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Alain Khadem Vanitas still life painters of the 16th and 17th century had a remarkable ability to capture the impermanence of life on canvas. They employed a host of iconic objects ranging from pensive skulls and flickering candles to rotting fruit and fading flowers in order to compose vivid pictorial messages of remarkable complexity, eloquence and beauty that spoke of the profound futility of earthly existence. In my latest collection of still life imagery, I follow in the footsteps of great masters of the baroque period, harnessing the ambiguous meaning of objects and exploiting their semiotic value in order to compose elaborate visual riddles that not only evoke the fleeting qualities of time and the transience of life in general, but place the accent on the futility of modern life in particular.
Allan Simpson Allan Simpson is a Queens-based artist who works in oil, water color and printmaking mediums. He studied at the Art Student's League and the Printmaking Workshop in New York City. Much of his work reflects the skyline, bridges, harbors and rooftop views of the city, but he enjoys the ocean and shore views of Long Island as well. His work is in any collections and the one political statement he made as an edition of prints "Portrait of JFK" is in the Library of Congress, the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts.
Barbara Jo Kingsley My current charcoal and pastel drawings depict starkly rendered, surreal human forms floating in pitch black, or sometimes intense, orange voids of endless, ethereal space. In some pictures these pinkish, headless beings poke and jab at each other in antagonistic or humorous posturing. Sometimes they form an amorphous pile of orgasmic shapes. At other times they seem to form a single being, full of tension and confusion as it struggles within itself. Some of these surreal creatures crawl along like heavy mountains of body parts, burdened with their existence in a barren landscape. I draw spontaneously and intuitively with a model, developing these creatures as the model changes positions, creating the unexpected and humorous tensions that reflect the struggles and confusion of humanity. I then work on these sketches, shading in the figures, which become three-dimensional on flat backgrounds. As I work, I am constantly aware that as a species of incredible intelligence, we blunder along like headless creatures, blinded by our immediate concerns, and oblivious to impending threats to our earthly existence.
Bobbi Mastrangelo Bobbi Mastrangelo is internationally known for her “Grate Works.” She transforms manhole covers, sewers, and grates into artistic streetscapes. Her sculpture relief works appear so real that viewers wonder how she could even lift them to hang on a wall. Exquisite works on her handmade paper vary from little jewel-like mandalas to imaginative constructions incorporating bamboo, textural fibers and special effects.
Dan Hittleman In my images, I try to create a feeling of place and time so the observer sensually enters the scene. Images of animals, birds or flowers, I feel, should be portraits within their environment rather than just recorded images. My aim is to generate interest through “rhythms and echoes,” that is, through repeated and reoccurring patterns, and a sense of centripetal and centrifugal motion. When composing many images, I look for patterns that can become playful eye puzzles. Although the majority of my images are realistic and pictorial, some images are manipulated with photo editing software, thereby taking photography into a mixed media art form.
Ellen Hallie Schiff My paintings explore sexuality and emotional ambiguity. Gestural marks in bold colors interact with generous swaths of paint, knife scrapings and energetic oil-stick lines. The erotic and ambiguous is obvious in my paintings of the female figure, but I also see the male-female dialogue in groupings of lipsticks, high-heeled shoes, fruit or even just the pigment. I grapple with themes of power, control and exposure every time I paint.
Ennid Berger I think of art as a form of energy made visible – the energy of a moment in time, the energy of a model or a landscape, the energy of light or thought, or even the energy of the artistic process. Whether I create a painting, a photograph or an assemblage of both, I am looking to create a highly aesthetic work of art that, by metaphor or representation, reflects my fascination with energy. For several years, I worked in a traditional darkroom, employing human models and inanimate objects to create highly reductive Energy Prints©. These unique black and white photographic prints have great clarity and impact. Working with an artist’s model, my intent was to bring the concept of energy made visible to a contemporary take on figurative painting. I did this by analyzing and abstracting the model’s head and face, using line, color and brushstroke as variables in an ongoing discourse.
