Our next meeting is a competition night, Wednesday, January 6.

Digital Image Submission for this competition is closed.

Print submissions are accepted until 7:15 pm the evening of the competition.  The meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 pm.

This month’s assigned subject is Human Portraits

Our judges for this evening’s competition are:

 

RICHARD VENTRE

Dick, a Norwalk resident, is a Scenic Artist in the theatre, television, and motion pictures.  He has been a Chargeman Scenic Artist on more than 50 movies including the Emmy Award winning Death of a Salesman, and the Academy Award winning Sleepy Hollow.  He currently paints for the Metropolitan Opera.

Mr. Ventre’s work is a pastiche of the photographic, theatrical, digital, and painterly disciplines honed by years of experience in each.

For the past three and a half years, and working with one model, Sara Duquette, he has created images that crisscross and meld subject with background, the painted and the unpainted, with the real image and the enhanced image. 

In September a print from his series "Pastiche/Sara/Adiraondacks" was awarded first place in the 2009 Adirondack Juried Art Show at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY.

Please welcome Dick as a returning judge. 

DOROTHY BRODSKY

Dorothy is a photographer and diital imaging consultant.  Her work includes design and advertising, product, architecture, lifestyle and fine art photography.  She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop.  She has taught Photoshop at ICP and now teaches privately.

She lives with her family in Greenwich.  You can see more about Dorothy and her work at www.dorothybrodsky.com

Please welcome Dorothy as a first time judge with us. 

SANDY LABRIOLA

Sandy is the owner of Labriola Frame & Art Gallery located in the High Ridge Shopping Center in Stamford.  It is Stamford’s premer uptown art destination.

The following information is an excerpt from the gallery’s website– www.labriolagallery.com:

Sandy Labriola has been a painter and art activist for over 30 years.  An active member of the Loft Artist Association and Silvermine Guild, her work has been exhibited throughout Fairfield County and Westchester.

In 2000, Sandy opened the Labriola Frame & Art Gallery.  She envisioned an energetic place appealing to both art lovers and artists alike…an uptown shop with the vitality and sensibilities of the downtown Stamford art scene.  With an extensive knowledge of both local and regional artists, Sandy frequently hosts exhibits to showcase both established and emerging artists.  She also shares her passion and appreciation of the arts by sponsoring community art workshops throughout the year.

Please welcome Sandy as a returning judge.