Fridays 10am-12pm
Session 3
April 11, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2025
This class allows both Pastel & Colored Pencil Artists to study their medium of choice. Individual attention will be given to both mediums through separate demonstrations/lectures. All levels of expertise are welcomed.
MATERIALS LIST
Set of Prismacolor Polychrome Pencils
Set of Pastels
A small pad of Canson Paper or smooth Drawing Paper (11”x14”)
Drawing Board if possible or you can lean on your pad
Kneaded Eraser
Additional information regarding supplies will be discussed in class.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: MARLENE BEZICH
Marlene is a native Long Islander who resides and maintains her studio Deerview in the eastern end of the Town of Brookhaven in Middle Island.
Marlene’s arts education began under the private tutelage of Audrey Swanson Marlow, P.S.A. Mrs. Marlow’s expertise was Portraiture, Still Life, and Florals which gave Marlene the knowledge required for rendering animals, people and nature.
Her next instructor was famed portrait artist and illustrator Raphael Desoto. Marlene absorbed Raphael's attention to detail and creative uses of various media. It was with this beloved instructor that Marlene’s true color technique developed. Ms. Bezich has also benefited from workshops conducted by Master Pastelists George Thompson and Jane McGraw Truebner. Mr. Thompson and Ms Truebner opened Marlene’s eyes to the beauty of painting outdoors, Au Plein Aire. Capturing the quickly changing light patterns on the landscape has become her second love.
In May of 1996, Marlene, along with 11 other artists, formed a cooperative art gallery in Bellport, N.Y., named “The Bellport Lane Art Gallery”.
Most recently, Marlene has returned to her first love, animal portraiture. She has been continually exhibiting in various national art shows devoted to Dog Art. It is in this arena that Marlene’s talents truly shine. Her study of human portraiture prepared her to render animals precisely and lovingly. Marlene has also been included in many nationally juried pastel exhibits hosted by various Pastel Societies. Marlene is the recipient of many awards, locally and nationally, and is an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America in NYC.
Marlene says, "I love sharing my knowledge of Pastels, Painting and Drawing with all my students here at the Art League! In my classes, I endeavor to create an atmosphere of enjoying the love of artistic creation in a relaxed and enjoyable manner. It is my job as a teacher to show my students how to read the map of their artistic journey. It is up to my students to choose their route.”
