CT Turning the Tables on Portrait Commissions

PSoA/CSOPA members in CT turned the tables on the process of commissioning portraits with an original outreach event called Faces of Fairfield County 2009 (FFC09). Rather than wait for requests from patrons, we went into the community and invited notable citizens of Fairfield County to "Pose for Posterity" because of their professional achievements and contributions to society. Artists had one year to meet with honorees and complete the portraits. When an individual or organization chose to purchase a painting, a percentage of the proceeds were donated to the Norwalk Hospital Foundation to be used by the hospital in areas of greatest need. It was a Win, Win, Win! The gala reception On October 22 at the historic Lockwood~Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk hosted many notables including CT Lt. Governor Michael Fedele and Norwalk Mayor Moccia. According to several museum trustees, "This was most successful event ever held at the mansion."
Details can be found on www.CSOPA.org/FacesofFairfieldCounty2009.html.
PSoA Members who participated in FFC09: Cindy Wagner, Nancy Stember, Jeanine Jackson, William Rorick, Linda Champanier, Grace DeVito, Diane Aeschliman, Sandra Wakeen, Rob Silverman, and Gail-Klaus Ingis (Curator of Art and Honoree).

Faces of Fairfield County Press Coverage:
PSoA Members Pictured: Jeanine Jackson, Nancy Stember and Cindy Wagner
Click here: http://www.myfamily.com/isapi.dll/c/content/f/viewproperty/siteid/iv4QAE/contentclass/PICT/contentid/ZZZZZXEC/prop

FFC09 interview with PSoA member Cindy Wagner will air on locat Channel 8 Dec 22, 2009.

I believe that the community outreach and public exposure to fine portraits during FFC09 was unsurpassed by any prior portrait event hosted in CT.

FACES OF WINTER 2010 PORTRAIT FESTIVAL

FEBRUARY 5 - MARCH 5, 2010 http://www.CSOPA.org/FacesofWinter2010.html

Presented by

The Connectitcut Society

of Portrait Artists

at

UConn

1 University Place

Stamford, CT

Event Co-Chairs PSoA Members:

Michael Barrett and Nancy Stember

FACES OF WINTER 2010 ~ A PORTRAIT FESTIVAL
February 5 - March 6
University of Connecticut, Stamford

Fine Art Portraits Juried ExhibitionValentine Deserts & Awards Reception (Wear red!): Friday, February 5, 7pm-9pmExhibit On View through March 6
Judging for Cash and Ribbon Awards: NELSON SHANKS
Entry deadline: January 4, 2010

Master Class Portrait Symposium
The Reilly Method and Beyond
Friday & Saturday February 5 & 6
Master of Ceremonies: JOHN HOWARD SANDEN

Event Chairs: PSoA Members Nancy Stember and Michael Barrett

CSOPA's Lifetime Acheivement Award (LAA) Recipient: EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER
PRESENTORS AND FACULTY: Robert Anderson, Igor Babailov, Laurel Stern Boeck, Frank Covino, Jack Faraggasso, Mary Minifie, Thomas Nash, Michael Shane Neil, John Howard Sanden
For this historic 2-day symposium, The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists is proud to invite PSoA members and area artists to learn from modern masters who have studied with direct disciples of the legendary teacher, Frank Reilly form the impressive faculty. This popular instructor at The Art Students' League in NYC derived his lessons from French Academic training and modified them to comprehensible axioms. It has been said that it is impossible to discern from a painter's style that he knows The Reilly Method, but it is evident that his students know how to paint. All PSoA members are invited to join CSOPA to learn more about these classic rules of the road designed to liberate individual style.
For details and forms, visit www.CSOPA.org/FacesofWinter2010.html

PSoA/CSOPA Member Holiday Party 2009

Well, Jamie! I did it! Here is my very first post to the PSoA Ambassador Blog!

The 7th annual CSOPA Holiday Party and our 80th gathering was held at my "Cottage" in Old Greenwich, CT on Monday, December 14.

