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Colored Pencil Fine Art: Studio with Katrina Benson

by Grace Lucarelli | Mar 1, 2019 | Archive, Past Classes and Workshops

Colored Pencil Fine Art: Studio with Katrina Benson
6 Weeks • Tuesdays • April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4 • 11 am – 1:30 pm
$205M/$240NM

Enjoy dedicated time to work on your colored pencil art! Discover the fun of working in a relaxed, supportive class environment dedicated to Colored Pencil as a fine art.

For intermediate and advanced students who want to work on their own projects. Instructor and peers will support each other in taking skills to the next level. Experimentation encouraged.

Multimedia projects are welcome, as long as the project contains at least 50% colored pencil. If using pastels, please limit to panpastels.

Occasional demonstrations and explorations of other media compatible with colored pencil will be offered. Additional materials fees may apply.

Artists will be responsible for their own materials.

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Katrina Benson is an award-winning artist working primarily in colored pencil and watercolor. You can find out more about Katrina on her website www.kblfineart.com.

A suggested materials list will be provided.

Bending Reality – Color Theory Workshop w/Patti Mollica – Aug. 24-25, 2019

by Grace Lucarelli | Oct 30, 2018 | Archive

Bending Reality – Color Theory Workshop w/Patti Mollica
Aug. 24-25, 2019 • 10 am – 4 pm
$300 M/$335 NM

Ever underwhelmed with landscapes that are “all green”, or urban scenes that are “all grey” or any subject that features less than exciting colors?

How do you translate your subject into colors that convey a more personal expression and response? How do you choose, mix and paint colors that you don’t actually see? How do you harmonize these colors and work with the color wheel / color schemes to assure that your painting will hold together in the end?

Learn how to harness color to make dynamic & creative color choices!

Attendees will learn how to:

– Translate colors that convey a more personal express and response

– Choose, mix and paint colors that you don’t actually see

– Harmonize colors and work with the color wheel or color schemes to assure that your painting holds together

If you have ever asked any or all of these questions, this workshop is for you! Patti Mollica, author of “Color Theory, an Essential Guide to Color” will be teaching the strategy behind working with color schemes and pushing color choices to the next level. If you are ready to embark upon new level of color exploration, don’t miss this workshop.

Take your understanding of color to a new level in this intensive hands-on workshop. Learn how to harness color to make dynamic, harmonious and creative color choices in your artwork. All skill levels are welcome!

Patti Mollica believes that truly great painting is not about the “subject matter,” but rather the way an artist communicates beauty, sensitivity and integrity in whatever is painted. Flowers, gardens and sunsets are no more worthy as painting subjects than a subway station full of weary commuters, or a closeup of an old rundown building with cascading fire escapes. She believes that a painter’s job is to show the viewer the inherant beauty of all subjects and scenes, most especially the ones that are not commonly thought of in an artistic light.

Although she is equally comfortable working in both oils and acrylics, she feels that the new developments in recent years to acrylics make them a perfect vehicle for infinite versatility and personal expression. This is explored and illustrated in depth in her book, “Modern Acrylics“. She has also recently authored “Color Theory” and “Getting Started in Acrylics“, available in art stores worldwide and online at Amazon.com.

For more about Patti, please visit her website: mollicastudio.com

WORKSHOPS: Cancellations by the student – more than 90 days: full refund. Under 90 days: $50 non-refundable registration fee is included in the workshop tuition. Deposit is non-refundable within 14 days of the start of the workshop.

Logical Perspective Workshop (Part 2) with Howard Rose, October 19

by Grace Lucarelli | Sep 30, 2018 | Archive

Logical Perspective Workshop with Howard Rose
October 19 (Part 2) • Noon-3pm • $60

One point, two point and three point perspective – it’s in every drawing and every design that you will create as an artist. Learning to see perspective without the complicated measurements will make it second nature in your designs and drawings. You have to get good at it to create realistic work.

Is it right or is it wrong?

If you get the basic concepts of vanishing points and understanding the idea that objects get smaller as they recede, you will get accurate perspective lines in your initial designs with minimal effort.

Don’t get discouraged by looking at YouTube videos. They will look so very complicated and – they are!

You will leave this workshop, with a clear and logical understanding of all of the basic rules of perspective. You will be able to create accurate perspective visually without measuring and getting lost in the details.

Howard will supply a 36-page Perspective Workbook that will cover everything you need to know.

Bring to class a 12-inch ruler, pencils, eraser and blank 8.5 x 11 white paper (nothing special).

If you missed Part 1, No Problem! You’ll be able to catch up!

Look forward to seeing you!

Howard Rose

Floral Still Life in Pastel Workshop with Jane McGraw, PSA – Postponed

by Grace Lucarelli | Sep 20, 2018 | Archive

Floral Still Life in Pastel with Jane McGraw, PSA
Two-Day Workshop: POSTPONED

A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP ON THE PAINTING OF FLORAL/STILL LIFE USING THE VIVID COLOR AND FLEXIBILITY OF THE PASTEL.

