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SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-03/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230904
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230905
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
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SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-04/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230905
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DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
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SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-05/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230907
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
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SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-06/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T120000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230713T165503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T203325Z
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SUMMARY:OCAG87 Painting Cakes and Pastries
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday Sept 6\, 13\, 20\, 27\, Oct 4; (Beginner-all levels\, wc-adult)\, This is a 5-week class.\nQuestions? Contact Instructor: Leona Lavone \nWatercolor Pies\, Breads\, Cup Cakes…..Yummy! \nPainting the kind of foods\, that feed our eyes as much as our stomachs. Reference material supplied.  Each class will start with a demo and explanation of the How to paint the subject. \nAll class participants’ will be reviewed during painting session and questions answered. Bring basic watercolor supplies\, nothing fancy. Tube watercolors\, brushes\, Watercolor Paper\, Palette or mixing tray\, paper towels\, pencil\, Masking tape\, Squirt bottle\, container for water ex: large sour cream container/small bucket. \nIf you are just starting out here are some suggestions that you can order from Amazon:
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag87-painting-cakes-and-pastries/2023-09-06/
LOCATION:NJ
CATEGORIES:Classes,Weekly Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T200000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230713T172551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T223823Z
UID:10001586-1694023200-1694030400@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:OCAG90 Quick Landscape Sketches
DESCRIPTION:This 4-week class takes place on Wednesday evenings Sept 6\, 13\, 20\, 27; (Beginner-all levels)\nInstructor: Leona Lavone (wc-adult\, Adults/Teens) \nQuick Landscape Sketches – Watercolor & Pen \nI will break down how I approached landscape sketches so you can get an insight into my though process. It is quick – 15 to 30 minutes on each sketch. \nWatercolor will be our central focus\, and we’ll learn color mixing skills and watercolor techniques along the way. Great for beginners or anyone who would like to get back to basics and have some fun.\nWhat’s needed – Regular Watercolor supplies and a Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Marker\, Black \nBring basic watercolor supplies\, nothing fancy. Tube watercolors\, brushes\, Palette or mixing tray\, paper towels\, pencil\, Masking tape\, Squirt bottle\, container for water ex: large sour cream container/small bucket.\nIf you are just starting out here are some suggestions that you can order from Amazon:
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag90-quick-landscape-sketches/2023-09-06/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Weekly Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230908
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
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SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-07/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T093000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230706T194838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T194838Z
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SUMMARY:OCAG79-Gentle Yoga Stretch-Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:YOGA ANYONE? This is the perfect beginning Mat-Based Class\n(Thursdays for 4-weeks/adult and teen) Instructor contact info: Donna Rovere\nThursdays – Sept 7\, 14\, 21\, 28; 8:30-9:30 am\, Walk-ins welcome.\n4-weeks for $40 members & non-members \nThe class format will be Gentle Yoga (slow paced\, no standing).  Emphasis will be on static stretching to improve flexibility\, joint mobility and range of motion.  A perfect class for beginners!   Any questions can be directed to Donna. \nThere will be a Yoga Waiver Form that will need to be signed by every participant\nSee Donna’s Bio
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag79-gentle-yoga-stretch-thursdays/2023-09-07/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Weekly Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T210000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230726T152139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231028T162452Z
UID:10001619-1694113200-1694120400@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:OCAG103 Drawing with Joseph Rogine
DESCRIPTION:The Guild is pleased to have Joe Rogine back on our class schedule after a long absence.\nThis is the first of two 7-week sessions (9/7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, 10/5\, 12\, 19) being offered to ages 12 and up! (teen & adult) \nThese classes are designed for both beginning to advanced students who want to sharpen their skills in drawing. I have taught students for over 25 years who have never picked up a pencil to draw to those who have been quite advanced. \nIt is an academic course\, (academic being defined as that which can be taught). Drawings are created from copying master drawings\, simple to complex still life objects and classical plaster casts. The student usually begins by copying a master drawing that is supplied to them. \nAll students start out using graphite pencils with grades of 2H HB 2B. The capabilities and limitations of drawing materials and drawing instruments are discussed at length along with their proper handling. Classes are essentially about learning how to see nature and the world as an artist sees it\, through the language and medium of drawing. \nThe student’s eye will gradually become trained and sensitive on how to compose a layout on the page\, assessing proportion\, elementary perspective\, gauge angles\, identify shapes\, access the degree of curvature of forms\, locate hidden movements and linear rhythms\, the structure and modeling of form and the study of light and shade. This opens a whole new world towards a visual literacy that was very common in school curricula 100 to 150 years ago. \nDepending on a students’ progress and particular interest repeat students are free to experiment with various drawing mediums like charcoal\, pastel pencil\, pen and ink etc.\, along with the drawing surfaces applicable to their chosen medium. Joe Rogine supply list 2023.  \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Katie in the office at 732-270-3111 or by at info@ocartistsguild.org.\nHere are some examples of what students have created under Joe’s instruction.\nClick on thumbnail to see a larger image.
