August Artist of the Month

              Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Library

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibit: EBB & FLOW

Show Dates: August 1st-30th

 

Katori Walker & Evan Bishop

    EBB & FLOW is not just the title of one of the paintings, it is the rhythm of life. Katori Walker and Evan Bishop chose this title as it represents their 11-year journey as artists. Since 2014, this creative couple has immersed themselves in the art scene of Yonkers and beyond. They have much in common such as, their love of art, commitment to serving others and they even share the same birthday, March 20th. Like the sign Pisces, they represent a perceived duality that is actually a oneness. This body of work is a celebration of their artistic union through their individual expressions.

    Katori Walker is a poet, playwright, self taught multi-media artist, spoken word performer, muralist, a Scholastic Inc. children’s author, art educator and in her spare time enjoys reading poetry at open mics . She was born in NYC and was raised in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, and feels that her Caribbean background has contributed to her love of bright colors and textures. Katori wrote her first play AJUMA “A Journey U Make Alone” in 2019 and it became a highly acclaimed piece about intergenerational family issues, and is currently working on another.
    She also teaches ARTSPEAK/FPTP workshops as a guest of Yonkers Poet Laureate Golda Solomon and during the pandemic collaborated with other artists to create the zoom platform Art4Wellness, a free way for artists from around the world to interact and create art while listening to a live DJ spin vinyl records. In addition to Art4Wellness Katori co created the 100 Words of Wisdom art exhibit which involved the body art and photography of 141 seniors. Katori is passionate about making seniors feel seen and heard within the community. Katori is also passionate about the voices of children and believes that “children are treasures that need to be nurtured with inspiration and positively empowered” and teaches children’s workshops for various ages and makes what is called “happy art” with her Katori Kids illustrations.
    Over the years, Katori has curated art shows and her art work has been in various galleries and venues within the tri-state area. She also collaborated in 2020 with two other female artists to create a title wall at the Yonkers Hudson River Museum in an exhibit called “Woman to the Fore”.
Katori has received many awards and accolades over the years including most recently the YWCA Spirit of a Woman Leadership Award, the African American Heritage Award from The Yonkers AAHC, the NCNW Changemakers Award from The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Inc. Westchester Section and has a day named after her by the Westchester Board of Legislators.

    Evan Bishop is a professional artist who has relocated from his birthplace in the Bronx to the Yonkers to continue beautifying and empowering communities with his art. He is the recipient of multiple grants and has received proclamations from the Yonkers Mayor, County Legislators, and New York State Senators for his unique and engaging community art projects. 
As a curator, Evan has produced several exhibitions in New York City and Yonkers including the Hip Hop Heroes exhibit at the Hudson River Museum that celebrated the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop Culture. This year, Evan curated a mural festival that hosted 15 professional muralists in the historic Carpet Mills Arts District. Muralists came to the festival from as far as England to participate. As a muralist himself, Evan has beautified walls, and business gates throughout Yonkers, Harlem and the Bronx for over three decades. 
    As a teacher, he used his passion for comic books to empower his students to explore non-violent resolutions to social issues that matter to them. This initiative led to him producing Yonkers Comic Con, an annual event where thousands of fans, cosplayers and families gather to celebrate all things relating to comic books. In 2024, Katori Walker, Evans' artistic counterpart, actively participated alongside him in the 2nd annual Yonkers Comic Con. This event attracted 4,000 people to the Yonkers RiverFront Library. Evan is currently the Executive Director of Yonkers Arts, a progressive nonprofit organization that is at the forefront of engaging and impactful programming and exhibitions in Yonkers.

To see more of their artwork go to www.320Arts.com

KATORI'S ARTWORK

SHE IS ME

16"x20" Mixed media on canvas

Not for sale

FRIENDS FOREVER

16"x20" Acrylic on canvas

Not for sale

TIME'S FOUNTAIN IN THE TIGER GARDEN

30"x15"  Digital collage on canvas

$250

For more of Katori's work follow her on Instagram

@WalkerKatori

@320Arts

EVAN'S ARTWORK

FLOW

24"x20"  Digital art print with acrylic embellishments on canvas (Limited edition)

$300

FIRE DANCE

20"x16"  Digital art print with acrylic embellishments on canvas (Limited edition)

$300

EBB & FLOW

16"x20"  Digital art print with acrylic embellishments on canvas (Limited edition)

$300

For more of Evan's work follow him on Instagram

@EvanBishopArt

@320Arts

 

July Artist of the Month

              Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Library

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibit: Kaleidoscope

Show Dates: July 1st-31st

 

Pradeep Gupta

My artistic practice is influenced by Eastern philosophy. Putting colors and intuitive marks on the canvas is like a meditative process to me. My art pieces are simple, abstract, and minimalistic in nature with a focus on texture and materiality. Through the careful layering and manipulation of these elements, artworks become an expression of mindfulness and serenity.

Never, ever do I think about what others expect or want, or what will sell; but rather I look at my time in my studio as a process of discovery. I identify who I am with my artwork, in other works, I love the work, the experience of making each art piece.

