by Grace Lucarelli | Jan 6, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
Art from the Heart – 10 x 10 Fundraiser Event
On View & For Sale – December 4, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Reception December 4, 6-9 PM
December 4 from 6-9 pm – Opening Reception!
There will be food, music, and all artwork will be for sale!
(We do hope you can let us “borrow” it until the end of the show, but we understand if you absolutely MUST take it home that night.)
Each donated finished work of art will sell for $100 with 100% of the proceeds going to The Art Guild’s Revitalization Fund. We provide the 10 x 10 cradled wood panel, you provide the artwork. Any and all media may be used: acrylic, oil, watercolor, collage, photography, etc. Anything that can be done or mounted on the provided board is acceptable.
All proceeds fund our Education Fund for scholarships and subsidize our children’s classes.
by Grace Lucarelli | Nov 4, 2015 | Past Classes and Workshops
Saturday, February 13 & Sunday, February 14, 2016
9:30 PM – 4:30PM
Learn How to Paint Fast, Loose and Bold
Through a series of targeted exercises you will learn to paint confidently, using brilliant color, gestural brushwork and starting from strong compositions. Whether you’re a beginner or an accomplished artist, you’ll learn:
• how to see limited values clearly
• how to mix colors so they stay clean and bright
• how to create a value sketch as a “roadmap” to a successful painting
• how to translate your design into exciting and endless color possibilities
• how to economize and let go of the unnecessary repetitive brushstrokes
• how to simplify – know what’s important detail- and what’s not
• how to start out with large shapes rather than smaller details
• how to work with bigger brushes for a more gestural quality
• how to hold your brush for a bolder application of paint
• how to paint small but necessary details with big brushes
• how to paint with fewer strokes for a bolder look
• how to work with thicker paint
• the importance of grays
• how to mix colorful grays
• and more
The most eye-catching, dramatic paintings are based on strong composition with simple, large shapes. Learn how to get your fundamentals in place, right from the start – to create dramatic, brilliant and confident paintings!
All levels and all media are welcome. A materials list will be provided. Painting demonstrations will be in acrylics or oils, but the fundamentals taught apply to all media.
Patti Mollica believes that truly great painting is not about the “subject matter,” but rather the way an artist communicates beauty, sensitivity and integrity in whatever is painted. Flowers, gardens and sunsets are no more worthy as painting subjects than a subway station full of weary commuters, or a closeup of an old rundown building with cascading fire escapes. She believes that a painter’s job is to show the viewer the inherant beauty of all subjects and scenes, most especially the ones that are not commonly thought of in an artistic light.
Although she is equally comfortable working in both oils and acrylics, she feels that the new developments in recent years to acrylics make them a perfect vehicle for infinite versatility and personal expression. This is explored and illustrated in depth in her book, “Modern Acrylics“. She has also recently authored “Color Theory” and “Getting Started in Acrylics“, available in art stores worldwide and online at Amazon.com.
For more about Patti, please visit her website: mollicastudio.com
$350 members/$380 non-members
Update: We had a wonderful time with Patti! Click here to see pictures on our Facebook page. (You don’t need a Facebook account to see them.)
by Grace Lucarelli | Oct 19, 2015 | Past Exhibitions
Port To Port – Art Exchange Exhibit
October 6-18, 2015
Artists from the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council and The Art Guild of Port Washington swap gallery space for this unique Nassau/Suffolk art exchange.
CALL FOR ENTRIES Members of The Art Guild may apply to exhibit their artwork in “Port to Port,” a unique art exchange with Greater Northern Brookhaven & Port Jefferson Arts Council (GNBPJAC). Non-members can become members at the time of submission.
ABOUT PORT TO PORT: This unique art exchange sends artwork by TAG members to be on display at The Community Center, 101A Broadway, Port Jefferson. The work of members of the GNBPJAC with be on exhibit at Elderfields. No prizes will be awarded in this show, however, all accepted artists will receive a one year membership in the GNBPJAC.
Sat. October 10 • 3 – 5 pm
GPJAC Artists’ Reception at
The Art Guild of Port Washington
200 Port Washington Boulevard, Manhasset 11030
516-304-5797
Sun. October 18 • 3 – 5 pm
TAG Artists’ Reception at
Port Jefferson Village Center
101A East Broadway, Port Jefferson 11777
gpjac.org • 631-473-5220
Sponsored by: Long Island Arts Council, Nassau County, Blick Artists Materials, Fern & Hersh Cohen
Port to Port is a Signature Event of the Arts Alive LI 2015 October Arts Month Celebrations!
Upon filling out the on-line form & paying with your credit card via Paypal, you will get an acknowledgement email from The Art Guild and receipt from from PayPal. If you have any questions, please email info@theartguild.org.
by Grace Lucarelli | 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.
by Grace Lucarelli | Aug 6, 2015 | Past Events
Families are invited to CreARTive at The Art Guild, on a Saturday in August 19, 2017, from 1-4 pm. The open house with FREE art-related activities such as tie dying, simple printmaking, and clay hand-building, painting, drawing, collage and more is a way for parents to meet instructors and familiarize themselves with The Art Guild. The projects will be geared for ages 5 through 12.
“Our art classes for kids are fun and educational,” said Susan Herbst, Associate Executive Director. “Our teachers are amazing professionals who come up with creative projects every week all year long. We’d like to reach out to parents, schools and the community to let them know that we offer fun, reasonably priced art classes for students of all ages – from kindergarten through high school, as well as college and beyond.”
This event is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor M. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and is administered by The Huntington Arts Council, Inc.
Please be aware that we share the property with private families. Please be courteous of others while at Elderfields.
