In Zane York’s work, focus falls mostly to oddities, animals, and entomology. They are not necessarily pretty things, not necessarily ugly things, but intensely visual things. Themes of mortality, anthropomorphism, perceived beauty, and transience always seem to be exercised. The complex and conflicting state of these subjects provide his motivation; a bird’s skull, all at…
Lisa Lebofsky is a nomadic plein air painter, collaborating with nature and people. She paints the susceptibility of nature, correlating its restlessness with our own human vulnerabilities. Her direct participation with the landscape is vital to imbue a painting with the energy of a specific place, so that viewers can connect viscerally: to move, excite…
Allison Russo is a visual artist who lives and works in New York. Before studying painting, Allison ran a graphic design firm, Alleycat Design, Inc., specializing in book design. For the past ten years, she has been focusing on learning a variety of art genres, including painting, pottery, and digital photography. Allison holds a B.S.…
Kseniya Ostrovska was born in Ukraine and lived in various places throughout the United States before settling down in NYC to complete her studies. Originally focusing on printmaking, she developed an appreciation of line and texture in the natural world, the movement and chaos inherent in natural processes. With the start of the pandemic, Kseniya…
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…
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…