Upcoming Events
Cold Wax Workshop with Linda Povey
Painting by Linda Povey created with cold wax
Cold Wax Workshop
with Linda Povey
Saturday, May 3 11:00am – 2:30pm
Aston Mills Arts
Teaching Studio 1st Floor
3900 Mount Road
Aston PA
In this workshop we will explore the techniques and benefits of applying cold wax medium to oil paint. Students will mix palettes and apply to surfaces using rollers and squeegees, building layers of history and making marks, while learning solvent lifts and other techniques unique to the medium.
Beginner to advanced artists welcome to join!
Class Fee $125 – Materials supplied. Please bring your own oil paint if you have it.
Reserve your spot! lpovey@brand-alchemy.com
About me
I am an artist working in Philadelphia and Wellfleet, Massachusetts. After a 30-year career working as a creative executive in marketing and advertising, I began painting full time after discovering oil and cold wax as a medium. I have been very fortunate to study with some exceptional teachers, including Lisa Pressman, Lisa Boardwine, Randall Graham, Nick Wilton and Rebecca Crowell at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in Ballycastle, Ireland.
Living and working in Wellfleet, Massachusetts every summer since 2019, my work has turned to the beautiful spirituality of the Cape Cod landscape. Even during the winter months working from my studio at Aston Mills Arts in Philadelphia, I am drawn to capturing this healing and breathtaking place.
My work has been shown at the Provincetown Museum, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, The A Gallery in Provincetown, Chester County Studio Tour, The Wayne Center for the Arts, Aston Mills Arts and The Historic Yellow Spring Art Show. My work is exhibited at the Frying Pan Gallery in Wellfleet and Orleans, Cape Cod.
Retrain Your Brain, Session 1
Mixed media painting by Marie Tosto currently on display in the Aston Mills Arts gallery
Retrain Your Brain
Instructor: Marie Tosto
Location: Aston Mills Arts
Monday, May 12th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Monday, May 19th 6:00pm-8:00pm
•$120 ($60 per class) for two workshops - May 12th and May 19th.
•Accepted forms of payment: Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle - please use the friends & family option. To reserve your spot email: mtosto.art@gmail.com
Hello! Welcome to my inaugural workshop:
Retrain Your Brain
Why? Because it’s art. We can do whatever we want.
The goal of these two sessions (Monday, May 12th (Day1) and Monday, May 19th (Day2) is to give yourself permission to create without judgement. To retrain your brain to work intuitively by shushing your ego and just letting go. Bring your favorite materials that inspire you to create. The only expectation is a willingness to experiment, make a mess, allow for mistakes, and engage in a process that may open you to new directions in your approach to your artwork. Expect homework, consider it a seven day challenge! We review your experience with this exercise in the 2nd session.
An itinerary will be emailed to you upon registration. Please feel free to reach out via text or email if you have any questions:
Mobile: 484-467-1247
Email: mtosto.art@gmail.com
About Me:
In 1995-96ish, I started applying specific mental processes into my art practice. I decided to meditate/prayer for several minutes to ask the universe to help me turn off my ego and let the art and the universe direct the work. The result was that for the first time, my work authentically reflected my feelings without my needing to verbalize them. It was a breakthrough.
I graduated with: a BFA in Textile Design from Moore College of Art & Design in 1992; a Post Baccalaureate degree from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2010; and an MFA in 2013, also from PAFA. I have exhibited predominantly along the East Coast and have work in private collections throughout the United States and internationally.
Website: marietosto.com
Retrain Your Brain, Session 2
Mixed media painting by Marie Tosto currently on display in the Aston Mills Arts gallery
Retrain Your Brain
Instructor: Marie Tosto
Location: Aston Mills Arts
Monday, May 12th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Monday, May 19th 6:00pm-8:00pm
•$120 ($60 per class) for two workshops - May 12th and May 19th.
•Accepted forms of payment: Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle - please use the friends & family option. To reserve your spot email: mtosto.art@gmail.com
Hello! Welcome to my inaugural workshop:
Retrain Your Brain
Why? Because it’s art. We can do whatever we want.
