Roberta Susan Rosenthal
Illustration, Design, Fine Art,
Botanical Watercolors,
Asian Brush Painting, Ketubahs &
Art Instruction
Classes and Workshops
2026
Draw and paint with Water Media
Learn to use watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, tube pigments in watercolor, gouache and or acrylic gouache. How to decide which substate to use with each medium watercolor paper, water media gesso boards or canvas. Learn how to mix colors, blend colors in the palette, on the brush or right on the paper/canvas. Landscape or Still life subjects including botanical plants. Materials list available when registering for the class. Air conditioned or heated gallery space with north light at the WURTSBORO ART ALLIANCE GALLERY at 73 Sullivan Street Wurtsboro NY. Limited to 6 adult students. Beginners to advanced welcome.
Please register at least a week ahead of the class.
September 10, 17, 24 and
October 8, 15, 22 12 pm to 3 pm
Fee: $130 WAA members for three classes
$150 non members and if you can only take one class $50.
Payable in person at class cash or check to WAA. note of instructor: Rosenthal.
WURTSBORO ART ALLIANCE
SUMMER ART CLASSES 2026
Wurtsboro Art Alliance is partnering with founding member Roberta Rosenthal
to present Summer Art Workshops!! Open to older teens to seniors. These workshops are open to members or non-members, beginners to those returning to art or even experienced artists. The flyers are below. To Register contact page or email me: robertasrosenthal@gmail.com
Upon registration I will give you the materials list for each class.
Sign up for one class or the full session. Please sign up early as the space is limited (maximum 10 students) and please register a week or two in advance. Payment is cash or check made out to the Wurtsboro Art Alliance the first day of each course. Have questions please contact me.
• Calligraphy Basics:
classes at Squirrels Nest Studio
Date to be announced
Learn Basic calligraphy using marker calligraphy pens on parchment paper.
Learn letter forms of Italic, Roman and Uncial font alphabets and numerals.
With practice you will learn how to use the basic calligraphy for invitations, holiday menus, poems or greeting cards/envelopes
Materials list available when contacting studio to register.
Fee:
Class of 4 students
(Materials can be purchased locally at
Newburgh Art Supply Store
Dick Blick (online)
John Neal Book Sellers and Materials (online)
Squirrels Nest Studio Private Mentorship
For beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Work on personal projects with the assistance of a seasoned professional to help solve technical and creative blocks. Create a new series or portfolio. Exhibit development. Watercolor pencil, graphite pencil for drawing and use sumi-e ink, watercolor or gouache on rice paper or archival watercolor paper. Depict flowers, feathers, shells, insects, birds, animals or still lifelandscapes. If you have a project in mind bring live or dried references for flowers or other items. Materials list on request.
In person or zoom/facetime. $100 per hour.
Instructor: Roberta Rosenthal
To Register: please go to my contact page
Please register in advance and request materials list and studio directions.
22" x 30"ink watercolor and gouache SOLD
Clients: Bella & Harrison Rice, HI 43" x 50" silk scroll ink and watercolor, SOLD
ink and watercolor on rice paper framed
Ink and watercolor unframed
Ink and watercolor silk paper, Framed, SOLD
Ink and watercolor silk paper, Framed
Ink and watercolor silk paper, Framed SOLD
Ink and watercolor on rice paper SOLD
Sumi-e ink and watercolor on rice paper
Professional Business Practices
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Professional Business Practices and Marketing
Be prepared to exhibit and market your work by learning necessary business practices, including press kit, contracts, commercial and fine art markets, negotiation, resume writing, portfolio development, and legal issues. Learn how to exhibit your fine art and what you need to know about commercial art commissions and licensing. Learn how to use social media to market your work such as Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest, blogs, Instagram and more. Basic web site development and blog using your lap top computer. Best of all how to price your art for any market.
Excellent for high school seniors, college graduates or those who wish to increase their marketing skills or art career direction.
Contact for information.
Instructor, Roberta Rosenthal was an executive director of job placement for the Graphic Artists Guild of NY, she represented a variety of artists in graphic design, illustration and fine art from her own studio from 1977-2000. She has participated in portfolio reviews for The Fashion Institute of Technology, Connecticut State College, Parsons School of Design, Advertising Associations, AWED, Women in Design, and taught Business Practices for Artists at the NY Botanical Gardens from 1990 - 2015, GNSI and studied artist representation with Elaine Sorel.
Client: Art Scroll Publishing Co, NYC Original Art framed
Client: International Governmental Postage Co, NYC 1986 International Year of Peace Set of 4 stamps floral bouquet and Statue of Liberty with Floral Crown Lei. Original Art Marshall Islands Museum of Art
Client: American Friends Fund for Israel Published by ArtScroll Publishing CO, NYC Invitation Original art SOLD, Beverly Hills, CA
Client: Kitchen Garden Magazine, back cover Original Art framed Collection of the artist
Client: ArtScroll Publishing NY invitation Original Art SOLD, NYC
Client: Horticulture Magazine full page illustration Original Art framed collection of the artist
Client: Candice and Jared Lang Ketubah English and Hebrew ink calligraphy marriage vows, Chesapeake Canal landscape, couples bicycles, botanical wildflowers 22'x30" on Fabriano Artistico hp 300 lb paper.
Client: National Garden Magazine Interior illustration framed Original available and giclee prints,
Clients: Commissioned by Weston Nurseries, Hopkinoton, MA. Published: New York Botanical Garden 2011Spring Summer Catalog background image
