Joan Mentzinger’s interest in painting developed after high school. Born in Glen Head, NY, Joan worked as a cardiac technician at a Long Island hospital. This is where she discovered the magnificent body of work by John Singer Sargent and found herself intrigued by other painters such as John Carlson, Willard Metcalfe, Emile Gruppe and…
Sunil’s style is semi-abstract expressionism, combining the beauty of the natural world with the expressive elements of abstraction. This style gives him the freedom to add emotions, feelings and ideas to what he sees and express them using meaningful lines, forms and colors. He uses bold strokes, bubbles and scribbles to represent the emotional activities of the…
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…
“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…