Meeting and Demonstration this Sunday
The Warwick Art League will hold the November meeting on Sunday November 1, from 2-4pm at the Seligmann Homestead, 23 White oak Drive, Sugar Loaf, NY. (click here for map)
Artists Alice Harrison and Susan G Hammond will do a presentation from their book, “Artists’ Guidebook To a New Creative Life”, followed by a demonstration by Alice Harrison of her collage methods.
Alice Harrison’s work has been exhibited widely in galleries and universities throughout the United States and
also has been shown in Europe and New Zealand. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards. The artist’s paintings are found in many private collections as well as public and corporate collections.
She has also received several Geraldine R. Dodge grants, and is included in 2000 Outstanding Artists and Designers of the 20th Century, published in England.
Photograph by Susan G. Hammond
Susan G. Hammond is a contemporary photographer, who was born in NYC. She relocated with her husband to the hills of New Jersey approximately 14 years ago. Susan enjoys capturing divergent images using her Canon 35mm camera, Mamiya 645AFD Medium Format Camera, and two digital Cameras (Sigma SD10 and Canon XTI). She enjoys capturing reflective images as metaphors for her eclectic view of the world. Susan uses traditional dark room and digital darkroom processes for final renderings of her photography.
Susan enjoys documentary work, capturing landscapes and figurative studies, but prefers capturing emotions, portraits, and symbolic images representing the darker side of life. 98% of her work is in Black and White, as she feels they exude feelings and emotions, rather than being surprised and enamored by colors. Robert Maxwell said it the best when he stated that a “good photograph consists of using three things: your eyes, your mind and your heart.” Susan focuses on these concepts.
What Susan chooses to photograph is her personal statement. It is her description of what she sees. It is her language and expression. It tells the world who she is and where she is on her journey. She feels that there is a photograph in every blink of an eye. She enjoys doing series work that is open ended, rather than projects that have beginnings and endings.
In 2008 Susan started a collaboration with fellow artist Alice Harrison on a book entitled, “Artists’ Guidebook To a New Creative Life”. It is an interactive book that covers everything artists’ think about – from organizing your studio, to having a successful reception. Please check out the website: www.artpresspublishing.com