The goal of these two sessions (Monday, May 12th (Day1) and Monday, May 19th (Day2) is to give yourself permission to create without judgement. To retrain your brain to work intuitively by shushing your ego and just letting go. Bring your favorite materials that inspire you to create. The only expectation is a willingness to experiment, make a mess, allow for mistakes, and engage in a process that may open you to new directions in your approach to your artwork. Expect homework, consider it a seven day challenge! We review your experience with this exercise in the 2nd session.
An itinerary will be emailed to you upon registration. Please feel free to reach out via text or email if you have any questions:
Mobile: 484-467-1247
Email: mtosto.art@gmail.com
About Me:
In 1995-96ish, I started applying specific mental processes into my art practice. I decided to meditate/prayer for several minutes to ask the universe to help me turn off my ego and let the art and the universe direct the work. The result was that for the first time, my work authentically reflected my feelings without my needing to verbalize them. It was a breakthrough.
I graduated with: a BFA in Textile Design from Moore College of Art & Design in 1992; a Post Baccalaureate degree from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2010; and an MFA in 2013, also from PAFA. I have exhibited predominantly along the East Coast and have work in private collections throughout the United States and internationally.
Website: marietosto.com
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
VIBRANCE Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
Gallery Hours
Immerse yourself in color!
Join local artists in celebration of color and expression in our gallery show, VIBRANCE. Realistic, abstract, impressionistic paintings, drawings, sculptures, assemblage, stained glass and more all created by colorful local artists.
Participating Artists:
Aliyah Cromathy, Ann Guidera-Matey, Anna Tyson, Barbara Rizza Mellin, C A Bare, Chill Designs Carrie Hill Art, Christine Sirko, Pottery Connection LLC, Cindy Tibbetts, Devon Walls / Freedmen’s Art Alliance, Emma Curtius, Erica Harney, Estelle Carraz-Bernabei, Irene Nunn, Jeffrey Kimsey-Carroll, Jill Althouse-Wood, Joan Sobel Art, Katey Carlis, Kathy Wilkes, Kenneth the Art Monster, Laura Beth Harris, Lee Muslin, Lisa Weddell, Mania’s Art, Marie Tosto, Maureen McMasters, Maxine Shall Burkholder, Nick Hall, Nicole Gahl Gordon, Pete Prown, Rachel Breeden, Richard Prigg, Rita Reisser, Sabree Studio, Sharon Jessar, Sally Richards Art, Sadie Somerville, Sara Fry, Sara McKelvey fine artist, Susan OReilly Studio, Tahirah Coleman, Veronica Batter, Wieslawa Langenfeld, Wildlife Art of Wade Prescott
Open Studios
Tour 30 artist studios and gallery! Visit artists working in their studios, see demonstrations, purchase fine art during our Spring Open Studios. Don’t miss this opportunity, we are open to the public only a few times a year!
VIBRANCE: Opening Reception
View art with VIBRANCE created by artists across the area. Enjoy light refreshments and surround yourself with bright creativity!
Ireland: The Place, The Impression, The Imaginary (Copy)
Ireland: The Place, The Impression, The Imaginary
An Irish themed Art Show & Sale
7 Artists & Artisans from Aston Mills Arts will be showing work inspired by the Emerald Isle. See realistic, Impressionistic and abstract landscapes along with wearable art and handmade puppets all inspired by Ireland.
Aston Mills Arts - 3100 Mount Road, Aston PA 19014
February 22 & 23 11AM -4PM
Ireland: The Place, The Impression, The Imaginary
Ireland: The Place, The Impression, The Imaginary
An Irish themed Art Show & Sale
7 Artists & Artisans from Aston Mills Arts will be showing work inspired by the Emerald Isle. See realistic, Impressionistic and abstract landscapes along with wearable art and handmade puppets all inspired by Ireland.
Aston Mills Arts - 3100 Mount Road, Aston PA 19014
February 22 & 23 11AM -4PM
Annual Art Show & Sale
Visit 30 artist studios and galleries filled our resident artists and with guest artists! Purchase original fine art and craft directly from the artists. Oil painting, acrylic, and watercolor, woodworking, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, photography, drawing, assemblage, mixed media, and more! Support local artists!