Evelyn Ramos As a Puerto Rican-American, the act of painting is both cathartic and a spiritual offering. In the past my work exemplified my personal, internalized wish-fulfillment for motherhood. The painstakingly pained hearts, with their "private voices" express anguish, wounds and psychological pain. Other dualities can be found in my work. On one hand, there is primal art-making, prompted by the subconscious. The unconscious speaks through archetypal symbols, and their use is a way of improvisation and the integral to the process of risk-taking. On the other hand, my works are anchored in technological processes through the use of photos that specify the material and life's realities. The use of text is an integral part of "visual language" that is means of staying committed to certain issues, such as the dangers and bondage of addiction, that are common to many people. Another important issue is the voicelessness of the Puerto Rican people. I use text in my imagery to articulate the unheard. Furthermore, be among the voices of the devastation of Aids has had on our communities- and it's not over yet. Puerto Rico is the back door to the Americans and how drugs have endangered our people.
Francine Corso Francine, a graduate of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (NYU), worked for the Grumman corporation testing software on the Lunar Module(LM), and worked with embedded software in avionics for various military aircrafts, has overcome so much to become the accomplished artist she is today. One afternoon she was found unconcious on her kitchen floor due to a massive brain hemorrage. Not expected to live, she not only fought for her life, but went on to gaining the ability to even drive. Her daughter bought her a box of pastels and paper one Christmas. even though Francine had no background in art, Francine enrolled in an art class and thus changed her life. Francine now studies with various artists, enters her work in exhibitions and has won many awards. "I try to make my art uplifting and inspiring, adding a little more beauty to my surroundings. I am a nature lover, animal rights activist, and tree hugger. I attempt to take simple images in nature and life, depicting them as a thing of beauty. I use color for not only decorative purposes, but an emotional effect.
Franco Jona I am a physicist now retired from the Department of Materials Science at SUNY Stony Brook. I have done some painting more or less all my life, but more intensely in the past several years. So far, I am doing exclusively watercolor and oil pastels.
Gunter Stern Gunter Stern has been involved in art and music throughout his life both as a painter, lyricist and vocalist. He studied art at Pratt Institute, Mexico City College and enjoyed an art scholarship to the Brooklyn Museum Art School. His paintings have appeared extensively on Long Island in many galleries including Mills Pond, Omni, Gallery North, and Elaine Benson. His works have been shown in museums such as The Heckscher, Parrish Art Museum, Islip Museum and the Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts. He has also been shown at the Adam Baumgold Gallery in New York. He is listed in the Catalog of American Portraits at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
Hattie Gershowitz As an artist, I am always looking for exciting and beautiful subject matter that will stir within the viewer some inspiration and excitement. Each painting is a set of problems to be solved;a study of values and shapes. Each land and seascape releases a new challenge. Color is used to heighten the quality of emotion, which is an integral part of my work. My purpose is to reveal the excitement and wonder of the beauty around us.
Irene Ruddock Irene Ruddock's love of beauty, color, and light enable her to express herself through oil, pastel, acrylic or watercolor paintings. 'Her means of creative expression evoke feelings of peaceful tranquility. Irene says of her work, "I try to capture an essence of light, happiness, and serenity in my paintings. The name Irene means peace, so I attempt to impart my love for the beauty of nature in a peaceful and serene way."
James Fischetti James Fischetti, a self-taught artist, has been showing his work in the Long Island area for the past 25 years. Working in several media, he primarily focuses on painting and photography. " I believe in working entirely from what my nervous system dictates to me at the moment of inspiration. Nature has its way of revealing what path to take at any given moment." With this philosophy in mind, Fischetti's work has taken many different paths, resulting in a broad body of work that attempts to defy easy categorization.
