Team Go Sail USA: Amanda Clark & Sarah Lihan

It's been a very exciting time around the boatyard lately. On March 17th Hanff's Boatyard hosted a fundraiser for Team Go Sail, Amanda Clark and Sarah Lihan. They are representing the USA in the Women's 470 Sailboat Class at the Summer 2012 London Olympics this year! The event was a great success. We all managed to raise $38,000 for the team. There was a full dining menu by Chef Dan Mannix that consisted of contemporary american dishes like a Tapas Crostini Trio (Goat Cheese-Chive, Olive Tapenade, Tomato Basil) to a Beef Slider (Sirloin Beef, English Cheddar, Tomato Chutney). The gallery offered 20% of all sales to the team. And donations of any kind was happily accepted! We are all so proud of Amanda. She's our local Olympian!

Check out Erin Shultz's interview in the North Fork Patch!

Here are some images Estefany took the day of the event.

   

Happy New Year: December Full Moon

Showing in Chelsea!

Art for Clearwater

Supporting Tomorrow's Environmental Leaders

December 8, 2011 – January 5, 2012

First Street Gallery is pleased to present a small works invitational exhibition and fundraiser in support of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. Over a hundred regional and national artists have been invited to participate in the exhibition, along with First Street Gallery artists. Both abstract and figurative art are represented in this select group of paintings, sculpture, prints, mixed media and photography. A commission on all sales will be donated to Clearwater. The gallery will take no commission.

Hey everyone! Just wanted to tell you all know that I have a piece showing in Chelsea! I'm so excited to be showing among so many talented people for such a great cause. Please visit their site, and if you can go see the show, that would be great!

More updates coming soon.

Reconnaissance in Maine!

Aaaah, so many pictures! Last weekend I was up in Maine doing reconnaissance on traditional boatyards like at Billings Diesel & Marine in Stonington and Benjamin River Marine in Brooklin. I  actually stayed there longer than I had previously anticipated because the weather was so gorgeous. Who knows when I'd be back! Funny story though, I was running out of supplies! With no where nearby to buy paint, I grew kind of frantic. Luckily, I met a younger painter studying in Maine and she sold me some of her paints and panels. She was so nice.  

Look at the pretty pictures!!

   

Arriving, a storms a brewin' ...

The Girl who sold me her supplies!

One of the most frequented scenes for painters and artist alike.

inconceivable! 

Lobster Pound

Lobster Boats & Pound

Catching Lobsterman

Painting on location

The view from where I stayed

Lobster Boxes

And a bit of humour!

Workshop in Massachusetts

Hey all! 

Two weeks ago I was at one of two painting workshops Stuart Shils led in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It was a three day intensive of outdoor painting. Castle Hill hosted it. To anyone who loves to paint, I would thoroughly suggest heading over to their website and checking out all their programs. I had such a good time. Really, I recommend them.

David taking my picture!

Yoga Bunnies: Opening Reception

It was a widely successful night to say the least. Everything went off without a hitch! 

Be sure to go visit the exhibition to see the real thing.

Here are some images I took with my iPhone as well 

as the press release from Temple Yoga.

(Press Release)

After Labor Day

And it's September! The year is flying by so fast! 

It's been a calm day in the boatyard. After Labor Day, everything seems to slows down and everyone gets a little bit more pacified. There were definitely more people on Facebook these last couple of days! Midnight doesn't known the change though, of course. The weather probably seems cooler to her, but otherwise she lies around as usual. 

I also have a new little painting! 

|first two photos by Estefany Molina|

But this one was shot by me!