Nature Into Art With Joyce Raimondo

NATURE INSPIRATION: EAST END PAINTERS Workshop (Wednesday, September 11th at 2pm)

Discover how Impressionist painters William Merritt Chase and Childe Hassam, abstract expressionist painters Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock and others were inspired by the natural beauty on Long Island’s East End. Then create your own painting inspired by nature. Have paint supplies on hand and optionally a photograph that inspires you.

ART BLOSSOMS Workshop (Wednesday, September 18th at 2 pm)

Gardens that burst into color! Gigantic flowers that are larger than life! Discover how artists Claude Monet, Georgia O'Keeffe, Lee Krasner and others paint floral motifs in innovative ways.  Then create your own floral painting. Have paint supplies on hand and a flower or photograph that inspires you.

ANIMALS IN ART Workshop (Wednesday, October 2nd at 2 pm)

Discover how the world's great artists, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau and others created imaginative masterpieces featuring animals. Learn stories about Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner’s pets and discover the imaginative creatures that Pollock painted. Then learn tips for drawing animals to create your own illustration that features your favorite animals. Have drawing supplies on hand and optionally a photograph of an animal that inspires you.

SEASHELLS INTO ART: Georgia O'Keeffe Workshop (Wednesday, October 9th at 2 pm)

Inspired by shells found on the ocean shore, we will paint larger than life sea shell paintings inspired by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Following a virtual art show of O'Keeffe's popular shell paintings, artist Joyce Raimondo will demonstrate how to turn
your ocean finds into masterpieces. Have paint or drawing supplies and a shell or photograph of a shell on hand.

ART ON THE BEACH Workshop (Wednesday, October 16th at 2 pm)

Sun, sand, and surf! How do artists capture the beach in innovative paintings? Following a presentation of paintings by Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, William Merritt Church and others, paint or draw your idea of summer at the seaside. Have
paint or drawing supplies on hand.

SAND INTO ART Workshop (Wednesday, October 23rd at 2 pm)

Dig into the sand and transform it into art. Discover the many ways artists such as Tim Bengal, Jackson Pollock and others incorporate sand into painting and sculpture. Then create a textured painting using sand and paint. Have sand and paint supplies on hand. Don’t have sand? Use sand paper instead.

BIRDS OF CREATIVITY Workshop (Wednesday, November 13th at 2 pm)

How do artists portray the imagery and symbolism of birds in creative ways? Following a presentation featuring Lee Krasner, Paul Klee, Hilma af Klimt and other modern artists, create a painting or drawing using bird imagery as a springboard for imagination. Have drawing or paint supplies on hand. Photograph of a bird is optional.

FALL INTO ART Workshop (Wednesday, November 20th at 2 pm)

Discover how artists have been inspired by the beauty of the outdoors. Live on Zoom, tour the studio and home of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner, and learn creative ways artists capture the sublime energy of nature in art. Following the tour, Joyce Raimondo will demonstrate how you can capture the beauty of Autumn with paint. Have paint supplies on hand.

Registration is required.