Jeanette Martone Awareness of the common linkage found in our humanity, the fragility of our cultures, and the vulnerability of those living the barest existence, teetering on the edge of life, inspires the foundation of my work. Since 1994 I have traveled to the Dominican Republic to participate in volunteer projects assisting the poor. Experiences there have contributed to the evolution of my art. As I depict my subjects, they are captured in a moment of time, revealing their inner grace and the beauty that can be found in the infinite details of their environment; the sun cracked earth, the drape of tired fabric, and the detritus of struggle. By limiting color, and emphasizing texture in my graphite drawings, attention is focused on the essential elements of the subject. Complex images are formed that are reminiscent of the protoplasmic origins of life we share. The simplicity and purity of pencil and paper lend an immediacy and intimacy to the work, creating an interconnectedness between the subject and viewer
Jennifer Drucker Born in NYC and currently residing on Long Island with her husband and three children, Jennifer received her first camera for her eighth birthday. She has been creating photographs ever since. Jennifer graduated with a BFA in photography from Long Island University in 1991 where she studied with Arthur Leipzig and Joan Powers. She was presented with the "Photography Award for Artistic Excellence" upon graduating. She received her MFA also at Long Island University in 2004 where she studied with Frank Dituri. Her work has been included in numerous exhibits in both the United States and Europe. She was recently included in an exhibition at the International Museum of Women in Art in Abruzzo, Italy where her work is now part of the permanent collection.
Jill A. Amorosano A Continuous exhibitor at Long Island venues, Jill Amorosano has had the opportunity to reconnect with painting; a longtime hobby of hers.As a native Long Islander she is not only an artist, but an educator.Some art classes that she teaches include 20tCentury Masters, Cartooning, Art Rocks, Plein Air, and Ukrainian Egg Workshops.Mrs.Amorosano holds a Bachelors Degree in History and Education and a Masters Degree in Liberal Arts.Her favorite medium to paint in is oil, but does not confine herself to this alone.She enjoys all kinds of art and experiments with a lot of bold colors in her pieces.These unique pieces encompass impressionism, surrealism, and folk art.Being an avid outdoors person a favorite subject matter of hers is nature and animals.She is currently accepting commissioned work.For more information please be sure to check out her webpage.
Joanna Bond I rely on what comes from within. I depend most on my inner self and the actual process of painting. I think everything one experiences, feels, hears, dreams and sees in a day comes out in your art somehow. I like my painting to have an immediacy, a freshness. My mode of working is that of spontaneous, immediate gesture.
John Filandro John attended Farmingdale A&T. Leaving before the first year ended. That was the extent of his formal training. His daughter had pursued an Art career at South Hampton College. John devoted his skills to her. She developed cancer and brain damage before completion. John would pre-sketch work for her at Art Therapy. Her teacher liked what he saw. After 45 years and no training he started again. That was late 2002. His realistic water color works are on permanent display at East End Seaport Marine Museum, St. Johnland Nursing Home, East End Lighthouse Preservation Association and STAC's web site. His art is seen in various Galleries on Long Island. Private collectors nation wide have his work. He strives to bring the viewer into the picture, around the corner or through the door with composition, color or negative space.
Jones, Al Al Jones was half of the international Acro/Balancing Act “THE TWO EARLS”. For many years, they performed in clubs and theatres all over the world, often sharing the bill with legendary Jazz singers and musicians. In 1980, he and his wife Sherrill left Paris and settled in Stony Brook to raise their four sons. Locally, he developed a second career in acting and has appeared in plays all over the Island from Far Rockaway to the Hamptons. He's continued to paint and has spent the past few years developing his collector’s series, “The Heart of Jazz”.
Joseph Fawcett Joseph Fawcett was born overseas and has been raised here in the United States. He is now 48 years old. While he was good at art throughout his schooling he was not exceptional to any ones estimations. For this reason he never pursued an art career and could not afford college to get better. He did excel in the special event industry where he owned his own company in Chicago, IL., for many years. He moved to Indiana where he also owned his own special event company and worked mostly in South Bend. After a number of difficult years dealing with the care and death of a dear friend, and with harsh cancer treatments, he decided to do something very different. He went to work on a Dude Ranch in Idaho, in the office. There he found the inspiration to sketch too much to contain. After returning to Indiana for the winter he decided to just sketch even badly, or just the fun of it. To everyone's amazement he was a lot better than he had ever been, even to himself. He continued to sketch and after returning to the Ranch the following spring he was encouraged to get prints and sell them. It has snowballed since then. After leaving the job at the Ranch he move to Smithtown, NY., with family to pursue an art career.
