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.

Winter Fest Art Exhibit

Saturday, February 9, 2013 noon- 4 pm WAA Gallery is participating in Wurtsboro winter fest. Come to the gallery to see the "Snow" exhibition. Free refreshments.
73 Sullivan St. Wurtsboro 12790.
www.waagallery.org. The exhibit is open until March 3, 2013 and the gallery is open Sat. And Sun. Noon - 4
PM.

January 2013 Newsletter

It may be cold and snowy outside but inside Squirrel's Nest Studio it is warm.  I have flowers for inspiration.

New works ready for early spring exhibition:

"Lilies, Roses and Orchids", 12" x 16" watercolor gouache on Hahnemuhle sumi-e paper

"Stargazer lily, Roses, Astromeria", 7"x7", watercolor gouache & ink on silk paper

"Orchids", 7"x7", watercolor gouache on silk paper

"Bamboo Orchids", 7"x7", ink and watercolor gouache on silk paper

"Wet Orchids in fog", 7"x 7" ink and watercolor gouache on silk paper

"Mountain Lion".

12" x 12" ink and watercolor gouache on silk

I will be at the Wurtsboro Art Alliance Winterfest exhibit. 

February 9th opening reception. Refreshments.

 73 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro, NY

 Original paintings and prints. 

Gallery open 12 noon to 4 PM, Saturday and Sundays.

Exhibit continues to March 2, 2013

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 

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