Participating Artists:
JANE PORTER, ROBIN SESAN ART, LINDA POVEY, PETE PROWN, CHRISTINE SIRKO, CERAMIC ARTIST, SALLY RICHARDS, LEE MUSLIN, EMIE HUGHES, BLUE JAR STUDIO, RITA REISSER, KATHRYN DONNELLY FLORENTZ, PAT SCARANO ART, MEGAN LEE WENGER, ANN GUIDERA-MATEY, JOANN MOY | FINE ART, CAROLINE’S CURIOUS ART, RECLAIMED CREATIONS BY HEIDI HAMMEL, ROBERT S. PORTER, RITA REISSER, C BARE ART & PHOTOGRAPHY, IRENE NUNN, MARIE TOSTO, SARA FRY, JOAN SOBEL ART, LORRI PRIMAVERA JEWELRY, MARINA KRASNOPOLSKY , SUCHECKI POTTERY, PETE HANCHETTE, MARY GORDON, VERONICA BATTER, KELLY MURRAY, FADI ACRA, ED HILLE
Annual Art Show & Sale
Visit 30 artist studios and galleries filled our resident artists and with guest artists! Purchase original fine art and craft directly from the artists. Oil painting, acrylic, and watercolor, woodworking, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, photography, drawing, assemblage, mixed media, and more! Support local artists!
Participating Artists:
JANE PORTER, ROBIN SESAN ART, LINDA POVEY, PETE PROWN, CHRISTINE SIRKO, CERAMIC ARTIST, SALLY RICHARDS, LEE MUSLIN, EMIE HUGHES, BLUE JAR STUDIO, RITA REISSER, KATHRYN DONNELLY FLORENTZ, PAT SCARANO ART, MEGAN LEE WENGER, ANN GUIDERA-MATEY, JOANN MOY | FINE ART, CAROLINE’S CURIOUS ART, RECLAIMED CREATIONS BY HEIDI HAMMEL, ROBERT S. PORTER, RITA REISSER, C BARE ART & PHOTOGRAPHY, IRENE NUNN, MARIE TOSTO, SARA FRY, JOAN SOBEL ART, LORRI PRIMAVERA JEWELRY, MARINA KRASNOPOLSKY , SUCHECKI POTTERY, PETE HANCHETTE, MARY GORDON, VERONICA BATTER, KELLY MURRAY, FADI ACRA, ED HILLE
Annual Art Show & Sale
Visit 30 artist studios and galleries filled our resident artists and with guest artists! Purchase original fine art and craft directly from the artists. Oil painting, acrylic, and watercolor, woodworking, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, photography, drawing, assemblage, mixed media, and more! Support local artists!
Participating Artists:
JANE PORTER, ROBIN SESAN ART, LINDA POVEY, PETE PROWN, CHRISTINE SIRKO, CERAMIC ARTIST, SALLY RICHARDS, LEE MUSLIN, EMIE HUGHES, BLUE JAR STUDIO, RITA REISSER, KATHRYN DONNELLY FLORENTZ, PAT SCARANO ART, MEGAN LEE WENGER, ANN GUIDERA-MATEY, JOANN MOY | FINE ART, CAROLINE’S CURIOUS ART, RECLAIMED CREATIONS BY HEIDI HAMMEL, ROBERT S. PORTER, RITA REISSER, C BARE ART & PHOTOGRAPHY, IRENE NUNN, MARIE TOSTO, SARA FRY, JOAN SOBEL ART, LORRI PRIMAVERA JEWELRY, MARINA KRASNOPOLSKY , SUCHECKI POTTERY, PETE HANCHETTE, MARY GORDON, VERONICA BATTER, KELLY MURRAY, FADI ACRA, ED HILLE
Annual Art Show & Sale
Visit 30 artist studios and galleries filled our resident artists and with guest artists! Purchase original fine art and craft directly from the artists. Oil painting, acrylic, and watercolor, woodworking, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, photography, drawing, assemblage, mixed media, and more! Support local artists!