Joy Goldkind Saint James artist Joy Goldkind's interest in art is focused in the traditional and classical painters and photographers. As she studied photography it soon became clear to her that the early processes of technique and hands on crafts is what she loves to do. Her attention was turned to early pictorial images that led her to learn alternate processes. Goldkind prefers to work with Bromoil prints, as this method allows her the control over the image she desires.
Joyce Bressler Joyce Bressler graduated from the high school of Music and Art, received her BA in Art from Queens College and her MA in Art from UCLA. Joyce has been a resident of Commack for the past 40 years , having taught art full time on the secondary level, continuing (currently) education and privately in her studio. her work has appeared in several group shows throughout Long Island and Manhattan, as well as some one-woman shows. Joyce works with watercolor in the Alla Prima technique, painting directly on paper with out the use of pencil. This technique insures a spontaneous and fluid approach to her subject. Her main concern within her art is color and light, and their resulting interaction to form a kind of Lyrical Impression. Newsday has described her work as "A free search of line and spontaneous interpretation that holds the viewer".
Joycelyn Bila I am mostly a self-taught artist but studied under a master artist for several years. I paint mostly portraits and figures in oil and acrylic. I also paint in watercolor; flowers, plants and landscapes as well as do elaborate glass painting. I enjoy painting pets. I am truly inspired by the human face, and am especially drawn to the Native American People, many of whom I have had the honor to meet and paint over the years. The first painting shown is Caladiums in a Wicker Stand, a watercolor on paper. I loved the color and design of these exotic plants. The second painting is The Woman at the Well, an oil on canvas created especially for the Women's Enrichment Ministry of my church, for which I am the resident artist. I did not give the woman a face to show that this can be any woman. I am a Long Island native living with my husband, Nick who, along with our two grown daughters, give me great inspiration. My work has been shown locally and at Mills Pond House Gallery.
Julia Adams Julia Adams is an artist, working in her studio on Long Island. She is a surrealist, combining reality and fantasy, as her vibrant imagination dictates. Color is a very important part of her work. Recently, she has created a cycle of paintings in blue, a color which she regards as universal and beautiful, and a color which provides a special, subtle intensity. Julia is inspired by nature, with her greatest inspiration being trees, a subject which frequently appears in her paintings.
Katherine Hiscox Katherine Hiscox taught art for many years in a special school for adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems. She brought a background of art education, special education and art therapy together to formulate a program that benefited many students. Eight years ago, she left teaching to focus on her work as an artist. She can be seen locally painting the harbors, marshlands and gardens of Long Island. Katherine also enjoys drawing and painting the figure and looks to capture gestures and body language. Her work can often be seen in local exhibitions. Katherine has received awards for her watercolors and is pleased to have her artwork in several collections and beautiful homes on Long Island.
Kyle Blumenthal I am a native of Long Island, NY. I hold an MFA and an MA in Painting from C.W. Post College.I received my BFA in Painting and Art Education from Pratt Institute, and I attended the High School of Art and Design in NYC. As a professional painter, with my own company, I wear many hats.I work as an Illustrator, a Fine Artist, a Stage Designer, an Art Educator, and Display Artist. My work has been represented in the New York Times as well as other publications. My paintings convey a message of hope and enlightenment, and my subjects echo their spiritual identity through the use of forms, patterns, media, light and color. I have taught on all levels, from elementary school children to the advanced college student. I have taught young teachers how to be great teachers, nurtured young creatives from their childhood years through graduate school.I have counseled and advised students of all ages, and made myself available to art students for advice in the arts and life, as I continued to pursue my career as an artist. My works have been collected and commissioned, reviewed in major publications, and exhibited in New York, Long Island and Canada. I have served as a part-time Lecturer and counterpart for the Director of the Arts at Empire State College, Long Island Center. As an instructor for many years at Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, I continue to share my knowledge with Pre-College age students, as I pursue my work in light, design, color and form. My life is steeped in the arts as I experiment through various media, and I encourage the viewer to contemplate and interact with my paintings. My desire is to show the spiritual side of life through visual form.