Spouses stayed warm inside while we posed. An artists' "No-so-secret-Santa" gift exchange followed.

Virginia & DC - ART JAM PARTY January 23, 2010

Come socialize with other artists and friends at the January Art Jam. What better way to get rid of the winter blues than to spend a fun night with other artists and art lovers talking about art, networking, eating, drinking...and maybe even dancing. Artists are encouraged to bring friends and can even bring a sample of their latest work. So, while you enjoy the party, you can check out what others are working on, share ideas, or dish on the latest art happenings... but whatever you do have a good time! Bring a favorite CD to add to the music list. Better yet, we encourage guitar players and others acoustical artists to jam out!
Please bring a dish or beverage to share.
When: Saturday, January 23rd 2010
Begins: 7:00pm
Dress: Ultra Casual (i.e. wear old cloths just in case you sit in wet paint)
Artists: Bring your latest work or work in progress
RSVP: info@vickiblum.com>

Virginia and DC PSOA Holiday Party

Thanks to Petra Gerber for hosting this year's PSOA VA and DC Holiday Party at her house. The food was superb and the company warm. With so many things to eat, we were all stuffed. Petra made her famous German braided bread, beef, and German potato salad. But that was not all, eggrolls, dips, caramelized onion pastries, and lots of dessert treats. The decorations were beautiful and so were her watercolors, which she has throughout her house.

I didn't remember to take pictures until the very end of the night, so unfortunately I didn't get to capture the whole group.

It was fun meeting and talking to everyone and I can't wait until our next social.

Sherrie McGraw Workshop in Northern Virginia April 26-30, 2010

Exciting news! Sherrie McGraw will be teaching a workshop in Herndon, Virginia April 26-3o, 2010. This is the week immediately following the Portrait Society of America Conference in Reston, Virginia. Herndon is about 5 miles away from Reston so very convenient to those staying at the conference hotel.

The workshop will offer two genres in one workshop... still life and portraiture. You can split your time or study one subject matter the whole time. There are currently only three spots left for this workshop, so please call Vicki Blum at (703) 618 6070 if you are interested.

The cost of the 5-day workshop is $750. Model/subject matter fee is extra.

This workshop is not sponsored by Portrait Society of America

The Allegorical Portrait Workshop with Patricia Watwood in Oyster Bay, NY

The Teaching Studios of Art is conducting a workshop in traditional portraiture and the creative process called The Allegorical Portrait, on December 15 and 16, 2009.
The workshop will be taught by Patricia Watwood, who's meticulous paintings have earned her a national reputation and following.
The cost for the 2 days is $250.

Here is a link to the website description, http://www.teaching studios.com/ php/workshops/ pattywatwood. php

PS of A Florida Portrait Academy

Are you seeking to push your art to the next level?

Register today for the Florida Portrait Academy !

 

 

 

Dear George,

 

There's still time to register for the Florida Portrait Academy , featuring Ann Manry Kenyon and Edward Jonas on November 13 & 14, 2009 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville . We encourage you to take advantage of this exciting opportunity to further your skills and techniques in the field of portraiture.

 

Friday, November 13 – Portrait Demonstration There are still seats available to register for the Friday Demonstration, November 13^th, from 6pm-9pm. Ann Manry Kenyon will give a portrait demonstration in oils, from start to finish, from a live model.

 

Saturday, November 14 – Full-day Portrait Workshop There's only a few spaces left for the 2-day event format, which includes the Friday evening demonstration AND the full-day Saturday workshop with instruction by Ann Manry Kenyon and Edward Jonas on November 14^th from 9:00am – 4:30pm. The classroom designated for oils is almost full, but we still have a number of seats left for anyone interested in using a non-oil material. Optional portfolio critiques will be given towards the end of the workshop. IMAGE: Ann Manry Kenyon, The Legacy, 62 x 46" 

 

To Register:

 

Call the Portrait Society of America at 1-877-772-4321 or visit www.portraitsociety.org to register online.