An introductory demonstration will explore the use of underpaintings and how they contribute to more expressive paintings Emphasis will be on simplifying forms, depth of space, line quality, composition and color value. During the workshop students will explore using color and design in a new and different way. Explore the secrets of the still life by seeing not only the forms, values, and edges but also the movement and atmosphere surrounding the still life pieces.

This workshop provides an understanding of the concepts and techniques of pastel painting. Artists of all levels of painting abilities are welcome.

Day One: Beginning the Painting

A demonstration will illustrate and discuss firstly, design choices in the selection and placement of the still life objects. Afterward, color choices will be explored in preparation of the painting by the use of underpainting techniques.

Students will have the opportunity to apply these principles by completing a study of a still life using reference material that will be supplied to them before working from life.

Day Two: Direct Observation

A morning demo will illustrate the implementation of pastel painting principles to capture the beauty of the still life. Using effective pastel strokes and blending or not blending to create and maintain fresh paint quality will also be discussed. Students will work from live setups to create their own individual interpretation and depiction of the floral still life.

Jane McGraw began drawing as a youth in Scotland. She received her masters degree and teaching degrees in New York and studied at the Art Students League of New York with such renowned artists as Richard Pionk, Frank Mason and Harvey Dinnerstein.

A former university instructor and administrator and founder of both the Art Circle and the Muttontown School of Fine Arts at the Chelsea Center, Ms McGraw’s current artistic attentions are solely directed to painting and teaching.

Ms McGraw’s recent commissions include portraits of children in Virginia, Maryland and New York. Recent exhibitions of both pastel and oil paintings have been viewed at the Salmagundi Club and National Arts Club in New York City as well as Long Island venues including the Barnes Gallery, the Huntington Art Center and the Long Island University at C.W. Post in Long Island. Recent acquisitions include Bank of America and the United States Department of Commerce.

She is a life member of the Art Students League of New York and a juried member of many organizations including the Oil Painters of America, The American Society of Marine Painters, the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, the Hudson Valley Art Association and the Audubon Artists.

FOR THIS WORKSHOP: Cancellations by the student – more than 90 days: full refund. Under 90 days: $50 non-refundable registration fee is included in the workshop tuition. Deposit is non-refundable within 14 days of the start of the workshop.

Academic Figure Drawing & Painting with Leeanna Chipana

by Grace Lucarelli | Aug 13, 2018 | Archive

Academic Figure Drawing & Painting (Long Pose) with Leeanna Chipana
11 Weeks • Fridays • Sept 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 19, Nov 2, 9, 16, 30, Dec 14
2:30 – 5:30pm
$535 M/$570 NM

Deposits being taken. (No class Oct. 12, Oct. 26, Nov, 23 and Dec. 7.)

In this course, students will first work with the model in order to practice gesture drawing. We will have short poses starting with one minute to 5 minutes, ten minute and then 20 minute poses. Then students will work on a longer 4-session pose.
Students will be given step by step instructions on how to draw the figure first starting with the block in and incorporating the gesture, poetry, anatomy and structural understanding of the nude. Leeanna will discuss anatomy each session and handouts will be given out.
Students will first draw the figure before going on to painting.

Includes model fee.
Materials list will be provided.

Leeanna Chipana began her art studies at the Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts in Oyster Bay, NY in 2004 where she studied under painter and illustrator Attila Hejja. While working as his personal assistant Leeanna studied figure painting with Mr. Hejja. After Mr. Hejja’s sudden death in the Summer of 2007, Leeanna decided to devote her life to pursuing her own art studies more rigorously and dedicate herself to teaching traditional painting and drawing. She started by attending the New York Art Students League where she studied figure painting for two years with artist Nelson Shanks. She went on to continue her studies under full scholarship with Robert Armetta of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art at the Atelier Armetta program located in Glen Cove, NY. She attended the Water Street Atelier where she was enrolled in a full-time program dedicated to classical drawing and painting under artist Jacob Collins. Her work ranges from landscapes to still-life and portraits from life.

Leeanna continued her training at the Grand Central Atelier in New York in their full-time core program – the Water Street Atelier with Jacob Collins. She was a recipient of the John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Grant, a Hudson River Fellow and was awarded a scholarship to attend the New York Academy of Art. She teaches on Long Island’s North Shore.

Life Drawing with Nude Models – 8 weeks

by Grace Lucarelli | Jul 26, 2018 | Archive, Past Classes and Workshops

Life Drawing with Nude Models

Thursdays, 12:30pm – 3:30pm

The model will take a series of poses from 2 – 40 minutes.

Limited to 9 students

8 classes each session

No instruction • Joyce Kubat, monitor

The Art Guild has easels and tables for students.

Register now!

$240 for members, $275 non-members

(membership is $50/seniors $35)

Registration is limited to 9 students per session and a waiting list will be taken.