Laura Goetz Laura Goetz is a painter and an illustrator. She received a Bachelors Degree in Illustration from, The School of Visual Arts in NY. Laura has a keen eye for details, and her watercolor paintings capture the heart and emotions of people and animals. Her work has been published in magazines, books, and film, as well as been exhibited in galleries nationwide. Laura Goetz presently has a painting with the Society of Illustrators traveling group exhibition, “You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby” curated by Murray Tinkelman. Goetz recently had three paintings in STAC’s 2007 Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, at the Mills Pond House Gallery juried by Amy Smith-Stewart. Laura works at her studio, in Islip.
Lauren Koch When I was 11 years-old, living on Long Island, I had a Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Video Camera. My sister and I made 10-minute movies with dramatic plots acted out through Barbie dolls. My passion for capturing images actually began much younger, in elementary school. I was infatuated with the Polaroid camera, taking still shots of my toys in staged scenarios and labeling each one with a different title. Looking back, I think that as a child I used the camera lens to frame my understanding of the world; to better understand human relationships and my sense of belonging. I became interested in SLR photography during my last semester as an undergraduate psychology student. In an introductory black and white (B&W) course, I produced my first serious work. It involved passionately applying face paint on my subjects and myself, designing costumes, and posing in a staged primeval forest setting. From this experience, I realized that through photography I could shape my vision of the world and engage in the creative process of visual cultural production. My photography has greatly developed since I was a child, what remains is my preference for creating work that is more theatrical than documentary in style. My photography explores concepts of gender, identity and authenticity of human emotion using traditional techniques (analog B&W and color photography) as well as digital imaging.
Leni Friedland Leni Friedland is an award winning artist who lives in Mt. Sinai. She is passionate about her art and paints in various styles accommodating her ongoing creativity. Color and composition are a big part of her work no matter what medium or design. Her big portion of her landscapes are taken from photos of Long Island, or on site painting outings. Her abstract work is all from her creative ability to take an image changing it to a creative endeavor. Leni loves watercolor and acrylics equally, and even does multi-media artwork. Most of her art is sold at outdoor venues and from her in-home-gallery, which can be visited by appointment. She can be reached at (631) 928-8564 or her work and show schedule can be seen at her website.
Leonora Retsas Leonora holds a Masters Degree in Architecture from Syracuse University's program in Florence, Italy. She presently lives and works in New York City and has exhibited her work throughout the United States. Trained and working as an architect, she begins each work with a base of brown pigment, in reference to the earth upon which an edifice is constructed. Over the foundation of earth tones, she builds layers of medium in hues of blue, cool whites and pale natural colors, creating images of spatial depth, reflections, and the appearance and disappearance of forms. Through her art, she explores the intersection of structure and nebulous space, the contrast between repetition and spontaneity, and the confluence of the constructed and the organic. At once ephemeral and earthy, Leonora Retsas' monoprints embody the confrontation and union of nature and fabrication, with imagery reflecting the precisely defined forms of modern industrial reproduction, and the imprecision and unpredictability of the natural and the wild.
Liza Lambertini Liza Lambertini is a self taught artist that has been drawing and painting since early childhood. Her mother passed to her a love, through stories, of the fairy folk and "little people". She shared a passion for the silhouette art form with her grandmother that later on in her life lead to the creation of Silhouette Fairy Art with lovely backgrounds that accentuate each art work. During her childhood Liza would go out and search for fairies. Along the journey she discovered a passion for wildlife and all of nature's beauty. This passion lead her to explore diverse mediums to create a feeling of positive and uplifting artwork. The bodies of art cover the beloved and traditional silhouette art form that each have special stories or poetry, fairy houses created from materials found within the forest, becoming magical sculptures that capture the imagination, hand sculpted miniature teapot's and other diverse things that fairies may need,to her lovely paintings made miniature for portraiture that hang within some of these fairy homes. Her deep love and appreciation of nature are reflected within each and every piece of the diverse spectrum of Liza's art. Liza has shown at the Centereach Middle Country Library, Art for Progress in NY and The Mills Pond House Gallery. Her artwork was featured on Holiday invitations for Red Feather Studios first opening exhibit and show.
