Gallery North

Introduction to Watercolor – Series

Session I :  Essentials of Watercolor

Learn about watercolor materials

Learn basic techniques of working with watercolor

Utilize these basic techniques in a still life

Session II:   Apply basic these techniques in “Paint with the Instructor” Series.

Everyone will work on the same painting as the instructor.

This will enable the instructor to demonstrate the techniques from Session I in each aspect of a specifically planned landscape painting.  After each demonstration,  the students will immediately apply the technique, thus learning to apply what was taught earlier and clarifying their understanding of the technique.

Session III:  Students will work on their independent subjects with guidance from the instructor to deepen their understanding of the basics of watercolor according to their individual interests and needs.

Session I   April 10, 17, 24         10:00 – 12:30

Session II  May 8, 15, 22            10:00 – 12:30

Session III June 12,19                10:00 – 2:00         *Please bring Lunch

Still Life Drawing

May 20th – 11 am – 4 pm

Artist Bruce Lieberman will help you to have a thorough understanding of drawing and show you how to render in pencil a collection of arranged objects of different textures, size, and shape.

Solarplate Printing

Learn solarplate etching, an innovative safer approach to traditional etching and relief printing. No grounds, acids or solvent needed, it is exposed with U.V. light and developed with ordinary tap water.

Dan Welden is a master printmaker, painter, teacher, author and pioneer of safer art making processes. His work has been shown in over 65 international solo exhibitions in museums and galleries and over 500 group exhibitions in 13 countries on 5 continents. His paintings and prints are in the collections of The International Printmaking Base in Guanlan, China; Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland; Portland Museum of Art, Oregon; ‘the Greater Museum of Art’ in Lafayette, Indiana and Temple University, Philadelphia, among others.

As the director of Hampton Editions Ltd. he has collaborated with artists Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Kurt Vonnegut, David Salle, Eric Fischl, Jimmy Ernst, James Brooks, Dan Flavin, Esteban Vincente, William King, Ibram Lassaw, David Salle and many others.

Dan continues to inspire artists, teachers and students around the world in workshops where he demonstrates how to make Solarplates and print both intaglio and relief plates. As an original pioneer of  safer and greener methods, he has been in the forefront of printmaking without the use of acids or other dangerous chemicals .

Watercolor Workshop – Plein Air

A plein air workshop by the water in Stony Brook.  This workshop is intended for students who have basic understanding of watercolor techniques.  Instructor will offer guidance and critique, using demonstrations where necessary.  Instruction will help with drawing, composition, and painting of this wetlands scene.

June 8th (Friday)  *2:30 – 6:30

June 9th ( Saturday)  9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

* If you are new to watercolor painting please feel free to come at 12:30 for an orientation. Bring Lunch!***

Colored Pencil Workshop

Everyone from novices to skilled artists can learn colored pencil techniques to produce exquisite images from Orient artist, Laura Westlake.

Students will complete one color pencil drawing and only basic drawing skill are required.

Material list attached.