by Grace Lucarelli | Jul 25, 2015 | Past Classes and Workshops
Saturday September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2015
9:30am-4:30pm
This workshop will focus on drama in still life. How to turn simple props – pots, fruit, flowers, baskets – into compelling dramas of light and shadow. The focus will be on showcasing the significant and modifying or obscuring the less meaningful.
We will be exploring how to create effects with paint strokes, palette knife swipes and rag swoops. How to, in other words, make the canvas not only a depiction of observed reality, but also a celebration of abstract paint beauty.
Still life is not only a worthy subject in its own right, but it can also provide vital learning skills for all other genres. Landscape, portrait, interior and figure. Each of these is made easier by a deep familiarity with the art of the still life.
Materials list will be provided.
Though other mediums are welcome, the workshop will only be taught with, and demonstrated in, oils.
Gregg Kreutz is an award winning painter and author of the classic artist’s guide, Problem Solving for Oil Painters. After graduating from NYU, he pursued his training as a painter at the Art Students League of New York, winning a merit scholarship. He studied with Frank Mason, Robert Beverly Hale and most significantly, David Leffel. Gregg teaches drawing and painting at the Art Students League as well as workshops throughout the US and around the world.
For more info on Gregg, please visit his website.
by Grace Lucarelli | Jul 11, 2015 | Past Exhibitions
Internal Affair: July 22 – Aug 30
Works by Instructors, Studio Artists
& Board Members
As we come to the one year anniversary of reopening our doors, The Art Guild has created a “Thank You” Exhibit for the dedicated board members, studio artists and instructors, who stuck by us and helped us through the process. This show celebrates their hard work and dedication.
A range of styles and materials runs the gamut – from very traditional landscapes in oil to sculpture and printmaking to modern abstract mixed media.
A potluck reception will be held on Wednesday July 22 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.
by Grace Lucarelli | Jun 28, 2015 | Past Exhibitions
2015 Members Showcase
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Art Guild will hold its 2015 Members Showcase exhibit at The Art Guild, Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030. All TAG members are invited to enter their artwork. Non-members may become members at the time of submission.
CRITERIA: Open to all current TAG members, 14 years and older. One entry per member. Art work must be available May 11 – June 28, 2015 and have been completed with in the last three years. Work previously exhibited at The Art Guild will not be accepted. Works may not be removed from the show before 3 pm, June 28. No Exceptions. The Art Guild reserves the right to choose the artwork included in the exhibition.
JUROR OF AWARDS: Gregg Kreutz
Gregg Kreutz is an award winning painter and author of the classic artist’s guide, Problem Solving for Oil Painters. Gregg has been drawing and painting all his life. After graduating from NYU, he pursued his training as a painter at the Art Students League off New York, winning a merit scholarship. He studied with Frank Mason, Robert Beverly Hale and most significantly, David Leffel. Gregg teaches drawing and painting at the Art Students League as well as workshops throughout the US and around the world.
AWARDS: 1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable mention & Students
The Terry Shkuda Award for Broadening Creative Pursuits will also be presented.
MEDIUMS: Any medium, Including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, drawing, photography, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints or sculpture with pedestal. (NO COPIES, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES PLEASE.)
ENTRY FEE: Registration is required! You must register by May 1. Works will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. No entries will be accepted after the deadline. (No need to send images.) Entry forms must be signed.
Members $25 for one entry.
Students (14-22 years) $15 for one entry.
SIZE AND FRAMING: Size, with frame, must not exceed 30” x 30”. All work must be cleanly matted and/or framed or gallery wrapped, wired for hanging, with the wire attached via screw eyes or D-rings to the frame, not the backboard. No saw tooth hangers. No tape or string on the back. Work should be labeled with the title (if any), artist’s name, street address, phone number, and email address.
DELIVERY OF ARTWORK: See calendar below. We ask that you provide a typed bio or artist statement, printed on one side of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white paper.
SALES: Artwork may be sold directly by the artist with a suggested donation of 20% of the selling price from the artist to The Art Guild. Note, however, that sales may not be made at the exhibition. (All work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibit.)
LIABILITY & INSURANCE: The Liability Waiver on the entry form must be signed by the artist submitting images for consideration. It is the responsibility of the participating artist to insure or self-insure any work submitted for inclusion in this exhibit.
Questions: For more info or to contact the Exhibit Chairs, email artshow@theartguild.org. Please put “2015 Member Showcase” in the subject line or call 516-304-5797.
CALENDAR
• Friday May 1: Application & payment must be received.
DROP OFF
Entries can be delivered to The Gallery at Elderfields at these times
• SATURDAY MAY 9: 10:00 am – 12 noon
• MONDAY MAY 11: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Exhibit
• SATURDAY MAY 16 – Sunday June 28
Gallery Open Saturday & Sundays, 1-5 pm and by appointment.
Garden Party Artists’ Reception
• SUNDAY MAY 17: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Pick-Up
• SUNDAY JUNE 28: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (Exhibit closes) or
• MONDAY JUNE 29: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
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SUBMITTING YOUR WORK:
You may register, pay (via PayPal) and upload by filling out the form below
(Or scroll down below the online form for alternative method. DO NOT apply via BOTH methods.)
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Should you have trouble with the online form:
NOTE: If you have filled out the above form and received a confirmation – DO NOT use this method.
– Download the form here. Fill it out and mail it. Pay by check or with your credit card via the PayPal button below. (Checks should be made out to The Art Guild and mailed to 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030.)
by Grace Lucarelli | May 27, 2015 | Archive
Artful Afternoons
CHILDREN’S ART STUDIO (Ages 8-12)
Open to 8 students. (All levels welcome.)
6 Wednesdays: July 15, 22, 29, Aug 5, 12, 19 • 4:30 – 6 pm
Fee: $120 Members/$150 Non-members
Materials included
After the pool or after the beach, join us for creative afternoons painting, drawing, and more! 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 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: Nicole Thomas
by Grace Lucarelli | May 13, 2015 | Archive
Watercolor – 8 Weeks – Intermediate and Up
June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22 • 9 am – noon
Instructor: Eileen Neville
$320 members/$350 non-members
Watercolor is a truly diverse medium. Explore techniques – learn washes, wet on wet painting, glazing and dry brush methods. We will begin to understand the properties of pigments and when to use them properly.
More advanced students move beyond the basics, creating a series of more complex paintings and completing their own interpretations of projects presented in class.
Watercolor is always challenging, fresh and new.
Materials list on registration.
Register with your credit card via PayPal using the button below or download the registration form here & mail with your check to The Art Guild.