Louis Chicorelli For the past forty years, I have divided my creativity between music and art; I am now retired from music and am devoting all my energy to art.Each subject I choose to paint will end up in a different style based on my emotional, physiological and visual surroundings at the time of inception. Oil, Acrylic, and Pastel are my favorite mediums to use.I have studied at the Art Student League and with my brother, a graduate from Pratt.My art has been exhibited at the Salmagundi Art Club NYC, Javitts Art Center NYC, AALI, Mills Pond House Gallery and I have been honored to win several prizes.I feel blessed to see, feel and think as an artist.
Lynda Lehmann Lynda Lehmann has worked as a commercial artist/graphic designer. Her art-related interests are photography, painting, digital art, and fiction writing. She has written several YA sci fi novels and short stories with earth stewardship and feminist themes. Lynda's photography leans towards abstraction, while her paintings tend to be highly stylized or abstract.
Marlene Weinstein My goal is to create a visual world in which the ordinary becomes captivating and unexpected. I strive to create images that exceed the boundaries of our vision by blending realism and imagination.Through the camera, I pursue with both joy and frustration that which is usually temporary.
Michael Parisi Michael Parisi of Port Jefferson specializes in commission work for people and pets. A member of the Portrait Society of America, he has had extensive education in art, and graduated from the Manhattan Institute of Drafting and Design, and the American Art School. Michael is on the Gallery Committee of the Brookhaven Arts & Humanities Council. He has had various exhibits across Long Island and is regularly invited to do demo shows at private parties, hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants and art groups. He teaches adult and children’s portrait classes in charcoal, oil or pastels. Michael has loved art all his life; in fact, he calls art his passion. In his career, he has completed over 5,000 portraits and has a special love for Long Island landscape.
Nancy Wernersbach Happy is the word admirers and collectors often use to describe Nancy Wernersbach's artwork. Her nature-inspired oil and watercolor paintings are windows to the outdoors and create quiet spaces and beautiful places for viewers to enjoy wherever they are displayed.
Nicholas J.Valentino Attending Parsons School of Design gave me the skills and confidence to pursue my craft. Self-taught, I have been using my own techniques to create more contemporary pieces. I like to work with mixed media and “throw-away” items. My passion is creating a new spin on automotive parts. They now have a new life and purpose.
Nora Stark Since early childhood, drawing and painting has been Nora Stark’s means to interpret life experience. Stark grew up in Belgium and painted the costal seashore as her first attempt to record nature. Her first formal training in art was in Belgium. She attendedL’Ecole Royale des Beaux Arts in Brussels. Stark also studied at the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts. Stark worked as a free-lance artist while bringing up her three children. Much of the influence of Nora’s art projects comes from her reading of Greek myths and visits to collections of Greek art. Another important influence in her creative artwork came from travels in New Mexico and Arizona and appreciation of the works of the Southwest Indians. Ms. Stark was trained at L'Ecole Royale des Beaux Arts in Brussels, and the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts. She has exhibited her work at the Detroit Institute of Art, Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and other venues in New York State.
Patty Schwarz A native of Philadelphia, Patty comes from a family of talented artists in both painting and music. She studied in Manhattan, with the great watercolorist, Eleanor Segur and workshops with many notable artists.
Piper R. Lyman Piper R. Lyman is currently the Creative Director of StudioPiper, a graphic design firm specializing in creating corporate marketing and promotional materials. StudioPiper has recently been awarded four "American Graphic Design Awards" for excellence in communication and graphic design from Graphic Design USA and two awards for "American Graphic Design Awards" for excellence in packaging design. Piper is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design where she received a BFA in Graphic Design.
Rain Skye Haunted by the Holocaust, the work reflects my sadness.
