Life Drawing with Nude Models, Non-Instructional, Fridays w/Joan Stevens

Life Drawing with Nude Models, Non-Instructional, Fridays w/Joan Stevens

by | Aug 30, 2017 | Past Classes and Workshops

Life Drawing with Nude Models, Fridays
Non-Instructional
Monitor: Joan Stevens

WINTER/SPRING: 10 weeks: March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 22, 29 • 11 am-2 pm
$300M/335NM

The model will take a series of poses from 2 – 40 minutes.
Excellent models (male or female) • Soft music (classical/jazz/easy listening) • Bring whatever materials you like.
Limited to 10 students
No instruction • Joan Stevens, monitor
The Art Guild has easels for students.
$300 for members, $335 non-members
Registration is limited to 10 students per session and a waiting list will be taken.

Life Drawing w/Nude Model Fridays: SPRING 2020
Phone number (with area code)




Oil Painting for Beginners with Joan Stevens – Saturday

Oil Painting for Beginners with Joan Stevens – Saturday

by | Aug 27, 2017 | Archive

Oil Painting for Beginners with Joan Stevens

6 Weeks: Saturdays, October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23 • 9 – 11 am
$180M/$215NM

 

This class will start with the very basics of oil painting –  drawing techniques, designing your composition, preparing your canvas or surface, and mixing colors. Joan will familiarize students with what supplies to use, different surfaces (pros and cons), the color wheel and color mixing.
Each week, Joan will demo on a subject and students will work on a painting related to the demo. Joan is a fun and relaxed teacher who gives lots of individual help in an environment of creativity and support.

Materials list below.

 

Materials list

You can get all of these supplies at Dick Blick Artist Supplies (Located in Carle Place)

PAINTS:
Cadmium yellow lemon
Yellow ochre
Alizarin crimson
Cadmium red
Ultramarine blue
Burnt Sienna
Titanium white (large tube)

BRUSHES: Princeton catalyst: 2, 4, 6 Bright; 4,6 Filbert
Turpenoid and a glass jar with a coil on the bottom for brush cleaning
Painting Panels by Dick Blick Artist Supplies (Located in Carle Place): 8×10 or 9×12
OTHER: Grey paper palette pad (Blick brand has a color wheel on the inside cover) or glass palette 
Rags or paper towels

Joan Stevens Bio: Born in Brooklyn, Joan moved to Long Island in her teens. She always had a love of drawing and painting, She works in oils but also sketches in charcoal and pencil. Joan graduated from St. John’s University with a degree in Fine Art and from there went to FIT to earn a degree in illustration. She has studied with Robert Baxter, Charles Pasqualina, Howard Rose, Kim English and Peggi Kroll Roberts. Always returning to her love of figure drawing she can still be found taking life drawing classes in her home town of Long Beach.
She has had many jobs in the world of art including illustration, art director, photo stylist, muralist, window dresser, and face painter. Her company, Through the Looking Glass, designs and installs store windows and decorates for events at restaurants and parties.
Joan has exhibited her work in group and solo shows throughout Long Island. Venues include The National Art League of Douglaston, Art League of Long Island, Elderfield Preserve, Adelphi University, Le Bon Amis Gallery,  Martha Clara Vineyard, and iFly Trapeze. She has been commissioned for portraits and landscapes and has donated many pieces to raise money for various charities. She teaches oil painting and drawing at Garden City High school. Joan paints pleine aire whenever possible and is constantly inspired by the beauty of Long Island.
You can see more of Joan’s work on her website.

Beginning Oil Painting FALL 2019 w/Joan Stevens
Phone Number
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 – The Art Guild Annual Meeting

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 – The Art Guild Annual Meeting

by | Oct 8, 2015 | Past Events

 

 

Please join The Art Guild for our
Annual Membership Meeting
Thursday, October 18, 2018, 7 pm at Elderfields.

All members and friends are encouraged to attend.

Find out what’s been going on at The Art Guild this past year,
learn about new programs and opportunities. Introduction of new board members.

Refreshments will be available.

After the meeting: Demo: Painting on Black Canvas
with Artist and Instructor Joan Stevens

Painting on black canvas makes colors vibrate and adds a new dimension to your painting. It lends itself to both bright or moody paintings. Working from a photograph, Joan will demonstrate her approach to this dynamic technique. 

Born in Brooklyn, Joan Stevens moved to Long Island in her teens. Joan works in oils but also sketches in charcoal and pencil. She graduated from St. John’s University with a degree in Fine Art and from there went to FIT to earn a degree in illustration. She has studied with Robert Baxter, Charles Pasqualina, Howard Rose, Kim English and Peggi Kroll Roberts. Joan has exhibited her work in group and solo shows throughout Long Island and has been commissioned for portraits and landscapes. She teaches oil painting on Tuesdays and monitors life drawing on Fridays at The Art Guild.