Mid-Shore Life

DCA ANNOUNCES AUGUST GALLERY SHOW

The Dorchester Center for the Arts will present “Portraits and Figures” in their gallery in August. The works of Margaret Dyer, Hans Guerin, Katie Cassidy and Linda Roy Walls will be featured. The show is sponsored by Nichols Lawn and Landscape, L.L.C.

Margaret Dyer is a Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America. Her work has been featured in “Pure Color: The Best of Pastels 100 Ways to Paint People & Figures, Volumes 1 and 2; The Pastel Journal International Artist Magazine, American Artist and much more.

Hans Paul Guerin was born in Frankfort and is the sixth generation of artists in his family. His maternal grandparents founded the Schuler School of Fine Arts, and after obtaining his degree from Salisbury University, he graduated from the Schuler facility in 2005. He has conducted workshops and held gallery shows throughout the United States.

Katie Cassidy is a pastel artist from Easton who has taught adult classes, special workshops and children’s programs throughout the Eastern Shore for several years.  She is well-known for her portraits and landscapes and has a strong following of students and clients. Cassidy, a graduate of the University of Maryland, has also studied classical drawing and painting with Italian Master Primo Conti in Florence Italy, and at the Academia Di Bella Arti, Perguia, Italy.

Linda Roy Walls is an Eastern Shore of Maryland photographer specializing in subjects on canvas featuring natural life and light. Linda focuses on weather, wildlife, and water and admits an added fascination for photographing local people, especially those who “live in the moment and look like it.”                                    

The show will run August 5-28 and will be celebrated at an Artists’ Reception on Saturday, August 14. There will be music and light refreshments at this free event. For more information, call 410-228-7782.

Wades Point Inn on the Bay to Host a “Plein Air” Art Weekend August 13-15th
 
Wades Point Inn, just outside of St. Michael’s, Maryland is hosting a weekend art retreat filled with art creation and just “plein” fun on the majestic grounds of Wades Point Inn on the Bay of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. With its sweeping views of the Chesapeake and Eastern Bay, Wades Point Inn offers a beautiful environment for those seeking artistic inspiration at this retreat.
 
Outside Art Adventures, based out of Aesthetic Alternatives Art Studios  in Sherwood, MD is organizing the event with workshops such as Sumi-e Seascapes, an eastern approach to painting the sea, Wildlife and Nature Sketching, Pastel Painting at the Pier, and Colors , Creativity and Kayaks. Other opportunities include local studio tours and catered critiques. Outside Art’s programs encourage participants to study, discover and communicate their individual perceptions of nature in a relaxed, informative and nurturing environment.  Participants have opportunities to create with varied media and styles, learn professional art elements and techniques and creatively express themselves while absorbing the beauty and messages of nature.
 
All workshops are taught by  Dawn Malosh, a local artist, art educator, and recent transplant to the Eastern Shore. Throughout her many years in the field, Dawn has served as an art department head, an art specialist at multiple environmental and conservation learning centers, an arts grant recipient, an art business owner, an educational guide at the world-renowned Biosphere 2 and an esteemed presenter in her field at various national conferences. Most importantly, Dawn has facilitated the artistic growth of thousands of blossoming artists for the last two decades.
 
The retreat runs from August 13th-15th. Pre-registration is required. Special rates offered at the Inn for this event only. Call (410) 212-9320 or visit www.outsideartlessons.com  for rates and more information.

August 17, 9am-noon, Environmental Concern Wetland Education Center and Campus, St. Michaels , Call 410 212-9320 for price.

Sumi-e is a type of traditional Chinese painting using black ink. Many painters throughout Chinese history were inspired by wetlands and the animals that inhabit them. This camp will give kids and opportunity to experience this inspiration themselves by trying the traditional eastern approach to painting wetlands animals and water while learning about the amazing animals and characteristics of them.  Traditional Chinese painting media, such as the bamboo brush, sumi-e ink, rice paper and suzuri inkwell will be demonstrated. With most of the camp held on the banks of Environmental Concern’s wetlands, there will be many opportunities to paint beautiful wetlands scenes inspired by eastern painting styles and Chinese painting tradition. RSVP required by calling 410 212-9320. 