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag103-drawing-with-joseph-rogine/2023-09-07/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230908
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230909
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000847-1694131200-1694217599@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-08/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T183000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20221116T215835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230812T223846Z
UID:10000229-1694192400-1694197800@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:Art Book Club 2023
DESCRIPTION:THIS FREE EVENT IS ON THE 2ND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH; 5:00-6:30 PM\nWe will be discussing: The Friday Night Club by Sofia Lundberg\, Alyson Richmon\, MJ Rose\nLet’s get together and share our favorite art books\, media\, and other resources related to art making\, art history\, artists\, art marketing\, etc. This first meeting we will draft a list of books that we would like to discuss for the rest of the year. (Live in person with option to join the group).\nContact the moderator\, Kim Cesaretti if you are interested in attending or have questions. adult & teen\nBe sure to list the date you are interested in attending in your email.
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/art-book-club-2023-9/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230910
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000848-1694217600-1694303999@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-09/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T160000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230726T165958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T165958Z
UID:10000505-1694253600-1694275200@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:Sailfest 2023
DESCRIPTION: Sailfest 2023 is coming to Island Heights again this year. The Guild is pleased to announce that Lorraine Dey’s painting was chosen for the cover of the Rotary Clubs brochure. Congratulations to Lorraine! \nThe Guild will again have three tents down by the river and are in need of volunteers to take shifts manning them as well as the Guild which will be open from 10-4 PM. \nWatch your email for a Signup Genius request. \n \n 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/sailfest-2023/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Weekly Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230911
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000849-1694304000-1694390399@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-10/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230912
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000850-1694390400-1694476799@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-11/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T120000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230713T161530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T213610Z
UID:10002186-1694424600-1694433600@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:OCAG83 Watercolor and Collage-Whimsical Faces
DESCRIPTION:This is a 4-week class. Monday Sept 11\, 18\, 25\, Oct 2; (Beginner-all levels)\nQuestions? Contact Instructor: Leona Lavone \nDo you see other artists draw faces with such ease that you instantly envy them?\nDo you want to fill your art journal with beautiful whimsical faces\, but just don’t know how?!\nI’m going to show you how to draw female faces – whimsical style. \nBy whimsical I mean\, no realistic drawing\, please. Let’s just have fun playing around. \n\nReference material supplied.\nEach class will start with a demo and explanation of the How to paint the subject.\n\nAll class participants’ will be reviewed during painting session and questions answered. Bring basic watercolor supplies\, nothing fancy. Tube watercolors\, brushes\, Watercolor Paper\, Palette or mixing tray\, paper towels\, pencil\, Masking tape\, Squirt bottle\, container for water ex: large sour cream container/small bucket. If you are just starting out here are some suggestions that you can order from Amazon:\n 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag83-watercolor-and-collage-whimsical-faces/2023-09-11/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Weekly Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230913
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000851-1694476800-1694563199@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-12/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230914
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000852-1694563200-1694649599@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-13/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T120000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230713T165503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T203325Z
UID:10001568-1694597400-1694606400@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:OCAG87 Painting Cakes and Pastries
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday Sept 6\, 13\, 20\, 27\, Oct 4; (Beginner-all levels\, wc-adult)\, This is a 5-week class.\nQuestions? Contact Instructor: Leona Lavone \nWatercolor Pies\, Breads\, Cup Cakes…..Yummy! \nPainting the kind of foods\, that feed our eyes as much as our stomachs. Reference material supplied.  Each class will start with a demo and explanation of the How to paint the subject. \nAll class participants’ will be reviewed during painting session and questions answered. Bring basic watercolor supplies\, nothing fancy. Tube watercolors\, brushes\, Watercolor Paper\, Palette or mixing tray\, paper towels\, pencil\, Masking tape\, Squirt bottle\, container for water ex: large sour cream container/small bucket. \nIf you are just starting out here are some suggestions that you can order from Amazon:
