod juried pastel exhibition.

You may download this form and mail with your check or register online, with your credit card, below.

A $50 non-refundable registration fee is included in the workshop tuition.  Deposit is non-refundable within 14 days of the start of the workshop.

SOLD OUT! Please call 516-304-5797 for waitlist.

One-Day: April 27, 2019, 10 am – 2 pm
$60

An Intensive Photography and Editing Apps Workshop

Bring your smartphone (iPhone 5, 6, 6+, 7, 7+ (or higher) or similar smartphone).
1 hour: Understanding your camera
1.5 hours: Outside photography at Elderfields or nearby
1.5 hours: Working with editing Apps
(Bring lunch or snack.)

Spend the day learning the essential elements of your iPhone. We will cover the four most important categories for creating superior photographs on your smartphone. This is a great workshop for anyone who wants to take better pictures and get to know their cellphone camera better!

1. Understanding your camera. 15 of the most important tips for getting ready to use your camera: settings, using the three shutters, assuring clear focus, adjusting the exposure, organizing your photos into albums, HDR shooting, Auto-focus lock, back-lit situations and more.
2. Deciding what to photograph. How to capture what you feel about the image you want to photograph. Is it exciting, mysterious, painterly, or inspirational – create a work of art! Convert it to black & white or vibrant color.
3. Creating the best design in your camera. Looking for the focus, identifying the direction of light, finding the best angle and horizontal position. Best time of day to shoot. How to look for a variety of shapes and color, and many more ways of getting outside the box and wind up with professional looking photos.
4. Photography and Editing Apps. We will review many of the most exciting photography editing apps that you will use to turn your photos into a continuing, memorable, body of work. You will never settle for a mediocre photographs again. Adjust the shadows, the mood, the exposure and finally understand how to replicate all of the adjustments that you might have once created in a darkroom. These apps are not just filters. Howard will show you more than 10 of the most sophisticated editing apps that are easy to use, understand and implement for all of your future photography.

You can register with your credit card via Paypal (below) and mail with your check to The Art Guild.

WORKSHOPS:  Cancellations by the student – more than 90 days: full refund. Under 90 days: $25 non-refundable registration fee is included in the workshop tuition.  Tuition is non-refundable within 14 days of the start of the workshop.