Rasma Kupers Dos Born in Latvia, Rasma Kupers Dos came to United States in 1949. She was educated at University of Minnesota, B.F.A. Studied printmaking with Malcolm Meyers, painting with Cameron Booth, Walter Quirt, Louis Schanker; and photography with Allen Downs. After a year abroad (1960) and post-grad studies in Paris (1963 & 1964) at Atelier 17 with S.W.Hayter in printmaking, painting with Henri Goetz and life drawing at Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. Rasma participated with Methode Bedard, a collective experimental group, culminating in an exhibition, “Towards a New Golden Rule” at the Musee d’Art Moderne, September 1964. She is presently active with two watercolor groups, Night Heron Artists, New Village Watercolor Group, and life drawing group at SUNY-Stony Brook. In 50’s & 60’s exhibited prints, oil paintings, and theatre design with University of Minnesota, Midwest Students in Iowa and experimental group of artists in Paris, France. Recently participated in group exhibits with watercolor paintings, juried photography shows at STAC – Mills Pond House, w/c paintings at Cultural & Educational Center, Stony Brook, PJAC- art show at Jefferson Ferry, PJ Country Club and local libraries.
Rick Mundy An artist of tremendous diversity, Rick Mundy is very accomplished in transparent watercolors. He has had 21 of his works published as front covers and has won an Award of Merit for front cover design from Manhattan Arts International. For two consecutive years he has received the award for the best front cover for a neighborhood publication in the state (NYS Press Association). Rick has had his art favorably critiqued in The New York Times, NYC Galleries, and Artspeak International; and utilized by Distinction Magazine, The Encyclopedia of Living Artists, Boating World, and other publications. His publisher, GOG, distributes Rick's work worldwide. His website www.rickmundy.com has been chosen as "One of the Top Businesses of the Year" (LICVBSC). Demonstrating this diversification, he has a series of nine tropical paintings that resemble 1200 to 1500 mosaic tiles in each, one of which is shown below. His highly textured African series of 8 works is another of the unusual styles that he has created, one of which is also shown below. Back home of Long Island however, he is best know for his local landscapes and seascapes.
Roberto Perinuzzi Roberto Perinuzzi is an accomplished artist who has won numerous awards. He was born in Italy where he enjoyed an early education in art school. He studied for several years under an impressionist teacher who would inspire him for the rest of his life. Roberto creates his work with patience intricacy fascination, and with a meticulous technique he manages to bring forth to life what he feels. He captivates the viewer with his geometric shapes his use of color and composition. With all this he tries to show objects that are not of this world but the world in his mind.
Russ Pizzuto Mr. Pizzuto was born in New York and attended school on Long Island. He studied under fine artists and earned his masters degree. Currently, Russ is a docent at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington and a member of the Wet Paints Art Club of Sayville.Russ generally paints non-objective abstract expressionist works. Russ’s greatest critic is his wife Majorie, who has a great eye for the nuisances when looking over work. Russ often uses acrylic because it works wet on wet and is a fast drying medium that facilitates color overlaying. Russ constantly explores color contrasts in his work. Russ has exhibited extensively at many multi media art forums and shows on Long Island, most recently at Captain Hawkins House Restoration in Jamesport, Long Island. Russ has been the recipient of numerous awards.
S.H. Post S.H. Post, author of SAMSARA MOON, is a graduate of the City University of New York with a post-graduate degree from Adelphi University. He is a listed POETS & WRITERS author maintains an active presence in the literary and arts world through The Small Press Center, the Hudson Valley Writers’ Center and the Northport Arts Coalition and the Smithtown Township Arts Council among others. Some of his appearances across 7 states include the Huntington Book Revue, Molloy College, Adelphi University and NY City’s Small Press Book Fair.
Shain Bard People often point to my paintings and say they know that place.That is the nicest thing they could say to me, because then I know I have struck a chord in them, and yet, while they are somehow familiar with the territory, they are also "seeing" it for the first time.It is, of course, as much of an internal place as well as external. Nature and art are within and without us, something close to what I would call "home". It is those moments when we most fully connect to our surroundings, those held-breath moments, that I am interested in. I also see the idiosyncratic forms of nature as instruments in an orchestra, and light as the conductor. I am a conduit of that light as I create my compositions.
