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Long Island Black Artist Association was founded in 1968 by four artists James Counts, Ray Miles, Ernest Snell and Charles Winslow. The purpose of the association is to help African-American artist find a conduit for the exhibition of their work. To that end it has continually sought new venues for exhibiting the work of its' members locally, nationally and internationally and has also encouraged the artist's individual efforts to find recognition. |
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Monique Santander is a Chilean-American originally from Santiago who resides in the beautiful Hamptons on eastern Long Island. She primarily works out of the art studio in her home overlooking beautiful Aspatuck Creek in Westhampton Beach, New York. With a degree in Fine Arts from the Parson School of Design in New York, this fine artist worked in the international design print industry for many years creating unique creations for men’s and women’s apparel throughout the world. |
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Guild Hall opened to the public in the summer of 1931 as a gift of philanthropist Mrs. Lorenzo E. Woodhouse. Designed by architects Aymar Embury II and his wife, landscape architect Ruth Dean, Guild Hall provided East Hampton with an art gallery, a theater and meeting place -- the cultural center in the center of culture. The East End of Long Island is a unique region that has attracted many diversely talented people such as artists, writers, musicians, actors, and directors over the years. They search for and find inspiration in the natural beauty of the landscape, the magnificent light and the endless beaches. |
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 Award winning artist Cindy Roe has been painting for 25 years. Ms. Roe's art has always focused on her reverence of nature and mans place in it. "My greatest pleasure is when I feel connected to the world we live in. I love experiencing the unique synergy of mind, body and spirit with nature. I'm compelled to capture it in my art." |
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Artist Robyn Bellospirito, a native of Long Island, NY, has been exhibiting her work for over twenty years in galleries and museums in the New York metropolitan area, around the country, and abroad. She works primarily in oil on canvas, wood and masonite, but she has also done works which are sculptural in nature. Ms. Bellospirito, who is listed in the current editions of Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who of American Women, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Art History. She has worked in some of New York's finest museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Frick Collection. |
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Oil paints are made basically by mixing cold-pressed Linsed oil with pigment or color until a smooth buttery paint is produced. When the oil paint is used and applied to a surface the oil oxidizes or absorbs air and then forms a solid film that binds the pigment to the surface of the painting.