(Click here for a registration form)

 

 

Registration fees:

Friday Demonstration ONLY - $40

Friday Demonstration AND Saturday workshop - $159

 

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY (Limited time offer!)

If you register for the demonstration only OR for the 2-day format before November 6^th, you can register a guest to attend the demonstration portion with you at no charge. Upon or after registering, please call 1-877-772-4321 with your guest's name and contact information and a confirmation will be sent to his or her email.

 

Questions? Call the Portrait Society of America toll-free at 1-877-772-4321 or send an email to info@portraitsociety.org

 

To learn more about Ann Manry Kenyon's technique, please refer to Ann's step-by-step portrait demonstration of The Legacy in International Artist magazine, issue # 69.

Fall Portrait Academy Series in Nashville, November 6-7

Fall Portrait Academy Series in Nashville, November 6-7

At Lipscomb University with featured artists Michael Shane Neal (www.michaelshaneneal.com) and Dawn Whitelaw (www.dawnwhitelaw.com). Friday evening demo is $40; two-day event is $159.  On Friday evening, the featured artists demonstrate the painting process from start to finish followed by a Q&A session.  Attendees can choose to attend both the Friday demonstration and a Satur­day workshop with the featured artist, painting from a live model under the featured artist's instruction.  Portfolio reviews will be available at the end of Saturday's. Scholarships to attend the Friday demonstration are available to high school and college art students.  Availability for spaces at these events are based on a first come, first registered basis, so register early. Please contact Joan Leininger, the TN State Ambassador for the Portrait Society of America at portraits@joanleiningerart.com or 931-484-2998 for a registration form and information.

Portrait Society of America Ohio Chapter show

Just a reminder that entries are due postmarked by Oct. 10 for the Portrait Society of America Ohio Chapter show at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center in Columbus, OH. This is such a wonderful opportunity for us to shine!!Looking forward to your submissions! Email Carolyn (lewisstudio@lewisstudio.com) for another prospectus in case you've miss placed yours.

Any questions, please contact Carolyn Lewis at 330-929-4509

Final Weekend at Artists' Gallery in Lambertville

 

 

Time flies and now there's just one weekend left if you'd like to see Andrew Werth's 2-person show with Marc Reed at Artists' Gallery in Lambertville , NJ .  The show is up through October 4 and the gallery is open this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11am-6pm.

 

He will be at the gallery all day on Sunday (October 4, 11am-6pm) if you'd like to stop by, say Hi, and see the show before it closes.

 

Artists' Gallery

32 Coryell Street

Lambertville, NJ 08530

 

 

 

 

Richard Schmid Landscapes

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Dianne Panarelli Miller Portrait Workshop