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag87-painting-cakes-and-pastries/2023-09-13/
LOCATION:NJ
CATEGORIES:Classes,Weekly Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T200000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230713T172551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T223823Z
UID:10001587-1694628000-1694635200@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:OCAG90 Quick Landscape Sketches
DESCRIPTION:This 4-week class takes place on Wednesday evenings Sept 6\, 13\, 20\, 27; (Beginner-all levels)\nInstructor: Leona Lavone (wc-adult\, Adults/Teens) \nQuick Landscape Sketches – Watercolor & Pen \nI will break down how I approached landscape sketches so you can get an insight into my though process. It is quick – 15 to 30 minutes on each sketch. \nWatercolor will be our central focus\, and we’ll learn color mixing skills and watercolor techniques along the way. Great for beginners or anyone who would like to get back to basics and have some fun.\nWhat’s needed – Regular Watercolor supplies and a Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Marker\, Black \nBring basic watercolor supplies\, nothing fancy. Tube watercolors\, brushes\, Palette or mixing tray\, paper towels\, pencil\, Masking tape\, Squirt bottle\, container for water ex: large sour cream container/small bucket.\nIf you are just starting out here are some suggestions that you can order from Amazon:
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag90-quick-landscape-sketches/2023-09-13/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Weekly Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230915
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000853-1694649600-1694735999@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-14/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T093000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230706T194838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T194838Z
UID:10002172-1694680200-1694683800@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:OCAG79-Gentle Yoga Stretch-Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:YOGA ANYONE? This is the perfect beginning Mat-Based Class\n(Thursdays for 4-weeks/adult and teen) Instructor contact info: Donna Rovere\nThursdays – Sept 7\, 14\, 21\, 28; 8:30-9:30 am\, Walk-ins welcome.\n4-weeks for $40 members & non-members \nThe class format will be Gentle Yoga (slow paced\, no standing).  Emphasis will be on static stretching to improve flexibility\, joint mobility and range of motion.  A perfect class for beginners!   Any questions can be directed to Donna. \nThere will be a Yoga Waiver Form that will need to be signed by every participant\nSee Donna’s Bio
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag79-gentle-yoga-stretch-thursdays/2023-09-14/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Weekly Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T210000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230726T152139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231028T162452Z
UID:10001620-1694718000-1694725200@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:OCAG103 Drawing with Joseph Rogine
DESCRIPTION:The Guild is pleased to have Joe Rogine back on our class schedule after a long absence.\nThis is the first of two 7-week sessions (9/7\, 14\, 21\, 28\, 10/5\, 12\, 19) being offered to ages 12 and up! (teen & adult) \nThese classes are designed for both beginning to advanced students who want to sharpen their skills in drawing. I have taught students for over 25 years who have never picked up a pencil to draw to those who have been quite advanced. \nIt is an academic course\, (academic being defined as that which can be taught). Drawings are created from copying master drawings\, simple to complex still life objects and classical plaster casts. The student usually begins by copying a master drawing that is supplied to them. \nAll students start out using graphite pencils with grades of 2H HB 2B. The capabilities and limitations of drawing materials and drawing instruments are discussed at length along with their proper handling. Classes are essentially about learning how to see nature and the world as an artist sees it\, through the language and medium of drawing. \nThe student’s eye will gradually become trained and sensitive on how to compose a layout on the page\, assessing proportion\, elementary perspective\, gauge angles\, identify shapes\, access the degree of curvature of forms\, locate hidden movements and linear rhythms\, the structure and modeling of form and the study of light and shade. This opens a whole new world towards a visual literacy that was very common in school curricula 100 to 150 years ago. \nDepending on a students’ progress and particular interest repeat students are free to experiment with various drawing mediums like charcoal\, pastel pencil\, pen and ink etc.\, along with the drawing surfaces applicable to their chosen medium. Joe Rogine supply list 2023.  \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Katie in the office at 732-270-3111 or by at info@ocartistsguild.org.\nHere are some examples of what students have created under Joe’s instruction.\nClick on thumbnail to see a larger image.
