Journaling and Art  

Thursday 2-4 pm

 In this workshop for teenagers, we will focus on how journaling can be used as part of an artistic practice.  Journaling is a great tool for quickly developing ideas, slowing down and listening to our own inner wisdom. Our aim is to find the connection between brain, hand, heart and paper in the most outrageously fun way.

 In addition to creating out own journals, the curriculum will include:

            - Survey of Artist’s journals, their variety and scope.

            - Benefits of keeping a journal - writing and art together.

            - Creative exercises in both writing and art that will jump-start any project.

 No experience necessary

 Please email Eileen Brady Nelson at ebnphoto@mac.com to register. 

Or call me if you have any questions, 917.374.0524

Art, Meditation and Yoga in the Caribbean.

Once again, Eileen will be taking a small group to a very special retreat colony on the beach in DR.

Walks on the beach, meeting in a shady circle under the palm trees to meditate and make art and eat in an organic restaurant on site. Yoga classes are provided by retreat center.

Journaling and Art  

Tuesdays 1-4 pm

 In this workshop for teenagers, we will focus on how journaling can be used as part of an artistic practice.  Journaling is a great tool for quickly developing ideas, slowing down and listening to our own inner wisdom. Our aim is to find the connection between brain, hand, heart and paper in the most outrageously fun way.

 In addition to creating out own journals, the curriculum will include:

            - Survey of Artist’s journals, their variety and scope.

            - Benefits of keeping a journal - writing and art together.

            - Creative exercises in both writing and art that will jump-start any project.

 No experience necessary

3 sessions   125.00 including all Art supplies, including journals!

 Please email Eileen Brady Nelson at ebnphoto@mac.com to register. 

Or call me if you have any questions, 917.374.0524

Simone Eisold of Reset Your Home asked local artists and designers to participate in a staging extravaganza at The Glenbrook mansion overlooking the Hudson River in Balmville, New York. See how Simone and her team transformed the house on the realtor’s site, below.

“Stunning and significant, Frederick Clarke Withers' early Victorian masterpiece sits serenely back from the road in elegant Balmville, surrounded by sweeping lawns. Completed in 1856, its spacious rooms with 10-feet ceilings lend grandeur & grace, reflecting the splendor of the era…” for more info, see, Realtor’s site https://www.trulia.com/p/ny/newburgh/60-balmville-rd-newburgh-ny-12550--2011613195 or Call Beryl Oles at (845) 728-9050.

Photographic Installation in North bedroom by Eileen Brady Nelson. All photographs by Eileen Brady Nelson. Vintage and New prints in antique frames.

HRCL will be hosting a few workshops in July in our studio in PIermont, NY.

Back by popular demand….

1 day Cyanotype on Fabric Workshops. . Learn how to make a one of a kind cyanotype art on fabric or a unique pillow to bring home.

All supplies will be included, organic cotton Fabric, cotton pillow square cover, chemicals as well as a light lunch and drinks.

July, 9, 16, 23rd. 11-4 pm.

125.00 each session

Art & Meditation 4 week workshops on Tuesdays at 6:30- 8:00 pm - Wednesdays at 4:30-6:00pm starting February 12 & 13th for 4 weeks. A new journal included!

We will start each session with a short meditation to be followed by a silent hour of journaling, art making, dreaming, envisioning our future to be followed by gathering back in our circle to share our process.   

I will provide weekly exercises for you to explore, if you want more structure in order to start your process of making friends with your inner artist!

 Tuesdays - February 12, 19, 26 & March 5th.   6:30 -8:00 pm   $100

Wednesdays- February 13, 20,27 & March 6th 4:30 -6:00 pm   $100

All Art supplies including a new journal will be provided.

  Tea & snacks too!

Please email Eileen Brady Nelson at ebnphoto@mac.com to register. 

Or call me if you have any questions, 917.374.0524

Love is in the air!

 i love Valentine’s Day, in my own way.  I am an artist, so I have given myself permission to ignore that which I don’t like - blatant consumerism.   My husband of many years can attest to this.  I discourage him from buying me roses or overpriced chocolates on Valentine’s Day.   This may seem harsh, but I viscerally react to the pressure society imposes on us to “buy, buy, buy,” so instead I “make, make, make,” whenever I can.

