Art Association in Roxbury

Fine and Photographic art

Meetings

Day:    First Thursday of the month from September until June, except there is no meeting in January.

Time:  Beginning at 7:15 pm and lasting until about 9:15 pm. 

Place: Roxbury Senior Center, 72 Eyland Avenue, Succasunna, NJ 07876 (see directions)

Note: The AAR Executive Board meets just prior to the general meeting at 6:15 pm.

Meeting Cancellations

For cancellations due to weather, call President Anastasia Mancuso at home at 973-425-0592. She will also send out an email to any members  who have given an up to date email address, so please check your email if the weather is questionable.
 

News Release: Arts Council of Morris Area Grant

Funding has been made possible in part by the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Programs for the 2011 - 2012 Season

These are the programs scheduled for this season. Please click on the Demonstrator/Speaker name for more information on the particular presentation.

Note: This list of demonstrators has not been finalized and is subject to change. See below for other demonstrator biographies.

Past Demonstrators from 2006 - 2007 Season: Joanne McKinney - Watercolors; Ann Kullaf - Oil Painting; Annette Hannah - - Pastel Landscape; Gene Feller - Pastel Seascape; AAR Members - Group Critique; Doris Schwint - Watercolors; Ron Orlando - Acrylic Wildlife; Julie Friedman - Critique.

Demonstrator Biographies

2009/2010 Season:

September 3, 2009  – Steve Zazenski

www.stevezazenski.com

Steve Zazenski will give a demonstration using watercolors.  Many of Steve’s paintings use vibrant colors which are placed next to each other and provide the viewer with sharp and inviting contrasts of color and form.   His subject matter is mainly inspired by the landscapes of New England, Bucks County, and the surrounding regions.  Recent travels to Europe and the U.K. are the source of some of his recent work.  He shows widely in galleries and is in many private and public collections internationally and throughout the United States.

Steve Zazenski, of Bucks County, received his BFA from the New York Institute of Technology and has been a full time artist since 1978.  He is known primarily for his traditional landscapes, through which he has developed a series of classes and workshops entitled:  “A logical Approach to Watercolor”.

Having personally attended several of his classes, I can attest to his down-to-earth and easy-to-understand teaching methods.  His demonstration will be appropriate for beginners and for advanced artists. 

 

October 1  – Doris Schwint

www.schwint.com

Doris Schwint will be giving a landscape-painting demonstration using watercolors and watercolor pencils.  Doris paints in most mediums, including: watercolor, watercolor pencil,  pastel, and pen & ink.  In her watercolors, she enjoys painting in a free-flowing-style. Her favorite subjects are local landscapes, Maine seascapes, and gardens.  She also is accomplished in painting house portraits and animal portraits. She has given many workshops and demonstrations in watercolor, acrylic, ink and collage throughout the Northwest New Jersey area.

Doris began her art career studying at Parson's School of Design, in New York City.  She has worked as an illustrator in New York City and in New Jersey.  She is in many private collections throughout the United States and has exhibited widely and won many awards.

 

Nov 1 - Auction

December 3  – Tom Valenti

www.thomasvalenti.com

Tom will give a demonstration of watercolor landscape and tonal values.

Mr Valenti is President of Allied Artists of America which is among the most prestigious art organizations in the nation with members throughout America.  He is also an Honorary Member of The Salmagundi Club in New York, one of the oldest art societies in the United States. He is listed in “Who's Who in American Art” and “Who's Who in America” and his work is featured in the January 2007, 70th Year Anniversary Issue of the American Artist Magazine, a nationally distributed publication. He is the author of “The Tonal Technique to Watercolor Painting”, an article which appeared in an issue of The Artist's Magazine.

 

The artist is the recipient of countless major awards in National and International Juried Competitions. A few recent awards are: Traveling Exhibition – American Watercolor Society;  First Place Award – Salmagundi Club Juried Members Exhibition; Best-In-Show – St Mark's 29th Annual Exhibition, Mendham,NJ; ArtKudos.com online International Exhibition and acceptance into the American Artist 70th Anniversary art competition.

