The Working Artists Forum is proud to announce a painting demonstration by renowned artist, Palden Hamilton on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:00 am until noon at the Academy Art Museum.  This demonstration is open and Free to the public.

Palden Hamilton was encouraged from an early age to pursue art by his parents and his Great Aunt, the abstract expressionist Elaine Hamilton O’neal (1920 –2010). He attended the Gilman School, where he studied under Betsey Heuisler. After receiving his B.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002, he continued his education at the Art Students League of New York, where he studied under Ron Sherr, Harvey Dinnerstein, and Mary Beth Mckenzie. There he was awarded a Merit Award in Realism and the Phylis T. Mason Grant.

Hamilton has done a range of commissioned portrait work since returning to his hometown of Baltimore. He was notably commissioned to paint Maestro Yuri Temirkanov, the musical director of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra in Russia. In 2008, 2017, and 2018, he was awarded Certificates of Excellence from the Portrait Society of America, for placing in the top 30 entries in their international portrait competition.

Hamilton has painted landscape extensively on location in his native Maryland, and on travels to his mother’s homeland, the Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim. As a landscape artist, he has participated in and received honors from Plein Air Easton, Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, Wayne Plein Air, Solomons Plein Air, and Cape Ann Plein Air.

His work was most recently featured in “The Oil Painter’s Color Handbook” (Monacelli Press, 2022), Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine’s “Five to Watch” in 2020, and Plein Air Magazine’s “11 Rising Stars to Add to Your Collection” in 2019.

Hamilton has been an art instructor for over twenty years, teaching at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), the Zoll Studio School of Fine Art, Chesapeake Fine Art Studio, and others.

Working Artists Forum is proud to present a talk on “Intuition & Its Role In Creative Invention Of All Sort” by Rebecca Hoffberger.  This talk will be held on Tuesday, September 10, from 10:30 – noon at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD.  The event is free and open to the public.

Rebecca Alban Hoffberger is the Founder and Director Emeritus of the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM). Her extraordinary vision for the museum was promptly recognized in 1998 by The Urban Land Institute, with its coveted National Award for Excellence, making AVAM the first museum ever to be so recognized by the organization. Her election to the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce in 1999 followed this award. She was inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame and awarded the President’s Award of the Maryland YWCA in 2006.

The Working Artists Forum is pleased to sponsor painting demonstrations at their monthly meetings which are free and open to the public. The demo artist for the March meeting is Stacey Sass, a well-regarded local watercolor artist. The demo will take place on Tuesday March 12th at 10:30am at the Academy Art Museum in Easton.

Stacey Sass will demonstrate the process of creating watercolor monotypes using a simple plexiglass plate. This one-off printing process is a hybrid medium that can produce delightful randomness that is hard to achieve with traditional watercolor techniques. A seafood still life will be used for the subject matter.

Stacey earned an MFA degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1988. After a career as an art teacher, she is now taking time to paint for herself. She is a plein air addict and often paints from her boat. Her subject matter includes not only water and boat themes but also landscape and still life. She is involved in local art organizations and continues to be engaged in private and group watercolor lessons.

For more information visit www.workingartistsforum,com.

The Working Artists Forum (WAF) is thrilled to announce the release of its Local Color Art Show & Sale prospectus, now available on the WAF website here, https://workingartistsforum.com/local-color/local-color-registration/. Under the umbrella of the annual Plein Air Easton Competition and Arts Festival, the Working Artists Forum presents this esteemed juried and judged art exhibit each year, aptly titled “Local Color”.

Local Color showcases outstanding two-dimensional artworks across various painting mediums. Eligibility for participation extends to any artist residing on the Delmarva Peninsula in MD, DE, or VA, as well as members of the WAF. Notably, artists who have previously been juried into the 2024 Plein Air Easton Competition are ineligible to apply. The deadline to enter the jurying process is March 12th. All pertinent information regarding this four-day event, including the prospectus and application form, can be found online.

About the Exhibit:

Location: Christ Church (South and Harrison Sts.) Easton, Maryland.

Dates: July 18 through July 21, 2024.

How to Enter: Submit your entries online here.

Accepted Mediums: We invite submissions of your finest original two-dimensional works, whether Studio or Plein Air Paintings, in the mediums of acrylic, watercolor, oil, and pastels.

Notification of Acceptance – no later than March 28, 2024.