Shawn Sullivan Shawn Sullivan is a Painter-Fine Artist living in Franklin Square,Long Island. He was born in 1957 in Sacramento, California. He holds a Bachelor's in Fine Art from C.W. Post, a Masters in Fine Art from Brooklyn College and he recently completed three years of study at the Long Island Academy of Fine Art, a private studio. Shawn has a long history of exhibiting his work and currently shows with local and national galleries. Shawn's style of painting is "Painterly Realism" based on classical principles. His favorite artists are Vermeer, Chardin and Jacob Collins. Shawn paints still-lifes, landscapes and portraits, strictly from life, never from photographs.
Susan Carney Susan Carney holds a BA in English. She is a self-taught artist who began shooting photographs about two years ago when she received her first camera as a gift.
Susan Demmet The subject matter of my watercolor paintings and pencil drawings is of prebirth, birth and the events that follow in abstract and fantastical visuals. Hands, coiling cords, embryos, flowers, light and explosions reveal a psychobiography of my early life. Implied in my work is the presence of bodies with their references to generations past and present. My paintings trace the emotional and physical connections between my siblings, parents and important relatives from both my adoptive and biological families. Inherent in my work are the universal feelings of abandonment, confusion, growth and renewal. We are born into existence as innocent babies from a mother's womb. Most babies stay with their biological parents, whereas others are sent to consanguine relations. As well a baby may be adopted or sent to foster care. The placement may be glorious or it may be wrong. The baby is blameless. How do these early events relate to our lives and how will our responses affect future generations? I have been painting most of my life; it is a freeing and therapeutic process, which restores and heals me. I have been exploring these issues since graduating from NYU with a BFA in painting. It is my wish that my work presents to the viewer a pathway to remember and to feel the quality of early life and that the viewer has the opportunity to reflect more deeply on his/her own beginning with all its implications and realities.
Susan Tiffen In brief, I grew up on Long Island, have a classical art education, originally a potter. I've always taken lots of photographs but not as I do now. Please stop by my website to see my work.
Susanne Johnson Susanne Johnson is a Long Island based fine art photographer. Her photographs are passionate reflections of the inner-self and emotions.Her vision captures the beauty of her subjects while maintaining an artistic expression. Susanne holds a B.F.A. in Photography and is currently working on her Masters Degree in Fine Art at C.W. Post Long Island University. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and China. She is a member of several professional groups including Professional Women Photographers, College Art Association and the Society for Photographic Education.
Tom Romeo Winner of grants from the America the Beautiful Fund and New York State Council of the Arts, as well as recipient of both the Suffolk County Film Commission and Telly Awards, Tom Romeo has been recognized for his work as a 'storyteller' who's choice of medium has always fit his choice of subject. As a writer, photographer, digital artist, producer, poet and performer, he immerses himself in both topic and technique to create beautiful images in real life and in the mind and soul of the viewer. A devotee of film photography/chemical darkroom and analog video shooting and editing, the move to the digital realm in both these media excited his imagination and set him off on an exploration which led him to the 'Modigraph' - a word of his own creation which describes his body of work consisting of digitally MODIfied photo.
William Pardue William Pardue discovered he could draw at the age of nine. Growing up during the last gasp of the great illustrators, the period of Norman Rockwell and the last years of activity for Maxfield Parrish, he vowed that illustration would be his profession.After leaving the Air Force, he intended to go to New York to attend the Art Students League, but instead joined a local amateur theatre group in his home town and became smitten with theatre. He did go to New York, but to become a professional actor and director. He occasionally designed sets to keep his hand in the visual arts.After a long career in the theatre he returned to his original love – painting. He has exhibited widely on Long Island and in NYC, winning a number of awards. His work is in collections around the world.Currently, he is doing murals. One was recently installed in the Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Westchester, and he is designing another for the Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan.