Shown in the photo, Amityville Artists Circle member Ron Thomson demonstrates drawing techniques to Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School's "Art Crew" at the Circle Gallery in Amityville. Amityville's Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School art teacher Dorothy MacGregor took 16 students to the Circle Gallery, located at 186 Broadway, Amityville. She and her "Art Crew," a select group of third, fourth and fifth graders who were chosen for the after-school club through a student-initiated process which consists of a three-step evaluation, hadn't expected five artists from the Amityville Artists Circle (AAC) waiting to provide them with lessons in art media and techniques. AAC members Victoria Carlisi, Evelyn Rothenburger, Roger Schroeder, Barbara Spizzirri and Ron Thomson took the opportunity to talk to the Park Avenue art enthusiasts about their specialties, which range from wood sculpture to watercolor.

Schroeder gave an orientation to the gallery, pointing out that such a venue provides the perfect opportunity to meet living artists. A woodcarver, he showed off his works on display and added that art takes the form of many media. He introduced Carlisi, who described the steps needed to paint and preserve ceramic tiles. Spizzirri talked about her Chinese brush techniques to create an impressionistic picture. Then Rothenburger showed off her portraits, also in watercolor. Thomson, described his acrylic work, wood sculptures, papier-mache statues, and pen-and-ink drawings.

A commercial artist and art teacher, Thomson launched into a series of drawing exercises for the students. Using simple peanut-shaped forms, he demonstrated how to create human figures and even simple animals in a variety of poses, much to the delight of the Amityville students. From there, he taught students how to draw faces and how to create a human likeness using only shading. Thomson finished his lesson by sitting with the young artists and helping them sketch.

Accompanying. MacGregor and her students was Park Avenue Assistant Principal Michael Febbraro, who also participated in the drawing session and later stated that he hoped for future collaborations between the AAC and Amityville's students.