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SUMMER 2009
ART FOR TEENS AND ADULTS
FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED – ART IS FOR
EVERYONE
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE - LUCY FRADKIN
During her stay as EEAC’s artist in residence for the summer of 2009 Master collagist Lucy Fradkin will lead workshop participants on an exciting artistic journey. Lucy Fradkin has received the 2005 Artist Fellowship-Drawing as well as several Artist-in-Residence Grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts. She has exhibited extensively worldwide, most recently at Lesley Heller Gallery, NY, Lehman College Art Gallery, NY and Smithsonian Museum National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC. Recent lectures include Hunter College, NY, several programs in Rome, Italy, and Islip Art Museum, NY. Inspired by the sacred and folk arts and the vanishing art of hand-painted signage Lucy Fradkin creates figurative works in oil and gouache at times incorporating collaged decorative elements.
ARTIST STATMENT
Replete with references to the ancient frescoes and mosaics of the Etruscans, Romans and Byzantines, my paintings on paper capture a timeless moment through a contemporary eye. Inspired by the sacred and folk arts and the vanishing art of hand-painted signage, I create portraits of diverse individuals, gathering images when traveling and at home in New York City. For the past 8 years I have concentrated on a series of figurative works painted in oil, gouache or acrylic gouache on paper. At times I incorporate collaged decorative elements from a variety of sources including old catalogs, field guides and vintage books into the work. I use color and pattern to evoke emotion and tell stories of daily life where the viewer is drawn into an intimate world. My work is clearly inspired by the traditional, but the impact of personal history is evident in the quiet presentation of issues of gender and race.
This workshop series is recommended for in service credit for teachers. Documentation necessary will be provided by EEAC.
COLLAGE WORKSHOP
Instructor: Lucy Fradkin
Collage making is an art form that can be enjoyed by all, artists and non-artists alike. Participants will collect raw materials from everyday life i.e.: movie tickets, gum wrappers, postcards, a lock of hair, etc. Using the Elements and Principles of Visual Art, Master collagist Lucy Fradkin will show students how to create exciting 2-D works of art that express and communicate the artist within. Included will be demonstrations, discussions, individual work time and critiques. Bring bag lunch. Material list provided at registration. (1 session) Wednesday 10AM-2PM, July 15 (with lunch break) Cost: $48 member EEAC/$60 nonmember
ASSEMBLAGE/3-D COLLAGE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
Instructor: Lucy Fradkin
See the world in a new way by constructing your own sculpture out of junk , art materials, and objects that have special meaning for you. Master collagist Lucy Fradkin will guide participants to create a basic form combining techniques of assemblage, collage, painting and sculpture. Found objects will be added, focusing on issues of composition, volume and space. Included will be demonstrations, discussions, individual work time and critiques. Bring bag lunch. Material list provided at registration. (1 session) Friday 10AM-4PM, July 17 (with lunch break) Cost: $72 member EEAC/$90 nonmember
PERSONAL NARRATIVE: PAINTING/MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE WORKSHOP
Instructor: Lucy Fradkin
Using the detailed composition, resplendent color and narrative quality of the art of early civilizations of the Byzantines, Etruscans and Romans as inspiration, students will create mixed media collage works on paper. Art techniques will focus on line, composition, color and the use of collage as a design element. Students will learn the rarely used medium of “acrylic gouache” and archival collage techniques while creating unique works which express personal stories with symbolic meaning. Included will be demonstrations, discussions, individual work time and critiques. Bring bag lunch. Material list provided at registration. (1 session)
Wednesday 10AM-4PM, July 22 (with lunch break)
Cost: $72 member EEAC/$90 nonmember
Sign up for all 3 workshops together, total cost: $173 member EEAC/$216 nonmember
ARTHUR SIMMS LECTURE
Arthur Simms’ art is rich with associations to his hybrid autobiography, American and Jamaican folk culture, music, art history and world culture, his human-scale sculptures radiate a playful and serious inquiry into concepts of origin and transformation. Simms’ art is to a large extent a product of bi-culturalism, a merging of my Jamaican heritage and American education.
Through their formal rigor and the poetic associations that the recycled elements trigger, the sculptures narrate stories of personal identity, family, spiritual and physical journeys, erotic tensions and nostalgia for home. Bedsprings, empty bottles, machines, children's worn-out toys and other discards of our material lives take on a new world of symbolic meanings, powered by my unconscious and pent-up energy unleashed from objects that, to a less sensitive eye, might appear to be junk. The technique of assemblage has a distinguished history in fine and folk art.
