by Grace Lucarelli | Mar 5, 2016 | Past Events
TAG hosts a Blick Art Materials’ Show & Tell!
Wednesday June 7, 6-8pm
Representatives from Blick Art Materials in Carle Place will visit The Art Guild to demonstrate new products in the store (pencils, markers, paints, surfaces and various mediums).
They will answer questions, and distribute coupons and samples.
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by Grace Lucarelli | Feb 28, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
“I’m Ready for My Close Up”
a Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition
February 6 – February 28, 2016
Criteria: Portraits, macros, and close-ups that “speak to the viewer. “ All works must be original. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from February 1 – 28, 2016.
JUROR: Harold Naideau is a photographer, artist, author and educator based on Long Island. He teaches photography at Suffolk County Community College, Briarcliffe College and Stony Brook University. His photography blends traditional fine-art photography with digital imaging and printing and utilizes a changing array of modern material and processes. You may see his work at: www.naideauphotography.com
First Place: Scott Elberger for Snug
Second Place: Patricia Paladines for Girl with Flower – Mafalala
Third Place: Brian Grandfield for Chrysanthemum Petals
Honorable Mentions: Michael Lax for Portrait of Gerald Eskin, Joanna Gazzola for “Sadness,” and William MacMillan for Protecting Kitty.
Student Award
Robert Morris of Oyster Bay High School for Through the Woods.
by Grace Lucarelli | Jan 23, 2016 | Archive
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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.
by Grace Lucarelli | Nov 4, 2015 | Past Classes and Workshops
Saturday, February 13 & Sunday, February 14, 2016
9:30 PM – 4:30PM
Learn How to Paint Fast, Loose and Bold
Through a series of targeted exercises you will learn to paint confidently, using brilliant color, gestural brushwork and starting from strong compositions. Whether you’re a beginner or an accomplished artist, you’ll learn:
• how to see limited values clearly
• how to mix colors so they stay clean and bright
• how to create a value sketch as a “roadmap” to a successful painting
• how to translate your design into exciting and endless color possibilities
• how to economize and let go of the unnecessary repetitive brushstrokes
• how to simplify – know what’s important detail- and what’s not
• how to start out with large shapes rather than smaller details
• how to work with bigger brushes for a more gestural quality
• how to hold your brush for a bolder application of paint
• how to paint small but necessary details with big brushes
• how to paint with fewer strokes for a bolder look
• how to work with thicker paint
• the importance of grays
• how to mix colorful grays
• and more
The most eye-catching, dramatic paintings are based on strong composition with simple, large shapes. Learn how to get your fundamentals in place, right from the start – to create dramatic, brilliant and confident paintings!
All levels and all media are welcome. A materials list will be provided. Painting demonstrations will be in acrylics or oils, but the fundamentals taught apply to all media.
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
$350 members/$380 non-members
Update: We had a wonderful time with Patti! Click here to see pictures on our Facebook page. (You don’t need a Facebook account to see them.)
