Robert Cue Gerhards has garnered a number of skills in his 40 years of being a woodworker, finisher, luthier, and musician. His impact on the arts industry can be greatly attributed to his custom-made guitars, each one being an envisioned design by himself and his customers. “The beauty of the wood, the tones it can…
John Reinhardt was born in NYC and traveled throughout Vermont and nearby states growing up. In the 1980’s, he settled on the N.Y. side of the Berkshires in Columbia County where he has lived ever since and has his studio. John studied art and painting techniques over the years with multiple instructors both of regional…
Join us Friday, August 26, 2022 at 6- 8 PM for an evening of art and musical performance by Reese Fulmer and The Carriage House Band! This reception features the Summer Hues exhibition with artists Rinaldo Skalamera, Mireille Duchesne, Kim Do and Anne Johann. The show will also include new works by American Romanticist artist,…
Join us Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 4 – 6 pm for an afternoon of art and musical performance by Saxophonist, Anthony Michael! Saxophonist, Anthony Michael plays mostly as a solo performer covering several musical genres including Smooth Jazz, Traditional Jazz, Classic R&B, Soul, Pop, Bossa Nova and 50’s Instrumentals. He currently sits in with…
“To paint is to show a secret part of who you are.” As a child, Christine Frisbee was enthralled with art. Coming from a large family, the environment in which we live and how we live our lives is of upmost importance in Christine’s mind. She is conscious of how we speak and react to…
For Abstract Expressionist painter Naomi Blum, landscapes have been the major subject of her paintings. Naomi’s inspiration stems from the natural beauty and wilderness of the Catskills. Naomi received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting and Art Education from the College of New Rochelle. Her shows have ranged from a solo exhibition at…
Barry DeBaun was born in Brooklyn, NY, raised in Long Island and then moved to the Catskills at age ten, where he still resides. With the beauty of the mountains surrounding him and his early exposure to the ocean, his inspiration comes from his love of nature. Poetic landscapes, sensitive figures, realistically rendered still life…
Born in Pennsylvania, H.M. Saffer II launched his career by exhibiting his art at a public art show at the tender age of six. Upon graduation from Temple University in 1965, he traveled to Paris, France to enroll in graduate economics courses. Concurrently, HM’s path took a different twist, as he soon leveraged his musical talent…
Rinaldo Skalamera was born in Croatia. As a young artist, he began to draw and paint the picturesque surroundings of his homeland. He later moved to the United States with his family and continued to draw inspiration from the old towns and fishing boats he remembers from Croatia. In 1975, Rinaldo entered a contest and…
Loreen Oren has a fascination with patterns, unintentionally created by random forces of nature. The pattern emerges from shadows and light reflections of winter trees on snowy ski slopes, a mirror-like effect caused by water-filled rice patties, or the rhythm of the tidal dance, carving ripples into the sand. The repetition of lines creates a…