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Artists' Circle's First Program a success September 25 marked the first post-gallery-opening event of the Amityville Artists' Circle. Member Ron Thomson, an accomplished artist and teacher who paints, sculpts, and carves wood, conducted an educational and entertaining two-hour program that enabled even the novice to come away with a work of art. Sketchbooks on laps, participants worked from Thomson's drawings of simple anatomical shapes that evolved into athletic figures as well as animals. Muscles and joints took on robust meaning as Thomson transformed a few lines into bold and recognizable forms. As the group sketched a sculpted female figure done by Thomson, he demonstrated how to make an armature for a papiermache model using newsprint. Yesterday's newspaper became the stuff of today's art. Comments made at the end of the program included "delightful," "inspiring," and one guest said the class reminded her of John Nagy, a 1950s TV art guru who turned on thousands of viewers with his Learn to Draw instruction. Eileen Kretz-McCarthy, Artists' Circle Trustee and events director, warmly greeted members and visitors alike and provided refreshments. Thomson promises to return with a new program in the near future.
For further information on the Amityville Artists' Circle, contact Irene at 631-598-2182 or Andriani at 631-691-8575. Email: amityartists@aol.com.
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