by Grace Lucarelli | Jul 13, 2016 | Archive
Two Day Workshop August 13-14, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
$300 members/$330 non-members
Does the idea of painting outdoors, en plein air, seem daunting? What kind of gear do I need? How do I select my view and compose my canvas? How do I even begin? Join multiple-award winning plein air artist Paul Bachem as he shares all of his experience with you during a one-day “Boot Camp” intensive in the studio followed by a day painting in the field.
In the morning Paul will go over the gear you will need for a successful day in the field, describe in detail his approach to plein air painting, and do a demo at Elderfields employing the techniques discussed.
There will be a break for lunch, and students will paint at Elderfields in the afternoon while Paul moves from easel to easel offering suggestions and advice. There will be a critique and a time for questions at the end of the day. Day two will be in the field, at a site to be determined.
A materials list will be provided with suggested easel and other items, but please bring what you have.
Three painting days with Paul (in a variety of environments) will be arranged with dates to be announced. (There will be separate fees and registration for each day.)
Paul Bachem has painted on site for many years and in all weather, day and night, both for his own enjoyment and as a competition artist in numerous plein air events. Over that time he has amassed a wealth of knowledge as well as many “tricks of the trade” which he will share with you. You will come away from this workshop with a confident understanding of what it takes to succeed in this most enjoyable form of landscape painting. Paul studied with Harold R. Stevenson and Alma Gallanos Stevenson and enjoyed a 30 year illustration career. Paul’s paintings are in numerous private collections as well as the permanent collection of the Forbes Gallery in New York City.
by Grace Lucarelli | May 16, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
LINE: Through Thick and Thin Exhibit April 9 – May 15, 2016
Line is one of the basic elements in art – descriptive, implied or abstract. Bold, soft, elegant or jagged. A line defines the curve of a hip. The lines on the highway define a journey. This exhibit is open to painting, drawing, print-making, mixed media and sculpture in which the line is a dominant component.
JUROR Award winning artist, Antonio Masi has been featured in articles in The Artist’s Magazine; PBS’s Sunday Arts, NBC-TV’s Weekend Today in New York,” as well as a book on his paintings New York’s Golden Age of Bridges, He is currently President of the American Watercolor Society. More on Mr. Masi can be found at his website, www.antoniomasi.com.
First Place: Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, Flutterbies, print
Second Place: Frances Ianarella, Orchids, oil
Third Place: Ann Pellaton, Shoreline, watercolor
Honorable Mentions: Diane Bares, Eliza, oil; Ellen Hallie Schiff, Texture Piece 2, enamel on paper; Alexander Betko, Dirty Mind, graphite on paper
Student Award: Matt Santiago, Untitled 3, ink.
by Grace Lucarelli | May 12, 2016 | Homepage
by Grace Lucarelli | Apr 4, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
Travels & Destinations
Landscapes, Still Lifes & Figurative Images of Other Worlds, Other Lands, Other Lives
March 5 – April 3, 2016
Reception Sunday March 6, 3-5 pm
Show us where you’ve been – near, far and far-out! Landscapes, still lifes and figurative images tell the story of our travels both real and imagined. Where have YOU been? Montauk, Maine or Mexico? The Moon or the Milky Way? We can’t wait to see your travelogue.
JUROR Paul David Elsen went to the High School of Art & Design where he studied drawing and painting under the late Irwin “Greeny” Greenberg and the noted portrait painter and book cover illustrator Max Ginsburg. After a number of career moves unrelated to art, encouraged by his wife Karmen in 2009, he once again turned his attentions to painting and drawing. Paul David has since studied with artists as diverse as Paul Bachem, Howard Rose, Marc Josloff, and Rob Silverman.
Paul has been awarded Best-In-Show Awards in exhibits at The National Art League and The Art League of Nassau County. He has been part of juried shows at The Heckscher Museum, Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery, My Gallery in Port Washington, the Art League of Long Island. Other exhibits include the Barnes Gallery in Garden City, a solo exhibit at the Colors Salon in Cold Spring Harbor, The Graphic Eye in Port Washington, the Tripani Gallery in Manhasset, and at the former Sovereign Bank in Forest Hills, Queens. Mr. Elsen has also contributed to group exhibits at the Locust Valley Library & a two-artist show with his wife Karmen Elsen at Cold Spring Harbor Library.
More on Mr. Elsen can be found at his website.
First Place: Diana De Santis for Monet at The Met, pastel
Second Place: Bennett Horowitz for Slot Canyon, New Mexico, oil
Third Place: Aleta Crawford for Siren Song, oil
Honorable Mentions: Meike McLaughlin for The Lighthouse, watercolor; Robert Stuhmer for Surprise at Daybreak, marker; and Rona Winter for The Road Not Taken, mosaic.
by Grace Lucarelli | Jan 6, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
Art from the Heart – 10 x 10 Fundraiser Event
On View & For Sale – December 4, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Reception December 4, 6-9 PM
December 4 from 6-9 pm – Opening Reception!
There will be food, music, and all artwork will be for sale!
(We do hope you can let us “borrow” it until the end of the show, but we understand if you absolutely MUST take it home that night.)
Each donated finished work of art will sell for $100 with 100% of the proceeds going to The Art Guild’s Revitalization Fund. We provide the 10 x 10 cradled wood panel, you provide the artwork. Any and all media may be used: acrylic, oil, watercolor, collage, photography, etc. Anything that can be done or mounted on the provided board is acceptable.
All proceeds fund our Education Fund for scholarships and subsidize our children’s classes.
