Walking is so enjoyable, the slow pace of it, the many colors and many shapes of nature all dancing in the same slow movement. Painting, I try to communicate this peaceful feeling and I hope someone else can enjoy it as much as I do by looking at it.
Life in a small town provides a plethora of material for the imagination of artist Lisa Carlyon. Drawing upon experiences and colloquial expression, Lisa enjoys telling stories through still life and narrative. Interpreting and arranging the threads she’s pulled from the fabric of life, she endeavors to bring meaning to a work by including the elements that support her story.
When I paint, I enjoy the process, the movement and the stillness. I like the subjects of my paintings to be natural and alive. I try to clarify, treasure and savor the elements of what I see and endeavor to communicate the inherent beauty of our natural world, albeit in the form of 3 pears.
I love painting still lifes and outdoor settings. I choose my subjects for their vibrant colors and patterns, as well as their reflective and transparent qualities. I hope my art conveys a vision of optimism and brightness. I’ve had solo shows at the Irvington Library, West Hampton Library and this November, my work will be exhibited at the Donald Gallery.
A deep love of color, pattern and nature are the foundation of Jennifer’s work as an artist, illustrator, author. Her joyful gouache paintings of flowers, random objects, people and occasional meditative abstract musings open a colorful and enticing window onto a detail of the day one might ordinarily overlook. She recently has been exploring abstract […]
Hastings-on-Hudson based artist Jamie Kay MacKenzie is known for her ethereal figurative paintings. She is interested in exploring the emotional and spiritual lives of her subjects, and forging a psychical connection to their past. Each piece serves as a kind of vessel for the collective unconscious, combining the poignantly personal with an inclusive universality.
Katie Rubright (she/her) is originally from Williamsburg, VA and based in the Hudson Valley, NY. Her work forges new alliances between abstract and figurative, pattern and experimentation, looseness and refinement. Her work has been exhibited in group shows throughout NYC. Katie holds a BA in Art History from JMU and a BFA and MFA from Hunter College.
Camie Isabella Salaz is a classically trained painter in oils. She exhibits her work at William’s Fine Art in Boston and The Salmagundi Club in NYC. She is a professional painter residing with her family in the Hudson River Valley and is co-founder of Main Street Atelier in Tarrytown: a school for classical drawing and painting.
Monica Shulman is a self-taught artist whose brand of gestural abstraction is a form of story-telling. She is known for her elaborate impasto technique that creates heavily layered and sculptural surfaces. Exploring themes of the human condition, identity, and self-reflection, her intuitive work is process-oriented and she learns through experimentation. Her world is best described as colorful and rhythmic.
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