Gallery Opening at Bear Mountain inn for AiP
This is exciting news for AiP. A dedicated gallery space for AiP members. Work will be juried, and shows rotating.
The Inn looks amazing with all it’s new renovations and I am delighted to have a piece in this show. The opening reception is February 24th, 6-8:30PM. I will be there, know ing me, a little late.
Here is all the info. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9180171.htm
Highlands Bank of Vernon Exhibit, February 2012 – April 2012
Fifteen landscape paintings on exhibit at the bank. If you get a chance to go check it out, let me know what you think, it is a nice space to exhibit.
Highlands State Bankhttp://highlandsstatebank.com/
Highlands State Bank® – this is at the intersection where Rt. 515 meets 94, and Rt. 94 has a right angle turn.
(973) 764-3200
310 Route 94
PO Box 160
Vernon, NJ 07462
Monday thru Thursday:
Lobby Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday:
Lobby Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday:
Lobby Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
NJ Gallery Celebrates Giving the Gift of Handmade This Holiday Season
“Good Things, Small Packages”, celebrates giving the gift of handmade, featuring TraillWorks’ guest artists, old and new. New artists include Linda Finkelstein, Janet Howard-Fatta, Joann Wells Greenbaum, Heidi Lanino, Amanda Gordon Miller, Kristen Muller, Ted Petrockho and Andrea Rosenfeld alongside TraillWorks’ regulars, Phylis Barfoot, Brenda Decker, Martha C. Hall, David Ohlerking, Karin Lowney- Seed, and owner, Jennie Traill Schaeffer. Works range in media from paintings to prints, fibers to ceramics, with every piece priced under $200.
During the opening reception on November 12th, artists Amanda Gordon Miller and Jennie Traill Schaeffer will be sharing their creative processes and insight at the opening reception through their demonstrations and discussions. Amanda Gordon Miller will be demonstrating the art of printmaking with water based, eco-friendly ink transferred onto her woodcarvings. Her nature-inspired prints embody organic shapes and forms. And, owner, Jennie Traill Schaeffer, will show her technique of blending and applying oils to model forms on panel. Jennie’s vivid and textural oil paintings are based around domesticity and the role of women in the home.
“Good Things, Small Packages”, features contemporary work by eighteen emerging and established artists from the mid-Atlantic region. Photographer, Ted Petrochko, whose work was recently on display at Krave Café and Caterers, in Newton, NJ, brightens the gallery with his vibrant, unusual photos that he refers to as the “Abstract Expressionism of Rust”. Collage artist and painter, Linda Finkelstein, brings an element of intimacy to the gallery with her small, spontaneous pieces that revolve around her travels in Europe. Oil painter, Janet Howard-Fatta, embraces light, color and her love of nature to create landscapes from the Hudson Valley area. Andrea Rosenfeld’s jewelry is made of eco-friendly, natural stones and materials that are Reiki cleansed to enhance their healing. Martha Traill Schaeffer’s delicate necklaces and earrings embrace the world around us by using nature castings of sterling silver and earthy stones. This exhibit encourages guests to buy local, give uniquely and celebrate the art of hand-made.
TraillWorks: Studio, Gallery, and Lesson space is located at 214 Spring Street, 1st Floor, in Newton, NJ, and is open Tuesday and Wednesday 12-6pm, 12-8pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sunday 11-4pm. The contemporary gallery features artist/owner, Jennie Traill Schaeffer’s paintings, drawings, and prints as well as original, artisan-made jewelry and art by emerging and established guest artists. TraillWorks offers art lessons and custom work, specializing in Wedding Cake Portraits. For additional information, please call 973-383-1307 or visit http://www.TraillWorks.com
Open Studio Tour 2011
In chaos we become the ocean.
It is that time of the year–Open Studios! Every other year Warwick participates in an Open Studio Event, every year new artists participate. The tour is FREE! You can get your map on-line here Or you can pick one up at the OCAC office in Sugarloaf. or I can drop one in the mail to you. It is nice to have the hard color copy at your fingertips.
Over 50 artists in the beautiful Hudson Valley!
The doors to studios will be open Saturday and Sunday Oct.22 & 23rd, 2011, 11AM-5PM. I’ll be doing a painting demo on both days at noon.
I am number 12 on the map.
