Happy 2014

New class in watercolor painting  starts January 7, 2014. 10:00 am-12:30 pm at Squirrel Nest Studio in Bloomingburg NY.

I am participating in the Wallkill River Gallery member exhibit opening on Saturday, January 11 from 5-7 pm. 

"Wallkill River" at Bendict Park ink and watercolor on rice paper. 12"x16". 

© Roberta Rosenthal 2014

HOLIDAY SEASON 2013

HOLIDAY SEASON 2013

Wishing everyone the very best holidays. 

A time to give of the heart and soul. You may also want to give art. 

To view and purchase art:

 gallery/venues

Wurtsboro Art Alliance Gallery 
Member Holiday Exhibit
73 Sullivan Street Wurtsboro NY
Open Saturday and Sundays, noon - 4 pm
See the video on Facebook or Youtube


The Pine Bush Area Arts Council
A Winter's Gathering of Artists
63 Main Street Pine Bush NY
Opening Saturday, December 7, 4-8 pm -  December 22, 2013 open 11 - 5 Sat. & Sun.

Town of Crawford Govenment Center
Crawford Art Alliance
Toys for Tots Exhibition
Opening Date: December 14, 2013, 4:30-7:30 pm reception, Dinner, music and more. Original paintings and a special portfolio of prints. 

Engagements and Wedding announcements are in the air. 

Celebrate the happy news.
Commission a painting or wedding certificate Ketubah. 

Contact me at rozenart@aol.com. 

Or call 845-733-8100 or 845-733-1848.

Take a look at my web site: http://rozenart.wix.com/rosenthalketubahs

And on Facebook: Rosenthal Ketubahs

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Recently completed commission:

"Wallkill River" 36"x.48", oil on canvas.

Sam's Point, Cragsmoor, NY

Hand ground ink & watercolor on silk paper 13"x15" is available through my studio. Buy it as is or have it back mounted matted and framed or commission an oil on canvas any size. 

November 2013 Thanksgiving Newsletter

Happy November. No significant storms in the northeast this year. The fruits of Irene and Sandy are in the fire wood piles. Thus begins my gratitude for this year. My vision is 20/15 in both eyes and I only need over the counter readers for tiny print and details. Dr. Modi in Poughkeepsie gave me the gift of renewed sight with cataract surgery one year ago. .

Orange Physical therapists in Middletown have worked hard to improve my pained neck and back from a car/truck accident I was in in New York City.  Much improved - not perfect. The truck that hit my car was large. Grateful to Progressive insurance for doing their job. 

 Always looking for work. Grateful to get  through a difficult year. My plans are set for painting botanicals, landscapes, asian ink and brush art and Ketubah commissions. i will be teaching gouache painting techniques of nature science subjects at NYBG in January.

List of memorable teachers and mentors:

Miss Reiser kindergarten - let me paint for the first time on an easel! 

Mrs. Norton 6th grade  - took my class to Chinatown where I fell in love with Asian art while singing every song from the Sound of Music. 

Mrs. Lubell JHS 113: 7th - 9th taught me to read and write with passion. 

Ms Rita Lee 9th year special art class-

Showed me the difference between commercial art and fine art and how the two were historically the same. Took me to the Hip Bagel in Greenwich Village and I became an artist for life. 

Dr. Parrino English teacher JHS 113  - be the best at whatever I wanted to be.

Dr. Starr social studies Art & Design - homework was artwork. 

Mr. Bigeleisen - typography and graphic design

Mr. Eliscu - sculpture

Mr. Eric Marcus - car rides & math

At FIT Mr. Jacobs taught me how to draw, Fay Lewis how to mix colors and Lillian Weiss how to paint "A"paintings and still get a "D" for dating some one she didn't like. 

Joy Christov - my role model of a

Professional woman at Macy's and Avon. 

Leo Schein - my textile design & professional art mentor to 1/64 of an inch. 

Nat Kaz - how to be a fine artist for real,

Art Students League instructor, mentor and rented my first apartment studio on West 73rd St from him. 

Barry Friedman -

Introduced me to fine decorative arts

Paintings and objects des arts, marketing and resales. Flea markets, galleries and auctions. 

