Friday, December 14, 2012

Happy Holidays and New Year!

As promised I am posting my students work from the New York Botanical Garden, Painting Botanicals in Gouache. Overall they did very well. A few students had taken my class on Nature Science Subjects in Gouache and had more experience. It takes time to know the unique qualities that gouache possesses, how to mix the pigments and manipulate the levels of opacity. I know that in their evaluation responses they wanted to take more classes in the medium. I am still learning how versatile gouache can be.

© Deborah Ades 2012 gouache

© Eileen Crowell 2012 gouache


© Elly Wane 2012 gouache


© Kenneth Lloyd 2012 gouache

© June Reidenberg 2012 gouache

© June Rubin 2012 gouache

© June Rubin 2012 gouache

© Deborah Ades 2012 
© Roberta Rosenthal,  2012,  NYBG instructor, gouache

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My sumi-e students also did lovely work this spring and early fall. 
They went on a field trip to the New York Botanical Gardens 
with me this summer to see the Monet exhibit. 
They were inspired by the water lilies and lotus plants.
© Lorraine Devore 2012 ink and watercolor 
© Lorraine Devore 2012 ink and watercolor
© Gerry Brock 2012 ink and watercolor 

Thursday, December 6, 2012

November 2012 Newsletter

Happy Thanksgiving Season to all. 

Thrilled to be back in my art studio with wonderful new vision.

Looking forward to receiving final projects from my students at the New York Botanical Garden. I hope to share some of their work on the blog in the near future. The Gouache techniques for Botanical Subjects was successful and a great follow up to the Gouache techniques for Nature Science Subjects. I had several return students in the course who completed Painting Nature Science subjects in gouache.

Class Schedule at Squirrel Nest Studio  2013
Contact me for a pdf registration flyer and materials list. Beginners to advanced.
 email: rozenart@aol.com

NYBG Just for Fun Class

New! Sketching with sumi ink and watercolor
3 Thursdays, September 12, 19, 26, 2013, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
NYBG, Roberta Rosenthal

Create spontaneous drawings and paintings in ink and watercolor of spring plants in the Native Plant Garden. Re-create images of stones and rocks with recognizable, accurately illustrated plants growing alongside them. Travel water brushes make the technique applicable to all outdoor settings. Please dress for the outdoors.
$171/$154 non-member/member













Tuesday, October 23, 2012

New Exhibit Opens on October 27th and new art for NYBG course


New Exhibition at Wurtsboro Art Alliance


Out of the Box/Extreme Art

Viewer discretion. No minors at this exhibit. 
Refreshments at the opening. 

Opening on Saturday, October 27th - to  November 11, 2012
Reception Saturday, 2 - 6 pm. Gallery hours: Sat. and Sun. noon - 4 pm
73 Sullivan Street Wurtsboro, NY 

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New Art from the Painting Botanicals in Gouache course 
I am teaching at the New York Botanical Garden
"Chrysanthemum", 7" x 7", gouache on cold press paper
"Gourd", 9" x 12",  gouache on cold press paper


I always try to do samples for my students.
I will be posting my students work soon. 







































































Sunday, September 30, 2012

Catskill Art Society 40th Anniversary Party

Thrilled to have celebrated the Catskill Art Society's 40th Anniversary in their beautiful new home, of five years, in Livingston Manor, NY. A world class gallery and art center. The evening featured wonderful local food and drinks in a festive atmosphere. We were serenaded by a keyboard artist and guitarist who played through the evening. Dignitaries spoke about the excellent programs that highlight a community non-profit group which offers a full range of services to its members.

In addition a tour and power point presentation featured new in process improvements to the basement and second floor. The new areas hold the potential for performance areas, studios and additional exhibit space. Plastic hard hats were the signature image on t-shirts, key chains and life sized hats to get across the "work-in-progress" aspect to fund raise for the buildings completion.

In the gallery were oil paintings and photos reflecting landscapes of the area.

It was my first time on Route 17 West since completion of the new road that by passes Parksville and made the trip quicker than in the past linking Sullivan County in a rapid flow. The Bridgeville bridge is midway through completion and I look forward to when the "quickway" is fully completed.

It is now a half hour drive from Wurtsboro to Livingston Manor.

The CAS building has withstood many floodings in the area with new roof, steel beams and sump pump. The view of the stream is gorgeous but can also yield problems during severe storms.
Most often when I am there to teach art classes it has always been lovely weather. The fall leaves were faintly visible as I drove up last night.

My dedication to continuing my lifetime practice of professional fine and commercial artwork with the love of sharing my knowledge as an art educator is a full-time effort. I am renewed with crystal clear vision for which I am extremely grateful. Modern medical technology offers easy solutions to common visual problems. Dr. Robert Ritch, of New York Eye and Ear Infirmary diagnosed cataracts in my eyes a year ago. Dr. S. Modi of Seeta Eye Care in Poughkeepsie confirmed the classic "Monet" cataracts in both eyes. The successful surgery, by Dr.Modi, at Dutchess Ambulatory Surgical Center has given me perfect vision. I am so happy that I can continue to discover new inspiration on a daily basis! I no longer need glasses for driving and use lighter reading glasses for detail work!



Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Fall 2012

A crisp fall day. Thankful for a season of renewal and forgiveness. Looking forward to a year filled with new clients, students, new paintings and opportunities. Image below taken by Barbara Bedell and featured in the Times Herald Record news page 19.
"Artist Roberta Rosenthal donating a painting to the Ellenville Regional Hospital Auxiliary auction at Eagles Nest restaurant."

I went into Manhattan recently and past by the space once occupied by my sensei (teacher), Koho, school of sumi-e painting. It was sad to see it empty. I recently told members of the Oriental Brush Artist Guild at the Hammond Museum how I can still hear her voice when I am demonstrating painting. It never fails that I can hear many of my teachers who sit on my shoulders to guide me.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Fall 2012 New Workshops, Classes and Events


Back from summer vacation. Had a wonderful time visiting numerous gardens, artist studios in Seattle and a family reunion wedding in Ashland, Oregon. Visiting friends at downtown Seattle Pike Street Market with the brilliant bouquets of fresh flowers, fish stalls and crafts set against snow capped Mount Rainier, Puget Sound and the new ferris wheel gave me a new perspective. I feel restored and refreshed for the new year.


A clear crisp fall day to meditate on this new year. Renewal includes forgiveness. Not just for others who may have harmed us but to include ourselves a well. There is an increasing desire for me to practice my art even more this coming year. I instill a hope for sales, new clients, students and exhibition opportunities I give thanks for each day. I hope the seed I plant today withstands the cold winter to bring forth blossoms in the coming spring. This true hope is dedicated with belief in the goodness of nature and humanity.

The greatest joy is in overcoming obstacles. No matter the difficulty I have learned to take large projects and break them down to manageable size.

In the creation of art I have found much of the work is in the inner conception of pre-planning. I look at it in stages. Rough sketches, reference material to work from, good client communication, deadline guidelines, knowing the materials and practicing experimentation periods to test color pigments, brushes and palettes. In a new blog entry I will explain how this process aided me in creating one of the largest Chinese scrolls I painted as a Jewish ketubah, marriage contract, from start to completion.


New events: 
Ellenville Regional Hospital Auxillary Luncheon 
will feature one of my giclee art prints from an 
original watercolor and ink painting in their raffle event. 
September 10, 2012 at Eagle's Nest Restaurant.

Red Tail Hawk and Trumpet Flowers

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Workshops:
Oriental Brush Artists Guild Guest Demo/Workshop
Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Demo: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm  Workshop: 1:30 - 4:00 pm
Celebratory scrolls for special events and weddings using Flower, Birds and Landscapes.
Ink and Watercolor on rice or silk paper.
To register: 914-669-5033

Larry Rosenthal Collection    






















Harrison Rice Collection 




















 Lauren Gell Morin Collection






















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Workshops at Squirrel's Nest Studio, Bloomingburg, NY
Sumi-e and Botanical Drawing/Painting
Please wait for the new 2013 schedule
10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Fee: 4 consecutive classes $350.00 paid in advance per 4 workshops
One workshop is $100.00
Beginners to advanced students

Learn the basics of botanical subjects
in color pencil/watercolor.
Work from live subjects.
Attention to composition,
scientific accuracy
and technical skills using
water soluble pencils
layered with tube watercolor
on high quality
watercolor paper.








"Asclepius (milkweed) and berberis thunbergii"
Asian brush painting in ink and watercolor.
Using asian bamboo brushes paint nature
subjects with hand ground ink and watercolor
on rice or silk paper.
Individual attention. Small classes with a
maximum of 5 students in a high ceiling
bright studio in a woodland environment.
Bring lunch, tea is served.
To register: email  rozenart@aol.com
or call 845-733-1848

NEW for 2012 beginners classes on Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm and/or 2 pm - 5 pm
Three hours to learn how to draw, use ink or watercolors to create spontaneous Asian brush paintings or detailed scientifically correct botanical art. Watch the leaves fall as you learn how to paint them.  r Fee: $60.00 per three hour session. Take four consecutive classes for all day workshops 10 am - 5 pm for $350.00. Bring lunch and live or dried references to work from.  
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New Course at the New York Botanical Garden
Painting Botanicals in Gouache
Mondays, October 15 - November 12, 2012
10:00 am - 2:30 pm 
(expanded hours and no class on Oct. 29)
Learn how to make backgrounds, details in gouache 
using transparent, translucent and opaque layers of
botanical art for reproduction on a variety of papers.
Contact www.nybg.org to register
My students work from the Nature Science 
Gouache Class this past spring.

















