Bokeh Backgrounds with Katrina Benson

Bokeh Backgrounds with Katrina Benson

by | Mar 21, 2020 | TAG at home

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About Katrina Benson:

Katrina Benson is the Vice President of the Art Guild and an award-winning artist working primarily in colored pencil and watercolor. Her work gravitates toward realism, although she enjoys all forms of artistic expression and experimentation. “Working in realism is an opportunity to explore easily overlooked nuances in the world around me. The process of looking deeply and interpreting with each stroke gives me a profound sense of connection and gratitude for the wonders of even the simplest of objects.”  Find out more about Katrina on her website www.kblfineart.com.

Katrina teaches Colored Pencil: Foundational Techniques

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Household Supply Pastel Substitutions

Household Supply Pastel Substitutions

by | Mar 21, 2020 | TAG at home

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About Jill Velasco:

 Jill Velasco is an exhibiting Artist, Graphic Designer and Educator with a BFA in Graphic Design and an MS in Visual Arts Education.  For over ten years, Jill has taught fine art classes in both schools and studios throughout Long Island to both children and adults of all levels. In addition to teaching workshops, creating both digital and fine art for clients, she currently moderates and mentors colored pencil enthusiasts via social media for the publication Colored Pencil Magazine. Colored pencil, pastel and acrylic paint are the featured media in her portraits, botanical and wildlife art.  Jill is a proud member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, American Society of Botanical Artists, Westbury Arts Council and The Art Guild of Port Washington. 

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Painting Glass Tips from Ilene Silberstein

Painting Glass Tips from Ilene Silberstein

by | Mar 20, 2020 | TAG at home

  

Painting Glass 
with Ilene Silberstein

During our Flower Power weekend in February, some of the floral still lifes were set up in glass vases. Many of the attendees had questions about how to paint glass.
Here’s a tip: put some flowers in a glass vase (they do not have to be fresh). You can go outside and grab a few stems of Forsythia and try painting  it with the following thoughts in mind:

HIGHLIGHT

  • Many people put many highlights in glass because they think see light reflected in small sparkles. 
    In reality there is only one highlight. You identify it. And that is what you paint.
  • Highlights are the symbol of a plane change.
  • They have a smudginess that moves across the surface. (It is glass after all)
  • The highlight must travel over the glass

WATER

  • The waterline can have a touch of light, but not as bright as the highlight
  • The waterline is subtle and does not go across the entire glass
  • Above the waterline is a touch lighter than below the waterline where there is water
  • Anything in the water has a soft edge

STEMS

  • Stems are split between the top and bottom waterline
  • Anything in the water has a soft edge

Did you try this tip? Share your work with us on Facebook @TheArtGuild or Instagram @artguildpw 

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About Ilene Silberstein:

   Ilene Silberstein is the Co-President of The Art Guild. Her work emphasizes energy created by shadows and light, and she is drawn to painting natural settings. She works in pastel, oil and mosaic and has studied with the late Anthony Palombo, Howard Rose, Christine LaFuente, Greg Kruetz, David Leffel and Robert A. Johnson. Her work can be viewed at IleneSilberstein.com

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The Great Rainbow Hunt: A Community Project

The Great Rainbow Hunt: A Community Project

by | Mar 19, 2020 | Homepage

The Great Rainbow Hunt 

Community

  

Download a flyer here: TAG Rainbow Hunt

 

We saw this idea on Facebook and thought it would be perfect for students, parents, artists & seniors!

Have a neighborhood-wide rainbow 🌈 hunt!

  1. Using any supplies that you have on hand, create a rainbow with your children or on your own. 
  2.  Hang the rainbow up somewhere visible from your front yard

– Front door or window

– Mailbox

– On a yard sign

– On a tree

– Anywhere passersby can see!

3. Tell your friends & neighbors what you’re doing! Share a photo of your rainbow and information about the Rainbow Hunt on your social media or post a note somewhere visible. The more rainbows, the more fun!

4. Go for a Walk starting the week of 3/21 and count how many rainbows you see. The number might change each week! Keep your distance!

5. Tell us what you find on our FB (@TheArtGuild) & IG (@artguildpw)

To participate, all you have to do is put a rainbow in your window, on your door or in your front yard. You can print it, color it, or go all out and create a masterpiece. Whatever you want!

Tell your friends & neighbors what you’re doing by including a note somewhere visible and by posting on social media.

Beginning 3/21, get outside, walk around and see how many rainbows you can find!

Then let’s watch and see how many more rainbows start popping up!

#artapart

 

Get Your Eyes in Shape by Rob Silverman

Get Your Eyes in Shape by Rob Silverman

by | Mar 16, 2020 | TAG at home

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How to Get Your Eyes in Shape  
with Rob Silverman

1. THE EYE

The eye is not a symmetrical almond shape like the CBS eye or almond, but rather an asymmetrical combination of a joined curve and a fairly straight edge.

2. UPPER LID

The highest point of the upper lid is on the inside and curved. The rest of the upper lid (on the outside) is relatively straight. 

3. LOWER LID

The lowest point of the lower lid is on the outer side and curved. The rest of the lower lid (on the inside)  is relatively straight.

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About Rob Silverman:

Rob Silverman’s innovative techniques have been featured in American Artist Workshop Magazine and The Art of the Portrait, the official publication of the Portrait Society of America. His work has appeared at Crosby Street Gallery and Spring Studio Gallery in Soho, the Art League of Long Island, Edward Hopper House, The Art Guild of Port Washington, The National Art League, the Lockwood-Mathews Museum, as well as the National Arts Club and Salmagundi Club.