The Modernist Marcel Duchamp's use of ordinary objects as "readymade" works of art holds a special place in my complex process. Arthur Simms’ own art is inspired by Surrealism's uses of automatism, disjunction and reliance on the unconscious. Although based largely on intuition, his process does not exclude formal decisions. He also taps into non-Western cultures and belief systems such as Australian Aboriginal art, Haitian, African, as well as cross gender lines by using domestic craft techniques of sewing and embroidery usually associated with women's work. His sculptures are usually wrapped in rope and or wire.
The laborious action of binding creates spiritual and physical links that construct his own cultural history. Incorporating a wide range of materials and mediums, the work explores themes of life's experiences. Over the past two decades, he has been working on a body of sculptures and drawings that evokes memory, loss and cross cultural ties. In his words,” I am summarizing this epoch as it relates to me, my heritage and people's universal commonness. The work as a group, through object and thought, embodies power and history”.
Mr. Simms has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Rome Prize Fellowship, Academy Award for Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Creative Capital Grant, Guggenheim Fellowship, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Residency Award from the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Fellowship, Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant and Pollock-Krasner Grant. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, including representing the country of Jamaica in its first ever Pavilion in the 49th Venice Biennial in 2001. Recent exhibition venues include The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, Neuberger Museum, American Academy of Arts and Letters, P.S.1 MOMA, American Academy in Rome, Queens Museum, Islip Art Museum and a commissioned work in Prospect Park.
Come hear Artist Arthur Simms’ talk about his work during a PowerPoint presentation. Saturday 5-6PM, July 18 Suggested donation: $5
DRAWING
DRAWING FLOWERS
Instructor: Elizabeth Nehls
“Nobody sees a flower, really - it is so small - we haven’t the time, and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time”. - Georgia O’Keeffe
Drawing Flowers with Pen & Ink
The old masters as well as artists today use beautiful ink lines to create drawings and etchings. In this workshop students will be introduced to drawings of artists throughout history, observing the way ink lines are used to create rhythm, movement, shape, volume, form and value. Rather than traditional pen and ink, which can be very messy, students will use Micron pens, a perfect drawing tool, for their flower studies. Material list provided at registration. (1 session) Wednesday 2-5PM, May 20 Cost: $36 member EEAC/$45 nonmember
DRAWING PERSPECTIVES – Basic Linear Perspectives Instructor: H. Alan Feit
"Perspective is the rein and rudder of painting". - Leonardo da Vinci One of the keys to effective representation in art is the illusion of depth. Linear perspective is one of the methods developed by the old masters to make drawing or painting more authentic. This workshop will focus on the methods of linear perspective for the novice and intermediate artist. Material list provided at registration. (2 classes) Mondays 4:30-6:30PM, June 1-8 Cost: $48 member EEAC/$60 nonmember
BASIC DRAWING
Instructor: H. Alan Feit
There are no shortcuts or tricks in drawing, but, if you have learned to read and count, you can learn to draw. Through the study of objects, presented in a series of directed and sequential assignments, students will discover how to see more intensely, compose stronger compositions, work intuitively and critique their work. A variety of drawing materials will be used.
