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Missed the art show?

Hampton Photo ArtsIf you missed The THANK YOU ART SHOW 2011…don’t worry. You can see photos from the event taken by Jason Nower. A video is also available courtesy of Kristina Gale. This years short film “Rupert, Rupert” by Emily Wilson will be added soon. We would like to thank Kristina, Jason and Emily for they’re contribution to the show and to Hampton Photo Arts.

The THANK YOU ART SHOW 2011

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Hampton Photo Arts proudly presents The THANK YOU ART SHOW at Ashawagh Hall, February 26th and 27th, 2011. The opening reception begins Saturday February 26th at 5:30 pm and runs until 11:00 pm and Hampton Photo Arts has planned one outstanding night with over 100 local artists!
Please join us as we say “thank you” to all of our talented friends and customers with a night filled with music, food, art and fun.

Over 100 artists will be displaying their artwork in Hampton Photo Arts second annual THANK YOU ART SHOW. Painting, photography, sculpture, film and even origami will be filling Ashwagh Hall showcasing an unbelievable slice of the Hampton’s art scene. This truly will be a art show for everyone. Some of the Artists included are Shiela Isham, Aubrey Grainger, Scott Hewett, Gordon Matheson, Oliver Peterson, Grant Haffner, Casey Anderson, Cynthia Knott, Peter Ngo and Joe Chierchio just to name a few. In addition Matt Harnick will unveil his truly original origami art sculptures, Emily Wilson will debut her new short film, William Falkenberg will be performing live on piano, food will be prepared and served by Cassandra Ellis of Damn Good Cooking and a raffle will be held where all procedes will be given to Hampton Photo Arts charities. Donations will be welcomed.

Hampton Photo Arts in Bridgehampton has been in business for over 21 years providing photo services, picture framing, frames and art supplies and now we are saying “THANK YOU” to the community and to our friends who have supported us for over two decades.

* Musical Entertainment by William Falkenberg
* Jewelry by Attoche’s Link
* Event Catered by Damn Good Cooking
* Refreshments by Springs Wines & Liquors
* Floral Arrangements by Taylor Debes
* Over 100 Local Hamptons Artists

Artists Include:
Gordon Matheson
Cynthia Knott
Molly Wiess
Christian Little
Anita Kusick
Michael McDowell
Archie Hamilton
Bonnie Lowe
Taylor Debes
Patrice Hasbrook
Joana Nanci
Dan Ritzler
Melinda Merritt
Amy Pedatella
Adrienne Fierman
Jason Dacuk
Hailey Londen
Aubrey Grainger
Scott Hewett
Grant Haffner
Joe Chierchio
Joan Tripp
Peter Waldner
Diana Frank
Oliver Peterson
Matthew Brophy
Gary Lovelace
L. Marie Jones
Eileen Hickey-Hulme
Scott Gibbons
Peter Ngo
Alice Ryan
Margaret G. Santich
Ingrid Silva
Sam de Poto
Felix Hagen
Barbara Bahr-Gerstner
Shiela Isham
Casey Anderson
Frank Sofo
William Falkenberg
Jason Green
Joe Strand
Cindy Roe
Ruby Jackson
Gene Samuelson
Rosa Scott
Matt Harnick
Breahna Arnold
Stephen Mannino
Carly Haffner
Erica-Lynn Huberty

Photographer and Musician Sam de Poto

Photographer and musician Sam de Poto has added new photograph to his photo gallery. To view/purchase Sam de Poto’s images click here.

STAFF PICK - Breahna Arnold

Staff PickArtist and Employee Breahna Arnold’s STAFF PICK this month are Coloursoft Pencils by Derwent. Coloursoft Pencils are the softest of pencils but are amazingly strong and have a vibrant range of colors. The velvety softness of the strip releases rich, dense color at a stroke and is perfect for mixing and blending. Despite its soft texture, Coloursoft sharpens to a fine point and works equally well for detailed illustrations or bold, contemporary still-life drawings and portraiture. Available in a wide range of dazzling colors, all with that gorgeous, consistently soft texture.

Picture Windows: Solo Show by Photographer Jason Green

Smith Clothing presents-
Picture Windows: a solo show by photographer Jason Green.

Come join Smith and Jason Green for an opening on August 13th from 5-10 pm and look through the biggest picture window in town. Bliss Foods joins in providing delicious refreshments for the Picture Windows opening at Smith, 28 Nugent Street in Southampton, NY. The photo exhibition of Mr. Green’s newest work will run through September 13th, displaying fresh, evocative land and seascapes Along side 4 clothing designers: Sister Cat, Alissa Smith, Anna Marcel, and Alisha Trimble.