For more information go to https://pradeep-gupta.com

Contact me at pradeep_1961@yahoo.com

Follow my Instagram @pradeep9174855571

PG 122

13" x 13" Acrylic on stretched canvas

$375

One for the Road

24" x 24" Acrylic on stretched canvas

$875

The Cross of Change

24" x 24" Acrylic on stretched canvas

$999

 

June Artist of the Month

              Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Library

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibit: Stadium Series

Show Dates: June 2nd-3oth

 

James Sparks

I am a visual artist painting primarily with oil on canvas or linen.
What invigorates me as an artist is achieving that revelation when patterns, textures and imagery cohere into a unified design that redefines the subject matter. With the stadium series, the geometry of the architecture (seats, enclosures, etc.) provides a repetition of patterns in contrast to the mayhem of the crowd. In the study of decaying leaves, parallel floorboards provide order to the random assembly of leaves. If successful, the randomness of the imagery is experienced in a more formal, abstract context. For many years now my subject matter has focused on the theme of complexity and diversity as found in nature, especially when the scale is manipulated and enlarged. This theme, where movement, space and form interact, presents itself in my paintings of stadium crowds at sporting events as well as in more recent paintings of dried leaves accumulating in a corner of my porch or that congregate along the pathways that meander in the wooded area behind my studio.
As a young child growing up in Boston in the 1950s, my father would take me to many iconic Red Sox/Yankee rivalry games at Fenway Park, and like today, every game was a sellout. I remember being mesmerized by the colorful and animated sea of faces, the loud cheering, and the sheer energy of thousands of fans packed so closely together.
The two paintings on display at the Kent Library are part of my “Stadium Series”, a group of works that capture the visual energy between the multitudes of different personalities, contrasted by the geometric, regimented architecture of a sports stadium.

For more information go to www.jamesbsparksartist.com or contact me at sparksphoto49@gmail.com

"Daunting Diagonals", 52" x 46", oil on linen, $2400. (Yankees)

"Colorful Crowd", 52" x 60", oil on linen, $2500 (Mets)

 

May Artist of the Month

              Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Library

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibit: Riley the Dog

Show Dates: May 1st-31st

 

Jeff Hodges

  Jeff Hodges is a videographer based in Manhattan who has been filming documentaries, fashion shows, and the performing arts for almost 50 years. He has produced many films about nature and local history that can be found in libraries and historical societies throughout Putnam County and elsewhere.

Here is what he has to say about the subject of his current exhibit "Riley the Dog":

Riley the dog came to us from Santa Monica California. She was five years old, and such a hellion that her previous owner sometimes gave her bits of Valium to make her more tractable.

Like other Yorkies that entered our lives throughout the years, she arrived "over my dead body" but nonetheless took up residence in our city/country lifestyle. She quickly adapted to the turmoil of Manhattan, strutting down the sidewalk like a hoodlum, barking at police cars and ambulances, straining at the end of her leash to challenge any dog that came along. Friendly dog owners would attempt a canine introduction, saying "my dog is a real sweetheart, she loves little dogs" while Riley launched herself into the air in a frenzy of snarling and biting. We had no friends among the large fraternity of urban dog owners.

The first time I brought her to the country I took her into the woods and turned her loose. She tore up a rocky ridge barking and sniffing, terrorizing squirrels and chipmunks, and digging into the earth until she all but disappeared. This is what she'd been waiting for her whole life. When she came back down she was my dog and never left my side for the next nine years. When she died, she left behind a long list of creatures that she treed, took to ground, and otherwise challenged and intimidated, including a fisher, a litter of bobcats, countless deer, and a couple of coyotes.

Not bad for a dog that weighed six pounds soaking wet after a full meal.

There are fourteen 10"x12" photos in the exhibit $100 Per Photo

One 11"x14" photo $125 

 

April Artist of the Month

              Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Library

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibit: Here and Away

Show Dates: April  1st-30th

 

Arlene Seymour 

Creating for ArleneRobinArt

Contact Info

arlenerobinart.com

ArleneRobinArt (Ships from: the US) - Etsy

  Arlene Seymour was born in NYC, but travels to the Hudson Valley in her teens left a lasting impression. She moved to the Hudson Valley in 1978. After several attempts to relocate, the pull of the river and mountains were an irresistible force, becoming her official home in 2000. She spent many of her professional years as a Creative Arts Therapist. Semi-retired now, she is able to focus on her art, letting it flow in whatever current runs below the surface. Arlene's art can be seen in exhibitions throughout the area and in several private collections. Using watercolor, gouache, ink, and acrylic, Arlene’s paintings are inspired by her home in the beautiful Hudson Valley and her travels worldwide. 