The Local Color Judge for 2024 will be Charles Newman, the Grand Prize Recipient of Plein Air Easton 2023. Serving as the Local Color Juror this year is Tim Beall, the Second Place Award Recipient of Plein Air Easton 2023.

Awards and Opening: Awards totaling $1800 will be announced at 12 noon, with a reception following on July 18th at the exhibit in Christ Church Fellowship Hall.

Exhibit Hours:

Thursday, July 18: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Friday, July 19: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Saturday, July 20: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Sunday, July 21: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

To learn more about The Working Artists Forum check out their website: http://www.workingartistsforum.com

QUESTIONS?  Email Local Color Chairpersons: Doris Glovier or Maryellyn Lynott at [email protected].

In July of 2023, the Talbot County Arts Council announced approval of a grant for the Working Artists Forum (WAF) to pay for well-respected guest artists to provide monthly art demonstrations. In doing so, it has allowed the WAF to increase the amount of its donations to support art in 33 elementary schools across the 6 counties of the Eastern Shore (Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot and Worcester).

As part of the grant approval, the WAF agreed to further facilitate and promote free access for members of the public to attend the art demonstrations, held at 10.30am, on the second Tuesday of each month, at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD.  The WAF is also hoping to attract more attendees by running occasional meetings on Saturdays.  

Details of the dates and guest artist demonstrations already arranged by WAF for the first half of 2024, are listed below.  

January 9 Chris Rapa, oil painter

February 17 (Sat) Brad Ross, figure drawing

March 12 TBD, watercolor painter

April 9 Mary Pritchard, pastel artist

May 14 Charles Newman, oil painter (winner of 2023 Plein Air Easton)

Members of the public may attend all demonstrations free of charge and can also send an email to workingartistforum.com to subscribe for monthly reminders on the upcoming guest demonstrations. 

Pictured are front row Left to right Anne Reder, co-chair, Carol McClees, chairman of Local Color, Barbara Zuehlke, Anne Singer, Barbara Kern-Bush, Deborah Wolfe, Kathleen Harvey, and in the back row Left to right, Charlie Hunter, judge, Freeman Dodsworth, Deborah McFarlin.

This year’s Local Color Art Show and Sale, by the Working Artist Forum with the support of Plein Air Easton Competition and Arts Festival, was held on July 20th through July 23rd.  The public was invited to attend the opening ceremony and award presentation at Christ Church at Noon on July 20th.  The opening was very well attended.  Judging had taken place prior to the opening by Charlie Hunter, 2022 Grand Prize winner at Plein Air. Easton.  Hunter’s work can be seen at https://www.hunter-studio.com.

Charlie explained how the nuances and character of a work can draw him to it and result in an award, but further stated that there were many works worthy of rewards. Charlie also commented on the quality of all the art in the show.

The Working Artist Forum congratulates the following artists who won awards: Anne Singer, first place, Barbara Kern-Bush, award of excellence, Deborah Wolfe, honorable mention, Kathleen Harvey, honorable mention, Freeman Dodsworth, honorable mention. Barbara Zuehlke, award of excellence, and Deborah McFarlin, award of excellence.

The photo of the winners was taken by Ted Mueller of Ted Mueller Photography, https://www.tedmuellerphotography.com, who took wonderful photos of the event.  The award winners pictured are as follows; front row Left to right Anne Reder, co-chair, Carol McClees, chairman of Local Color, Barbara Zuehlke, Anne Singer, Barbara Kern-Bush, Deborah Wolfe, Kathleen Harvey, and in the back row Left to right, Charlie Hunter, judge, Freeman Dodsworth, Deborah McFarlin.

The Working Artists Forum thanks Carol McClees for her amazing job as chairperson, and all her supporting members who volunteered in various ways to make this show a success.  WAF also wishes to thank the public for attending and buying so many wonderful works of art.  This show supports children in the arts by WAF donating a portion of the proceeds for the purchase of gift cards to give to local schools for art supplies.

Information on the Working Artists Forum and their upcoming events can be found at www.workingartistsforum.com.

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Image attached: Pictured are front row Left to right Anne Reder, co-chair, Carol McClees, chairman of Local Color, Barbara Zuehlke, Anne Singer, Barbara Kern-Bush, Deborah Wolfe, Kathleen Harvey, and in the  back row Left to right, Charlie Hunter, judge, Freeman Dodsworth, Deborah McFarlin.