(4 sessions)
Mondays 4-6PM, July 27-August 17
Cost: $96 member EEAC/$120 nonmember
DRAWING TECHNIQUES I
Instructor: Linda Nemeth
This workshop will focus on improving basic drawing skills. Participants will learn to draw still-life using both contour and shading techniques. (1 session) Wednesday 10AM-1PM, July 8 Cost: $36 member EEAC/$45 nonmember
DRAWING TECHNIQUES II
Instructor: Linda Nemeth
In this workshop artist Linda Nemeth will demonstrate more advanced drawing techniques. Participants will create still-life drawings incorporating pen & ink and watercolor. (1 session) Wednesday 10AM-1PM, July 29 Cost: $36 member EEAC/$45 nonmember
PORTRAITURE SKETCHING
Instructor: Liz Cary Macchio
Learn the basics for capturing the human face. Beginner portrait techniques using charcoal or sketch-and-wash pencils will be taught. Class will include portrait demonstrations, instruction and drawing time. (1 session) Thursday 2-5PM, August 13 Cost: $46 member EEAC/$55 nonmember
PASTELS – Draw in Color
Instructor: Liz Cary Macchio
Explore the medium of pastel through still-life, the time-tested method of the old masters to conquer the pictorial elements of composition, lighting and spatial relationships. In this class you will be introduced to pastel techniques and color values as well as enhance your drawing skills. Light and weather permitting we will venture outside for some plein air fun. All levels welcome. (4 sessions) Thursdays 6-8PM, July 30-August 20 Cost: $144 member EEAC/$180 nonmember
PAINTING
BOTANICAL ART – Painting a Rose
Instructor: Barbara Stype
Learn how to capture the beauty of one of the most loved of flowers. In this one day watercolor workshop, teacher and botanical artist Barbara Stype will share her passion for drawing and painting botanical art. The focus will be on how to paint a botanically-correct rose. All levels welcome. No experience necessary. Material list provided at registration. (1 session) Wednesday 10AM-2PM, June 10 (with lunch break) Cost: $48 member EEAC/$60 nonmember
PLEIN AIR PAINTING AT LONGHOUSE RESERVE
with Elizabeth Greaf
The gorgeous Longhouse Reserve, 133 Hands Creek Road, Easthampton has made special accommodations for the East End Arts Council in order to give us a leisurely day at an ideal plein air location. It doesn’t get any better than this! Students will meet at Longhouse at 10AM. After exploring the grounds, participants will set up their easels and paint. Ms. Greaf will offer guidance on perspective, value and composition as the day develops. She will give demonstrations to explore solutions to challenges confronting participants. There will be a group critique of the work accomplished that day. Participants should bring a bag lunch, beverage, easel and painting media of choice. About Longhouse Reserve: Through its arboretum, sculpture gardens, and educational programs, Longhouse brings together art and nature, aesthetics and spirit, with a strong conviction that the arts are central to living wholly and creatively. Please visit Longhouse online at: www.longhouse.org. A carpool list will be maintained for your convenience. If you are interested, let us know at registration. Carpool arrangements are the responsibility of participants. A contact list will be mailed with workshop confirmation. Thursday 10AM-3:30PM, June 11 Cost: $72 member EEAC/$90 nonmember
INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR
Instructor: Elizabeth Greaf
This class will introduce the students to painting in watercolor. Class will start with a talk about watercolor materials and their unique techniques to help you choose the right supplies. Classes will then progress from exercises utilizing techniques, such as color selection, mixing, composition and use-of-value to help you develop strong, effective paintings. Basic drawing skills are needed for this class, but the instructor will offer guidance in the area. Material list provided at registration. (4 classes) Mondays 10AM-12PM, July 6-27 Cost: $96 member EEAC/$120 nonmember
FOCUS ON WATERCOLOR
Instructor: Elizabeth Greaf
Three workshops, perfect for the intermediate watercolor painter who would like to enhance their technique focusing on specific subject areas. Each class will concentrate on a particular feature when painting a watercolor landscape. Material list provided at registration. (1, 2 or 3 sessions)
Focus on Water: Monday 12:30-3:30PM, July 6
Focus on Seascapes: Monday 12:30-3:30, July 13
Focus on Summer Gardens: Monday 12:30-3:30, July 27
Cost for each: $36 member EEAC/$45 nonmember Sign up for all 3 Focus on Watercolor together, total cost: $97 member EEAC/$122 nonmember
FOCUS ON SHADOWS
Instructor: Elizabeth Greaf
In this two-day watercolor workshop participants will learn about seeing and planning for the behavior and color of shadows on various shapes, and their relationship to light sources, working from still-life setups. (2 sessions) Monday & Wednesday 10AM-2PM, August 10 & 12 (with break) Cost: $72 member EEAC/$90 nonmember
COLOR THEORY WORKSHOP
Instructor: Elizabeth Greaf
