In the Gallery
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Annual Member Show
featuring over 85 Maine artists
Opening Friday, July 3rd 5-7
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Exhibition dates: July 3 - August 7
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LECTURE ON CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ART
BY FORMER LINCOLN ACADEMY GRADUATE
Thursday, July 16 at 7pm
Charles Rand, a 1971 graduate of Lincoln Academy who is now a noted expert in contemporary western art, will lecture at River Arts on July 16 at 7pm. Rand, will put this uniquely American art – figurative, wildlife, landscape, still life, and cowboy – into an historical western art perspective. He will show and describe works by Albert Bierstadt, Charles, M. Russell, Frederic Remington and others including those by the Taos Society of Artists. Using the past Prix de West winning pieces and talking about their creators, Rand will bring to life the work of many western artists.
Charles Rand currently is the Director of the Dickinson Research Center at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK. He also has worked as curator and/or archivist at the University of Oklahoma, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage and the Smithsonian Institution.
After graduating from Lincoln Academy, Charles Rand received a BA in Anthropology as well as an MA in American History from the University of Maine. He also received a Master of Library Science from the University of Maryland.
Rand has authored over 40 articles and conducted numerous interviews with western artists. Clips of these can be found on the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/NCWHMuseum .
Suggested contribution for this interesting and unusual opportunity to learn about a distinct form of historical art is $10. It is just one of the many activities going on at River Arts, located at 170 Main Street, Damariscotta. For more information about this and other events, visit www.riverartsme.org or call 563-1507,
Summer Concerts for Children with Shana Barry
Wednesday, July 15at 4 pm
Tuesday, August 18 at 4pm
Classes and Workshops
Outdoor Oil Painting with Brad Betts
- June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21 9am-4pm $105/day members $130/day non-members
In this plein air painting workshop, you will learn techniques to bring light, atmosphere, and a luminous depth to your paintings. You will also be taught basic exercises that can help you paint what you see while tapping into your natural ability. Beginning to advanced painters welcome.
Brad Betts, an award-winning maritime artist, has been painting for over 18 years. An artist member of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA), Brad’s paintings reflect his love and appreciation of the sea. His work is filled with movement: schooners under full sail battle through wind-driven seas and Friendship sloops glide through the calm waters of Maine’s inlets.
Living year-round in East Boothbay, the quintessential postcard-perfect Maine coastal village, means Brad has endless subject matter practically at his doorstep. The artist especially enjoys the challenge of painting on location: “There is nothing like sitting in front of a Maine scene and painting it. When you hear the sounds of waves and birds and you smell the sea, you truly get to be a part of the painting.” Visit Brad’s website at www.downeastgallery.com Or his blog “Wet Brushes” at http://downeastgallery.blogspot.com
Digital Photography with Laurie Knowlton -
July 8-August 12 12-3 pm
A 6-week Basic Digital Photography course for beginning or amateur photographers using “point and shoot” or DSLR cameras and Photoshop Elements (or your own camera’s software).
Watercolor Workshops with Hannah Ineson-
June 17 - July 22nd –Weekly Workshops -Wednesdays 10am-1pm Class limited to 8 –Walk-ins possible $45/session for members $50/non-members - Sign up for all 6 and take a 10% discount
Demonstrations and individual attention. people do NOT need to sign up for the whole 6 weeks - It won’t be a “course” so much as a workshop each week, and I’ll provide lots of individual attention. If someone has never painted, I can give them basic exercises no matter when they show up.
Kids Art in July - Mondays- with Samantha McGow
$15/session MONDAYS 10 am - 12pm
July 6 Working with Leather - (all materials donated by Narragansett Leathers)
July 13 Printmaking & Ceramics
July 20 Mosaics, Masks and Puppetmaking
July 27 Painting and Glazing
Landscape Drawing with Steven Perkins
July 2nd 10-2 and July 9th 10-2 take 1 session or both $60/session for members $70 for non members
This class will meet at Rivers Arts and then venture out to nearby, easily accessible locations. Using sketchbooks and varied drawing materials we will explore how the midcoast landscape can be described through the art of drawing. We will work with long views as well as closer, more detailed studies. Beginners to Advanced.