Also, join us for the opening reception on Friday Oct. 21st, 6-8PM, at the Seligmann Homestead.
An Artists Inspiration: Landscapes of Warwick’s Village and Town
The plein-air series I created in May is finally hanging in the library. I am getting lots of interesting feedback about the work. I still think about the ones that did not get painted. I would like to do one on the weekend of September 28th of the Farmers Market in action. That is the one thing that is really missing from this exhibit. The Farmers Market is part of the heart of this town.
Solo Exhibit at the Albert Wisner Public Library
September 2011, the galleries at the Albert Wisner Public Libary in Warwick NY will feature my artwork, including early work, prints, drawings and paintings. Also, it will include the latest works from my cross country trip summer 2011. Check back here this summer, because I will be blogging about the trip. I hope to make it interesting for everyone.
Hooked on the Hook
Hooked on the Hook at Nyack Beach State Park
May 20-22nd, 2011
Friday 20th evening 5-8PM Tea Social -opening reception (with string duo/trio ensemble)
In honor of this years 40th anniversary of the Edward Hopper House Art Center AIP will also have a collection of Hopperesque works on display as well as other works inspired by nature in the parks.
Saturday 21st will be a paint out. 7AM-3PM (optional if you would prefer to manned a table, info below)
The Gallery and downstairs will open to the public from 7am-8pm
There will be prints, cards and other small items for sale by the artists
Sunday 22nd- The Gallery and downstairs will be open to the public from 9am-3pm
All artwork will be for sale. All sales from this event will go directly to the artists and the Palisades Park Conservancy .
Artists in the Parks at The Knickerbocker Ice Festival
The Knickerbocker Ice Festival, celebrates Rockland Lake’s history as the 19th century world’s ice-harvesting epicenter on January 29th and 30th, 2011 at Rockland Lake State Park in Congers, NY.
For the third year Artists in the Parks will be plein air painting and exhibiting at this event. These Artists will be bravely painting outdoors ,enduring the elements while capturing the essence of the landscape.
Hudson Valley Artist and AIP Vice President Bruce Thorn,e with awesome hat, painting at Rockland Lake in 2009.
In the 19th century painting outdoors gained its popularity. Just like Monet and Van Gogh, AiP members have to deal with paint freezing up on them in the cold. Luckily, now we have Columbia boots, hand warmers, portable easels, and squeezable paint tubes. “There is a mindfulness that happens when you look and feel and respond to the environment, being uncomfortable melts away and the process in front of you is all that is important.” stated Hudson Valley artist Janet Howard-Fatta.
The exhibit will be displayed in the main building at the north end of Rockland Lake. Some of the works will have been completed that weekend. A percentage of all the work sold will benefit the Palisades Interstate Park Conservancy, which Rockland Lake is a part of.
In just five years this community centered tribute to local history and art has become the largest special event in Rockland County, turning a sleepy Rockland Lake into a winter wonderland, and generating much needed tourism activity to the region.
Activities:
- See breathtaking eight block Knickerbocker Ice Sculptures by internationally recognized sculptors completed and ready for your People’s Choice vote by midday Saturday
- Venture down to the ruins of Knickerbocker Ice House #3 and see festival co-founder Robert Patalano’s 40 block sculpture “Blessing Our Sacred Waters”, his largest yet.
- Visit the ruins of the 19th Century Knickerbocker Ice Company and learn how the “pros” harvested ice
- See the history of Rockland Lake pictorially preserved in blocks of ice in the Knickerbocker Ice Gallery
- See “New York” art of famous Nyack-born painter Edward Hopper frozen in ice in a tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Edward Hopper House Art Center
- Crawl inside an authentic igloo and have a ball in the KIDZ Ice Park
- Dance to the music, a great chill breaker
- Heat yourself at warming stations, by the bonfire, and in Knick’s Canteen food court
Rockland Lake State Park is part of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, which administers 28 parks, parkways, and historic sites for the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in New York as well as the Palisades Interstate Park and parkway in New Jersey. For more information about New York State parks and historic sites, please visit www.nysparks.com and for more information about the Palisades Interstate Park parks and historic sites, please visit www.palisadesparksconservancy.org
Sat: 11:00 until Dark, Sun: 11:00-4:00 Ages: All Ages
Address: Rt 9W – 845-268-3020 Congers , NY 10989
For more information visit www.knickerbockericefestival.com
Art Journals at Collage Art Gallery
Four of my personal art journals will be part of a group exhibit at Collage Gallery in Warwick, NY, opening January 6th, 2011 6PM-8PM.