 

Thomas Valenti teaches at the Ridgewood Community School and he demonstrates/lectures and conducts workshops in watercolors everywhere. He is sought after as a Juror for many major art competitions. His works are in numerous private collections here and abroad. Mr. Valenti graduated from the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art as a Fine Art major but is for the most part self-taught. His inspiration and motivation comes from the belief that beauty is everywhere in everything.

 

Feb 4  – Group Critique

 

A group critique is planned for the February meeting where members will bring unfinished and finished art in the form of paintings, photographs and collages.  Works in progress that are of concern to the artist will be discussed as well as finished works of interest.  As always, these critiques can be informative and educational.

 

March 4 - Christina Debarry

www.debarrystudioarts.com

Christina will be giving a floral-demonstration using soft pastels. 

Christina has shown all over the world, and has won countless awards for her art. She is in many private collections.   She is Past-President of the Pastel Society of America 1998-2001.  She is an elected Full member (VP) of the Allied Artists of America, The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, American Artist Professional League (Fellow) and Audubon Artist.  Also an elected former member of The Salmagundi Club, Pen and Brush, (1991-2001) and IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies) former Board of Directors, Artist Fellowship,

 Debarry teaches pastel painting and enjoys giving workshops and demos. In 1997, she traveled to China and gave demos, as a guest of the Chinese Government. Her pastel workshops have taken her to Texas, Martha’s Vineyard, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Louisiana, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York and New Hampshire in the USA as well as Canada, Bermuda, France and Mexico.

 

April 1 - Caroline Goldsmith

We will have a lottery and members and non-members can draw a chance ($1/chance) to be the one who Caroline paints. And the winner will also be able to keep the portrait.

Goldsmith has had a long career in art, starting at Swarthmore High School, with her mentor and teacher Miss Claudia Hancock.   She went on to the PA Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia, graduating with a BFA.

 

She eventually settled in Long Island where she won numerous awards, including from the National League of American Pen Women, based in Washington DC; the Pastel Society of America; Grumbacher; Winsor Newton; and, The National Art League of Long Island.

 

Twelve years ago she moved to Hackettstown NJ, where she now lives and paints. While in Hackettstown, she has won awards at: the Art Association in Roxbury; the Senior Citizens show in Warren County ; the NJ Senior Citizens Show; and she is now the President of the Warren County Arts Association in Oxford.   

 

Goldsmith is known for her oil and pastel portraits of both children and adults.  She also paints house-portraits and landscapes of various spots in NJ. Caroline’s art work is in numerous private collections all over the United States. She exhibits her work regularly in New Jersey.  This year the Mendham Township Library will be showing her landscapes for the entire month of April.

 

May 6 - Alice Harrison and Susan G. Hammond

www.artpresspublishing.com

 

AAR Members and Co-Authors of the book, “Artists’ Guidebook to a New Creative Life – Produce, Exhibit and Sell Artwork" will present a PowerPoint presentation and discussion of their book.

Both Alice and Susan are artists.  Susan www.susanghammond.com does fine art photography and Alice www.alicenharrison.com  does painting, printmaking and collages.  They are both in numerous art collections and art associations.  They have exhibited their artwork widely in galleries, colleges, museums and other venues.

 

But, their presentation will not be about their artwork.  Rather, they will be talking about the business side of being an artist.  Some of the topics they will be covering are:

 

How to:

- manage your time and stay focused on your projects   

- organize your studio space

- promote yourself, i.e. brochures, resumes, press releases, websites

- get into galleries and juried shows

- network and make yourself known

 

Much of their presentation will be from their current book,  “Artists’ Guidebook to a New Creative Life – Produce, Exhibit and Sell Artwork”.

