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Art Classes for Everyone, Easy to Draw

Hummingbirds – Free Zoom art Workshop – Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 at 5 PM

POLLINATORS IN ACTION – HUMMING BIRDS

January 31st at 5:00 PM. To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Click HERE to watch some of our videos.

HUMMINGBIRDS: small but speedy. Tiny but aggressive. Little bodies, big appetites. Hummingbirds are a study in extremes. They are the lightest North American birds. Most weigh less than two pennies at 3 to 4 grams. They have the fastest wings and heartbeats, the most efficient metabolisms, and the most minuscule eggs. The list could go on. Watching these tiny marvels at a feeder, it’s hard not to wonder how hummingbirds zip around so quickly or keep their feathers so brilliant. Hummingbirds are tough survivalists. Many of the actions that help them persevere also make them fun to watch.  —www.birdsandblooms.com/

  • Art Materials:
    • Wax crayons in a variety of colors
      (optional – oil pastels)
    • Sturdy light plain paper (2 pages)
    • Scissors
    • Glue (or stapler)
    • Newspaper or table covering (optional but recommended)

 

Art Classes for Everyone, Easy to Draw

Art Workshop Pollinators in Action – PAPER WASP – Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM

POLLINATORS IN ACTION – PAPER WASP

January 24th at 5:00 PM. To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Click HERE to watch some of our videos.

Paper wasps are considered pollinators because they feed on nectar and are often found around flowers, particularly goldenrod, woodlands, and fields. In addition to nectar, paper wasps will feed on other insects, such as aphids and scale insects. Paper wasp nests can be found in a variety of places in your home, including under furniture, in cracks and crevices in walls and ceilings, or in attics and crawl spaces.

Instructor: Bobbi Egan

Materials:

  • White paper 8 1/2” x 11” (letter size)
  • Black Sharpie
  • Yellow and orange markers or crayons
  • Gray crayon/marker
  • Pencil, eraser and straight edge (ruler)
  • Also – for making background pattern – we will make a template using a business or index card. Any card stock weight paper will do.
  • Scissors

Events, Music in NYC

First International Christmas Carols Competition Results

The competition had four age categories. The ceremonial conclusion with the award ceremony took place at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland. The gala concert featured the laureates:

  • Manami Baba, 11 years old, Japan, with 362 points
  • Paula Kozicz, 11 years old, NJ, 360 points
  • Kamila Karpowicz, 16 years old, Brooklyn, NY, 285 points
  • Catherine Mary Karcz, 7 years old, Bronxville, NY, 274 points

For more info click HERE
Photos/videos coming soon.

Art Exhibit

The results of the Krakow Nativity Scene Competition 2023

For more info click HERE
Photos/videos coming soon.

Style 3D Models

Category 1: Individual children below 10 years old
1 place – Amelia Góra 9 yr
2 place – Jakub Przybylski 9 yr
3 place – Ex aequo – Oonma Kreitler 4 yr
3 place – Ex aequo – Elan Lesniak-Fong 3 yr
4 place – Skrzaty-Gromadka Krasnoludki 5-6 yr
Category 2: Individual children 10–18 years old
1 place – Cynita Sadowski 11 yr
2 place –Natalia Sokołowski 7 yr (w/parent)
3 place – Ex aequo – Sara Grygiel 15 yr
3 place – Ex aequo – Lończak 15 yr
4 place – Denis Vintonyak 10 yr
Category 3: Individual adults
1 place – Ex aequo – Małgorzata Czajkowski
1 place – Ex aequo – Jolanta Kret
Category 4: Family, group up to 10 years old
1 place – Zuchy-gromada Polskie Rydze i rodzice 7-11yr
2 place – Alek Orlicki-So, Klara Orlicki-So, Jeremy Orlicki-So 8,10,13
3 place – Ex aequo – David Górnicki, Ewelina Górnicki 9 yr
3 place – Ex aequo – Nikola Stelmach 10yr
Category 5: Family, group 10-18 years old
1 place – Amelia Korovae, Sara Korovae, Jackob Regent, Liliana Suś, Julia Korovae, Sophie Suś 8-14
2 place – Harcerki-Drużyna Górski Las 11-14yr

