DRYPOINT PRINTING with Burt van Deusen (a.m.)
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United StatesOpen to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Delve into the versatility of drypoint printmaking using plexiglass plates and water-based inks. Explore mark making with an etching tool on a plexiglass surface and add tones and values with different sandpaper grades to create unique compositions. Bring along your sketchbook filled with…
CEMENT SCULPTURE with Laura Lyn Stern (a.m.)
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United StatesOpen to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House to view Mabel D’Amico’s cement sculptural forms Inspired by Mabel D’Amico’s cement sculptures, this workshop will focus on cast bas-relief and fully three-dimensional constructed cement sculptures. Participants will gain foundational techniques to explore abstract, representation or freeform sculpture, and a variety of…
MIXED MEDIA MOSAIC with Laura Lyn Stern (p.m.)
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United StatesOpen to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House to view Mabel D’Amico’s gestural mosaics Inspired by Mabel D’Amico’s gestural, mixed media mosaic artworks, this workshop will explore mosaic-making through an experimental and intuitive lens. Using wide-ranging and non-traditional materials including glass, paint, found objects and natural materials, participants will learn…
PHOTOGRAPHY with Kathryn Szoka
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United States*This class runs on Tuesdays only; September 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd PHOTOGRAPHY OF PLACE with Kathryn Szoka Open to all levels Supplies: Bring your camera or phone, and necessary photo supplies Explore four unique locations on the East End with your camera. In this workshop you will expand your creative eye and deepen your…
STUDIO PROCESS with Jennifer Cross (a.m.)
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United StatesPrevious painting experience encouraged. Bring your own paint, brushes and canvases (24” size limitation) Easels and tables are available for use in the Studio and on the Barge decks. Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek. Studio Process provides individual instruction to artists in a group setting. Instruction aims at heightening the power of expression…
ENCAUSTIC with Linda Sirow (a.m.)
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United StatesOpen to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek This workshop will survey the fundamentals of encaustic painting, the ancient technique of using hot wax and pigment. Explore rudimentary to complex two-dimensional methods while learning to melt, mix, and apply wax to surfaces. Discover endless possibilities of this sumptuous material…
PAINTING ON LOCATION: MONTAUK with Aurelio Torres (a.m.)
Open to all levels Supplies: Bring your own supplies, canvas and easel Continuing a long tradition of landscape painting on Long Island, this workshop offers participants the opportunity to study light, composition, and color while working in the natural environment. The September class will meet at locations around Montauk. Artists should bring their own supplies, canvas…
ENCAUSTIC with Bonnie Rychlak (p.m.)
Open to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek This workshop will survey the fundamentals of encaustic painting, the ancient technique of using hot wax and pigment. Explore rudimentary to complex two-dimensional methods while learning to melt, mix, and apply wax to surfaces. Discover endless possibilities of this sumptuous material…
NERIKOMI CLAY with Serina Mayer (p.m.)
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United StatesOpen to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek This hand-building clay class offers an exploration of Nerikomi, a Japanese ceramic technique that involves layering, folding and slicing different colored clays to create geometric patterns. (Hate glazing? You’ll love this!) Students will learn to create evocative abstract designs by combining…
STUDIO PROCESS with Bill Nagle (a.m.)
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United StatesPrevious painting experience encouraged. Bring your own paint, brushes and canvases (24” size limitation) Easels and tables are available for use in the Studio and on the Barge decks. Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek. Studio Process provides individual instruction to artists in a group setting. Instruction aims at heightening the power of expression…
WATER+COLOR with Kirsten Benfield (a.m.)
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United StatesOpen to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek Delve into traditional transparent watercolors with a series of set-ups, exercises, and demonstrations. A particular emphasis will be placed on observation, abstraction and color as points of inspiration. Experiment with techniques of washes, dry brush, wet-on-wet, and other water-based pigments, including gouache,…
NERIKOMI CLAY with Serina Mayer (p.m.)
The Art Barge Napeague Meadow Road, Amagansett, United StatesOpen to all levels All supplies provided Participants will tour the D’Amico House midweek This hand-building clay class offers an exploration of Nerikomi, a Japanese ceramic technique that involves layering, folding and slicing different colored clays to create geometric patterns. (Hate glazing? You’ll love this!) Students will learn to create evocative abstract designs by combining…