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag103-drawing-with-joseph-rogine/2023-09-14/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230916
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000854-1694736000-1694822399@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-15/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T210000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20221026T001558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T191128Z
UID:10000065-1694804400-1694811600@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:OCAG Acoustic Concert Series-Custom Blend Band
DESCRIPTION:Galleries open for viewing at 6:30 PM. Concert starts at 7:00 PM with light refreshments around 8 PM. Enjoy a snack\, a glass of wine or cup of coffee.\nA $5.00 donation is suggested to support the musicians and the Ocean County Artists Guild’s efforts to continue to host these monthly concerts. \nJoe Zavacki met Paul and Maria Petrone and the band Custom Blend was formed. Custom Blend performed their first Albert Hall stage show on October 17\, 2009. They have been a regular at the Ocean County Artists. They perform Country\, Blue Grass & mixed bag\nVocals w/guitars\, mandolin\, banjo and fiddle. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag-acoustic-concert-series-custom-blend-band/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Weekly Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230917
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000855-1694822400-1694908799@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-16/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230918
DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
CREATED:20230530T195749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205120Z
UID:10000856-1694908800-1694995199@www.ocartistsguild.org
SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-17/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Song Circle-September
DESCRIPTION:Third Sunday of each month 7 to 9 pm (Tony Apostolaros 732-237-2041)\nThe Guild requests a $3 donation to the Guild at each session from each person who attends the session.\nWe take turns around the circle singing songs and maybe singing or playing along. We sing folk songs\, pop songs\, and hymns\, and sometimes we have an improvised music jam. The only rule is that it’s all acoustic\, with no amplifiers or microphones. Everyone is welcome to take a turn in the circle\, or just to listen. If you come just to listen\, feel free to bring a quiet activity such as sketching or reading. Free\nEvery time I come to the song circle it changes my mood. When you don’t feel like going is when you really should do it.\n– Mary Lutton (regular concert performer)
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/song-circle-september/
LOCATION:NJ
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:In the Gallery - September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception is September 10th from 1-4 PM\nThe September show will be on view from September 2 – September 25. See website for hours. \nStudio – Members Choice \nGallery 1 – Bonnie Brown – Thinking Outside the Box\nMy experience with artwork began when I was a child. I would spend hours with a pencil and sketchbook drawing whatever came to my mind. It may not be exactly what I am looking at\, instead it would be what comes to my mind.  I would draw cartoons\, fantasy landscapes\, and abstract works with geometric designs. \nAs time went on\, I created paintings\, used pastels\, ceramics\, and enjoyed exploring various types of art. As I entered adulthood\, I entered my work in galleries\, street fairs\, and areas where I can present what I have created. Before I moved to Island Heights\, I took my easel to the boardwalk and painted by the river. However\, when I moved to the town\, I joined OCAG and presented my work in the monthly shows. My first solo show was at the gallery\, and I am presenting my art at my second solo show this September. \nArt is what I have always loved\, and I am looking forward to others appreciating my creations. The paintings will display memories of places I traveled to\, landscapes\, cartoons\, nature\, all with an abstract or fantasy-like twist. Thank you for reading my story. \nGallery 2 – Bonnie Dorsey (Acrylic/Oil)\nMy art is mainly nature\, still life\, animal portraits but I have also done some abstract pieces. My medium\nis mainly acrylic. I have some oil\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media and pen and ink. I work from photographs that I have taken or ones that people give to me.