These little pocket art journals are 4” x 3.5″ and can fit in my back pocket. They are hand sewn together with a variety of papers. Every book and every page is unique. They were created in mixed media. You are welcome to pick them up and flip through them.
Collage opened its doors in October of 2010 and is located in Warwick, NY. Warwick is in the lower Hudson Valley, around 50 miles outside New York City.
What makes Collage unique is the fact that it is teamed up with Every Artist Together (E.A.T) and donates 30% of its profits to hunger. For instance this month E.A.T. will be making a donation to the Back Pack Snack Attack program. The Back Pack Snack Attack program provides back packs filled with food for children in need. These are children in our community who are on free or reduced fare meal plans through the school district and who very often don’t have enough to eat over the weekends when they are not in school. On Friday afternoon they receive a backpack to get them through the weekend, which they return on Monday morning.
Heide Moeller is proprietor and Artist Lisa Cullen is the Gallery Director. Both have a genuine enthusiasm and love of the work. Lisa Cullen stated” I WANT to connect people with art. When an artist pays a hanging fee they are making a contribution, to E.A.T., to the community and to the advancement of culture in Warwick.”
The gallery offers some fantastic paintings, photos, jewelry and more by its diverse local artists. Enjoy!
Collage is open Friday 4-8, Saturday 12-8, and Sunday 12-4, or by appointment. Collage is located at 24 Railroad Avenue. This exhibit will continue through the month of January.
Warwick Drawing Group 10th Anniversary Show
On Saturday, November 13, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at the historic Seligmann Estate, Sugarloaf, the Warwick Artists Group will exhibit a salon-style drawing show, including paintings & sculptures, inspired by the figure.
This diverse group of artists has been working with a live nude model, in a non-instructional session once a week. These drawing sessions create opportunities for the creative growth of artists local to Orange County. This exhibit celebrates their experience. The exhibit also aims to nurture a love, understanding, and respect for life drawing. Drawing is exercise for artists; to hones our skills. French-Danish Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro, remarked It is only by drawing often, drawing everything, drawing incessantly, that one fine day you to your surprise that you have rendered something in its true character.”
This drawing group was began over 10 years ago back at the Doc Fry, Warwick Valley Community Center by a group of artists, including Frederick Franck Franck local Warwick Artist, author renaissance man,. ” Since then it has met in various locations, with different mediators. Vernon Artist, Musician Chris Brune has been a long-time leader in keeping the group meeting each week.
When asked what she liked most about drawing, local Vernon artist and singer songwriter, Laura Birdsong said, “I love the moment when it becomes evident that I’ve captured the essence of the model on paper.” For Heidi Lanino Bilezikian, local Warwick Artist “My favorite moment is arriving at the Seligman house to join such a special group of artists to share in the art of drawing.”
“This is a show that represents what the present moment has to offer.” said Janet Howard-Fatta co-coordinator, “showing up the drawing session is always a new experience because the variables are always shifting, such as different models, poses, and materials. When drawing, I am present. I feel the energy, the light, the sensibility in my own body and breath; then it begins with a mark on paper and really looking, not just with my eyes.” Frederick Franck sited ”drawing is the discipline by which I constantly discover the world.”
Drawing sessions take place every Wednesday mornings from 10am – 12PM at the Seligmann Studio or inspired by these drawings. The group is always open to new members, for more information in participating in drawing contact Janet Howard-Fatta at jhfatta@gmail.com.
The exhibit admission is free and open to the public. Most artwork will be for sale. The Seligmann Studio, is located at 23 White Oak Drive, in Sugar Loaf. The show will remain open November 13th – Nov. 26th, 2010, weekends only, 11AM-4PM. There will be a closing reception: November 26th 2-5PM, 2010.
Everett, by Diane Ouzoonian, 2010, pastel
For further information about this event please contact:
Janet Howard-Fatta, 24 Overhill Lane, Warwick, NY 10990
845-544-2606 or jhfatta@gmail.com
