The Warwick Art League » Demonstrations

Laura Breitman Artwork Raffle to Benefit Orange County Land Trust

artleague — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:50 +0000

Take a chance on winning an original fabric collage and support a good cause!

Warwick collage artist Laura Breitman will raffle off one of her original works of art in conjunction with her fall/winter studio show – with all proceeds donated to the Orange County Land Trust. Studio show dates are Saturdays and Sundays, November 28-29, December 5-6 and December 12-13. The shows will take place at 39 Mountainside Road in Warwick, from 11am – 4 pm. The raffle drawing will be held on December 13th at 4:00pm.

In addition, three other fiber artists will be displaying their work in Laura Breitman’s studio: Amy Baglione from Newburgh, New York, Terry Wolfson Tighe from Teaneck, New Jersey, and Natalia Margulis from Livingston, New Jersey.

A demonstration of Breitman’s collage technique will be held each day of the studio show at 1pm. “It is my goal to educate and excite the public on how the same materials can be used so differently with very exciting results. Thousands of pieces of fabric are often contained in each work. Attention to detail is my way of capturing viewers, bringing them in closer so that details meld into shapes and color – which is often the case when we contemplate an object.”

Laura Breitman’s collages have been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States, including the Ohio Craft Museum in Cleveland, and the Alliance Gallery of the Indianapolis Museum. Her work also appears as part of numerous corporate and museum collections, including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City and Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award, and the Best in Fiber Award at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Exhibition. She conducts workshops in her Warwick studio in the photorealistic collage method.

The price of a raffle ticket is $25.00. The collage – a Hudson Valley scene with a retail value of $3,000- will be exhibited during Brietman’s studio show dates. For additional information, telephone (845) 258-4796.

The Orange County Land Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of Orange County’s natural areas, scenic vistas and working farmland. For additional information visit www.oclt.org.

Pastel Demonstration by Timothy John-Luke Smith

artleague — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:43:54 +0000

On Sunday May 3rd from 2:30 – 4:30 pm, the Warwick Art League will host a portrait demonstration by the award winning artist Timothy John-Luke Smith, PSA at the Seligmann Homestead, 23 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf, NY . (directions here)

Timothy studied at the Art Students League under George Passantino and at the National Academy School of Fine Arts under Harvey Dinnerstein. Soon after, he received a full-tuition scholarship at the Academy. Harvey taught him pastels as a painting medium and they were immediately embraced by the Timothy. Having been in Harvey’s classes for over three years, gave him the tools to be an artist and to work on his own. His favorite artists are still the oil painters of the Neo-Classical and French Academic schools and his pastel paintings have the look and feel of an oil painting. Timothy is the founder of his own movement he calls, “Neo-Meso Americanism. This movement is affected by the recent discoveries of whole Mayan cities from the Late Classic Period, as well as , the deciphered glyphs from those same cities. These discoveries are all within the last 15 years! Just as the 18th century archaeologists discovered the ancient Roman Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum from the volcanic ashes of Mount Vesuvius at 79 AD, the jungles of Central America had lifted their vail from the ancient Mayan cities of Palenque, Calakmul and Copan. The 19th century artists painted the ancient Roman world as Timothy, today paints the ancient Mayan world. He is able to read and write ancient Mayan glyphs and they are in his paintings. “This gives the work some of the mystery that is The Maya.” Timothy says.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information about Timothy’s work visit his web site, or view a video of one of his demos.

Click here for directions to the Seligmann Homestead from Warwick, NY

For Members Only – Collage Demonstration and More

artleague — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:03:44 +0000

Our April meeting takes place on Sunday, April 5, from 2-4 pm. This meeting will not be held at its regular location: instead we are offering an opportunity for WAL members to visit the studio of artist Jonathan Talbot.

For this special event, Jonathan Talbot will demonstrate the “Collage without Liquid Adhesive Adhesives” technique which is the subject of his book “Collage: A New Approach”. He will also lead a group discussion of topics determined by those who chose to attend.

Because this program will be held in the artist’s studio, attendance is limited to the first 25 members who sign up. To make a reservation email the Warwick Art League.

To learn more about the artist Jonathan Talbot visit his website at www.talbot1.com

Middletown Art Group Portrait Demonstration

artleague — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:48:33 +0000

The public is invited to the Middletown Art Group Meeting on Sunday, March 15th at 1:30 PM. Center at 70 West Main St. For directions call 845-561-0952.

Tom Murphy, art teacher from Pike County, will demonstrate. He will do an oil portrait of one of the members.