CEDARBURG CULTURAL CENTER
Upcoming Artists in Residence
May Judy Grochowski
June Debra Zarne
July TBD
August Paula Hare
September Victoria Berdichevsky
October Slobodan (Bob) Markovic
November Kathryn Woods
December Vic Valdez
(See below for full details)
April Artist in Residence
Mary Pesch
Mary Pesch loves the challenge of super hyper-realism and of thinking outside of the box to create her art and class projects. “It’s fulfilling opening a student’s eyes to new possibilities & techniques. The best part of teaching is seeing a student’s epiphany moment”, says Pesch.
For the last ten years, she has been working as a commissioned artist, creating color pencil portraits of pets, children and families. She also teaches color pencil instruction and watercolor painting at the CCC and Whitefish Bay Recreational Center.
Mary is a graduate from University of Illinois, with a Bachelor of Art & Design. She is formally trained as a graphic designer and has worked in advertising agencies across downtown Chicago.
The artist will be demonstrating at the CCC on:
April 10, 11, 17, 24, 25: 10 am-3 pm.
Rendering Water in Colored Pencil
with Mary Pesch
Wednesday & Friday, April 22 & 24: 6-8:30 pm
In this series for beginners and experienced alike, participants will learn techniques to create realistic images in colored pencil, more specifically, a water droplet's reflection, sunlight cast through a wave on the lake and pebbles and water on the beach. Step-by-step instruction and demonstrations to illustrate helpful tips and tricks accompanied by individual attention in a nurturing environment result in a wonderful learning experience. Mary will provide helpful worksheets to follow to continue layering colors to enhance your projects. Mary will cover innovative pencil strokes, blending methods, highlighting, creative textures, embossing and toned paper instruction. Some supplies are included; students should bring their own Prismacolor Premium72 piece colored pencil set (or contact Kerry for list of specific colors needed for projects). The CCC has two sets of colored pencils available, if needed.
$78 CCC Members / $94 Non-Members
May Artist in Residence
Judy Grochowski
Judy Grochowski is a visual artist who identifies soft pastel as her preferred medium. She is also drawn to cold wax and oil and other mixed media. She works in soft pastels and loves the medium for many reasons but primarily for its immediacy, tactile aspect, glow of the hue and its somewhat forgiving nature. She finds the medium portable and relatively easy to clean up, making it perfect for her use in plein air painting. “The exploration of my work moves between landscapes and abstractions. In art, I usually set a challenge for myself and strive to meet or surpass it. Sometimes I work from one of my photographs to capture a tricky play of light and shadow. While my landscapes and photo-based imagery tend towards representational, more recently, I’ve been blurring the line towards abstraction. It is my joy to fascinate myself with ‘what if’ ideas and mark away! I hope my viewers look for these ‘what ifs’ and find a shift in their initial interpretation…perhaps linger or refocus on the work and walk away with a different perspective. If this happens, the work has done what I’d hoped for,” Judy reflects.
Judy is a long-time member of the Wisconsin Pastel Artists (WPA), in which she earned signature status and won several award recognitions and is currently the organization’s president. She also served as their exhibit chair for several years. She has also exhibited in juried shows with the Chicago Pastel Painters.
She has judged regional art exhibits and competitions and has been invited to show in local exhibit venues. She has been represented by Vista 59 Gallery; she has shown at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) and is a member. She has mounted solo exhibits at the Greenfield Public Library, Spectrum Salon and Gallery, Roberta’s Gallery (UW-Whitewater), Vista 59 Gallery, the Washington House in Cedarburg and has been part of small group shows at Sabrosa Cafe and Gallery, ReVision Gallery in Kenosha and Var Gallery.
Judy taught art at the secondary and university levels. During this time, she coached for several years in the Visual Arts Classic, a high school statewide art competition sponsored by the Wisconsin Art Education Association and was honored post-retirement with a Distinguished Fellows designation for service to the organization. Judy has given private lessons in soft pastel and has been a member of Lorin Willie’s Wisconsin Painters Studio.
Grochowski resides in St. Francis, Wisconsin. She has taken numerous workshops around the country and admits to owning more pastels than one should but still searches for the ‘perfect’ green!
“While my landscapes and photo-based imagery tend towards representational, more recently, I’ve been blurring the line towards abstraction. It is my joy to fascinate myself with ‘what if’ ideas and mark away! I hope my viewers look for these ‘what ifs’ and find a shift in their initial interpretation”- Grochowski.
The artist will be demonstrating at the CCC on:
Wednesday, May 13: 10 am-4 pm
Wednesdays, May 20 and 27: 10 am-5 pm
Thursday, May 28: 12-5 pm
Pastels, ‘PanPastels’ & Stencils-Let’s Play with Color! with Judy Grochowski
Tuesday, June 2: 5:30-8:30 pm
Whether you’re picking up a pastel for the first time or you’ve been blending for years, this class is your invitation to explore, experiment and have a little fun along the way. We’ll work with both soft pastels and ‘PanPastels’-discovering how these beautiful, velvety mediums can layer, blend, and surprise you. Add stencils into the mix and suddenly the possibilities are endless! From realistic landscapes and botanicals to whimsical characters and abstract designs, you’ll find your own creative voice and run with it. No two students will walk away with the same artwork-and that’s exactly the point. All skill levels are welcome. Just bring your curiosity and a landscape photo reference! All supplies are included.
$60 CCC Members / $72 Non-Members
June Artist in Residence
Debra Zarne
Stop in at the CCC to see Debra at work. She will be writing, outlining, storyboarding and video editing via laptop and looks forward to answering film-related questions. The dates of her residency are yet TBD. Stay tuned!
Film-making with your Smartphone or DSLR
with Debra Zarne
3 hours Date TBD (Registration not available yet)
Join Debra and learn tips and tricks for using your smartphone (or DSLR) to make your own videos even more captivating! Topics will include choice of resolution, composition, lighting, use of a tripod or gymbal, outlining and use of storyboards and editing. Via screening and discussion of several of Debra’s short films, learn how she achieved various effects (like getting a butterfly to land on an actress’s shoulder), what inspired her (including her award-winning 1-minute short about cannabalism), and her foray into experimental filmmaking (such as creating films around music rather than vice versa, and finding unusual stock footage to tell stories). Students should bring their smartphone and notepad/pen.
$46 CCC Members / $56 Non-Members
A Milwaukee native, Debra discovered her love for film the first time she went to the movies, seeing “Lady and the Tramp.” In her youth, she treasured attending Shorewood Players performances and going to see movies such as “The Wizard of Oz” and other classics with her family. Her love of theater and film has only deepened over the years. Primarily a writer/director/editor, Debra has made 7 feature-length films and over 30 short films, some screening at film festivals and winning awards and she has written award-winning screenplays. She especially enjoys making short films (comedies, documentaries, music videos and experimental films). She initially followed a traditional career path, earning degrees at Stanford and Harvard Law, and practiced real estate law. She continued the creative writing and photography she has done since childhood. Ultimately she left a large law firm and attended film school at the University of Southern California, earning an MFA in Film Production. She has been making films for 20 years and plans to keep creating indefinitely.