In his late twenties, Jason Green has been photographing on the east end of Long Island for several years. His work has been displayed at many galleries and art collectives, including Arts 4, Bonic Tonic, the Benson/Keyes Gallery, East End Arts Council, Labl, Wild Thyme Restaurant and The Chelsea Community Center. His photographic work is in the collections of private patrons and is regularly featured in the Independent newspapers. He also received an honorable mention in 2005 at the East End Art Council’s juried show. This will be Jason Green’s first solo show.

A great venue for Green’s energetic art with its cooling waft of nostalgia for the era of fine photography, Smith is an independent women’s clothing and accessories boutique featuring vintage-inspired pieces made from hand-dyed fabrics with attention to fine detailing.

Dawn Hedberg and Charles Bennett Grubb

Hampton Photo Arts NewsDawn Hedberg and Charles Bennett Grubb both added new pictures to their image galleries.
Charles Bennett Grubb

Dawn Hedberg
Denise L.Size
Heather Brady
Vin Nellie
Tamara Froebel
Lisa Jones

Erica-Lynn Huberty’s Art Blog

Hampton Photo Arts gets some love in artist Erica-Lynn Huberty’s art blog.

“Spring Into Fashion” Fashion Show for Katy’s Courage

Come to the Bridgehampton School National Honor Society’s “Spring Into Fashion” Fashion Show Fundraiser for the benefit of Katy’s Courage. Raffle prizes donated by Hampton Photo Arts, The Bridgehampton Pharmacy and more. Fashions by Medusa of East Hampton. All proceeds will benefit Katy Stewart, a young girl battling cancer. Please come support her.

Tickets are available by calling the Bridgehampton High School – (631) 537-0271

About Katy’s Courage
Katy Stewart is ten years old and lives with her family in Sag Harbor, N.Y. She is the daughter of two Eastern Long Island educators – Jim, a teacher and wrestling, soccer and tennis coach at East Hampton High School; and Brigid, assistant principal at Montauk Public School. Their lives were forever changed on the night of April 3, 2009, when Katy awoke at a slumber party with excruciating stomach pains. She was raced to the emergency room at Southampton Hospital. By late morning, she and her family were on their way to Stony Brook Hospital where she had a CAT scan. The scan revealed a tumor on her liver. Biopsy results were reported one week later – the tumor was malignant. She had Hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer. Katy is currently undergoing treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where she is courageously fighting her cancer. The mission of Katy’s Courage Fund is to assist the Stewart family with their financial needs while caring for Katy as the family and Katy jointly battle this potentially lethal disease.

Hampton Photos Arts Hosts ‘The Thank You Art Show’

Hampton Photos Arts Hosts ‘The Thank You Art Show’
By Eileen Casey
from Hamptons.com

East Hampton - The “Thank You Art Show” held this past weekend at Ashawagh Hall in East Hampton was an opportunity for Hampton Photos Arts (located in Bridgehampton) to acknowledge and thank the artists who have used their services throughout the year, and who are loyal customers to the business that can be an artist’s best friend.

Owner of Hampton Photo Arts David McHugh, along with his son Ben McHugh, coordinated the exhibition, which featured one piece each from approximately 100 artists who have not only relied on the myriad of materials an artist may require such as stretchers, film, paintbrushes, portfolios, computer imagery, and frames available at Hampton Photo Arts, but the skills and experience both David and Ben have rendered to artists who work in the photographic/digital medium in particular.

Well known as a printing resource for conventional film and digital prints, Ben handles much of the framing requirements, and has been known to make himself available to assist artists in their sometimes ‘offbeat’ requirements, and certainly when the pressure is on for upcoming shows.

Both David and Ben are the perfect blend of good businessmen with an artist’s mentality, and the numerous artists they work with count on that sensibility to assist them in presenting work at its best.

According to Ben “We felt that this was an interesting and creative way to show our customers how much we appreciate their business, especially this year with this economy.” Ben, an artist himself, mentioned that he did not exhibit any work in the show because “We had so many artists that wanted to participate that we had to turn some away, and I didn’t think it was fair to take up any wall space with my work as this show is for the artists who frequent our business.” Ben may not have had any work on the walls but he certainly does exhibit a connection and understanding of the sometimes difficult path being an artist can mean.

David was seen carrying an enormous camera and moving about the crowd creating his own art - photographs. In business for 21 years, David has used the windows at his location to also exhibit works by local artists - yet another avenue this friendly, and intuitive businessman offers his customers.

