Alla Prima Painting with Christine Lafuente April 22-23, 2017

Alla Prima Painting with Christine Lafuente April 22-23, 2017

by | Apr 25, 2017 | Past Classes and Workshops

Alla Prima Painting Workshop
with Christine Lafuente
April 22-23, 2017, 9:30-4:30

This two-day workshop with award-winning artist Christine Lafuente focuses on investigating materials and techniques in oil painting from observation.

More specifically, this workshop will cover palette organization, various limited palettes, control of color-mixing in tonal painting, alla prima oil painting technique, use of viscosity in direct painting, composition, and learning to see in abstract terms. Each day will consist of a 90-minute lecture and demonstration session, followed by painting time from provided still lifes with one-on-one instruction.

A materials list will be provided. The Art Guild has easels that you may use.

About Christine Lafuente: Award winning, Brooklyn-based painter Christine Lafuente considers her paintings “poetic responses to visual experience.”

Her work has been shown in countless solo and group exhibitions, juried shows and public galleries from San Francisco to London. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Lafuente has a Certificate of Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and an MFA in Painting from Brooklyn College, where she studied with Lennart Anderson and twice won the prestigious Charles C. Shaw Memorial Award. Her work was included in the Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts at the American Academy of Arts & Letters. From 1997 – 2002, Lafuente was Artist in Residence at the Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia. She teaches Fine Art at Pratt Institute and Western Connecticut State University. Her exhibitions have been written about in numerous publications and her paintings are in corporate and private collections. For more about Ms. Lafuente visit her website at christinelafuente.com.

Golden Demo: Watermedia – Mixed Media & More July 20, 2017

Golden Demo: Watermedia – Mixed Media & More July 20, 2017

by | Apr 19, 2017 | Past Events

Golden Products Demo: Watermedia – Mixed Media & More
with Roy Kinzer  

July 20, 2017, 7 – 9 pm 

In this lecture/demo we will explore the vast potential of Golden gel, mediums and pastes. Many of Golden’s products fall in the category of “watermedia.” Come learn the wide range of techniques that they can be used for –  from traditional uses, to printing to college and much more. Learn how to extend your paint by as much as 70% and create any desired texture and effect. Did you know Golden acrylic gels, mediums and pastes are great adhesives for mixed media work?

 

This lecture/demo will also help to demystify pigments. We will compare the slow drying OPEN line with Heavy Body paints. You will learn about controlling drying time, as well as techniques associated with oils, such as wet-into-wet and glazing. Introducing QoR (pronounced “core”) the first major improvement to watercolors in 150 years! Check out these paints, the colors are so intense!

All participants receive a free packet of Golden samples.

Roy Kinzer has exhibited extensively and is currently represented by Falcon Power. He received the prestigious Pollock-Krasner award 2004. He has completed numerous commissions, the most recent Price Waterhouse Coopers, Boston, 2015, Grant Thornton, LLC, Manhattan, 2014 and the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, in 2011. In 2013 after being included in “Art and Science” at the Freyberger Gallery, Penn State Berks in Reading PA the University acquired four of his paintings for their new renovated science building. He has an M.F.A. (Vermont College) and a Certificate of Art (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art). His paintings are aerial landscapes derived from altered maps and satellite images. 

Open to all. Please register so that we know that you’re coming and have enough samples for everyone.

 

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Seventh & Eighth Grade Advanced Art Studio – Spring 2017

Seventh & Eighth Grade Advanced Art Studio – Spring 2017

by | Apr 12, 2017 | Homepage

Seventh & Eighth Grade Advanced Art Studio

Thursdays – April 20, May 4, 11, 18, 25, and June 8
6 – 7:30 pm

$130M/$160NM

(No Class April 27 and June 1)

Students in this class will hone their observational skills, learn to work with a variety of media (markers, watercolor, acrylics, colored pencils, etc.), and challenge their imaginations, and explore what they are interested in. Projects may take more than one week. Lots of one-on-one attention. Join us!

Instructor: Kristine Rivera

We hope that you will consider becoming a member of The Art Guild. Student membership is $30 per year and a family membership is $55. Your membership entitles you to discounts on future classes within the calendar year and help us to provide you with our professional teaching services. 
If you wish to become a member click here, add a membership to your cart and click “continue shopping” to come back to our website.

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Works on Paper, March 4 – April 2, 2017

Works on Paper, March 4 – April 2, 2017

by | Apr 3, 2017 | Past Exhibitions

Works on Paper
Juried Competition & Exhibition
March 4 – April 2, 2017

Criteria All styles are welcome. All works must be original to the artist and painted within the past five years. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from February 27 – April 2, 2017.

MEDIUMS Works must have a paper (or synthetic paper) substrate. Mediums may include but are not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, ink, dyes, pencil (graphite or colored), charcoal, marker, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints or sculpture with pedestal. No photography. (NO COPIES, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES.)

JUROR Award winning artist Kyle Blumenthal’s life is steeped in art. From a very early age, she immersed herself in art books, art prints and art works. Her father was a sculptor and served as her first teacher. Her paintings of international conductors and soloists at Lincoln Center have won her critical acclaim. Her exhibits in the greater New York area and on Long Island have earned high praise. She has taken special awards at the Sodarco Gallery in Montreal several times. Her commercial illustrations have been used by Panasonic, CBS, ABC and NY News One. In addition to creating art, Kyle is a teacher and mentor, especially teaching students in college and high school. For more on Kyle, please visit her website.