Style 2D: Drawing, painting, collage

Category 1: Children’s independent works up to 10 years old
1 place – Adam Kalinowski 8yr
2 place – Dominika Cieśluk 7yr
3 place – Adel Helena Pajda 8yr
Honorable mention – Grace Leverich 4yr
Honorable mention – Clara Leverich 6yr
Category 2: Children’s independent works up to 10-18 years old
1 place Ex aequo – Amelia Ginter 11
1 place Ex aequo – Yendrek Mądry 15
2 place  – Gabriela Szacka 12
3 place Ex aequo – Adam Prusaczyk 10
3 place Ex aequo – Maja Kłosowiak 10
Category 3: Individual adults
Honorable mention –  Anita Maksimiuk
Art Classes for Everyone, art workshop, Easy to Draw, Easy to Paint

POLLINATORS IN ACTION – Monarch Butterfly Greeting Card In-person Workshop – PHILIPSE MANOR HALL, December 16, 2023 at 1:00 PM

POLLINATORS IN ACTION – Monarch Butterfly Greeting Card In-person Art Workshop – PHILIPSE MANOR HALL

Saturday, December 16, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | FREE
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
29 Warburton Avenue Yonkers, NY 10701  (directions: click HERE)

Are you curious about pollinators? Interested in learning how to draw them? In this free, family-friendly workshop, we will create greeting cards for any occasion to share with your loved ones. Learn to draw the Monarch butterfly at each stage of its life, from caterpillar, to chrysalis, to metamorphosis into a butterfly, plus learn how to draw its host plant, the milkweed. All materials are provided.

Instructor Bio: Amanda Konishi is a freelance illustrator and painter, born in Orange County, CA and now living and working in New York. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2014 from the Illustration and Cartooning program with a Bachelor of Arts. Her illustration clients include Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, The New York Times, The Baffler, and Firewords Quarterly, amongst others.

See other art workshops at sitenf.org/online-art-class.

This workshop is part of Pollinators in Action, Empowering Community through Visual Art, which is sponsored by the Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, ArtsWestchester, Westchester County Government with the support of County Executive George Latimer and Nowodworski Foundation.

 

Art Classes for Everyone

November 18th at 2:00 PM — BEETLES in the GARDEN — Free Live ZOOM Art workshop

POLLINATORS IN ACTION – BEETLES in the GARDEN (Weevils)

November 18th at 2:00 PM. To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password.

Click HERE to watch this workshop video

Instructor: Amanda Konishi
akonishi.com
@amkonishi  ~  @fruitnotanacorn

Materials: Paper, pen or pencil, and coloring materials (example: watercolor, colored pencil or crayon).

Description: In this workshop, we will focus on a common type of beetle found in many gardens and beyond, the weevil. There are many types of weevils worldwide, but this particular specimen is a common garden sight in North America.

 

Art Classes for Everyone

November 4th at 2:00 PM — Free Live Zoom Art workshop with Amanda Konishi

POLLINATORS IN ACTION – Flower flies (Syrphids) versus honeybees and wasps (mimicry)

To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password.

Nov 17th update: to watch the video from this workshop click here


Instructor: Amanda Konishi
akonishi.com
@amkonishi  ~  @fruitnotanacorn

Materials:
 Paper, pen or pencil, and coloring materials (example: watercolor, colored pencil, or crayon).

Description:
 In this workshop, we will create line drawings of three flying look-alike’s in the insect kingdom: syrphids, honeybees and yellowjacket wasps. While many members of the syrphid family (including flowerflies/hoverflies) display color and pattern to mimic the appearance of stinging insects like bees and wasps, they are harmless.