\nI started painting when I was 13 (on a whim) and my first piece was an oil painting looking out the window at my great-grandmothers house. I took art in high school where my art teacher encouraged me to apply to art school. My mother did not think that was a wise choice\, so she pushed me to study architecture.  \n \nI applied to Pratt Institute where I was accepted. I transferred to a CUNY school to finish out my studies.\nI ended up being a high school English teacher but continued to practice art-mainly pen & ink drawings. I did not pick up a paintbrush again until I was around 40 years old where I took a painting class with Elizabeth Paseler at Lacey Township HS. This reignited that spark again. I haven’t stopped creating since.  \n  \nPop-Up Gallery – Debbie Heyck “Painted Shells”\nHello\, my name is Debi Heyck. I learned in high school that my craft was painting. A kind but strict high school art teacher required the class to turn in a painting every week. Fortunately\, after high school\, there were places in Trenton to work as a painter and decorator. My first job was at a lamp company applying washes of color and 3-dimensional designs to lamps. The next two jobs were at porcelain studios Bohem and Cybis. I attended Mercer Community College and earned an Associates degree in fine arts. The porcelain companies shut down. I had to move on and found a job at RCA Astro in East Windor. As an artist\, I found my niche in the satellite industry by doing epoxy\, tape and paint application to space-ready hardware. I also took classes in computer graphics and made paintings in my free time. My work has been shown at the Trenton City Museum in the Ellarslie Mansion\, the Trenton’s Art All Night exhibit\, the Jackson Libary and juried shows at the Artist Guild.\nI got married and moved to Ocean County. In the next years\, I spent a lot of days taking my toddler to the ocean and we were always looking for treasures to wash up on the beach\, including shells\, sea glass and drift wood. I loved the patterns and forms of the shells. When my shell collection grew big enough\, I learned to enhance them with my own style of craft. I enjoyed decoupage\, pouring clear resins and painting.\nI joined the Ocean County Artists Guild six years ago. The artisan fair was going to be held and I thought I of my shells and how people would enjoy buying something they could hold in their hand and decorate their house. I had so many ideas for making the shells tell a little story about the ocean or the sunshine or popular culture. I spent a lot of time looking everywhere for small objects that would be a good design. I still paint watercolors and mixed media and photo reduced some of them for the decoupage.\nSince ancient times\, people have been intrigued by the bounty of the ocean. Shells last forever. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/in-the-gallery-september-2023/2023-09-18/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTAMP:20261015T203409
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SUMMARY:OCAG83 Watercolor and Collage-Whimsical Faces
DESCRIPTION:This is a 4-week class. Monday Sept 11\, 18\, 25\, Oct 2; (Beginner-all levels)\nQuestions? Contact Instructor: Leona Lavone \nDo you see other artists draw faces with such ease that you instantly envy them?\nDo you want to fill your art journal with beautiful whimsical faces\, but just don’t know how?!\nI’m going to show you how to draw female faces – whimsical style. \nBy whimsical I mean\, no realistic drawing\, please. Let’s just have fun playing around. \n\nReference material supplied.\nEach class will start with a demo and explanation of the How to paint the subject.\n\nAll class participants’ will be reviewed during painting session and questions answered. Bring basic watercolor supplies\, nothing fancy. Tube watercolors\, brushes\, Watercolor Paper\, Palette or mixing tray\, paper towels\, pencil\, Masking tape\, Squirt bottle\, container for water ex: large sour cream container/small bucket. If you are just starting out here are some suggestions that you can order from Amazon:\n 
URL:https://www.ocartistsguild.org/event/ocag83-watercolor-and-collage-whimsical-faces/2023-09-18/
LOCATION:Ocean County Artists Guild\, 22 Chestnut Avenue\, Island Heights\, NJ\, 08732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Weekly Events
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