 For many years I’ve hosted Valentine’s Day parties, teas, and art making workshops.  I have to admit I do have a tender spot in my heart for vintage velvet candy boxes, and Victorian cards attract me like a moth that’s drawn to light.

Valentine’s Day is a time to reflect on love, not only for our families, friends, and those closest to us, but also those folks in this world whose paths cross and intertwine with ours, and whom we may be privileged to work with professionally.

 If we open our hearts and allow ourselves to feel love, we are more prepared to pass it on to our clients and colleagues.  When I spnd time, everyday, doing something I truly love, or something that fosters joy in creating, I firmly believe it is good for my heart.

 Do something nice for yourself this month of love. Look around and create your own rituals with friends.  Make new Friends!  Reach out and help someone in need!  Love is in the air.

Be good to yourself this Valentine’s Day and enjoy.

 XOXO --- Eileen

http://www.carterburdengallery.org/exhibtions/ for more information.

January 11 - February 1, 2018

Beyond Reason: John Beardman & Hilda O'Connell
Playful Scapes: Beth Barry & Mel Smothers

"The Sketchbook Project, a crowd-sourced library that features 35,210 artists' books contributed by creative people from 135+ countries. Brooklyn Art Library is our storefront exhibition space in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY where The Sketchbook Project collection is on view to the public."  

To see my sketchbook online go to https://www.sketchbookproject.com/library/18017

2016 Mobile library touring schedule:

Chicago, IL @ Millennium Park
Boulder, CO @ Firefly Handmade Market
L.A., CA @ LACMA
Fort Smith, AR @ Fort Smith Regional Art Museum
New York, NY @ Whitney Museum of American Art

Mobile Library at the Whitney

• Whitney Museum of American Art
• 99 Gansevoort St - New York, NY 10014
• August 27 2016: 12:00 — 4:00pm
• August 28 2016: 12:00 — 4:00pm

Check out my sketchbook in August at the Whitney.......

Edward Hopper House  Nyack, NY

August 22-October18, 2015 in the Main Gallery
Opening reception: Saturday, August 29, 5-7 pm
Curators: Shari Fischberg & Sally Spivack

In the 19th Century, artists produced sentimental visions of life portraying the idyllic family.   By contrast, the artists in this exhibition employ a variety of techniques and mediums to reveal the complexity of everyday life in the house and home.  Challenging the idealized social and familial expectations of family and home, they choose to highlight the layered meanings of relationship tensions, roles, rituals, and personal and cultural traditions.
Exhibiting Artists: Adam Brent, Borinquen Gallo
Sarah Holcomb & Patrick Sandefur
Daniel Kazimierski
Tara Kopp
Eileen MacAvery
Ingrid Menendez
Brittany MillerJosh Millis
Shervone Neckles
Eileen Brady Nelson
Kirsten Nelson
Jeanie Neyer
Christine Randolph
David Spear
Traci Talasco

Traditional Black & White Photography Workshop    Monday – Friday, 10 am – 2pm 
This comprehensive one-week workshop will cover the basics of traditional black and white photography using a 35mm film camera.  Students will learn how to use an analog camera (with time to practice your technique on location in Piermont) as well as how to develop and print B&W film in our studio darkroom. By the end of the week all students will have a working knowledge of camera technique, film development and how to enlarge their own negatives in the darkroom.  Topics covered will include:

 - how to use an analog camera: understand aperture (f-stop), shutter speeds, take meter readings, focus and composition, etc. - how to develop film in our state of the art darkroom
-how to enlarge and print your negatives.

Requirements: Students should bring a 35mm SLR-type film camera,* lens and the manual for the camera you are using (very important.)  If you do not have the manual, most are available for free online.  Make sure all batteries in your camera are new.*A limited number of cameras are available for rental.  Please contact me.

B&W Film, chemicals, and photographic paper will be provided and covered in your material fee

The Alphabet Project- An installation by Eileen Brady Nelson
Tallman Mountain Arts
361 Ferdon Ave, Piermont, New York
May 3, 2015