Landscape Painting On Location with John Knight
Saturdays 10am to 3pm – July11, July 18, July 25 & August 1.
First class meets at River Arts. We will then go out to nearby sites to paint.
Painting outdoors can seem overwhelming because there is so much to focus on. These classes will focus on simplifying a landscape into a few simple shapes and then developing an interesting composition. We will go over basics of drawing, perspective and improving students’ use of color. All levels. Beginners welcome.
John Knight holds a BFA in Painting from Indiana University and an MFA in Painting from American University. He was the Maine Arts Commission visual arts fellow for 2007, and has done artist residencies in Massachusetts, Vermont, New York and Maine. He shows at the Elizabeth Moss Gallery in Falmouth, the Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland, and the Courthouse Gallery in Ellsworth.
www.johnardenknight.blogspot.com www.johnardenknight.com
Intro to Blacksmithing with Matthew Harkins
4 Saturdays sessions July 11 & Aug 8, 15, 22 10-5
Take one session or all four $105 members/day $125 nonmembers + $25 materials fee
Practice the basics of forging, learn to heat your work with a gas forge, hammer accurately and gracefully bend steel into desired shapes and forms. We will then work on making a simple object for you to leave with such as a plant hook or fire poker.
Matthew Harkins has been a teacher’s assistant for Blacksmithing workshops at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina as well as Haystack School of Crafts in Maine. In his ten years of experience he has worked on public art commissions in Philadelphia, theatre and set construction, an exhibit display at the Smithsonian, and custom architectural work for commercial clients such as Urban Outfitters, and Abercrombie and Fitch. He currently runs his own metalworking studio in Newcastle, Maine.
Bookmaking Workshop with Elizabeth Pardoe
Sunday, July 12 10 - 3 Ask for Materials List
Create a unique folded book that functions as journal, sketchbook, guestbook or simply as an elegant art object. The traditional accordion book form is a pure, simple design, with many possibilities for greater complexity and embellishment. We will explore techniques and share ideas in creative bookmaking using an
array of materials provided in class such as papers, fabrics, bark, wood, stones, colored pencil, metallics, buttons, ribbons, and threads, as well as items you wish to bring - almost any material which can be glued or fastened. Complete your unique book in class and gain ideas for further exploration into the art of the hand made book. Note: There will be a short break for lunch.
Elizabeth Caton Pardoe, an accomplished printmaker and painter, holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern Maine, and has been exhibiting her work for more than thirty years. Her paintings
and hand pulled prints are held in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.
Oil Painting for Beginners with Martha Baum
4 weeks Thursdays beginning July 16 1pm – 4pm
Learn to paint with oils in this fun and informative class for beginners. Martha Baum will introduce students to composition and paint application basics, as well as some exciting techniques that make a painting “pop”. Have a great time working from a variety of sources to complete several paintings. No experience necessary – just bring a desire to grow and learn as an artist! Intermediate students in need of a good review also welcome. http://www.marthabaum.com/
Wire Sculpture with Matthew Barter –
Fridays July 17–Aug 21 10-1pm
We will fabricate sculpture with wire and related materials. We will learn how to secure sculptures to a base. We will discuss how different and unusual materials create limitless possibilities in sculpture and design. We will learn how to translate abstract ideas into tangible art. Matt’s work has been shown several Maine galleries: the Leighton Gallery in Blue Hill, Wingspread Gallery and Shaw galleries in Northeast Harbor, the Barter Family Gallery in Sullivan, the June Fitzpatrick Gallery in Portland, the Firehouse Gallery in Damariscotta and in Portland Oregon at Artemesia Gallery.
