VIRTUAL DISPLAY- August Artist of the Month: BARBARA LEMISCHAK

Barbara Lemischak

ARTIST STATEMENT BARBARA LEMISCHAK
Although I have been painting with acrylic and watercolor paints for years, it wasn’t until I retired that I began taking classes offered by the local libraries and community art centers. These classes not only expanded my understanding of the different mediums but valuable information and techniques were shared by these experienced teachers.

Several years ago I participated in a “Soul Painting class using watercolor inks for the first time. The instructor, Jeanette Rodriguez, was also teaching alcohol ink classes for which I immediately registered. This was really a turning point in my life as I was captured by the unique freedom I found using these inks. As a result I let go of the rigid self judgement finding more self acceptance and the courage to enter several of my paintings in art exhibitions in the area.

Art has become a fluid avenue for creative expression for me. I rarely have an image or specific idea but am open to what may emerge from my subconscious mind as I paint. Sometimes images representing inner fears, anger or sadness evolve. Most often painting is playing, enjoying the creative process and being surprised.

Contact Barbara at (845) 878-7812 or (845)222-6569

VIRTUAL DISPLAY- Amy R. Brenner Pottery

Amy R Brenner:

I am a self-taught studio art potter with a strong color and design sense. I craft finely detailed ceramics that are decorative and functional. Displaying and using handmade clay objects enhances and enriches the experience of everyday life. Clay is earthy, basic and responsive material that is transformed by fire and my idiosyncratic human touch into unique works of elegance and substance. 

My studio is always open by appointment and accommodations are being made during the COVID-19 pandemic for the health and safety of everyone. Additionally my online shop is always open and can be found on my website: AmyBrennerPottery.com. Don't be shy!

Animal Plates: Stoneware, underglazes, sgraffito, glazes. 6-9 in diameter. $40-95 each

Chicken vase. 9 in tall. Stoneware, slip, sgraffito. $225

Flower pot with liner plate. Stoneware, underglazes, sgraffito. 5 in tall X 9 in diameter. With or without begonia. $65-85

Highly decorated covered jars. Stoneware, underglazes, sgraffito, transfers, glazes. 2-3.5 in tall. $45 each

Jellyfish vase. 9.5 in tall. Stoneware, underglazes, sgraffito. $225

Highly decorated small pitchers. Stoneware, underglazes, sgraffito, transfers, glazes. 3-5 in tall. $35-40 each

VIRTUAL DISPLAY- Lori Adams Photography

Lori Adams
 Photo Credit: Will Giam

Lori Adams is commercial and fine art photographer based in East Fishkill, New York. She is known for her portraits of people (as well as flowers and agricultural architecture).

“Portraiture is a centuries’ old art form. Photography has updated the techniques involved, but the basic principles are the same: show the spirit of the people in a timeless way. My studies of light, lenses and composition have enabled me to elevate my images to a high level of technical and artistic achievement.”

Lori’s background in art, science and math has enabled her bold and distinctive style and her ability to put people at ease and feel good is reflected in the portraits. More of her work can be seen as www.loriadamsphoto.com.

Contact Info: lori@loriadamsphoto.com or 845-227-3775

 

VIRTUAL DISPLAY- May Artist of the Month: Liz Crimi Olsson

Liz Crimi Olsson

Having grown up around art and artists, I have become a very visual person. Sometimes I think I see what others may not see. Very often I may be taking a walk or driving my car and my eye is caught by something beautiful. Something that I think will make a beautiful photograph or

painting or sculpture.

I come from a family of artists and sculptors, both professional and non-professional. As a child my mother took me to the many art museums in New York City and I fell in love with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I always participated in special art projects in elementary school. I spent childhood summers in our little cottage in Lake Carmel where I sketched and painted the wildflowers, made outfits for my paper dolls, and taught myself needlework. I majored in art in high school and participated in several art projects. I majored in art in college where I studied sketching, life drawing, design, sculpture, and art history. The creative genes in me always found a way to surface…either by painting stage sets for community theater, needlework, making my own clothing, assorted crafts, baking, cooking, gardening, painting and wallpapering my home, directing the repainting of a Westchester railroad station, and as an active member of a town beautification committee. In my more recent years I have visited Italy and Sicily many times to revel in the art of the masters.  However, I never really learned how to “paint”.

I have always been attracted to the beauty of watercolor. I never had the confidence to take a watercolor painting class until I met an artist in a gallery who encouraged me to take the plunge. So I enrolled in classes at the Putnam Arts Council, the Westchester Community College Center for the Arts at the White Plains County Center, the Bronx Botanical Gardens, HRCE (Hudson River Community Education) in Dobbs Ferry. I have participated in many art workshops in watercolor, acrylics, calligraphy, and drawing at several public libraries.

I am a member of the Putnam Arts Council in Mahopac, NY and Arts-on-the-Lake in Lake Carmel, NY. I have participated in local group art shows and have sold some of my watercolor paintings.

I have fallen in love with the meditative aspect of painting which allows me to focus on my art and put all worries aside! Having  been bitten by the ”painting bug”, I hope I have enough years to paint all the beauty around me.

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