Basha Kill, Watercolor and Sumi-e Ink
© Roberta Rosenthal 2008 SOLD
• THURSDAYS - Sumi-e Brush Painting
MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE Desmond Campus, Balmville, NY
Spring Sessions Thursdays, 2 - 5 pm Fee: $150 per session plus materials/text
session 1 - March 12, 19, 26, April 2
session 2 - April 16, 23, 30, May 7
session 3 - May 14, 21, June 11, 18
sesson 4 - Summer Camp Intensive August 13, 14, 20, 21,
Thursdays and Fridays, from 10 am - 4 pm. Contact MSMC for fees. You can take one class or all four.
Learn traditional Chinese and Japanese brush painting skills with bamboo brushes, using ground ink on rice paper. Create rich tonal values for the “Four Gentlemen” - Bamboo, Orchid, Plum and Chrysanthemum and their basic brush strokes. Beginners start with ink only while intermediate and advanced students use watercolor and ink. Landscape, animals and other floral subjects are explored. Materials list and RSRosenthal Sumi-e workbook text available for sale in class.
To register contact: (845) 565-2076
www.msmc.edu - click on Community education
• Botanical Watercolor and Color Pencil
Summer Session : Wednesdays 9:30 am - 12:30 PM
WALLKILL RIVER SCHOOL, Montgomery, NY
Learn the basics of botanical rendering watercolor, paint high-detailed paintings using wet into wet and dry brush. Beginners welcome.
•Painting Orchids with Roberta Rosenthal
at Wallkill River School Saturday, Mar. 21, 9:30-4pm
$100 (lunch at Wildfire Grill included)
•Wednesdays, Botanical Drawing / Watercolor Pencil
at Wallkill River School
Botanical drawing and watercolor techniques
Wednesdays, 9:30 am - 12:30 am,
May 9, 13, 20, 27,
June 3, 10, 17, 24,
July 1, 8, 22, 29
August 5, 12, 19, 26
• Tuesdays, Botanical Drawing and Painting
at Orange County Arboretum
Tuesdays, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
May 19, - Daffodils
May 26, - Tulips
June 16, - Iris
June 23, - Peonies
July 7, - Roses
July 28, - Day Lilies
To register Call: (845) 457-2787
Contact: www.wallkillriverschool.com
• Drawing and Painting Irises -
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
Thursdays, May 28 and June 4th, 10 am - 3:30 pm
• Professional Aspects-
Business and Marketing for Artists
Mondays, April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 10 am - 3 pm
Summer intensive: July 13 - 17th, 10 am - 1:30 pm
To register contact: www.nybg.org
Dragonfly Island, Sumi-e Ink and Watercolor
matted / framed, © Roberta Rosenthal
• Botanical Still Life Drawing
Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor NYWeekend Workshops
Sat. May 16, 10 am - 4 pm and Sun. May 17, 10 am - 4 pm
Students will study historical compositions of Garzoni, Van Huysum, Spaedonck and Redoute then create their own still life arrangements of flowers, urns, nature specimens rendered in watercolor pencil. The studies serve as final works of art or as preliminary sketches for future watercolor, gouache, acrylic or oil paintings. Materials list provided.
• Botanical Watercolor -
July 3, 10, 24, 24, 10 am - 1 pm
Using live specimens create realistic botanical renderings in watercolor on paper. Learn how to make washes, layering, glazing, dry brush and stipple techniques for lush foliage and delicate petals. Materials list provided.
• Sumi-e Japanese and Chinese Brush Painting -
June 5, 12, 19, 26, 1pm - 4pm
Study and practice traditional and modernist Asian painting techniques. Beginners to advanced students welcome. Learn how to grind ink, basic brush strokes, calligraphy, bamboo, chrysanthemum, orchid, plum blossom from the instructors workbook. Advanced students can work on landscapes, animals or complex compositions. Materials list provided.
845-436-4227
2009 Art Exhibition Schedule:
Wallkill River School, Montgomery, NY
www.wallkillriverschool.com
As of January 1, 2009 WRS Gallery will be representing Roberta Rosenthal's paintings.
Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Wurtsboro, NY
April 4 - May 10th - Black and White Gala Re-Opening Exhibit
Works primarily in Black and White or Monochromatic
WAA members. Opening reception: Sat. Apr. 4, 4 - 8 pm
www.waagallery.org
July 22 - August 16, 2009
Two - person exhibit at Orange County Community College
Orange Hall Gallery Loft
Botanical Art paintings by
Roberta Rosenthal and Rosalind Hodgkins
Orange Hall Gallery: Artists in the Garden
presented by the Garden Lovers Club of Middletown, NY
produced by the Wallkill River School
Artist Reception for both shows: Saturday: July 26, 1 - 4 pm
Music by Judith Hosmer Garrett, pianist 1:30 - 3 :30 pm
SUNY Orange | 115 South Street | Middletown, NY 10940 | 845-344-6222 http://www.sunyorange.edu/index.shtml
August 1 - September 3
Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, NY
Second Time Around
Asian Brush and Botanical Paintings by
Roberta Rosenthal
Artist Reception Sunday, August 2nd, 1 - 3 pm
165 Canal Street, Ellenville, NY 845 - 647-3000
www.aromathymebistro.com
On March 7, 2009 at Shapes Auction house in Scotland, sold a watercolor by Jan Van Huysum (1682-1749), Flowers in a terracotta vase on a marble ledge. Sale price £34,000. (US $47,100.).