 

 

June 4 - Professional Critique and Art Supply Sale

Our annual professional critique will be led this year by well-known artist Ann Kullaf.    Works in the form of paintings, photographs and collages will be critiqued. Everyone is  encouraged to bring one piece of art that you have been working on, either finished or in process, for Ann's comments. Our critiques are always very informative and fun.

Anne Kullaf is a faculty member of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, the Hunterdon Museum of Art, and the Somerset Art Association. She studied graphic design and fine art at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and at The Art Students League in NYC.  She is an elected-artist member of the following professional organizations: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Salmagundi Club; and the International Guild of Realism. Anne exhibits in numerous galleries including Salmagundi Club and the Michael Ingbar Gallery in NYC; Trudy Labell Fine Art in Naples, Florida; Gallery MacEgan in Morristown; Chasen Galleries in Richmond, VA; and JAG Fine Art in Philadelphia.

 

 

Sept 2, 2010 - Carl Burger

W. Carl Burger will give a demonstration using oil paints. Mr. Burger emigrated in 1926 from Pforzheim, Germany to Irvington, NJ. His early interest in painting was delayed during World War II when he joined the U.S. Army Military Intelligence serving in the European Theater of Operations. After the war he attended New York University and studied fine art education. He continued his studies at Columbia University and Rutgers University. He also studied interior design, history, anthropology and semantics in order to be well-rounded for his students. His level of perfectionism can be seen in his teaching, his own art and his personal philosophy - "Art is the very essence of the nature of our being". He served as Professor of Art at Kean University from 1961 until his retirement in 1993.

Burger is a distinguished artist who has had one-person exhibits at such places as the Hunterdon Museum of Art, County College of Morris, Rider University, and the Butler Institute of Art, in Youngstown, Ohio. In addition he has had retrospectives at the Noyes Museum, in Oceanville, NJ, and the Morris Museum (to whom he has gifted 62 paintings. He has also exhibited in Lincoln Center, the National Academy of Design in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Newark Museum.

Spunk, humor and eloquence are the man and his work. His career speaks of seriousness. Currently, Burger’s work can be seen at the Coryell Gallery in Lambertville and the Riverbank Art Gallery in Stockton. Also look for his upcoming retrospective at the Trenton Museum.

 

 

Oct 7, 2010 - Julie Friedman

www.juliefriedmanart.com/

Julie’s focus as a painter is to continuously explore the pushing and pulling of color and of space and how those elements help to support the intention of the painting. The landscape serves as a metaphor for what she is feeling and the color is how she chooses to express or describe it. She loves to explore the power that color has to influence mood and emotion. Her goal is to leave the viewer with the experience of an emotional response.

As a native of New Jersey, Julie has been painting her entire life. She earned her BFA from Mason Gross School of Art and was a designer in NY for many years. She worked in oils until she studied with Wolf Kahn and was drawn to the immediacy of pastels-- their color and their vibrancy. Julie is afilliated with Solaris Gallery in Califon, NJ and Artspace Studio & Gallery in Morristown, NJ. She has art afilliations with the Pastel Society of American, Connecticut Pastel Society, Pastel Society of NJ, Somerset Art Association, and American Artists Professional League. Publications include artwork included in "The Best of Pastel: and a feature article in the Pastel Journel.

Julie is the owner of Artspace Studio & Gallery, a working studio in Morristown where artists can come together as a group to share creative energy. The studio presently has pastel  taught by Julie Friedman. On "Open Studio" days anyone can drop in, pay for the day, and work in a community of other artists. Artspace Studio also runs workshops throughout the year.

Dec 2, 2010 - Toni Chaplin

Toni Chaplin, who will be using India ink and watercolors to create a landscape. Toni Chaplin, a Sparta resident, began her career as an artist and her participation in many art shows and solo exhibits has brought her both recognition and awards. Her primary mediums are watercolor and acrylic. Her paintings depict historical landmarks, landscapes of local interest (such as farms and farm animals), floral and house paintings. She has been commissioned to paint numerous local landmarks for banks, law offices, and many public buildings. Many of her paintings are displayed in both public and private collections.

