by Grace Lucarelli | May 10, 2011 | Archive
OIL PAINTING • BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE
Ages 18–Adult, open to 8 students
6 Fridays: July 8, 15, 22, 29 August 5, 12 • 9:30am-12:30pm
Fee: $185M/$215NM, Materials list available upon registration
This class will focus on Realism and include drawing (accuracy, proportion,
perspective), mixing colors, color techniques and glazing. Emphasis will be
placed on working with values and using warm and cool tones to create depth.
Students will work from the still life or from large photographs of landscapes.
There will be lectures, demonstrations and homework. Our goal is to create one
high quality realistic work. Students will work at their own pace.
Instructor: Mario Tucci
by Grace Lucarelli | May 10, 2011 | Archive
2 SESSIONS JULY AND/OR AUGUST
DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR TEENS
Ages 12–18, open to 8 students. All levels welcome.
6 Wednesdays: July 6, 13, 27; August 3, 10, 17 • 1:00-2:30pm
Fee: $120 Members/$150 Non-members, Materials included.
This class begins with choosing a subject—a landscape, still life, or portrait.
Working from photos or actual objects, studies will first be done on paper
using pencil, then colored pencil, and re-drawn onto canvas. Learn to paint
with acrylics, pastels, or watercolors.
Instructor: Barbara Silbert
by Grace Lucarelli | May 10, 2011 | Archive
2 SESSIONS JULY AND/OR AUGUST
Ages 8–12, open to 8 students. All levels welcome.
4 Tuesdays: July 5, 12, 19, 26 • 9:30-11:00am
4 Tuesdays: August 2, 9, 16, 23 • 9:30-11:00am
4 Thursdays: July 7, 14, 21, 28 • 1:00-2:30pm
4 Thursdays: August 4, 11, 18, 25 • 1:00-2:30pm
Fee for EACH 4-class session: $80 Members/$110 Non-members,
Materials included.
We will focus on drawing from a still life, doing self-portraits, learning
perspective and working from our imaginations. Students will explore
different media including pencil and charcoal and as well as color media.
We will also work with sculpture materials. Emphasis is on fundamentals
of drawing in a fun and supportive atmosphere. Students should wear old
clothes to class.
Instructor: Kate Hill
by Grace Lucarelli | Apr 28, 2011 | Archive
All students who registered for classes at
The Art Guild
Fall 2010, Winter 2011 and Spring 2011 Sessions
are invited to submit one piece of artwork for each class they attended.
The Art Guild’s Annual Exhibit
Celebration of the Creative Spirit
on view May 7-15
A registration form is attached.
Questions? Please contact your instructor or
Elaine Cook, Exhibit Chair at 516 767-6789 or
The Art Guild at 516 304-5797.
Click here for Prospectus/Application
by Grace Lucarelli | Mar 26, 2011 | Archive
Click to view or print application
Nassau County High School Seniors
The Art Guild is pleased to announce that four $500 scholarships will be
awarded to four 2011 graduating seniors who attend high school in Nassau
County. Scholarships will be awarded to students who will pursue the visual
arts following their high school graduation, and who have demonstrated their commitment to any of the visual arts. This includes but is not limited to: drawing,painting, sculpture, fashion design, set design and photography.
Students who apply MUST be graduating seniors and attend high school in
Nassau County. All sections of this application must be completed and returned no later than April 15, 2011. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Award recipients will be selected by The Art Guild. All decisions are final.
Any questions can be directed to Ilene Silberstein at Ilene@slibs.com
or by calling (516)304-5797.
by Grace Lucarelli | Feb 19, 2011 | Archive
Impressionist Inspired Landscape, Color Mixing and Palette Knife
Ages 18-Adult, open to 8 students. All levels welcome.
8 Tuesdays: March 15, 22, 29; Apr 5, 12, 25; May 3, 10 6:30-9:30 PM
Fee: $ 240 Members/$270 Non-members.
Materials list available upon registration.
Channeling Claude Monet, the most celebrated of the French Impressionists, we will explore the elements of landscape painting. Students will use a limited palette to create unlimited color. Oil or acrylic paints may be used. Using the palette knife and brush we will create a multi-layered color infusion which is the hallmark of Impressionist painting.
Instructor: Shelli Robiner Ardizzone