An introduction to the basic color wheel, where you will learn how to select colors for effective balance and different moods. Discussions on concepts such as warm and cool colors, as well as experiments with several color-mixing exercises and a simple color wheel, will help you understand subtle differences in paint colors and enable you to plan for effective mixing. Guidelines will be given to prepare a different color wheel for your own reference. Workshop will be presented using watercolor but is open to all media. (1 session) Saturday 10AM-2PM, August 1 (with break) Cost: $48 member EEAC/$60 nonmember
EAST ASIAN BRUSH PAINTING
Instructor: Sung Sook Setton
Learn to paint in the East Asian style using bamboo brushes, sumi ink and rice paper. The goal is to depict the spirit of a particular subject and convey its character. Students are trained to master brushstrokes and skills to capture the essence of form through demonstration and individual instruction. Subjects studied are landscape painting and the “gracious plants.” Bring bag lunch. Materials, approx. $15-$25, can be purchased from the instructor at first class. Material list provided at registration. (3 sessions) Thursday-Friday 10AM-2PM, July 9-11 (30min lunch break) Cost: $144 member EEAC/$180 nonmember
PLEIN AIR WATERCOLOR
Instructor: Mike Killelea
This two-day workshop will meet at a local site where watercolor artist and author Michael Killelea will help you learn that your vision is more important than the subject in your painting. Light, color and atmosphere all play a part in Killelea’s plein air artwork and he will teach you to develop your skills in these areas through demonstrations and assessment of your class efforts. (2 sessions) Monday & Wednesday 9:30AM-12:30PM, August 3 & 5 Cost: $72 member EEAC/$90 nonmember
WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP
Instructor: Marilyn Gartelmann
Join artist Marilyn Gartelmann in painting a loose-style watercolor landscape. Included will be demonstrations and instruction in watercolor techniques. Some watercolor experience necessary. (1 session) Monday 10AM-1PM, August 17 Cost: $36 memberEEAC/$45 nonmember
MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP
Instructor: Pepsi Freund
Revive and renew! We all have projects which did not work out, so get those “mistakes” out from under the bed and revisit them with innovative ideas. Whatever your media; oil, pastels, watercolor or acrylic, you are welcome to this workshop, where you will be guided in experimentation in color and composition, and taught how to incorporate pen, pencil, ink, paper, newspaper, or whatever it takes, into your art. This workshop will establish new thought patterns and springboard the artist beyond the bounds of tradition. Material list provided at registration. (2 classes) Thursdays 10AM-1PM, May 28-June 4 Cost: $75 member EEAC/$94 nonmember
PAINTING TO ABSTRACTION
Instructor: Pepsi Freund
Abandon all thoughts on whether or not the ocean is really blue or green. The same designs that go into realistic art also produce abstract art. Make the ocean red, and abstract it into a new tidal wave of interest! This one-day workshop will take shapes, colors and moods, weaving them into tapestries of beauty, design and coherency. All media welcome, just bring your imagination and joy of creating! Bring sufficient materials for one day of work in medium of your choice. (1 session) Saturday 10AM-2PM, May 30 (with lunch break) Cost: $48 member EEAC/$60 nonmember
ACRYLIC LANDSCAPE PAINTING AT PECONIC HERB FARM
Instructor: Pepsi Freund
Join artist Pepsi Freund as she demonstrates how to fill your acrylic landscapes with light and life, helping you bring your paintings to the next level. The second class will meet on location at the beautiful Peconic Herb Farm. (2 sessions) Thursday and Friday 10AM-2PM, August 20 & 21 (with break) Cost: $96 member EEAC/$120 nonmember
PAINTING SEASCAPES WITH OILS
Instructor: Laura Stroh
Join artist Laura Stroh and learn how to create beautiful paintings using oil paints. Students will learn an easy-to-follow, step-by-step process needed to complete two seascapes. Traditional as well as water-based oils welcome. (4 sessions) Wednesdays 4:30-6:30PM, July 29-August 19 Cost: $76 member EEAC/$84 nonmember
PRINTMAKING
SOLARPLATE PRINTMAKING
Instructor: Linda Prentiss
This workshop is for photographers and artists who would like to learn the solarplate printmaking process. Artists will make a 5" x 7" intaglio solarplate from a drawing or photograph and print it on a small etching press. Bring drawings and/or computer digital files of photographs in grey-scale jpeg format. $40 materials fee due to instructor at class; includes 5" x 7" solarplate, printmaking paper, computer digital printout on transparency, and inks. (1 session) Friday 10AM-5PM, August 7 (with 1 hour break) Cost: $95 member EEAC/$119 nonmember
POETRY
POETRY WORKSHOP
Instructor: John Brush
This two-day workshop will guide and inspire the amateur poet in gaining a better understanding of how to capture his/her thoughts in poetic writing. The first session will focus on why we write, writing strategies and working with imagery to “show” rather than “tell.” It will close with writing time using newly gained knowledge along with guidance from instructor as needed. The second session will focus on finding your voice through sharing works, discussion and revision. (2 sessions) Saturdays 10AM-1PM, June 20 & 27 Cost: $72 member EEAC/$90 nonmember