When discussing her process and inspiration Seymour explained; “I create colorful, expressive semi-abstract landscapes, wildlife, figures, and fanciful worlds based on my photography and my imagination. I believe creation is a core response humans possess to express emotions. My work is inspired by my years as a creative arts therapist, witnessing the progress people are capable of when they are encouraged to express themselves. I believe each work of art I create is infused with emotions that others can relate to. Although I often begin a piece based on my photographs, my inner state reveals itself in surprising and pleasing images and forms in my paintings. At times, my work is intuitive and spontaneous, when layers and colors of paint transform a blank canvas to an imaginative landscape or figure. I work with acrylics, gouache, watercolor, and inks on paper or canvas. This exhibition is composed of a variety of my work including my trip to England last year, my home, June pond in Putnam county as well as some of my imaginary natural world paintings. It is my hope that these paintings show a combination of the physical and emotional while bringing to the viewer an image to ponder.”

Barn After Snowfall

12"x12" Watercolor $250

Golden Autumn

9"x12" Watercolor $250

Hyde Park Heron

 16"x20"Acrylic $500

 

March Artist of the Month

              Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Library

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibit: Diversity in Color

Show Dates: March 1st-31st

 

Pamela Hallisey “Aries” 

Contact Info

https://signsofaries.com

917-566-0160

signsofaries@gmail.com

    Pamela Hallisey, also known as “Aries” is a self-taught artist living in Lake Carmel, NY. She was born in 1971. When she was a child, even when times were tough and money was short, “Aries” as she likes to be called, remembers always having access to pencils, paper and crayons; and thus began her love of creating.

Spending time with her “Poppy” in his basement workshop, as he created things, like dollhouses and personal plaques for loved ones, further inspired her. She came to learn and believe that there is nothing you cannot create if it comes from love, and passion, and grows within your heart. Having two adult daughters, she hopes she can instill in them, and in anyone who views her work, the belief that anything is possible.

With all forms of nature as her inspiration, Aries creates Fun and Fine art in multiple mediums. From vibrant and cute cryptids created with POSCA markers, to realistic birds with watercolor. She also incorporates the use of her pyrography (commonly known as wood-burning) tool in as much of her work as possible.

In recent years, Aries has invested a lot of her time into figuring out how to bring pyrography and watercolor together, learning the proper temperatures to burn on paper and finding a style that truly enhanced the beauty of both mediums. She refers to the combining of these two mediums as her “Fire and Water” technique. Having always loved everything outdoors, spending time in the woods as a teen in Queens and now enjoying every moment of wildlife she gets to experience around Lake Carmel, NY, she brings her love of local wildlife and the outdoors into her current works. Her “Birds of Prey,” “Backyard Birds,” and “Nocturnal” collections feature all of the local wildlife she’s surrounded by every day.

The King of the Night

10"x8" Pyrography and Watercolor

Original matted and framed $362

10"x8" Archival Print $30

The Pink Prince

14"x11" Watercolor

Original matted and framed $450

14"x11" Archival Print $40

Jynx the Mothman

 8"x10" Acrylic POSCA Marker on Paper

Original matted and framed $158

8"x10" Archival Print $25

Help

 14"x11" Pyrography and Watercolor

Original matted and framed $525

14"x11" Archival Print $40

 

February Artist of the Month

              Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Library

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibit: Four Seasons

Show Dates: February 3rd-27th

 

Doris Mady

 

Contact Info

dorismady.com

dorismady42@gmail.com

"Many Artist Statements refer to “Nature” and “Colors” as a means to describe why a person has taken on the mighty task of painting. I too could fall under that umbrella, but I consider myself an “outdoor” painter, also known as a Plein Aire Painter. Once someone asked me, “Why plein aire?” My answer, ”because being outdoors offers an infinite array of possibilities that tickle not only my mind, but yours as well...day by day, season by season. So please enjoy!” -Doris Mady

As a child, before all the budget cuts for The Arts, Doris was fortunate enough to attend public schools that had art programs. In Junior High School and High School she  majored in art and is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, studied at School of Visual Arts, Westchester Community and Skidmore Colleges. Following a long, successful advertising career as creative director/art director in some of advertising’s Top Twenty advertising agencies she decided to pursue her first love: oil painting. In addition to so many wonderful places in the US, painting has taken her to South America, Europe, and the South Pacific! In addition to traveling Doris’s artwork has afforded her almost a dozen awards and has gained her membership to 7 prestigious art councils.

Earliest of Mornings

12”h x 16” w, oil on canvas, $ 675.00

Hop-Scotch Rocks

12”h x 16”w, oil on canvas, $ 675.00

Dorset Summer

 15”h x 30” w, oil on canvas, $1,350.00

 

January Artist of the Month

              Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of Kent Library

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibit: Echoes of Earth  

Show Dates: December 30th 2024 - January 31st 2025

 

Emma O'Leary

 

Across all mediums within my practice, my aim is to create artwork as a form of documentation: both of my everyday life and internal world. Through use of bright colors, angular depictions, and invented spaces; I intend to break the expectations of my medium. Simultaneously mending the gap between illustration and traditional oil painting. Above all, my paintings are a whimsical take on the world that surrounds us, a celebration of the mundane with a desire to fill the world with color.

Flora

Oils on Canvas 16"x20"

$175.00

Return to Home 

Oils on Canvas 11"x8"

Not for sale

Resting Fawn

Oil on Canvas 24"x38"

Not for sale