Dianne Panarelli Miller Fine Art Announcement Promotion Title PORTRAIT PAINTING "ALLA PRIMA' OCEANSIDE 17 STUDIO AND GALLERY 17 Rockland Circle Hull, Ma 02045 Saturday, September 26, 2009 10 - 4 $95.00 For more information go to http:www.oceanside17.com/events workshops.php http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ts8i94cab.0.0.pyxf5hcab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oceanside17.com%2Fevents%2520workshops.php&id=preview This class will study portrait in the "alla prima" ( all-in-one sitting ) approach. Students will work with a live model. Through exercises and demonstrations, Dianne will go over the academics and talk about color, composition and technique in a simple easy language. Both beginners and advanced artists will benefit from this class. This is a fun class! You will need... If you prefer charcoal, you will need Vine Charcoal (Med), Series 500 Strathmore Paper, a kneeded eraser, sandpaper to sharpen your charcoal, a mirror and a mahl stick, (a cheap dowel) and charcoal stumper. For Paint: Titanium White, Cadmium Red Med, Yellow Ochre, Cerulean Blue and Ivory Black preferably Winsor Newton Artists Series (NOT WINTON!!!) or Rembrant, which I like better and is less expensive, Turpenoid (No smell). General Directions Oceanside 17 is located in Hull, Massachusetts, on Boston's south shore approximately 30 miles from Boston, accessible by Boat from Rowes Wharf in Boston and by train to Nantasket Junction with bus service to Hull. Driving DIrections Take Route 3 to exit 15 (Hingham). Pass Derby Street Shops and turn left at light onto Cushing Street. Cushing street is a curvy residential road. At blinking light bear right. At stop sign turn left onto route 228 North. Follow signs for 228 crossing over route 3A. Continue on 228 North, this road will take you directly into Hull. At first sight of the ocean you will see the Nantasket Beach Hotel on your left. Take a left onto Rockland House Road right before the Hotel. Go up slight hill and Oceanside 17 Studio & Gallery is at bottom of the Hill on left at 17 Rockland Circle. Dianne Panarelli Miller is a Boston based "Plein Air Painter" of color and light and is a signature member of the New England Plein Air Painters and a "Copley Master". Her approach combines the classic atelier training of the "Boston School", a mastery of technique with her own personal style expressed through the harmony of color and design. The original Boston School way of painting seeks to combine the truth of impressionist color with good drawing, sound composition and skillful paint handling. It's leading exponents included Edmund Tarbell, Frank Benson, William Paxton, Joseph Decamp, Philip Hale, R.H. Ives Gammell. Gammell was a turn of the century Boston Museum School pupil of the first three men and later consulted with Paxton. Robert Douglas Hunter and Robert Cormier (with whom Miller studied ) were students of Gammell. David Lowery and Robert Moore, also students of Gammell rounded off her studies. Dianne Panarelli Miller Fine Art 563 Hancock St Abington, Massachusetts 02351 www.diannepmiller.com

updating the blog from an email message is simple...

Just a test....and a little inspiration doesn't hurt either!

September 23, 2009 Quote of the Day "Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

Thursday Evening Life group

There is aThursday evening life group at the Mitchell School. E` mail Frank Russell for details

Introductory posting

Welcome to the new blog for Portrait Society Ambassadors to post information that they want to share or publicize. Below are some of the items that have come across my desk over the past couple days that may interest you:

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In case you missed it, here's a link to a Clarion-Ledger article about the unveiling of a portrait of former Mississippi Senator Trent Lott by New Jersey artist Steven Polson.

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990916032

http://stevenpolson.com/Site/home.html

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MASSACHUSETTS
DUXBURY ART ASSOCIATION
STILL LIFE CLASS
Duxbury, Ma 02331-0504
10:00 - 1:00pm
New class starts September 23 - November 18,

No class September 30

Please bring your own supplies and easels and dress to go outside.
Please send your checks to ensure a space.
Classes will be cancelled due to weather when schools are cancelled. Cancelled classes will be refunded or added the following week.
You will need an easle, canvas, brushes, paint (I use Rembrant Titanium White, Cad Lemon, Cad Yellow Deep, Cad Red, Alizarin Crimson (Winsor Newton), Yellow Ochre, Viridian Green, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue) paper towels, turpentine and anything else you may need to paint.

PLYMOUTH ART GUILD
STILL LIFE CLASS
11 North Street
Plymouth, Ma
508-746-7222

Tuesday Evenings
6:30 - 9:30 September 22 - October 20 (5 classes)
$125 M $145 NM
Friday Mornings

10:00 - 1:00pm September 25 - October 23, 2009 (6 classes)
$155m / $175nm

You will need an a veiwfinder, canvas, "brushes, paint (I use Rembrant Titanium White, Cad Lemon, Cad Yellow Deep, Cad Red MEDIUM, Alizarin Crimson-(Winsor Newton), Yellow Ochre, Viridian Green, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue) paper towels, turpentine and anything else you may need to paint.