Participating Artists:
JANE PORTER, ROBIN SESAN ART, LINDA POVEY, PETE PROWN, CHRISTINE SIRKO, CERAMIC ARTIST, SALLY RICHARDS, LEE MUSLIN, EMIE HUGHES, BLUE JAR STUDIO, RITA REISSER, KATHRYN DONNELLY FLORENTZ, PAT SCARANO ART, MEGAN LEE WENGER, ANN GUIDERA-MATEY, JOANN MOY | FINE ART, CAROLINE’S CURIOUS ART, RECLAIMED CREATIONS BY HEIDI HAMMEL, ROBERT S. PORTER, RITA REISSER, C BARE ART & PHOTOGRAPHY, IRENE NUNN, MARIE TOSTO, SARA FRY, JOAN SOBEL ART, LORRI PRIMAVERA JEWELRY, MARINA KRASNOPOLSKY , SUCHECKI POTTERY, PETE HANCHETTE, MARY GORDON, VERONICA BATTER, KELLY MURRAY, FADI ACRA, ED HILLE
Gallery Hours & Skull Sketching
Visit our gallery for our October exhibit SKULLS! This exhibit features fine art with skulls, bones, and skeletons of all kinds. Sculptures, paintings, drawings, assemblage and more are on display for purchase. Support local artists!
Exhibiting Artists: Kathy Agostinelli, C Bare Art&Photography, Veronica Batter, Beyond The Pallet, Jerry Christy Art, JP Feenstra, Alejandria Fernandez, Sara Fry, Emily Grace, Grave Captures, BEEFUS VON GRIEFUS, Nick Hall, Michael Kelly, Mike Kelly,
Jeffrey Klinger, Joe Martin, Noah Matuszewski, Emily McGuigan, Ken Miller, Haileigh Oakes, J.A. Panetta, Robert S. Porter, Pete Prown, Steve Rosen, Selvin Glass, Dafna Steinberg, Abigail Stoner, Corey Valuck, MC Wagner, Lisa Weddell
Bring your own materials and sketch the skulls on display in our Teaching Studio. The skulls are of various farm animals such as a horse, pig, goat, and more, all on loan from the Colonial PA Farmstead at Ridley Creek State Park. Pay what you wish for this unique experience.
Gallery Hours & Skull Sketching
Visit our gallery for our October exhibit SKULLS! This exhibit features fine art with skulls, bones, and skeletons of all kinds. Sculptures, paintings, drawings, assemblage and more are on display for purchase. Support local artists!
Exhibiting Artists: Kathy Agostinelli, C Bare Art&Photography, Veronica Batter, Beyond The Pallet, Jerry Christy Art, JP Feenstra, Alejandria Fernandez, Sara Fry, Emily Grace, Grave Captures, BEEFUS VON GRIEFUS, Nick Hall, Michael Kelly, Mike Kelly,
Jeffrey Klinger, Joe Martin, Noah Matuszewski, Emily McGuigan, Ken Miller, Haileigh Oakes, J.A. Panetta, Robert S. Porter, Pete Prown, Steve Rosen, Selvin Glass, Dafna Steinberg, Abigail Stoner, Corey Valuck, MC Wagner, Lisa Weddell
Bring your own materials and sketch the skulls on display in our Teaching Studio. The skulls are of various farm animals such as a horse, pig, goat, and more, all on loan from the Colonial PA Farmstead at Ridley Creek State Park. Pay what you wish for this unique experience.
Gallery Hours & Skull Sketching
Visit our gallery for our October exhibit SKULLS! This exhibit features fine art with skulls, bones, and skeletons of all kinds. Sculptures, paintings, drawings, assemblage and more are on display for purchase. Support local artists!
Exhibiting Artists: Kathy Agostinelli, C Bare Art&Photography, Veronica Batter, Beyond The Pallet, Jerry Christy Art, JP Feenstra, Alejandria Fernandez, Sara Fry, Emily Grace, Grave Captures, BEEFUS VON GRIEFUS, Nick Hall, Michael Kelly, Mike Kelly,
Jeffrey Klinger, Joe Martin, Noah Matuszewski, Emily McGuigan, Ken Miller, Haileigh Oakes, J.A. Panetta, Robert S. Porter, Pete Prown, Steve Rosen, Selvin Glass, Dafna Steinberg, Abigail Stoner, Corey Valuck, MC Wagner, Lisa Weddell
Bring your own materials and sketch the skulls on display in our Teaching Studio. The skulls are of various farm animals such as a horse, pig, goat, and more, all on loan from the Colonial PA Farmstead at Ridley Creek State Park. Pay what you wish for this unique experience.
