GAIL POLTORAK: ART FINGERPRINTS

​Artist Council member Gail Poltorak believes everyone has a unique voice, an art fingerprint. In fact, Gail asserts it is the key to effectively marketing and selling your art. Discover why you are the best person to sell your art in today’s market. 

Michaell Magrutsche: Finding Your Artist Superpower​
​

​Art is a superpower, ready to be unveiled. Yet only 3.4 percent of artists worldwide make a living off their art. So why do more and more people choose this path? The Artist Council’s Art Talk guest speaker, Michaell Magrutsche, has answers. 

HBPL Makerspace Introduction & TouR

​Did you know that the Huntington Beach Public Library Makerspace has special equipment available to library patrons? Get an inside look at the Makerspace, see products made, and meet some of the talented team available to help you get started. 

Kevin Jacobs: printmaking disciplines and influences

​Artist Council member Kevin Jacobs is a fine artist and a commercial graphic designer by trade.

​Kevin discusses his early influences as a fine artist and designer, and shares examples of his artwork, along with recent projects for his design business Firestarter Graphics. 

Greg van krugel discusses the mural process

​Artist Council member Greg Van Krugel discusses acrylic paint technology and uses, his mural process including workspace, tools, palette, substrate and packing a “portable studio” in the context of a recent mural commission. 

Bob vale and woven peak

​Join Bob Vale, a lifelong surfer and sculptor of ocean themed artwork, as he shares the unique process of creating his latest sculpture, “Woven Peak”, recently displayed in the Surfing the Pacific Rim International Surf Exhibition. 
 
​

​THE SCAPE: APPROACH, THE FEELING, AND SHORT DEMO WITH E.E. JACKS

​Fine artist, curator, writer and poet, E.E. Jacks imbues feeling into her artwork. In ‘The Scape’ Art Talk the artist discusses painting varied environments with a short video describing her painting process, research and preferred materials. E.E. served as a juror for the Scapes and Scope: Visions of the Land, Sea, and Urban Space exhibition presented at the Huntington Beach Art Center.

encaustic painting with Sonja Krastman

​Learn the basics of encaustic with self-taught encaustic artist Sonja Krastman. Sonja discusses what encaustic is, her personal encaustic set up, safety dos and don't and share some of the techniques she uses to produce her ever-evolving encaustic and mixed media art. Sonja Krastman is a local artist and Artist Council member. She has been working with encaustic for about 5 years, incorporating it into her mixed media practice.

​

NADIA ROLDAN  EXPLORE DIGITAL ART

​Join Nadia Roldan as she shares her journey with Mizzle Adventures and her latest works exploring digital art.  During this talk, she will demonstrate how she uses her Ipad pro and Procreate application to create her latest Mizzle paintings by creating a quick digital painting.
​

MICHELLE STRBICH ​​INTUITIVE ABSTRACT PAINTING

​Free your soul with abstract expressionism painting? Artist council member and artist, Michelle Strbich, speaks about her creative approach in using spontaneity drawing from her soul, emotions, and life experiences. Her use of colors, texture, and movement opens a door that will show you how to bring your own soul into your art. Her website is https://www.PaintBySoul.com. ​

SHEILA FRAM ​​DUO-VIEW

​Artist Council member Sheila Fram talks about duo-view, a composite photography process the artist is experimenting with to enhance the viewer's learning experience. Point of view’ (POV) refers to the position the camera is in when viewing a subject. Whether you are looking up, down, or straight-on changes how the subject looks dramatically, and changes the way that the viewer interprets the final photograph.

GIA MOODY PAINT ALONG

​Paint your version of the Laguna Beach shoreline with artist-instructor Gia Moody. Learn how to block in natural light and shadow following a guided, step-by-step process. The artist utilizes a limited palette and small canvas format for any stage learner to participate. 

Recommended Supplies
Easel and 6 x 8 inch canvas
Oil paint or other preferred medium
Paper towels
Turpentine or water
Brushes​

KATIE MCGUIRE ​DRAWING TECHNIQUE

​Practice drawing techniques on basic and more complex objects with Art Center artist-instructor Katie McGuire. Based in Los Angeles, Katie specializes in portraits and figures influenced by symbolism, expressionism, Tarot Cards, surrealism, CoBra, Bay Area figurative painting and some contemporary artists.

ROJEAN MACIULA ​SHARE THE LOVE


​Artist Council member Rojean Maciula invited us to Share the Love with hand-made Valentine's Day art cards. Over 150 beautiful note cards were delivered to Meals on Wheels recipients and Beachside Convalescent Home residents. ​

SILK PAINTING WITH SERGE NEPOMNIN AND SVETLANA AXTEN

​Artist Council members and master artists, Serge Nepomnin and Svetlana Axten, share a brief history of silk art with elegant 3D objects, soft scrolls, and fashion designs as reference. ​​

AN OPEN DISCUSSION ON ART DOCUMENTATION IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD

​Photographers and Artist Council members Charlie Groh and Kurt Weston discuss the how, what and why of digital documentation when it comes to photographing your artwork.