Leo Tujak

by | Dec 7, 2020

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Leo Tujak

Member Artist

My interest in photography began in high school, taking a photography course and contributing to the year book. In college I was photo co-editor of the year book. After moving to North Shore Towers, many years later, joined the camera club, reviving my interest in photography.

Have had showings at: Manhasset (solo show); Douglaston/Little Neck; Port Washington & Glen Oaks (solo show) Libraries.

Shown at the following US Galleries: Art Impact, 11/20-1/21; Electric City Gallery, NY 11/2020; Fridge Gallery, DC 10/2020; Auburn Gallery, CA, 9/2020; Studio Chanel Gallery, CA 2020; Art Ability, PA 2019&2020; fotofoto Gallery, NY 2019&2020; Vintage Artists Gallery, NY 2019 and the Art Guild, NY 2017, 18, 19 & 20; Save Our Oceans, Save Our Seas (SOOSOS) international online exhibition will include 3 of my photos; also been chosen to appear in Inoventa Awards Obscure contest.

Also internationally at: Glasgow Gallery, Nov. 2020; Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Nov, 2020; Studio Gallery B&B, Paris Sept. 2020; Hinterland Galerie, Vienna, Sept.2020; The Space Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, August 2020; Laurent Gallery, Melbourne, July 2020; BBA Gallery, Berlin; Montanha Pico Festival (Azores), Mountains &Snow 2020 and Espaço Espelho D’agua, in Lisbon, Portugal 2019 & 2020.
Have also exhibited at: FUJIFILM photo exhibition 2018&2019 at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal; PhotoCompetition.online, Sunsets, 2019; Historic Photographer of the year 2019&2020 has published my entries; as have; Lose the Film; Irreplaceable Resources; the National Parks Foundation and Travel and Leisure.

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Leo Tujak
River View
11″ x 14″
matted & framed 16″ x 20″

Leo Tujak
Steam Engine
11″ x 14″
matted & framed 16″ x 20″

Caryn Coville

by | Dec 2, 2020

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Caryn Coville

Member Artist

Art has always been a part of my life. Shortly after graduating with a B.F.A. from Rochester Institute of Technology, I discovered using colored pencils as a fine art medium. I work realistically, and I like the smooth texture and fine details that can be achieved with colored pencils.
My work is inspired by my love of nature, travel, and the beauty I find in everyday objects. My paintings start with a line drawing; and using a heated drawing board, I begin the process of applying pigment. Working with a light touch, I slowly build up and blend the color, sometimes adding up to twenty layers. I like the process of watching my painting slowly emerge.

Primarily a colored pencil artist, I have enjoyed extending my artistry into other mediums. For the past several years I have enjoyed East Asian brush painting. I like the contrast between the very slow process of creating a colored pencil painting layer upon layer, and the spontaneity of brush painting, where I try to convey the essence of a subject by using minimal strokes of ink and watercolor. My latest journey has been into the world of alcohol ink painting.

I am a ‘CPX’ Signature Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America and was awarded the ‘CPX’ Five-Year Merit Award in 2020.

My work has been featured in numerous art publications and I am a contributing artist in the book Masterful Color: Vibrant Colored Pencil Paintings Layer by Layer by Arlene Steinberg.

My award-winning work has been shown in solo gallery exhibits, juried shows and group exhibitions and is in corporate and private collections throughout the United States and Canada.

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Birds Eye View

9.75″ x 16″
Colored Pencil

Threesome

15.5″ x16″
Colored Pencil

Shelley Holtzman

by | Nov 18, 2020

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Shelley Holtzman

Member Artist
Co-President of The Art Guild

My true passion is color…. and lots of it!  I’m drawn to the way it’s reflected in light and shadow and I try to intensify this relationship while capturing the spirit of the moment.  I enjoy painting in oil and watercolor and usually have more than one project going at a time. This helps me be more objective with each piece. Whether working on florals, landscapes or portraits, I strive to illuminate the vibrancy of an image. The bold composition of my work stems from my experience as an art director and graphic designer.

Since going on safari, animals have crept into my work. In my “Garden Variety” series I am moving away from simply “copying” an image to a more fanciful reinvention of the world. To achieve this, I create collages as my reference, then continue to move elements around as I paint, composing a new reality.

I am also a designer for Vida, a sustainable socially conscious global company.  My designs can be viewed at https://shopvida.com/collections/shelley-holtzman

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Liv

Shelley Holtzman
20″ x 28″
oil

Spotted in the Garden

Shelley Holtzman
20″ x 24″
watercolor

Ilene Silberstein

by | Nov 16, 2020

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Ilene Silberstein

Member Artist
Co-President of The Art Guild

I have always loved flowers, gardening and crafts and all natural settings. I have abundant gratitude for a calming unspoiled outdoor location. My natural inclination is to paint moments where light is the main attraction.  I want to emphasize the energy created by the shadows and the glow of the lights.  I use Color to create vitality and vibration. My work tends to focus on organics, figures, the trappings of life and nature.  Pastels and oils are my preferred mediums. Recently I have begun to use colored pencils.

I sometimes think my work should be more socially critical, but I paint what I am drawn to.  I paint what makes me excited, so I continue to return to similar themes.

I work in Pastel, oil and mosaic and have studied with the late Anthony Palombo, Howard Rose, Christine LaFuente, Greg Kruetz, David Leffel and Robert A. Johnson

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Happiness in Blue and White

Ilene Silberstein
11″ x 14″
oil

Elderfield's Gate

Elderfield’s Gate

Ilene Silberstein
16″ x 12″
oil

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by | Nov 16, 2020

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Shelley Holtzman

Member Artist
Co-President of The Art Guild

I’ve loved art since childhood. It was my major at the University of Michigan and led to a career in advertising in New York, as an art director for Brouillard Communications, a division of J. Walter Thompson. After 13 years, I decided to leave the corporate world to start a family and to once again, pursue my study of fine arts.

My passion for strong lines and vibrant colors comes from my background as a graphic designer. Flowers are ideal subjects and each painting Has become an exploration on how to transform shape and color into a bold but graceful expression.

Portraiture is another favorite focus, painting from models and creating commissioned works. I’m drawn to the way color is reflected in the light and shadow of people’s faces. I try to intensify this relationship on canvas while capturing the emotions and spirit of the individual personality.

With landscapes I strive to illuminate the vibrancy of the world around us.

I enjoy painting in different mediums … oil, acrylic and watercolor.

I’ve made my home in Port Washington, New York. Currently, I am Co-President of The Art Guild of Port Washington, and a member of the Port Washington Library Art Advisory Council.

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The Dock

The Dock

Shelley Holtzman
27 x 27
oil

Spotted in the Garden

Spotted in the Garden

Shelley Holtzman
24″ x 28″
watercolor