Gallery Hours & Skull Sketching
Visit our gallery for our October exhibit SKULLS! This exhibit features fine art with skulls, bones, and skeletons of all kinds. Sculptures, paintings, drawings, assemblage and more are on display for purchase. Support local artists!
Exhibiting Artists: Kathy Agostinelli, C Bare Art&Photography, Veronica Batter, Beyond The Pallet, Jerry Christy Art, JP Feenstra, Alejandria Fernandez, Sara Fry, Emily Grace, Grave Captures, BEEFUS VON GRIEFUS, Nick Hall, Michael Kelly, Mike Kelly,
Jeffrey Klinger, Joe Martin, Noah Matuszewski, Emily McGuigan, Ken Miller, Haileigh Oakes, J.A. Panetta, Robert S. Porter, Pete Prown, Steve Rosen, Selvin Glass, Dafna Steinberg, Abigail Stoner, Corey Valuck, MC Wagner, Lisa Weddell
Bring your own materials and sketch the skulls on display in our Teaching Studio. The skulls are of various farm animals such as a horse, pig, goat, and more, all on loan from the Colonial PA Farmstead at Ridley Creek State Park. Pay what you wish for this unique experience.
Live reading of Sleepy Hollow and the Tell Tale Heart
Philadelphia horror theater-maker and author Josh Hitchens performs two solo tales of terror. THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW relates the tale of Ichabod Crane’s dreadful encounter with the ghost of the Headless Horseman. Second, an unnamed madman tells you the story of a horrific murder and the even more frightening aftermath in THE TELL TALE HEART.
Complementary light refreshments will be available, and art featuring skulls and skeletons will be on display in the Gallery.
Gallery Hours & Skull Sketching
Visit our gallery for our October exhibit SKULLS! This exhibit features fine art with skulls, bones, and skeletons of all kinds. Sculptures, paintings, drawings, assemblage and more are on display for purchase. Support local artists!
Exhibiting Artists: Kathy Agostinelli, C Bare Art&Photography, Veronica Batter, Beyond The Pallet, Jerry Christy Art, JP Feenstra, Alejandria Fernandez, Sara Fry, Emily Grace, Grave Captures, BEEFUS VON GRIEFUS, Nick Hall, Michael Kelly, Mike Kelly,
Jeffrey Klinger, Joe Martin, Noah Matuszewski, Emily McGuigan, Ken Miller, Haileigh Oakes, J.A. Panetta, Robert S. Porter, Pete Prown, Steve Rosen, Selvin Glass, Dafna Steinberg, Abigail Stoner, Corey Valuck, MC Wagner, Lisa Weddell
Bring your own materials and sketch the skulls on display in our Teaching Studio. The skulls are of various farm animals such as a horse, pig, goat, and more, all on loan from the Colonial PA Farmstead at Ridley Creek State Park. Pay what you wish for this unique experience.
Gallery Hours
View works of art created by local artists featuring skulls, bones, and skeletons of all kinds. All works available for purchase.
Fx Makeup: Cuts, Bruises, Skin Textures
Ages: 16 and up (minors must have parent/ legal guardian. There is a waiting area)
*Session includes supplies (kit will have makeup palette, liquid latex (15ML/.5OZ), FX blood, brushes.
Learn some basics on doing DIY Fx! Some easy cheats to achieve life like cuts, bruises, and skin textures using the most basic and old school B- movie effects!
The first part is an introduction to fx. Some cheap materials you can find at local dollar stores if you're on a budget and then we'll proceed into using liquid latex (do's and don'ts), achieving certain textures, and removal process.
Will even show you how to make your own fake blood much like how they did in Evil Dead.
There's no level of experience required!