by Grace Lucarelli | Jul 13, 2016 | Archive
Two Day Workshop August 13-14, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
$300 members/$330 non-members
Does the idea of painting outdoors, en plein air, seem daunting? What kind of gear do I need? How do I select my view and compose my canvas? How do I even begin? Join multiple-award winning plein air artist Paul Bachem as he shares all of his experience with you during a one-day “Boot Camp” intensive in the studio followed by a day painting in the field.
In the morning Paul will go over the gear you will need for a successful day in the field, describe in detail his approach to plein air painting, and do a demo at Elderfields employing the techniques discussed.
There will be a break for lunch, and students will paint at Elderfields in the afternoon while Paul moves from easel to easel offering suggestions and advice. There will be a critique and a time for questions at the end of the day. Day two will be in the field, at a site to be determined.
A materials list will be provided with suggested easel and other items, but please bring what you have.
Three painting days with Paul (in a variety of environments) will be arranged with dates to be announced. (There will be separate fees and registration for each day.)
Paul Bachem has painted on site for many years and in all weather, day and night, both for his own enjoyment and as a competition artist in numerous plein air events. Over that time he has amassed a wealth of knowledge as well as many “tricks of the trade” which he will share with you. You will come away from this workshop with a confident understanding of what it takes to succeed in this most enjoyable form of landscape painting. Paul studied with Harold R. Stevenson and Alma Gallanos Stevenson and enjoyed a 30 year illustration career. Paul’s paintings are in numerous private collections as well as the permanent collection of the Forbes Gallery in New York City.
by Grace Lucarelli | Mar 16, 2016 | Archive
Photography Workshops with Harold Naideau
(Take one or both!)
Understanding Your Camera
Saturday May 7, 9:30 – 12:30
This workshop will cover the basic fundamentals on how to take great pictures with any type of camera, from ‘Point & Shoots’ to DSLRs. Camera types, prices, types of lenses, filters, tripods, etc. will be discussed and explained. Please bring your camera and instruction manual.
$50 members/$60 non-members (Paypal button below)
Instructor: Harold Naideau
Portrait Photography
Saturday May 7, 1:30 – 4:30
This workshop will discuss how to take professional looking portraits of people. We will cover which lenses are best for portraits, lighting, posing, expressions, backgrounds and props. We will cover how to set up your own at-home studio using easily available equipment. Bring your camera – you will have an opportunity to photograph live models. (Model fee included.)
$75 members/$85 non-members (Paypal button below)
Instructor: Harold Naideau
Take BOTH workshops $110 members/$135 non-members
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 | Jul 25, 2015 | Past Classes and Workshops
Saturday September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2015
9:30am-4:30pm
This workshop will focus on drama in still life. How to turn simple props – pots, fruit, flowers, baskets – into compelling dramas of light and shadow. The focus will be on showcasing the significant and modifying or obscuring the less meaningful.
We will be exploring how to create effects with paint strokes, palette knife swipes and rag swoops. How to, in other words, make the canvas not only a depiction of observed reality, but also a celebration of abstract paint beauty.
Still life is not only a worthy subject in its own right, but it can also provide vital learning skills for all other genres. Landscape, portrait, interior and figure. Each of these is made easier by a deep familiarity with the art of the still life.
Materials list will be provided.
Though other mediums are welcome, the workshop will only be taught with, and demonstrated in, oils.
Gregg Kreutz is an award winning painter and author of the classic artist’s guide, Problem Solving for Oil Painters. After graduating from NYU, he pursued his training as a painter at the Art Students League of New York, winning a merit scholarship. He studied with Frank Mason, Robert Beverly Hale and most significantly, David Leffel. Gregg teaches drawing and painting at the Art Students League as well as workshops throughout the US and around the world.
For more info on Gregg, please visit his website.
by Grace Lucarelli | Feb 8, 2015 | Past Classes and Workshops
A Two Day Workshop in Pastel or Oil Paint
Saturday April 18, 9 am – 4 pm
Sunday April 19, 9 am – 5 pm
$350 Members/$380 Non-Members
Make your portraits come alive by capturing the inner spirit of a person.
This intensive two-day workshop on the art of the portrait in pastel or oil paint includes two lectures, and a Q&A.
Each student will have four critiques per day.
On Sunday there will be a general critique of the finished paintings.
– Half hour lunch break (bring your own), each day.
– Materials list provided at registration. Tuition includes model fee.
About Diana De Santis:
Diana De Santis is a portrait painter who also teaches still-life and landscapes. She is a graduate of the Parsons School of Design and attended Traphagen School of Design. She was awarded a scholarship by the Arts Students League and studied with David Leffel and Harvey Dinnerstein. She is a master pastelist at the International Assoc. of Pastel Societies; a signature member of Pastel Society of America and Knickerbocker Artists, U.S.A.; a fellow of American Artist Professional League and a member of Hudson Valley Artists, Audubon Artists, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, and the Portrait Society of America.
She is listed in “Who’s Who in American Art“ and is a Coast Guard artist. Diana has been awarded fifteen gold medals and over two hundred and fifty awards. Her work has been published in American Artist, Artist Magazine, The Pastel Journal and by Rockport Publishers.
Diana DeSantis has shown her work at the Nassau County Museum of Art; Heckscher Museum, Huntington; National Arts Club, Manhattan; Salmagundi Club, Manhattan and Pastel Society exhibits in France, Italy and Russia.
