Artist/teacher to share
oil painting expertise
Artist and art teacher Marcel Franquelin will be the guest presenter at the next meeting of the Suburban Artist Guild (SAG) set for 2 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center.
Through the use transparencies, Franquelin will show the process and practical steps used in the development of an oil painting and in the preparation of the canvas. He will describe how to create a rich color palette and tonal values in a painting and will provide information on Internet links for purchasing art supplies. In addition to showing some of his own paintings and his students’ work for discussion purposes, Franquelin, the owner of Marcel Fine Arts Studio, Milltown, also will critique several works created by SAG artists.
In SAG member news, Emilia Misiura will exhibit two watercolors in December at Family Framers, Jamesburg, and will have a one-woman show of her paintings in January in the cafe area of Borders Books and Music, Mid-State Mall, East Brunswick. Leon Jansyn and Ruth Necheles-Jansyn will exhibit their work titled "Richness of Grey, Black and White Tonality" through Dec. 19 at the Academy of Art of Highland Park, 727 Raritan Ave. Member Joanne Pisciotta will have a solo show of her work in January at the Highland Park Library, 31 N. Fifth Ave.
For more information, call Paula Feifer at (732) 238-0800 or Selena Palmer at (732) 254-3113.