HAIKU AND BEYOND
with Mankh
Learn about haiku as a way of life, a literary genre and a creative hobby. Workshop topics include: a brief history of the shortest poetic form; traditional guidelines and modern adaptations; the Asian culture and philosophy behind the poem; how to write haiku AND apply the haiku-essence to longer poems. The workshop includes discussing participants' poems... is it haiku? For beginner to advanced haiku enthusiasts. Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) is a writer and small press publisher of Allbook Books. He authored/edited Haiku One Breaths: a voice through a tangle. He is a member of the Haiku Society of America and The North Sea Poetry Scene. (1 session) Saturday 1-3PM, June 13 Cost: $12 member EEAC/$20 nonmember
PHOTOGRAPHY
LOW LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
Instructor: Joan Wozniak
Don’t miss those great moments! Just because the sun has faded, flash photos are prohibited or you just don’t want any more shots of the receding hairline of that guy sitting in front of you when your kid is on stage! This class will show you that a little light can be just enough when you learn how to use your camera’s aperture and shutter controls, white balance, ISO, and bulb mode. Class will include instruction, demonstration and applied practice followed by photo download to computer for viewing and instructional feedback. Students should have a basic understanding of their digital camera but a review of photography basics will be included. Bring your digital camera and (if you have one) a tripod. (1 session) Saturday 3-8PM, May 30 (with break) Cost: $60 member EEAC/$75 nonmember
SCULPTURE
WIRE SCULPTURE –Figures in Action
Instructor: Linda Nemeth
If you’ve always wanted to try sculpture, but didn’t know where to start, this is the workshop for you. Sculptor Linda Nemeth will instruct participants on the basics of capturing movement and action in 3-D using easy-to-work-with wire. Materials included. (1 session) Wednesday 10AM-1PM, August 19 Cost: $41 member EEAC/$50 nonmember
WEEKEND HAPPENINGS
LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, TALKS, DEMONSTRATIONS, ETC.
LOW LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY – see Photography
Instructor: Joan Wozniak Saturday 3-8PM, May 30 (with break) Cost: $60 member EEAC/$75 nonmember
PAINTING TO ABSTRACTION – see Painting
Instructor: Pepsi Freund Saturday 10AM-2PM, May 30 (with lunch break) Cost: $48 member EEAC/$60 nonmember
HOW TO FIND AN AGENT
with Loretta Barrett of Loretta Barrett Books, www.lorettabarrettbooks.com Former Executive Editor at Doubleday, Loretta Barrett has years of experience in publishing and knows all the ins and outs of getting an agent to get behind getting your book published. Come spend a morning with this delightful speaker and learn what you need to do. Saturday 10AM-12PM, June 6 Cost: $15 member EEAC/$25 nonmember
HAIKU AND BEYOND – see Poetry
with Mankh Saturday 1-3PM, June 13 Cost: $12 member EEAC/$20 nonmember POETRY WORKSHOP – see Poetry Instructor: John Brush Saturdays 10AM-1PM, June 20 & 27 Cost: $72 member EEAC/$90 nonmember
ARTHUR SIMMS LECTURE –see Artist in residence
Saturday 5-6PM, July 18 Suggested donation: $5 COLOR THEORY WORKSHOP – see Painting with Elizabeth Greaf Saturday 10AM-2PM, August 1 (with break) Cost: $48 member EEAC/$60 nonmember
COLOR THEORY WORKSHOP – see Painting
with Elizabeth Greaf Saturday 10AM-2PM, August 1 (with break) Cost: $48 member EEAC/$60 nonmember
ZEN OF WATERCOLOR
Instructor: Regina Stark
This Workshop helps the student to truly understand the medium of watercolor. Ms Stark will ease you into the magical flow of the medium, taking you to a place of expressive awareness and peace that only occurs when you let go. Regina uses watercolor to connect to the flow of creation and enjoys sharing this process with artists at all levels—beginners as well as advanced. Regina Stark is a multi media artist. She teaches Creative Awareness classes. (1 session) Saturday 10:30AM-1PM, August 8 Cost: $15 member EEAC/$25 nonmember
PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK
with Jim DeSario
In this workshop professional photographer Jim DeSario will teach participants the tricks to getting great shots of their art for websites, reference, to send to galleries and enter art shows. (1 session) Saturday 12:30-3:30PM, August 15 Cost: $35 member EEAC/$50 nonmember
WEB SITE BASICS FOR ARTISTS
with Faye Lourenso
Professor Faye Lourenso is an expert at teaching you how to create a website using images of your art. Although this is a very basic web design course, a little knowledge of Photoshop would be helpful. The workshop will be held at the full computer facilities of Suffolk County Community College. Saturday 10:30AM-3:30PM, August 29 Cost: $50 member EEAC/$75 nonmember
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