4 Day Watercolor Workshop with Hannah Ineson
“Finding Your Own Direction in Watercolor”
Monday, July 27 Thursday, July 30, from 10 AM to 1 PM daily
Tuition for the 4 day workshop: $135 for River Arts members, $150 for non-members
Opening reception for all attending students, at the Newcastle Inn on Sunday
July 26 6:30 PM Meet the instructor and fellow students; light refreshments
2 Day Watercolor Workshop with Marlene Loznicka
July 28 & 29 for Intermediate to Advanced Students
This two day workshop will focus on design and color using watercolor. Emphasis will be placed on composition; designing and simplifying your paintings, using your own photographs and sketches. There will be a session on how to make corrections on your watercolor painting while leaving it with a fresh and spontaneous appearance.
Printmaking Workshop The Linocut with Elizabeth Pardoe
Sunday, August 9 10 - 3 Ask for Materials List
Explore exciting printmaking possibilities through the linocut (linoleum block) process.
Participants will practice ways of expression with mark making and printing, using a variety of tools and papers. Discussion and demonstrations in technique, use of cutting tools, inks, papers,
printing editions, and examples of inspiring imagery will guide the class in completing an original image. Next, the image will be proofed, leading to producing a single original print or an “edition” of prints.
The workshop welcomes novices in printmaking and those with previous experience who seek new inspiration and ideas in image making. Basic cutting tools, linoleums, rollers, water based inks, and sample papers will be available for use in class. Note: There will be a short break for lunch.
Plein Air Weekend Workshop with Colin Page 9-4 August 15 & 16
THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL (send us an email and we will keep you informed about the next workshop)
In this workshop, we will be working on painting the landscape on site. Through oil painting we will focus on improving paint handling, color mixing, building a composition, and essentials for working outdoors, all with the hope of capturing the sense of light in a scene. This class will include teacher demonstrations to explain key ideas, followed by a lot of painting time when I’ll come around to give individual attention and advice.
www.colinpagepaintings.com
Weekend Watercolor workshop with Tom McCobb “Fast is Good”
August 22 & 23 10 am-1 pm each day $90 members $125 non-members
Objective: To observe and record in a finished watercolor painting, your most vivid impressions of a subject, in a brief time. Paintings will be completed in periods of 15 to 30 minutes. As many as eight paintings can be done in a one day session. For those who are accustomed to agonizing over a painting for hours, this will be a life changing experience. For those who may be deterred by the high cost of paper, not to worry. Paper will be furnished by the instructor. Come prepared to work hard, have fun and paint beautiful, uninhibited watercolors. The only painting experience required is the desire to paint!
A combination of self-teaching, formal studies and numerous painting workshops have coalesced into Tom McCobb’s vibrant, loose painting style for which he is so well known. The rugged topography of the Maine coast, the passing rural character of his native Connecticut, and the vastness, and subtle colors of the Southwest are his favorite subjects. Still life and florals occupy his efforts when weather confines him to studio.
Mr. McCobb has instructed painting classes for over 25 years; in his studio in Pomfret, Connecticut and around the United States in New York, Connecticut, Maine, Arizona and California. His works appear in the instructive publications “Color and Light for the Watercolor Painter” by Christopher Schink (Watson Guptill 1995) and “Acrylic School” by Hazel Harrison (Reader’s Digest 1997.) His paintings appear in several International collections and are included in many private collections in the United States. http://tommccobbart.com/
Animation Workshops -with Deb Vendetti –
AugIntroduction to Classical Animation, A 5-day animation camp
Suggested for the novice animator, ages 7-9. Parents/grandparents, or other adults are encouraged to attend this workshop with their child and co-create a short animated film.
Aug 10-14, 12-3:30pm Exploring Classical Animation, A 5-day animation camp
Suggested for children ages 10-12 (or those with prior animation experience).
Aug 17-21, 10am-3:30pm Introduction to Classical Animation, A 5-day animation workshop
Suggested for teens, adults and classroom teachers (artists welcome).
