I had a great time teaching Plein Air Painting, at Touchstone Center of the Arts last week. Rain every day…but everybody had a great time. What a great talented bunch of students. Below you’ll find some of my demostrations. Thank you, Touchstone Center for the Arts for taking good care of us. And I am…
20May
Strathmore Artist Paper – “Pass the Journal” Art Project.
I am honored to be 1 of the 12 artists, chosen by Strathmore Artist Papers to kick off “Pass the Journal” Art Project. I was given a sketchbook, and I got to create the first page. This “Cotton” sketchbook will be traveling to amazing artists all over the world, this summer. (Once again my artwork…
25Apr
Beer Bottles, Bottleneck Guitars, and other such Still Life – Final Demo Painting!
Thank you, Ocean County Artists’ Guild. See you again on Oct. 10! In her one-day Still Life Workshop, designed especially for those who wish to loosen up in watercolor, Dorrie will demonstrate how to make a quick painting from a photograph of a simple everyday object. For this workshop, she’ll capture a beer bottle in…
25Jan
Watch me Paint the Town- Painting Demonstration by Dorrie Rifkin, Awards Judge
See me paint, and see my work ” ’Scapes from New York”! On Sat., Feb. 14, I am thrilled to be doing a triple bill at the Northeast Watercolor Society Members’ Show in Orangeburg, NY: I’ll do a roughly hour-long watercolor painting demonstration at 2:30 PM. Entitled, Paint the Town Red (or Raspberry or Rose…
27Aug
Watercolor Painting: Compose, Draw and PAINT (2 Day Workshop) – “NYC Cityscape”. Oct 16/Nov 13
If you always wanted to try your hand at watercolors, but didn’t know where to begin, this is the workshop for you. And if you’re not a beginner, join us to strengthen your design skills and take your paintings to the next level. This workshop will cover equally the steps of designing, drawing, and painting….
16Aug
2015 New Jersey: Watercolor and Photoshop Schedule
2015 Teaching Schedule Adobe Photoshop Basics: An Overview (Spring) 3 Sessions: Don’t know which photo editing program you should buy? Already own Photoshop? And don’t know how to get started? This is the class for you. Photoshop is one of the most powerful image editing programs in the world. Take this overview class to better…
07Aug
Bryant Park: Painter – in – Residence Program
I am really excited to be one of the artists chosen for this year’s 2014 Painter-in-Residence in Bryant Park in NYC. All I have to do for two weeks (Sept. 1 till Sept. 12)…is take a bus into the city and paint pretty pictures that hopefully will resemble Bryant Park. So if your in the…
18Jul
Splash 15: Creative Solutions – The Best of Watercolor By Rachel Rubin Wolf
Splash 15: Creative Solutions – The Best of Watercolor By Rachel Rubin Wolf It’s wonderful to be part of the book, with so many of my watercolor heroes. But the story continues… A few weeks ago, I was able to see the preview on Amazon and was happily surprise to see my painting and quote…
21Jun
Best in Show at Metuchen’s Junebug ArtFest
I am so honored to announce that my paintings were chosen BEST OF SHOW at Junebug ArtFest. I like to thank the hardworking Staff and Judges. My paintings will be hanging at the Red Monk Resturant, Metuchen, NJ, until next Friday. There is a bunch of great talent and fun, I really recommend if you…
07Jan
Come Paint with me in Northern New Jersey on February 20!
Watercolor Painting: Compose, Draw and PAINT (1 Day Workshop) Come Paint with Dorrie. This workshop will cover equally the steps of design, drawing, and painting. Participants will learn to create strong compositions, execute a solid underlying sketch, draw typography, and paint effectively. Expect to learn while having fun, through demonstration, exercises, and individual instruction and…