by Grace Lucarelli | Oct 31, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
Visual Trick/ Visual Treat
October 1 – 30, 2016
As we enter the mystical season of Halloween, artists are invited to submit works that “trick” or “treat” us. Trick everyone with a trompe-l’oeil or treat us to some beautiful eye candy. Don’t be afraid to let your imagination conjure up something magical, supernatural or macabre!
JUROR Steve Lampasona. Steve has been teaching in NYC and Long Island for over 30 years. He was an adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community Collage and an instructor at the Nassau County Museum and the Art League of Long Island. He has exhibited in NYC at O. K. Harris and Gallery Henoch, and was represented by the Capricorn Gallery in Washington D.C. Primarily a painter, he has also done a number of corporate and residential installations combining 2 and 3 dimensional design. He opened his own school 3 1/2 years ago, The Artist’s Studio, at Chelsea Mansion, Muttontown, NY.
by Grace Lucarelli | Sep 18, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
Fur Fins & Feathers
Juried Competion & Exhibition
August 27 – September 18, 2016
Artists Reception and Awards Ceremony: September 11, 2016, 3-5pm
“Fur, Fins and Feathers” – More than just tributes to pets, animals in art often symbolize ideas from political to moral. From cave drawings to faithful companions, the noble steads of generals to Japanese fish prints and Audubon’s portfolios, animals of all kinds have “captured” the imagination of artists throughout history.
JUROR DENIS PONSOT is an artist with over 35 years of experience in the field. He teaches classes in watercolor painting at the Art League of Long Island, The School of Visual Arts and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan. Denis also teaches classes in watercolor and oil painting at the Gurwin Jewish Assistive Living Residences. During the school year, Denis teaches classes for all ages out of his private studio in Queens, NY. In the summer, his studio transforms into Denis Ponsot Fine Arts Summer Camp, where students gain experience in every medium from sculpture to collage. Denis’ work has been in exhibitions at the Art League of Long Island Members Exhibition and the Salmagundi Art Club non-member Juried Exhibition.
First Place: Renie Morris for A Full House, acrylic
Second Place: Heidi Block, for Two Colts at Dawn, oil
Third Place: Caryn Coville for Goldfinch, colored pencil.
Honorable Mentions: Robin Moore for Simon Templar, watercolor; Boyd Shockley for Releasing a Western Trout, watercolor; and Ken Strier, Carousel Horse, sandstone sculpture
by Grace Lucarelli | May 16, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
LINE: Through Thick and Thin Exhibit April 9 – May 15, 2016
Line is one of the basic elements in art – descriptive, implied or abstract. Bold, soft, elegant or jagged. A line defines the curve of a hip. The lines on the highway define a journey. This exhibit is open to painting, drawing, print-making, mixed media and sculpture in which the line is a dominant component.
JUROR Award winning artist, Antonio Masi has been featured in articles in The Artist’s Magazine; PBS’s Sunday Arts, NBC-TV’s Weekend Today in New York,” as well as a book on his paintings New York’s Golden Age of Bridges, He is currently President of the American Watercolor Society. More on Mr. Masi can be found at his website, www.antoniomasi.com.
First Place: Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, Flutterbies, print
Second Place: Frances Ianarella, Orchids, oil
Third Place: Ann Pellaton, Shoreline, watercolor
Honorable Mentions: Diane Bares, Eliza, oil; Ellen Hallie Schiff, Texture Piece 2, enamel on paper; Alexander Betko, Dirty Mind, graphite on paper
Student Award: Matt Santiago, Untitled 3, ink.
by Grace Lucarelli | Apr 27, 2015 | Past Exhibitions
Home On The Range: Landscapes We Love
CRITERIA: A celebration of the landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes that make our hearts sing – from backyards and gardens to majestic mountain vistas. All styles from abstract to realism are welcome.
MEDIUMS: Including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, drawing, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints or sculpture with pedestal.
JUROR: Jane McGraw-Teubner has achieved the honored rank of Master Pastel Artist, awarded by the Pastel Society of America. She is also on the Board of Directors for the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and a Resident Artist in the Salmagundi Art Club in Manhattan. She studied with pastel artists Jeff Webb, Frank Federico, Albert Handell, Anita Louise West, Larry Blovits, Richard McKinley and at the Art Students League with Richard Pionk. She exhibits in galleries in New York City and the metropolitan area and teaches at the Teaching Studios of Art in Oyster Bay.
First place: Diana De Santis, Bus Driver’s Bocci Game at Dusk, pastel
Second place: Marciel Kazickas, Looking East, oil
Third Place: Linda Giacalone, September Trees, oil
Honorable Mention: KIrk Larson, Cold Spring Church, oil
Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone, Sullivan County Sunrise, pastel
Gia Schifano, The Little Bridge, oil
by Grace Lucarelli | Oct 26, 2014 | Past Exhibitions
Works ’14 – Members Exhibit
at the Graphic Eye Gallery
402 Main Street, Port Washington NY 11050
October 2 – 26, 2014
Artists’ Reception October 5, 3-5 PM
Open to members of The Art Guild – $100 for 6 linear feet of exhibit space.
Registration deadline September 8. First come, first served.
For additional information contact Exhibit Co-Chairs: Ellen Hallie Schiff ehschiff@yahoo.com or Shelley Holtzman shell.holtz@gmail.com or call The Art Guild 516 304-5797.