Continuing Ed for teachers (25 Contact Hours)
See the results of the April Workshop click here
ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS
Classical “frame-by-frame” animation will be taught and explored in all three workshops utilizing cut paper techniques. Participants will view a broad sampling of short films showcasing diverse animation techniques by international animators. This will include a 30-minute film history of animation followed by a hands-on demonstration of “flat” animation frame-by-frame techniques.
On day one participants form work teams to brainstorm the theme, story, and visual elements. Simple storyboards are created which detail plans for set and characters. Animation will be filmed to approximate traditional frame-by-frame techniques with the Sony VX1000, a modern, digital video, animation capable camera. Film teams shoot the animation, learning about timing, movement and composition.
Post-production editing and mastering of copies for participants is accomplished after the last formal class and will be delivered to River Arts for distribution/pick-up at a community “wrap Party” where family and friends can view the finished animation.
COPIES of the ANIMATIONS
If arrangements are made prior to the end of the workshop, additional DVD copies cost $6- each.
FALL Week-end WORKSHOPS dates TBA
Post-production Editing in iMovie
Participant should bring video footage/camera and download cables and their laptops.
Creating Sound In Garage Band
Laptops optional.
4 Day Watercolor Workshop with Hannah Ineson
“Finding Your Own Direction in Watercolor”
Monday, August 17 through Thursday, August 20, from 10 AM to 1 PM daily
Tuition for the 4 day workshop: $135 for River Arts members, $150 for non-members
Painting a Winning Portrait with Abbie Williams
Tuesday - Thursday Aug 25-27 9am-3pm
“Winning is when a painting succeeds to the artist’s eye” In this class, master figure painter, Abbie Williams, will share with you her vision and techniques that have made her portraits so successful over the last 30 years. There will be an emphasis on the use of color, light, values, edges and shapes. You will work from your own photographs while Ms. Williams guides you through your trouble spots helping you to create a winning portrait. This class is primarily about using oils so some experience is requested but other mediums are welcome, except the school asks for no use of pastel.
Oil Painting for Beginners with Martha Baum
6 weeks beginning Sept 1 10-1
Learn to paint with oils in this fun and informative class for beginners. Martha Baum will introduce students to composition and paint application basics, as well as some exciting techniques that make a painting “pop”. Have a great time working from a variety of sources to complete several paintings. No experience necessary – just bring a desire to grow and learn as an artist! Intermediate students in need of a good review also welcome. http://www.marthabaum.com/
The Art of the Woodcut with Elizabeth Caton Pardoe-
Sept 11, 18, 25 & Oct 2 10-1
Discover the wonderful possibilities in image making through the woodcut process. Participants will explore the ways of expression with mark marking and printing using a variety of tools and papers. Discussion and demonstrations in techniques, use of cutting tools, inks, papers and editions will be held at the beginning of each class. Everyone will prepare an image, finalize it with proofing, and produce an edition of prints from the original image. Basic cutting tools, water based inks, practice and sample woods and papers will be available in class. Ask for a list of additional materials needed.
This course is for novices in printmaking and for those with previous experience who seek new inspiration for further exploration in image making.
Elizabeth Caton Pardoe, an accomplished printmaker and painter, holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern Maine, and has been exhibiting her work for more than thirty years. Her paintings and hand pulled prints are held in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.
Landscape Drawing with Steven Perkins
Sept 9 - 4 weeks 10-2
Watercolor with Marlene Loznicka
October 8,15, 22, 29 10-4
Oil Painting with Tina Ingraham
8-week workshop Fridays - 9:30 - 1:30 PM October 23- December 18th(no class the Friday after Thanksgiving)
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Open Studio – Life Drawing Wednesday evenings 6-9 $15/m $20/nonm -
at River Arts, 170 Main Street, Damariscotta
Open Studios in Sculpture Tues evenings 6-9, Wed mornings 9:30-12:30
at Kathleen Mack’s Studio in Round Pond
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