The group exhibition was held at Ashawagh Hall on Saturday and Sunday, and was filled to capacity with not only interesting and beautiful works of art, representing black/white and color photographs, sculpture, oil paintings, digital work, mixed media - even a film was played - but also with artists who were happy to be included, and who were happy to be part of an event that gave many the opportunity to meet for the first time.

Some of the participating artists were Aubrey Grainger, Joe Strand, Ruby Jackson, Terry Elkins, Scott Hewett, Peter Waldner, Joe Chierchio, Oliver Peterson, Molly Weiss, Gary Lovelace, Grant Haffner, Bethaney Peters, Joan Tripp, and many, many more. Catering was by Damn Good Cooking, and floral arrangements by Sag Harbor Florist. A raffle was held, postcards, jewelry and prints were available for purchase, and the musical entertainment was provided by exhibiting artist Wiliam Falkenburg.

This was a fun filled evening provided by a local business whose clever acknowledgement of their customers certainly deserves a big “Thank You Too.”

Hampton Photo Arts is located at 70 Bridgehampton Commons in Bridgehampton at 631-537-7373, or www.hamptonphotoarts.com

THANK YOU Art Show

Kate Nicolai Thank You Art Show by Hampton Photo ArtsHampton Photo Arts proudly presents The THANK YOU ART SHOW at Ashawagh Hall, February 6th and 7th, 2010. The opening reception begins Saturday February 6th at 5:30 pm and runs until 10:30 pm and HPA has planned one outstanding night with over 100 local artists!

110 artists will be displaying their artwork in Hampton Photo Arts first annual THANK YOU ART SHOW. Painting, photography, sculpture, film and even origami will be filling Ashwagh Hall showcasing an unbelievable slice of the hampton’s art scene. This truly will be a art show for everyone. Some of the Artists included are Jason Green, Aubrey Grainger, Scott Hewett, Oliver Peterson, Grant Haffner and Joe Strand just to name a few. In addition Matt Harnick will unveil his truly original origami art sculpture, Jason Nower will debut the first 5 minutes of his new film “In The Barrens”, William Falkenberg will be performing live on piano, and food will be prepared and served by Cassandra Ellis of damngoodcooking.com.

Hampton Photo Arts in Bridgehampton has been in business for over 20 years providing photo services, picture framing, frames and art supplies and now we are saying THANK YOU to the community and to our friends who have supported us for over two decades.

Please join us as we say “thank you” to all of our talented friends and customers with a night filled with music, food, art and fun.
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Canvas Printing

Printing on canvas is incredibly versatile and a great way to create a ready-to-hang image or artwork. Every canvas that we print  is protected with a UV coated acrylic finish to guard the print from dust, moisture and fading. Do you want your canvas stretched on bars or non-stretched? Framed or unframed? Customize the work to make it truly your own.

 
Art Prints – How are they made?

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Photography by Laurie Barone-Shafer
Nowadays just about anyone can take a good quality photographs with a digital camera. Or take a few hundred pictures and the chances are few will be good, and even one or two outstanding.

Here are a few tips, tricks and techniques on how to make art print poster ready photographs and print ready digital files. Don’t get overwhelmed, there is a lot of information here, but a lot of it is just intuitive. Well, a bit of patience will always help.

First thing – Photo Size

If you taking a digital photo of you family or friend the largest size you would print is usually 5 by 7 inches, maybe 8 by 10 at the most. Even small size digital photographs (2MB or less) are ‘good enough’ to create a decent print. But if you want to create prints that are 16 by 20, 20 by 24 inches or larger you need more pixels (in pixels 20 by 24 inches photo is actually about 40 times larger than 3 by 4 inches photo assuming they have the same resolution).

 
Learning to Paint Watercolors

Watercolor is an easy, fun medium for creating art.  Color theory, composition and design can be explored freely with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes.  Several techniques may be used with watercolors for varying effects including painting wet on wet, wet on dry, layering washes, and more.

Watercolor paper comes in cold press, hot press, and rough.  Rough paper has the most texture, and its hills and valleys can result in interesting effects when paint is added.  Hot press is the smoothest and has the finest texture.  Cold press has a moderate amount of texture and is the paper most commonly chosen by watercolor artists.

Watercolor paper comes in several weights ranging from 90 lb. to 300 lb. based on the pounds per ream of paper.  Most artists prefer to use at least 140 lb. paper.  Papers vary somewhat between manufacturers, so sampling different papers is advisable.  Paper can be purchased in pads, in blocks or in large sheets.  The large sheets are usually the most economical and can be torn into whatever size is desired.

 
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