Chaplin studied under artists Edwin Havas, Bill Grah, Ron Lent, Bill Senior, Arleta Pech and Janet Walsh. She currently teaches watercolor classes for the Sparta Parks and Recreation, the Sparta Women’s Club Art Department, the Sussex County Division of Senior Services, the Joe Kubert Art Store in Dover and Sussex County Community College’s Corporate Education. As part of her community activities, she has donated paintings to the United Way, the Karen Ann Quinlan Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, as well as to local churches and schools.

She is a member of the Sussex-Warren Arts Foundation, Art in Sussex County Committee-NJ State Fair, Art Association in Roxbury, Sparta Women’s Club Art Department, Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council, Essex Water Color Club, and an Associate Membership in the New Jersey Watercolor Society.

January - No Meeting

Feb 3, 2011  – Group Critique

 

At the group critique members bring unfinished and finished art in the form of paintings, photographs and collages.  Works in progress that are of concern to the artist will be discussed as well as finished works of interest.  As always, these critiques can be informative and educational.

 

March 3, 2011 - Phylis A. Barfoot

"My passion for color, light, texture and contrast come from my natural surroundings. The reflection of river rocks in a stream, the veins and translucency of dragonfly wings, the richness of moss on ageless granite, or the brilliant colors of ocean fish among a coral reef. I can’t open my eyes and not be inspired!”

A resident of Sussex County, Phylis Barfoot is a graduate of William Paterson University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with concentrations in painting and printmaking and an Associates degree in Fine Art from Sussex County Community College in graphic design. Barfoot has spent many years studying the Art of Silk Painting with such prominent teachers as Suzanne Punch, Natasha Foucault, Jan Janis and Paula Carnell. She has studied the Japanese Art Of Shibori with master Yoshiko Wada in addition to having spent time in study of the same at Peter’s Valley Craft Center.

Barfoot is a standing member of Silk Painters International (SPIN), Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA), the Surface Design Association, the Warwick Art League, the Ringwood Art Association, and the Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council. She is currently an adjunct art Professor at Sussex County Community College and teaches workshops as well as privately.

Although exhibiting mostly in the tri-state area, her work is currently in public and private collections through out the country. Her most recent client being The Philippian Ambassador to the Vatican; work purchased from a juried show at The Riverdale Art Center (the RAC). Her work is currently represented at Trailworks Gallery in Newton, NJ and in several tri-state boutiques. Barfoot has been published in Artbeat Annual numerous times as well as The Thing Magazine, and The NJ Herald. She wrote an article on her thesis entitled “For Such a Time As This” that was posted on the worship page (archived) of the website for Rick Warren’s-Saddleback Church in Irvine California.

 

April 7, 2011 - Doreen Tighe

         

Doreen Tighe is an oil painter who resides in Newton, NJ. Tighe paints primarily en plein air (outdoors). She travels throughout Europe, Norway, Iceland and the Southwest region of the United States, in addition to places all over northern New Jersey.  This is where she finds her inspiration and the subject matter for her paintings. 

Tighe’s love of art started at a very early age. When she was just 6 years old, her cousin (now a professional artist) asked her if she liked to draw. She responded “yes”, but “I can’t seem to stay within the lines”. He assured her that this was perfectly “OK”, and thus she began her lifelong journey of impressionistic painting.

Tighe started her professional career as a Fashion Illustrator. She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and later received a BS degree from Georgia Southern University. She worked in New York City for 15 years at various department stores and newspapers before deciding to devote her all of her time to oil painting.

She is a member of several art organizations, including the Oil Painters of America, the Master Impressionist Society, the American Impressionist Society, the Art Association in Roxbury, and the New Jersey Society of en Plein Air Painters. Tighe has received numerous awards for her work. She has exhibited in many art shows and participated in several painting competitions, including the prestigious Easton Plein Air Competition and Arts Festival in Maryland.

