An Illinois native, born in the town of Rushville in 1976, Aaron Seckman has studied art his entire life. It is a passion and a vital driving force sustaining his spirit and fueling his growth as a human being. Aaron is working to develop his unique point of view as a representational artist by building […]
ARTIST’S STATEMENT I believe in art for everyone and not just for the critic. An image which does not require a description to be understood. An image which will stay with you, which has many layers, that you keep coming back to. I believe in a pursuit of excellence, in the traditional craft of painting. […]
SATURDAY only The subject of my work – the architecture and landscape of the urban/suburban environment – is for me a potent reflection of the lives we live. Much of what I depict is in plain sight, but it is often deliberately or unconsciously overlooked. I work only from direct observation, usually doing watercolors, drawings […]
I am drawn to painting desserts for their enticing textures, shapes, and colors that seduce you with mouth-watering rewards. However, since I can’t eat sweets like I used to, my personal relationship with food and decadent treats has evolved. Recently I have been experimenting with the juxtaposition of broccoli and other vegetables with sweets in […]
The titles of the works, which are suggestive of allegorical content, serve as introductions to the images narrative. My aim is to engage the viewer in both the title’s verbal association and it’s visual analogy. My hope is that the work will provide both surface and metaphorical readings that will connect the idea with […]
CANCELLED Classical Narrative Painter Camie Salaz lives in Tarrytown with her husband, a fellow painter, and their two sons. She exhibits her work in Boston and New York and creates large paintings as Public Works for Arts, Community and Cultural Centers. Exhibitions 2017 – Booth Gallery, The New Baroque, […]
Carol Herd-Rodriguez imposes a deliberate lens of childlike wonder in her process. She maintains that everyone has a limitless potential to perceive the ordinary as extraordinary. Through keeping a focus on the beauty found in memories of what has been and dreams of what may be, the process and the work becomes a meditation on […]
“If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.” Marc Chagall I took a 34 year break from art as I pursued a successful career as a corporate executive. I returned to painting in 2010. As I picked up my paintbrushes again, I realized that my art was not […]
Constanza has lived in Chile, México and the United States. The folklore, nature, culture and weather of each of these countries that were her beloved homes, have cause a great impact on the artist sensibilities toward her Art. Her painting is direct, immediate and speak directly to emotion, with no intellectual or rational interference. Trained […]
Much of my work is painted on site in the spirit of Courbet and Van Gogh. The larger studio pieces are contemplative visions of river waters nourishing and flushing human infrastructure, with river creatures mirroring our physical and psychological health. I’m trying to foster wildness in the late industrial age. I live in Hastings-on-Hudson and […]
Elizabeth de Bethune is a figurative/representational (sometimes) painter/drawer/printmaking, who frequently works back and forth between media and materials. Much of her work combines collage as well. Although mostly “realistic”, her work plays back and forth between illusion and surface. A recent series involves images of people looking at art, painted upon heavily collaged surfaces. The […]
I love to paint. I am drawn irresistibly to the landscape, to its forms and colors and particularly its light, which varies so dramatically throughout the day and throughout the seasons. Beauty is always an important consideration. I cannot paint a subject unless I see something beautiful in it, something that makes me grateful to […]
Emily Denise is a student at the Grand Central Atelier, where she is receiving a rigorous training in figurative drawing and painting. She is a life long lover of art, and has additionally taken classes at the Arts Student League of New York, SUNY Purchase, and Westchester Community College. She has also pursued the mentorship […]
Born: England, UK Education: BA (Hons) History of Art and Design Former Life: Foreign Rights Director, Marvel Comics (UK) Present Life: Artist and Arts Educator (USA) Artist’s Statement: I paint from direct observation intuitively selecting, magnifying and playing with the transition of the solid object into a 2 dimensional form. Painting for me is both […]
SATURDAY only My paintings and multi-media collage are born of curiosity about the world traveled, coupled with the world I can create. Besides responding to architecture, I am also responding to my relationship to my near daily commute into Grand Central Terminal. New York’s architecture provokes and induces thought; emotions are aroused by looming buildings, […]
BA and MA in Art and Education from Brooklyn College. Post graduate studies, N.Y.U, The Art Students League, and The Pastel Society of America. Taught Art in Cincinnati, NYC and Westchester Pubic Schools. Teaching painting and pastels to retired NYC teachers since 2010. Founded and directed The River Gallery, Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y. from 1974 to 1989. […]
I am interested in visual subjects exploring authenticity and identity, feminism and destruction. I am curious about the constructs of creativity in bilingual cultures and the limits of language in different cultures. I am disturbed by injustice, and my response was to create a depiction of language’s potential ambiguities. Language is power, and lack of […]
UPDATE: SUNDAY ONLY: 11AM-3PM Ken Salaz was born in 1970 in southern California and spent his youth living in numerous locations with his family including Mexico, the Southwest United States and the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky and West Virginia. His ancestral heritage is a rich blend of Native American and Irish. As a child and […]
I strive to express what is within each sitter and to create a portrait that a viewer can feel. I was trained at the Art Students League of New York where I received a certificate of completion in Painting. kumikobuller.com Irvington Historical Society, 131 Main Street, Irvington, NY SaveSave SaveSave
My work explores dreams, memories and the passage of time using found images and thin transparent layers of acrylic paint. Distorted, altered and rewritten is how I prefer to approach the past; time always changes our perceptions of life. Collage has been a favorite medium of mine for forty years. Using fragments of images from […]
I am a local artist who is inspired by color and light. I have studied at Pratt Manhattan and with local artists. I look at both contemporary and historic artists for inspiration. 135 James St. Hastings, NY 10706
Neil Lavey was born in New York City in 1958, and grew up in Dobbs Ferry N.Y. He graduated Cooper Union 1981; He worked in advertising for 12 years before returning to fine art. His mediums include drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and Photoshop. He has had some great teachers and mentors over the years; including […]
After painting in Central Park, at the South Street Seaport, and doing copies and gallery scenes in the Metropolitan Museum, I came up to the Rivertowns and fell in love with them. My art technique is traditional oil painting with an emphasis on color, light, and emotional nuance. I studied painting at a variety of […]
For years I have been taking photographic notes that serve as a collective library of imagery to draw upon when creating paintings. The light always has this extraordinary way of changing the reality of what I am photographing, always suggesting transformation and a sense of an extended moment in time. The objects that catch this […]
An award winning artist, Saavedra holds a MA from New York University and a BA from UMASS Boston. He attended the Sorbonne and the IEP in Paris and is currently an Art Faculty member at The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry. He has been exhibiting in Westchester and Manhattan since 1999 and has been teaching since […]
Since 1991 Upstream has been a unique community of arts professionals whose members work together cooperatively to maintain a unique exhibition space. Artist members look to Upstream as a venue for experimentation, mutual support and artistic growth. The gallery embraces all fine arts media and all styles from realism to abstraction. Upstream is an established […]