Workshops
CLASS IS FILLED. Sunday, June 4, 2023, 10am – 2pm. Portrait Drawing Workshop with Eric March at the Eli Whitney Museum, Carter Studio, Hamden. Eric March is a painter and draftsman whose work explores the formal possibilities of realism with themes of urban life, urban environments, and personal narrative-often through dense multi-figural compositions. Eric served as the Department Head of the Painting and Drawing Department at the National Academy School in NY. He currently teaches at the Art Students League (NYC) and Creative Arts Workshop (New Haven).
Learn how to see a portrait as a collection of simple value shapes that come together to communicate form, features and character. In this class you’ll be guided on a step-by-step process to translate the sometimes confounding complexity of a three dimensional head into a set of flat graphic shapes on paper.
The workshop is suitable for both beginning and more experienced portrait artists. To register, click the LINK here and complete the form.
To Pay: this workshop is $40 + PayPal fee ($41.29) for current HAL members, and $50 + PayPal fee ($51.49) for non-members. You must pay for the session through the website by credit card or PayPal (https://www.hamdenartleague.org/join.html ) Registration is not considered complete until payment is received. Priority will be given to paid Hamden Art League members. The first 20 people registered will be confirmed as attendees. After 20, we will compile a waiting list.
Please read the "Materials List" for the workshop. If you need assistance with obtaining some of the supplies, please email HAL at hamdenartleaguect@gmail.com and tell us what you are missing. We may be able to assist.
Learn how to see a portrait as a collection of simple value shapes that come together to communicate form, features and character. In this class you’ll be guided on a step-by-step process to translate the sometimes confounding complexity of a three dimensional head into a set of flat graphic shapes on paper.
The workshop is suitable for both beginning and more experienced portrait artists. To register, click the LINK here and complete the form.
To Pay: this workshop is $40 + PayPal fee ($41.29) for current HAL members, and $50 + PayPal fee ($51.49) for non-members. You must pay for the session through the website by credit card or PayPal (https://www.hamdenartleague.org/join.html ) Registration is not considered complete until payment is received. Priority will be given to paid Hamden Art League members. The first 20 people registered will be confirmed as attendees. After 20, we will compile a waiting list.
Please read the "Materials List" for the workshop. If you need assistance with obtaining some of the supplies, please email HAL at hamdenartleaguect@gmail.com and tell us what you are missing. We may be able to assist.
Additional Upcoming Workshops - HAL has some special events on the horizon. Save the date for:
- Thursday, September 21, 2023, Plein Air Workshop with Eileen Eder at Lockwood Farm, Hamden
- Sunday, October 22, 2023, Portrait Painting Workshop with Heidi Harrington at the Eli Whitney Museum, Carter Studio, Hamden
On Sunday, March 5, 2023 the Hamden Art League held a Critique with Eileen Eder.
It was from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Eli Whitney Museum, Water Center program room in Hamden. Each artist brought 3 pieces, varying in theme and medium. Eileen Eder's experienced eye helped to examine each piece for value, harmony, focal points and color temperature relationships. Through this focus Eileen suggested how each artist could improve their piece.
It was from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Eli Whitney Museum, Water Center program room in Hamden. Each artist brought 3 pieces, varying in theme and medium. Eileen Eder's experienced eye helped to examine each piece for value, harmony, focal points and color temperature relationships. Through this focus Eileen suggested how each artist could improve their piece.
On Sunday, December 4, Howard Park and Lisa Miceli held Still Life Speed Painting workshop from 11:00-3:00 pm at the Eli Whitney Museum, Carter Studio in Hamden. 20 minutes is very little time to paint a still life, especially as they get more complex.
On Saturday, November 12, HAL held a critique, from 1:00-3:30 pm at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall at Brooksvale Park in Hamden. Sandra Wakeen, our October presenter, critiqued works from 13 artists.
On Thursday, September 29, HAL offered a Plein Air Workshop with Frank Bruckmann at one of our favorite locations, Lockwood Farm. Frank demonstrated his basic steps for plein air painting in oils and explained his process, creating a pictured work in an hour. Attendees spent the next several hours working on their own paintings under Frank Bruckmann's guidance.
The Hamden Art League in cooperation with the Hamden Library offered "Improvisational Fabric and Paper Collage workshop with Ed Johnetta Miller" at Miller Library on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Attended by 19 from the community it was a smashing success.
"Support has been provided to Hamden Art League from CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature".
