Private Screening Dan Welden Lasting Impressions

Private Screening Dan Welden Lasting Impressions

by | Nov 12, 2024 | Homepage, Past Events

Private Screening and Q&A Session

Dan Welden Last Impressions

Private Screening AND Q&A

Come and meet Dan Welden, Judge for our Abstract Show as he presents his film “Lasting Impressions”

Join us in a 58-minute intimate journey through the life & work of world renowned painter/printmaker, innovator and teacher, Dan Welden, and a Q&A session. Told in chapters as art unfolds through the thoughts and observations of his friends & colleagues including Kiki Smith, Eric Fischl, Alice Aycock, Helen A. Harrison among others. This film conveys the essence of the artist and also explores inspirations and motivations that drive the act of creativity. Filmed on location in Sag Harbor and The Catskills with support from Freudenberg Arts and Inspiration Plus Foundation the production revolves around the artist’s creativity and innovative thinking. Directly following the screening will be a Q&A session.

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DATE: December 8th

TIME: 1:30pm (immediately preceding the reception for Abstract Realms, where Dan Welden is the judge. Doors open at 1pm.)

FEE: Members $10/ Non-Members  $15.

Seating is limited so RSVP quickly!

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Dan Welden

Dan Welden

As the original pioneer of alternative printmaking since 1970, Dan Welden has been in the forefront of ‘health and safety’ in the arts.  As co-author of ‘PRINTMAKING IN THE SUN’ and director of Hampton Editions, Ltd., his 50 plus years of collaboration include artists such as Willem de Kooning, Eric Fischl, Kiki Smith, and Dan Flavin.  He has received international recognition through his residencies in China, Belgium, Cuba, Peru New Zealand, Australia, and other countries.

 

With 102 solo exhibitions to date, including the paramount exhibitor at the Cape Cod Museum of Art and travels to 54 countries on all seven continents, he was awarded a ‘lifetime achievement award’ from A/E Foundation in New York; a title of Professor Emeritus from Escuela de Bellas Artes in Cusco, Peru and most recently a Pollock/Krasner Foundation Grant.

https://danwelden.com/

 

 

 

I  am an experimenter, explorer and a seeker of beauty. When I set out to  work, there is no image in mind, but the vision unfolds as the work  evolves. It usually begins with simple forms and marks with broad areas.  It then becomes more refined and delicate and knits itself together  through line.

I am a process person, interested in employing  materials and techniques to the ‘landscape’ of my mind. My drawings,  paintings and prints evolve from the idea of linear pathways echoing  from the tracks of animals in nature, fissures in rock palisades and the  patterns created by my hands becoming ‘playful’ with my tools.  

Learning  to read a printing plate before inking, is like sensing the log before  wielding the axe. So goes my act of creativity, being aware of what  resonates in front of me and responding with marks, colors and  textures. 

​                                                                                                                                                                                                                       –Dan Welden

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CreARTive 2024

by | Jun 15, 2024 | Past Events

CreARTive 2024

creARTive free art event

Mark your calendar’s, bring your kids to The Art Guild, Sat. Aug 3, 1-4 for a FREE cultural arts experience, tie-dye, painting, Gyotaku printing, mixed media, Rangoli nature design, Djembe drum making  and more…

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Photos from Last Year’s CreARTive!

Portraits from Life with Max Ginsburg

by | Dec 27, 2023 | Homepage, Past Events

Portraits from Life with Max Ginsburg

3 day workshop

Portraits From Life
with Max Ginsburg

January 9-11, 2024
9:30 – 4:00pm

Join this mastermind of an artist, who passionately gives to the craft for a 3 day workshop January 9-11, 2024!

Day 1. Oil Painting Head Studies or Portraits from Life (Male & Female Live models). In the first hour of the morning and the afternoon sessions I would paint a demonstration. The students would paint in the second two hours of the morning and afternoon sessions and I would critique their work individually.

Day 2. Oil Painting Nude Figure Study from Life (Female Live model). One pose all day. Demo by me for the first hour in am & pm. Then critique students’ work as on Day 1..

Day 3. Oil Painting Composition of Clothed Figure from Life (Live model). One pose all day. Same procedure as on Day 2.

Required Supplies

OIL PAINTS

Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre,
Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Lt., Alizarin Crimson, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Green Pale., (Winsor Newton brand), Cinnabar Green Medium (Rembrandt brand), Viridian, Cerulean Blue, UltraMarine Blue, Mars Black

BRUSHES

  • Raphael – Paris, (Type #3572 Bristle Filbert) Size #4, #6, #8 I have these

  • Raphael – Paris brushes at a discount price. I will bring these to the workshop.

  • Escoda Clasico (Cerda Blanca) Sizes #4 & #6

  • Silver Brush Renaissance (Type #7110) Red Sable #1, #2

MEDIUMS

  • Linseed Oil
  • Turpenoid or Gamsol

SURFACES

  • Hardwood Panel gessoed and toned OR GessoBoard toned)
  • OR Stretched smooth Canvas, Primed & Toned)
  • Two 9″x12″ panels or canvases
  • Two14″x18″ panel or canvas

 

OTHER

  • Two metal cups with caps (for turpenoid and linseed oil)
  • Palette Knife
  • Murphy’s Oil for cleaning brushes
  • Rags and Paper Towels
  • A French Easel with legs with a wooden or plastic palette,
  • Or a regular 12”x16” paint box with a traditional 12”x16” wooden or plastic pallet
Register for the workshop

Lecture and Slideshow
with Max Ginsburg

Monday, January 8, 2024
6 – 8:00pm

Join us for a lecture, slide show an discussion with Max Ginsburg. He will  share his process, his art and the masters  that have influenced him along his journey.