 June 26, 1-4pm, July 24*, July 25, 1-4pm, Claiborne, $40 per/s,            (*class rescheduled for Plein-air Easton Event)

Young artists in this class will learn the eastern approach to nature and seascape painting. Chinese painting tools, such as the bamboo brush, sumi-e ink, rice paper and suzuri inkwell will be used to make beautiful monochrome seascapes! Call 410 212-9320 for exact location and to RSVP.  Visit http://outsideartlessons.com/summerwonderwkshps.aspx for more information.

June 28-30, 1-4pm, July 26-28, 1-4pm, Claiborne, $100 per/s,materials incl.

Sailboats, sea nettles, sand, seashells and more will be explored through art in this fun three day workshop at the Claiborne pier and beach! Young artists from 8-14 years will have opportunities to observe the life and life forms on the Chesapeake while learning how to draw and paint them. Artists will have opportunities to draw, and paint with a variety of media and learn techniques from a professional artist. Call 410 212-9320 to RSVP and for exact location. 

June 21, 5:30-sunset , Claiborne, $40 per/s

Come and see the best sunset views of the Chesapeake through the eyes of an artist! This fun outside art workshop will teach participants from all ages and artistic levels how to "see like an artist," compose a painting, work with colors and use professional painting techniques to create an original sunset seascape painting. This class is multi-level and can be taken by children, and families. Group discounts available.  Call 410 212-9320 to RSVP and for exact location.  

*Call to schedule, other dates available!

Young artists, ages 8-13, will learn the traditional eastern approach to nature and seascape painting in this outdoor class in Claiborne.  Students will learn about traditional Chinese painting media, such as the bamboo brush, sumi-e ink, rice paper and suzuri inkwell. Each young artist will have opportunities to create beautiful nature scenes and seascapes inspired by eastern painting styles and Chinese painting tradition. Actual class on May 23, 1-4pm $30, materials included. RSVP required by calling 410 212-9320. Registration information at http://outsideartlessons.com/artwrhshpkids.aspx

May 8, 1-3pm, Idlewild Park, Easton 
ONLY $30 PER STUDENT!
 
Aspiring young artists, ages 6-12 will make a one-of-a-kind watercolor flower paintings in this two hour watercolor workshop with a local teaching artist, Dawn Malosh. Kids in this class will learn professional drawing, composition and watercolor techniques as well as cool stuff about flowers while making a one-of-a-kind Mothers Day present! Idlewild Park, Easton, May 8, 1-3pm, $30 per student, materials included. RSVP required by calling 410 212-9320. Register online at http://outsideartlessons.com/artwrhshpkids.aspx
 

                                                              May 29th, 9-11am Pickering Creek Audubon, Easton 
ONLY $30 PER STUDENT!
 
Wake-up with the birds and explore the amazing world of our feathered friends in this fun morning art workshop. In the tradition of the famous bird artist and orinthologist, John James Audubon, young artists in this class will learn about a wide variety of native birds through artistic study. Materials included. RSVP required by phone. 410 212-9320. Go to http://outsideartlessons.com/artwrhshpkids.aspx to register!
 

May 15, 10-noon, Phillips Wharf Environmental Center, Tilghman 
ONLY $20 PER STUDENT! Kids ages 6-12 are invited to meet the cartoon character and real life Phil the Crab in this fun and exciting cartooning workshop at Philips Wharf Environmental Center on Tilghman Island. Kids will also learn how to draw cartoon characters while meeting some of the amazing creatures of the Chesapeake Bay in this fun two hour class. All participants will be entered in a lottery to win a T-shirt with their character on it! RSVP by phone required. Call 410 212-9320 or register online at http://outsideartlessons.com/artwrhshpkids.aspx