© Dominguez 2012 BIL 484
































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Catskill Art Society 
Botanical Art and Illustration 
Livingston Manor, NY
Coming in 2013
Use water color pencil and watercolor to capture 
the beauty of fall's natural subjects.
To regisiter contact: www.catskillartsociety.org
845-436-4227
"Fall vegetables and plants" © Roberta Rosenthal   2012
"Indian Corn" © Roberta Rosenthal 2012




























                           

Thursday, July 26, 2012

BKAA & WAA Gallery AUCTION/EXHIBIT

BASHA KILL AREA ASSOCIATION AND 
THE WURTSBORO ART ALLIANCE

SPECIAL EXHIBITION AND AUCTION
OPENING RECEPTION/AUCTION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012, NOON - 4 PM

Basha Kill Watercolor by © Roberta Rosenthal 
Purchased at the auction by BKAA President,
Paula Medley


Please join us in a very special fund raising 
auction and exhibit to benefit 
Sullivan County's treasured resource 
of a unique wet land system. 
The area includes birding, flower and plant natives, 
boating, fishing, hiking and much more. 
The watercolor featured above will be in the auction 
and I have six more paintings in the gallery for sale.

The exhibit will continue to September 9, 2012
Wurtsboro Art Alliance Gallery 
73 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro, NY 

Gallery hours: Sat. & Sun. noon - 4 pm


Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Spring and Summer Happenings

Please come to the amazing 
Spring Arts Festival at Kenny Gallery
1075 Second Avenue, 57th Street, NYC
Last exhibition at the school gallery until the new one is built. 
Proud to be an alumni and juried into the show.
Artist reception Thursday, June 7, 2012, 5 - 8 pm.
Exhibit continues to June 22, 2012, 10 am - 4 pm.


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Classes coming up at NYBG Summer Intensive 
"Professional Aspects". BIL 391 B. 
July 9 - 13, 2012. 10 am - 1:40 pm. 
Business and marketing of art, creating a winning 
promotional kit, portfolio development and much more.

NEW: Botanical Gouache Painting Techniques
October 15, 22, November 5, 12, 2012, 10 am - 3 pm. 
To register: www.nybg.org click on Adult Education.

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Sumi-e Chinese Brush Painting and Botanical Art Workshops
for beginners to advanced students
Squirrel Nest Studio Bloomingburg, NY 
Sundays, June 3, 17, 24, July 1, 15, 
10:30 am - 3:30 pm.
Materials list available upon registration

Ink and watercolor for Sumi-e and watercolor pencil/watercolor for Botanical Art.
Fee: One class is $90.00 and $400 for all five sessions. 



















 


Contact:rozenart@aol.com or call 845-733-1848 
class size is limited room for 2 more students.


Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Latest Painting

Verkeeder Falls, NY 

Hand ground Chinese ink and watercolor/gouache, 
9" x 12" on rice paper unmounted unframed. 
© RSR Designs, Roberta Rosenthal 2012

The painting is based on a photography 
taken by a friend. This is a place I have hiked 
to often and have also taken photos of and 
have created previous paintings of this inspirational 
falls near Sam's Point.
Original art for immediate sale: $28.00 per square inch.
plus mounting and framing costs. 

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

New York Botanical Garden Student Work

I am very proud to display my students final projects from Painting Nature Science subjects with Gouache.

I have been teaching botanical art at the New York Botanical Garden for twenty five years. I am extremely pleased with the results of their hard work. Beyond teaching how to use gouache paint I focus on the elements of individual creativity, scientific accuracy, composition and artistic style with each student. Class critiques,  although taking up some class time, is valuable.  The more I can get students to ask questions and develop answers for themselves, the more I can expect them to be life-long learners who will continue to develop their artistic skills and understanding.  I encourage them to think like team members in the same way that athletes work in teams.  Their goal is help each other so that every one can benefit from the practice.






 © Patricia Dominguez 2012
I am looking forward to teaching Plum Blossoms Workshop in Asian Brush and Traditional Watercolor/Watercolor Pencil at the New York Botanical Garden Tuesdays, April 17 & 24, 2012, 10 am - 3:30 pm. To register contact: www.nybg.org  BIL 437B

Starting Sundays, April 1, 2012 Squirrel Nest Studio Workshops 10:30 am - 3:30 pm.

Work in Roberta Rosenthal's home studio in Bloomingburg, NY on top of Shawanga Mountain with views of the Hudson Valley. A natural woodland environment filled with inspiration. We work indoors or outdoors in both Asian brush techniques and traditional botanical or landscape watercolor media.
Classes are limited in size. To register contact rozenart@aol.com. Take one class or a series of 4.
One class $80.00  and series of 4 is $350.00. Tea and cookies served. Please bring art materials and lunch. Materials list given upon confirmation of class.