Previous Meetings

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Previous Meetings

Thomas Legind May 2008

Collingswood artist Thomas Legind is a landscape painter, who works in oils. His lush landscapes are painted from the many places where he has lived. His art style is inspired by the works of the old masters, and reflects his fascination with light and shadow and its effect on color.
To view the artists work visit www.myspace.com/thomaslegindart

Alex Alampi's Watercolor Techniques April 2008

George Simmerman, Sr. Painting Wildlife in Oils March 2008

George Simmerman talked about his experience as an artist and his use of oil as his painting medium of choice. His subjects usually involve wildlife, woods or seashore meadow landscapes. George has been creating and selling his oil paintings since 1965.

Marleen Sanders - Painting on Porcelain - February 2008

Marleen Sanders is a talented area artist, designer and member of HAC. Marleen demonstrated china painting, and the techniques and materials used to creating porcelain painting. Marlene has been creating porcelain mixed figurative art since the early 1980s, designing, sculpting and casting the porcelain pieces she skillfully paints. Marleen is self-taught and also creates beautifuly crafted jewelry.

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Paige Roberts - January 2008

Paige is an instructor at HAC and at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Paige's presentation told not only of her own experience as an artist, but the artistic influences on her work and life. Paige's skill as an instructor and as an artist were revealed in her engaging talk.

Roberts - Chamber of Awakening

Daiva Debra Mintner

Daiva Debra Minter is an artist, photographer, caricaturist, jewelry designer and yogini. Born and raised in Atlantic City, N.J., she received her BFA in Visual Arts from Ramapo College of N.J. She continued her studies at NYU Film School, the International Center
of Photography, The School of Visual Arts and Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC.

Daiva was the staff in-house photographer at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York City from 1990-2000. As a free-lance photographer her clients have included Al Gore, Suze Orman, Revlon and Syracuse University.

Her work as appeared in national and international publications including Time Magazine, The New York Times, Forbes, Washington Post, The Wall St. Journal.

Daiva has been a caricature and portrait artist since her high school years in Atlantic City.
Her drawings, paintings and photographs have been exhibited in NYC, Berlin, Germany and
N.J. Her most recent photo exhibit of Absecon Island seascapes entitled “Peace of the Beach”
was seen at the Margate, N.J. Public Library in July 2007.

Daiva is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and Kripalu DansKinetics teacher. Combining her
artwork and yoga, she is currently working on a portrait series of modern day yoga masters
entitled "Yin, Yang , San". Her ongoing 20 yearlong self-portrait series continues with her
Chakra/Yoga portraits.

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LINDA COULTER - Pastel Artist MAY 29

Linda is an Ocean County resident whose unsupressable love for drawing and art has infused her life and work from early on. Linda does commissioned portraits and the occasional still life, but her true love is painting landscapes. Fascinated by reflections in water, fall colors, the drama of beach scenes, rocks and buildings, Linda works with pastels developing textures and blending colors that the eye may not see. She seeks to portray a mood as well as the beauty of nature.

Stained Glass demonstration by instructor and stained glass artist Sam Moffa - April 21

Jerry Knott - pastels and watercolors

On March 26, watercolor artist Jerry Knott spoke to HAC members and guests and demonstrated his technique. Jerry is a Berlin resident retired from teaching High School Art who works as a Commercial/Fine artist from his home studio. The great majority of his current work is watercolor paintings of private homes commissioned by homeowners, realtors or builders. Jerry enjoys working in watercolor or pastels depicting the beauty he sees in rural New Jersey and along its shores and beaches. Seeing Jerry begin to bring a work to life with fluid yet practiced brushstrokes was a great experience.


Quiet Evening - pastel	Small Brook - pastel	Wet Road - watercolor

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Vocalist Preston Forchion

Preston L. Forchion, an accomplished vocalist and long time resident of Hammonton, performed at the HAC following the February 26 meeting.

Those in attendance felt the power and richness of his deep bass which has filled the stadiums of the Camden River Sharks and the Atlantic City Surf where he's been honored to sing the national anthem.

Mr. Forchion has been singing for most of his adult life and has sung with the Stockton Oratorio Society, the Washington Township Spotliters and many local church choirs.

Mr. Forchion's professional vocal training was done with some of the areas most acclaimed instructors including Nancy Fox and at the Camden School of Music. His training has included: speech, diction, music and musical alliteration. Mr. Forchion has sung many styles of music, but specialized his repertoire around gospel and patriotic music. Mr. Forchion is married, has three grown children and nine grandchildren.

The fine art of jewelry making

January's Meeting featured a great demonstration by local artist, educator and jewelry maker, Brenda Bradford. Brenda teaches at Pleasantville High School, and shares her love for the art of jewelry making with her students. Brenda explained tools, techniques, and terms, giving an overview of some jewelry-making basics.

	A Gouache Resist Demonstration by Debra Rogers
	Debra is a local artist and art educator who shared her experience working in this medium which combines layers of opaque watercolor, and India ink. Debra's demonstration of this fascinating technique revealed the unpredictable nature of the resist and the very interesting results it produces.
The Bullpen - demonstration piece

Suzanne Reese Horvitz and Robert Roesch - October 2006

Suzanne and Robert have recently relocated from Philadelphia and will came to the Art Center to introduce themselves and to discuss their work.

Robert is the Chair of the Sculpture Department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. As a sculptor, he does large public art commissions, and is currently working on the entrance to a technical school in Norwich Connecticut.

Suzanne also teaches at the PAFA. She is a painter and the former executive director and founder of the Nexus Gallery in Philadelphia. She currently works in glass and on artist books.

Both artists work is can be viewed at the Webster Gallery in Philadelphia, and Suzanne and Robert are both in the current artist book exhibition at the Noyes Museum.

The Hammonton Arts Center welcomed photographer, Don Nyce as guest speaker for the HAC’s Monday August 28, 7 PM meeting. Don’s presentation and lecture focused on his historical collection of photographs. The collection depicts scenes dating back to the 1800’s. Many of his photographs focus on the pictorial history of Atlantic City.

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A demonstration by Pastel Artist
Marge Levine June 2006

Marge Levine is a graduate of The Fashion Insitute of Technology with a degree in textile design. She is a member of the Degas Pastel Society, The Pastel Society of America,and a Signature member of the Pastel Society of Cape Cod.

She is a recipient of many prizes for her work, not only in pastels but also in other mediums. These mediums include etching, pen & ink, and colored pencils but for the past four years she has been working only in pastels, and has also been doing demonstrations and teaching classes in that medium for various art groups.
Her work has been shown in exhibitions across the United States and Canada. In 2005 she was accepted into five national pastel shows and in April of 2006, her work will appear in American Artist magazine.

She is the first of two recipients to receive an International Artists Pastel Societies/Urania Christy Tarbet scholarship, and she teaches classes in pastels and also does demonstrations for art groups.

For more information, please contact the Hammonton Arts Center at
609-567-5360 or email.

Funding for the HAC is provided in part by NJSCA and
the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs

HAC is a member of the South Jersey Cultural Alliance