The Art Guild will host a free demo and hands-on evening with Blick Artist Materials on Wednesday, May 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. Attendees will be given the opportunity to ask questions, try out a variety of products from the store and take home samples.
The Guild is also planning a Spring session of classes and workshops for children and adults, including Oil Painting with Paul Bachem, Life Drawing with Nude Model, Watercolor for Beginners and Intermediate with Eileen Neville and Drawing with Stephanie Navon-Jacobson. There will be two Photography Workshops (Getting to Know Your Camera and Portrait Photography) with Harold Naideau on May 7. Getting To Know Your Camera is from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This workshop will cover the basic fundamentals on how to take great pictures with any type of camera, from point and shoots to DSLRs. Camera types, prices, types of lenses, filters, tripods, etc. will be explained. Bring your camera and instruction manual. The cost is $50 for members and $60 for nonmembers. The Portrait Photography class is from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. This workshop will discuss how to take professional looking portraits of people. They will cover which lenses are best for portraits, lighting, posing, expressions and props. It will cover how to set up an at-home studio. Bring your camera. There will be live models to practice with. The cost is $75 for members and $85 for nonmembers. These two workshops may be taken individually, or together for a discounted price of $110 for members and $135 for nonmembers.
Harold Naideau is a photographer, artist, author and educator based on Long Island. He teaches photography at Suffolk County Community College, Briarcliffe College and Stony Brook University. His photography blends fine-art photography with digital imaging and printing and utilizes a changing array of modern material and processes. Go to www.naideau photography.com to see his work.
A Silkscreen Monotype Workshop with Stephanie Navon-Jacobson is on June 11 and 12.
The Art Guild is located at Nassau County’s Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd. For more information call 516-304-5797 or go to www.theartguild.org. The Art Guild is a nonprofit organization.