Spiritual Masters: Sri Chinmoy, creative yoga, 

Paramhansa Hariharananda Giri meditation kriya yoga the real deal

Botanical Art teachers: Kevin Nicolay, Eleanor Wunderlich and Anne Ophelia Dowden. 

Japanese sumi-e sensei- Koho Yamamoto

Chinese master artist - Guo Liang Jui

Dogu Choegyal Rimpoche  - Tibetan master artist 

HH Dalai Lama- meditation workshop 

Chinese language teacher- Jinyu Yang

Hebrew instructors - Rabbi Richard Kirsch, scribes: Rabbi Vinas and Neal Yerman. 

Jewish meditation: Rabbi Goldie Milgram, Mindy Ribner and Shefa Gold. 

Feminist and literary mentor Tama Starr

Manicure guru: Andy Warhol

   Botanical watercolor "Stock"

Mattiathola Purple © Roberta Rosenthal 10/30/13

Asian brush painting "Peacock and leaf hopper", ink and watercolor

© Roberta Rosenthal 10/30/13

Wedding Ketubah ink watercolor 

and gouache for Josh and Rachel Aronson © Roberta Rosenthal 10/18/13

"Wallkill River", ink and watercolor

on rice paper for recommission as 3'x4' oil on canvas. © Rosenthal 10/30/13

My faithful student, Lorraine Devore 

who inspires me, pushes the envelope and often surprises me with awesome paintings.

I could not do all of this without a lifetime of teachers and mentors. 

Gratitude for all of you past and present. And to all unmentioned you are not forgotten. 

Harvest Time - Orange Arts Open Studio Tour

October 12 and 13, 2013 I am participating in Orange County's Art Studio Tour. Get a map and follow it to a multitude of artists, studio and art hubs. Come to my studio to see recent work in progress and completed paintings. Get the map from:

http://www.ocartscouncil.org

I am #27 on the eastern map. 

In keeping with the harvest season I will be at 

the Bloomingburg Festival of the Arts 

on October 5th 11 am - 4 pm.

112 Main Street, Bloominburg NY 12721.

My last exhibit of the year will be at the 

Wurtsboro Art Alliance Gallery for the 

Holiday Show November - December. 

www.waagallery.org

My next course "Nature Science illustration

 with Gouache Painting techniques"

 will be at the New York Botanical Garden 

starting in January 2014. 

Contact: www.NYBG.org to register.

Please visit my Facebook pages:

Roberta Rosenthal's Paintings and

Rosenthal Ketubahs. 

Artist Residency at Artwave August 2013

The town of Ellenville, NY has a wonderful large artist space at 12 Market Street. It is near Cohen's Bakery. This area is a true memory of my early childhood summers when my family stayed at hotels and bungalows. Here it is six decades later and I'm back as a professional artist.  I have exhibited twice previously at Aroma Thyme Bistro around the corner. Please come to the

Open Studio. Free. Light refreshments.

Friday, August 16, 2013, 6-8 PM. 

August 3rd I gave a sumi-e workshop. 

Table set up for students. Paints, brushes and paper. 

A demo of how to grind sumi-e ink. 

Practicing brush strokes. 

A large oil on canvas landscape in process. The smaller landscape sumi-e ink, watercolor and gouache on rice paper of the "Wallkill River". Inspiration for the 3'x4' oil. © Roberta Rosenthal 2013. 

12 Market Street Ellenville NY 

Summer 2013

Starting on July 28- August 16, 2013 I will be an Artist-in-Residence at ArtsWave, Ellenville, NY. Located at 12 Market St. There will be a sum-e ink and watercolor class on Saturday, August 3 from 4-6 pm. An open studio event on Friday, August 16th the public is invited to see my work in progress. To get more information contact info@artswave.org.

April showers brings "Anything Goes" Art Exhibition

WAA Gallery presents:
"Anything Goes" art from WAA members. Opening reception on
Sat. April 6, 2013, 2-4 pm.

I have eight paintings in the exhibit for sale. My newest brush painting "Hyacinths" was painted on 4/2/13.
Watercolor/Gouache on rice paper.
Members have oil, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media and pottery on view.

Please join us for some light refreshments at the gallery. Exhibit to
April 28,2013. Gallery hours: Sat. & Sun. Noon - 4 PM.
73 Sullivan St. Wurtsboro, NY.