 

May 5 - Ed Sprofcan

     

Edward J. Sprafkin is a predominantly self-taught painter. He paints in a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, and pastels. Drawing and painting since childhood, the artist has always been drawn to the little things that many of us simply overlook, whether it be the way the light falls upon an everyday object or the many moods of the great outdoors. “Every day, nature orchestrates a magnificent performance. My aim is to capture these moments”, says the New Jersey native. When painting en plein air, he strives to capture light and essence of the scene. He instinctively sees art and beauty in spectacular views to the simplest corners of a setting. Sprafkin studies the work of the great masters of the past and also finds endless inspiration in many of the masters of today. Sprafkin is an instructor at the Center for Contemporary Art, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and the Morris County Art Association. He is a member of the New Jersey Society of En Plein Air Artists and an associate member of the Oil Painters of America. He is represented by the Design Domaine Gallery in Bernardsville, NJ; Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art in New Hope, PA; and the Main Street Frame Shop & Gallery in Califon, NJ.

 

 

June 2 - Dannielle Mick

Dannielle Mick is a renowned artist who creates works of art in all mediums. Her art is inspired by the natural world, featuring sea, sky, and landscapes. She likes to maintain a sense of simplicity and finds beauty in everyday surroundings. In her artist's statement she says, “There is a story in the landscape which I am curious to uncover. However, as in all great mysteries, I am deliberate in not giving away the ending...so I keep my story minimal and intriguing. Using subtle tonal variations, mixed with increasing color, I selectively provide just enough information to pique your interest and invite you to further investigate possible endings. Nature is such a tease...”

Mick attended the Art Students League, National Academy of Fine Art, and New School of Parsons, all in New York City, as well as the Chicago Institute of Art. She also studied with Wolfe Kahn, PSA, in New York City and Elizabeth Mowry, PSA, in Woodstock, NY. She is a member of many arts organizations. This includes being a Signature Member and past president of the Pastel Society of New Jersey, a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, an Associate Member of the Audubon Artists, an Associated Member of the Allied Artists of America, and past president of the Millburn Short Hills Art Center.

Mick has won many honors and awards from prestigious art organizations. Some of these are from the Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists, Pastel Society of America, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Club, Audubon Artists, American Artist Professional League, Connecticut Pastel Society, Pastel Society of New Jersey, Ridgewood Art Institute, and the Millburn Short Hills Art Center. She has exhibited in numerous locations throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. In addition, she has also exhibited in the International Pastel Artists Invitational, in Taipei, Taiwan, and been featured in many publications.

 

Sep 1 - Sandra L. Jones

        

Sandra L. Jones is from Burlington City, NJ. She works in watercolor, pen and ink, and an experimental technique called tempera resist. In addition to her whimsical still life and sports themed paintings, she also paints interpretive portraits of houses and buildings in both pen and ink and watercolor.

Jones studied illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Burlington County Art Guild, Garden State Watercolor Society, Willingboro Art Alliance, The Artists’ Guild of Delaware County, New Jersey Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Hammonton Art Center, American Watercolor Society, and the Pine Shores Art Association. She has won many awards and her work is in many collections across the country and abroad.

 

Oct 6 - Trevor Hodgson

Trevor Hodgson will talk about the ins and outs of photographing artwork, in addition to providing lots of tips on how to get the best out of our digital cameras. The presentation will explain how to photograph two and three dimensional art with a particular focus on images to be submitted to an exhibition jury. It will include photographing framed art through glass, camera settings, getting the colors correct, dealing with unwanted reflections, complying with size and other requirements, and equipment.

 Hodgson is retired from a career in marketing and corporate planning. He is a member of the Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council (SCAHC), the Photographic Society of America, and the Sparta Camera Club, where he currently serves as president. He has received numerous awards in photography competitions throughout northern New Jersey and New York City. You can view his work at www.hodgsonphoto.com.

 

 

See Demonstrator Biographies for Past Seasons

Last Updated: 10/12/2011