“Wanderings” – Paintings by Carol Douglas and Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone
May 10 – June 7, 2008
Shelli Ardizzone and Carol Douglas at RiverWinds Gallery until June 9
From left: Virginia Donovan, Carol Douglas, Mary Ann Glass, Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone, and Linda Hubbard. (Photo by Jim Cypher, The Cypher Agency)Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Monday 12 – 6pm, Beacon Second Saturday 12 – 9pm
RiverWinds is located on Main Street, in Beacon – number 172 – one and a half blocks east from Route 9D on the north side of Main Street – just past Hudson Beacon Glass in the old Beacon Firehouse 162 Main Street.
RiverWinds is located on Main Street, in Beacon – number 172 – one and a half blocks east from Route 9D on the north side of Main Street – just past Hudson Beacon Glass in the old Beacon Firehouse 162 Main Street.
The gallery is easy to find, not far from Dia: Beacon or the Train Station. And there is lots to see and do in Beacon. Check the http://www.beaconarts.org/ for information about restaurants, shops and other galleries Beacon.
Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone
Carol L. Douglas
What a delightful opening we had! RiverWinds Gallery is operated by three delightful and professional women–Linda Hubbard, Mary Ann Glass, and Virginia Donovan. The show is beautifully curated and the opening was delightful, with friends old and new in attendance.
For more information and images from this show, see here.
Trip to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiú, NM added to Taos workshop
“When I got to New Mexico, that was mine.”
That was how Georgia O’Keeffe described her instant love for northern New Mexico, which she first visited in 1917 Although she never owned Ghost Ranch, she eventually purchased a small home there and later a home in nearby Abiquiú. (Learn more about Ghost Ranch here.)
We have added a guided tour of this area (which she loved, explored, painted, and lived in for over 50 years) to our “Paint the Magic and Mystery of Taos” workshop, from June 15-21, 2008. This is optional and requires a ticket at $25.
Tour update
This trip is selling well, and we have a few openings left. I’m getting pretty jazzed about it myself.
I plan to pick up tour participants at Albuquerque Airport on Sunday, June 15 (if you arrive at a different time, there’s a shuttle available to Taos). On Sunday evening, we’ll relax over dinner at the Sagebrush Inn and get to know each other.
I am always excited to get to work right away and I bet you’re the same. In the morning, we’ll get right down to the business of painting. Then, while you eat your lunch and relax, Shelli or I will demo in a variety of media.
We’re visiting Ghost Ranch on Friday. We’ll bring our supplies so we can get one work session in that day. On Saturday we’ll help you pack and ship your stuff and get you back to Albuquerque for the trip home.
Your fee of $1200 includes workshop instruction, five days of painting in special selected plein air locations, lodging and two meals per day at the historic Sagebrush Inn. (http://www.sagebrushinn.com/) 
Painters are welcome to work in oils, pastels, acrylics and watercolor. Materials list and daily schedule will be supplied upon registration. A branch of Artisans art store is nearby. (http://www.artisan-santafe.com/)
Travel arrangements and fees
Call Jeannie at Esplanade Travel to reserve your workshop space with a $550 deposit. She’s at (718) 597-1414 or [email protected]. She can also help with your flight arrangements if you wish.
Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone has led workshops for 8 years at the Women’s Studio Center, LIC, and at Great Neck Arts Center. She has been awarded a residency at the Vermont Studio Center and grants from National Academy School and Art Students League.
Carol L. Douglas (moi) is the chairperson of New York Plein Air Painters and teaches plein air, studio and figure painting in Rochester, NY. She studied at the Art Students League and elsewhere. (http://www.watchmepaint.blogspot.com%20/and http://www.goaway-letmepaint.com/)
For a brochure you can print, go here.
Plein Air Taos 2008
Taos, by Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone , 2007I will teach plein air in Taos next June with Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone of New York. Here is some information about her previous trip to Taos. We will be sending materials out at the first of the year, but of course, if this trip is what you want for Christmas, contact me here.
Poppies in a Taos yard , 2007