"Dear Dianne, On behalf of the Plymouth Guild for the Arts, many thanks for your wonderful demonstration at the opening reception of our "Winter Wonders" Show. You drew the largest turn-out we've had so far and we are still receiving glowing comments about the evening and the Center. All the Best, Nancy Markley, Board Member and Volunteer" 2/4/09

SOUTH SHORE ART CENTER
PORTRAIT CLASS
119 Ripley Road
Cohasset, Ma 02025
www.southshoreartcenter.org
781-383-2787

September 23, 2009-11/18 Wednesday pm 6:30-9:30
$250M $285NM 8 classes (includes model fee)

This class will study portrait in the "alla prima" ( all-in-one sitting ) approach. Students will work with live models. Through exercises and demonstrations, Dianne will go over the academics and talk about color, composition and technique in a simple easy language. Both beginners and advanced artists will benefit from this class.
You will need...
If you prefer charcoal you will need Vine Charcoal, Series 500 Strathmore Paper, a kneeded eraser, sandpaper to sharpen your charcoal, a mirror and a maul stick.
For paint:
Titanium White, Cadmium Red Med, Yellow Ochre, Cerulean Blue and Ivory Black preferably Winsor Newton Artists Series (Best quality, NOT WINTON!!!) or Rembrant, which I like better and is less expensive.

DIANNE PANARELLI MILLER STUDIO MINI CLASS

PORTRAIT CLASS and
FIGURE PAINTING PLEIN AIR "ALLA PRIMA"

Hancock St, Abington, Ma
New Classes start soon

Tuesday mornings

Three classes starting October 6, 2009 - October 13
10 - 1pm

LIMITED CLASS SIZE

$90 Includes model fee

Only one spot left!!!

This class will study the figure, using a live model

Students will draw the figure in charcoal. Through exercises and demonstrations, Dianne will go over the academics and talk about color, composition and technique in a simple easy lanquage. Focusing on discipline, she works with each student at their level to keep their painting moving in the right direction. Both beginners and advanced artists will benefit from this class.

"Monet's Garden" 16 x 20

WORKSHOP

PORTRAIT PAINTING "ALLA PRIMA'
OCEANSIDE 17 STUDIO AND GALLERY
17 Rockland Circle
Hull, Ma 02045
Saturday, September 26, 2009
10 - 4
$95.00
For more information go to http:www.oceanside17.com/events workshops.php

his class will study portrait in the "alla prima" ( all-in-one sitting ) approach. Students will work with live models. Through exercises and demonstrations, Dianne will go over the academics and talk about color, composition and technique in a simple easy language. Both beginners and advanced artists will benefit from this class.
You will need...
If you prefer charcoal, you will need Vine Charcoal, Series 500 Strathmore Paper, a kneeded eraser, sandpaper to sharpen your charcoal, a mirror and a maul stick, (a cheap dowel).
For Paint:
Titanium White, Cadmium Red Med, Yellow Ochre, Cerulean Blue and Ivery Black preferably Winsor Newton Artists Series (NOT WINTON!!!) or Rembrant, which I like better and is less espensive.

General Directions
Oceanside 17 is located in Hull, Massachusetts, on Boston's south shore approximately 30 miles from Boston, accessible by Boat from Rowes Wharf in Boston and by train to Nantasket Junction with bus service to Hull. Driving DIrections
Take Route 3 to exit 15 (Hingham). Pass Derby Street Shops and turn left at light onto Cushing Street. Cushing street is a curvy residential road. At blinking light bear right. At stop sign turn left onto route 228 North. Follow signs for 228 crossing over route 3A. Continue on 228 North, this road will take you directly into Hull.
At first sight of the ocean you will see the Nantasket Beach Hotel on your left. Take a left onto Rockland House Road right before the Hotel. Go up slight hill and Oceanside 17 Studio & Gallery is at bottom of the Hill on left at 17 Rockland Circle.

DEMOS
CONCORD ART ASSOCIATION
LANDSCAPE DEMO
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
10:30 - 12:30

DEDHAM ART ASSOCIATION
PORTRAIT DEMO
Monday, November 16, 2009
6:30 - 9:30

WEYMOUTH ART ASSOCIATION

PORTRAIT DEMO

Saturday, February 20, 2010

CANTON ART ASSOCIATION
PORTRAIT DEMO
Friday, March 5, 2010

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