Light refreshments will be served. Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity, space is limited.

This lecture is Free to Workshop participants, please contact Tracy Lefkowitz to register tlefkowitz@theartguild.org.

About Max Ginsburg

Ginsburg’s paintings are in many museums and private collections including The Butler Institute of American Art, The New Britain Museum, The Washington County Museum of Fine Art, The Society of Illustrators Museum, The Art Renewal Center Collection, The Salmagundi Club, The Hospital Workers Union 1199 and other public institutions.

He exhibited his fine art from 1953 to the present. From 1980 – 2004 he painted illustrations commissioned by the major publishing companies.

Ginsburg taught art over 60 years:

1960 – 1982 at The High School of Art & Design (NYC).

1984 – 2000 at The School of Visual Arts (NYC).

2008 – Ongoing: at The Art Students League of N.Y.

He has given many PAINTING FROM LIFE WORKSHOPS around the U.S. and abroad.

2020 – Ongoing: Online Painting Classes and Workshops

In 2011 he published his BOOK “MAX GINSBURG – RETROSPECTIVE.”

Over the years he exhibited and received many awards. The following are some of the more recent exhibitions and awards:

2023 – Lifetime Achievement Award, RealismLive

2022 – Love Award, Allied Artists of America

2020 – GOLD MEDAL, The Portrait Society of America

2017 – Solo Exhibition, FEI Art Museum, Yokohama, Japan

2017 – Solo Exhibition, Florence Academy Of Art, U.S.

2016 – Solo Exhibition, Highline Loft Gallery, NYC

2015 – The William Draper GRAND PRIZE at The Portrait Society of America Competition

2014 – Solo Exhibition, ArtRage Gallery in Syracuse, NY

2013 – Gold Medal Award, California Art Club, CA

2011 – BEST IN SHOW at ARC, The Art Renewal Center, International Salon Competition

2011 – Retrospective Solo Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

2011 – Retrospective Solo Exhibition, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY

For more details, awards and Bio before 2011 see Biography in web site www.maxginsburg.com,

and in his book “Max Ginsburg – Retrospective”.

Education:

Although he studied art & painting in the following schools, his education and skill development in realistic painting was learned primarily from his father, Abraham Ginsburg, a portrait painter

1945-1949, H.S.of Music & Art, NYC

1949-1953, Syracuse University (BFA), Syracuse, NY

1960-1963 City College of NY (MA), NYC

CreARTive 2023

by | Jul 24, 2023 | Homepage, Past Events

CreARTive 2023

Mark your calendar’s, bring your kids to The Art Guild, Sat. Aug 5, 1-4 for a FREE cultural arts experience, tie-dye, painting, Gyotaku printing, mixed media, Rangoli nature design, Djembe drum making  and more…

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celebrate mindfulness with chair yoga and art therapy exercises

celebrate mindfulness with chair yoga and art therapy exercises

by | Mar 15, 2023 | Homepage, Past Events

mental health awareness mindfulness event

Celebrate Mental Health Awareness in the Month of May!

Meditate & Create

Date: May 8th
Time: 7 – 9:00pm
Free event! Open to high school students and up!

This May, The Art Guild, is  hosting island wide events during May Mental Health Awareness Month. Please join us on May 8th as Sandy Wilding, yoga instructor from YogaLife, starts off the night leading chair yoga and breathing exercises. Pamela Schindler-Thomsen, licensed art therapist, will follow up with a mindful art project. Space is limited so please RSVP. Free event! Open to high school students and up.

Sold out! Sign up for waiting list.

IN COLLABORATION WITH

sandy wilding yogalife

Sandy Wilding – yoga instructor

Several years ago I was mentally drained and physically beat up from my job. I decided to take some time off to heal. I wandered into a yoga studio in Port Washington and never looked back. I knew that after just two weeks of practice I wanted to become an instructor and was certified to teach within 6 months. I hold several certificates, including Yoga Alliance RYT-200, Health and Wellness Coaching, Restorative Yoga and Reiki. Besides teaching yoga year round, I spend my summers teaching kids’ yoga at Port Day Camp. During the school year I am a Teacher Assistant in the ENL program at Schreiber High School. Please join me on a journey to a place where the heart is open and the mind is free.

Namaste


Pamela Schindler-Thomsen – Licensed Board Certified Creative Arts Therapist

I’m a licensed Creative Arts therapist specializing in helping children through adults identify obstacles in their lives that cause conflict in their day to day lives.

I like to think outside the box and use creative thinking in helping my clients problem solve.  In session I like to use mindfulness.  Whether that means focusing on our senses instead of the chatter in our minds to help be in the moment, or deep breathing to quiet that chatter.

We can’t solve tomorrow’s issues with todays information.  I stress the importance of being present, because we CAN handle anything in the moment, but cannot change what happened in our past, or control what happens in our future.

In session, I use breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and hypnotherapy to help with anxiety.

Together we will work to identify, challenge and replace  thoughts that don’t work in your benefit.  We replace these thoughts with healthier, more realistic ones which help improve overall quality of life, and a greater sense of joy.I love to use metaphor, storytelling and art to help in this process.

I have worked as a licensed therapist in various settings for over 20 years helping people with various mental and emotional difficulties.

We are so much stronger than our fears and negative thoughts.  We all have goals, which are important..but the HOW TO attain them is the important part..and that’s where I come in.  We all get stuck, but that’s only temporary, we can all become unstuck and grow.