Fine Art
Each month, the editors select their favorite entries in fine art (paintings, drawings, sculpture, illustration, etc.).
Thanks to all who shared their work.
CLICK ON PHOTO to go to the artists' individual pages.
Thanks to all who shared their work.
CLICK ON PHOTO to go to the artists' individual pages.
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Helen Oprey is an emerging Australian artist who uses a variety of media and techniques in her paintings. She is permanently represented by Studio Gallery Melbourne and 19KAREN Contemporary Artspace. She has received several awards, including the Campbelltown Fishers Ghost Art Award, Finalist and the Bowral John Copes Portrait Prize, Finalist. She is particularly proud of being invited as a "headline artist" for The Global Women's Project (Trailblazers) Art Exhibition fundraiser. Helen says, "My style has evolved greatly over the years. I initially practiced realism, but I've since moved away from this style in preference for the freedom and adventure of expressionism and abstraction."
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Jill Nonnemacher was born and raised in New Jersey. She studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City and began a career as a textile designer after graduation. This interest in how creativity is affected by the psyche led her to study psychology. She received a master’s in social work from Fordham University and pursued specialized training in art therapy. Jill’s art has been exhibited in various solo and group exhibitions and published in books and magazines locally, nationally and internationally. In 2016, she began a partnership and representation with Haley-Henman Gallery in Dallas, Texas and presented two solo exhibitions of sculpture: “Modeling the Subconscious” (2016) and “The Tragic Sense of Self” (2017). Her art has been included in Art & Addiction (Johns Hopkins University Press) and Art Buzz.
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Anne de Carbuccia is the July '18 Featured Artist. She is a French-American environmental artist and founder of the Time Shrine Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raise awareness about vulnerable environments and cultures. Anne travels to remote places in the world, creating and photographing temporary installations (TimeShrines) that document and preserve the memory of endangered places, animals and cultures. Her project titled ONE: One Planet One Future uses artistic photographs taken by Anne on her expeditions to raise awareness on human-caused threats to the environment (war, pollution, toxic waste, trash, etc.) in order to encourage sustainable behaviors and lifestyles. Her images have been exhibited in museums and other public institutions in Europe and the U.S. and are part of several private collections. Anne's work is permanently exhibited at Westbeth Center for the Arts in New York City and in Milan, Italy.
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Tanya Fredman is the April '18 Featured Artist. She is an artist and community art educator who makes art as a celebration of life and people. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Tanya moved to Israel in 2011 and currently lives in Kibbutz Shluhot. Tanya received her studio art degree from Brandeis University and did postgraduate work at The HaMidrasha School of Art in Israel. She has exhibited in many locations in the U.S., including The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art and The Jewish Education Project in New York, NY. Tanya works with people of all ages to create murals and public art installations that transform spaces and impact communities. She helped create the art program at the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda, painted murals with immigrant youth in Israel, and currently works in the education department at the Mishkan Museum of Art in Ein Harod, Israel.
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Lisa Salerno is a mixed media artist, blogger and arts writer. Lisa holds a BFA from The Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford, where she studied under celebrated New York City painter Pat Lipsky. She was later selected for residency at the renowned Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT, where she was mentored by renowned artist Wolf Kahn and arts critic John Yau. Her works have been featured in numerous auctions and fine arts events and have been acquired and commissioned for inclusion in various private, corporate and public collections. She has exhibited internationally in Milan, Italy, the United Kingdom and Australia. Lisa's "Artism" series to promote awareness and acceptance for those on the autism spectrum.
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Sheila Hecht was born and raised in New York City. She earned both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in fine art from Queens College, where she studied with John Ferren and Louis Finkelstein. For many years, she taught studio art at the secondary level in the New York City school system. Sheila’s abstract paintings and mixed-media constructions have been exhibited with increasing frequency in commercial galleries, museums, and non-profit and corporate spaces. Recent solo shows have included the Galeria Nacional Museum in Costa Rica and The Berkeley Gallery, Berkeley College, NYC. In May 2012, she had her sixth solo exhibition titled “Split Second Decisions” at the well-respected Chelsea Noho Gallery. Sheila has also participated in a number of group shows.
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Kerry Zacharia has lived and worked in London all of her life. She is a self-taught artist who is guided by instinct and intuition. Her London-inspired art includes portrayals of iconic landmarks, and she has exhibited her art in both group and solo shows throughout the city. Kerry is proud to present her first central London solo art exhibition titled “London in Different Dimensions.” This exhibition will be hosted by The Salvation Army at their International Headquarters within their Gallery 101 space (101 Queen Victoria Street, Central London) from Tuesday, March 20th through Friday, April 6th. In conjunction with this exhibition, Kerry will be running a fundraising event to raise money and awareness in support of the great work The Salvation Army does for the community.
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Linda Adelstein Watson is the February '18 Featured Artist. She was born and raised in New York and currently resides on Long Island. She attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. After raising a family and continuing to battle a rare bone disease, Linda turned to her art as a way to heal herself and to inspire others. Linda's work has appeared in numerous group and solo exhibitions. She created the cover artwork for the blues album, "Please Save Your Love For Me," released in 2015 by award-winning performer Ebony Jo-Ann. The following notables are proud owners of Linda’s portraits: Nick Ashford (gifted to Ms. Valerie Simpson), Marc Broussard, Taylor Dayne, James Jamerson Jr, Danny Kean, Gladys Knight, David Letterman, Jeffrey Osborne, Patrice Rushen, Paul Schaeffer, Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart).
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Armantė Majaraite (a.k.a. Armantė Majar) was born in Kėdainiai, a small town in Lithuania. She currently resides in Vilnius, Lithuania‘s capital. She started drawing and painting when she was four years old. She has studied in a variety of areas, but her art comes from within. She initially worked in watercolor, but she is currently exploring acrylic and oil on canvas. Armantė won two awards from Janina Monkute-Marks Gallery in Kėdainiai, Lithuania. She is also writing a book of poetry.
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Elisa Pritzker is the January '18 Featured Artist. She is an American artist who was born in Argentina and has lived in Ulster County, NY for over twenty years. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions and renowned venues, such as MoMA, Queens Museum, Dorsky Museum, and the National Institute of Art in Taipei Taiwan, to name a few. She was selected the U.S. representative artist for “The Pyramids of Naxos,” Greece (international project for the 2004 Olympic Games). She has received numerous awards, including two U.S. Congressional Awards for achievements and service in the area of Community Arts and Culture and the Ulster County Executive Hispanic Heritage Award (NY). Her work has been highlighted in the Huffington Post, CNN (in Spanish), PBS Channel, and her "Eclectica Store" was showcased in The New York Times.
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FINE ART 2017
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Mary Martha Bennett was born in Parma, Idaho. Mary attended the Columbus School of Fine Arts in Ohio where she studied watercolor with Alice Schille. She graduated from the University of Idaho with a B.A. in art and architecture. After finishing her degree, she worked as a fashion artist for Mode, Ltd. in Boise, Idaho. She met her husband Lt. Robert Bennett during WWII. After the war, Mary Martha and her family relocated to Pocatello, Idaho. She began working as a fashion artist, once again, for Blocks Department Store. She also returned to her love of fine art and studied with oil painter Don Ricks, a Rexburg, Idaho artist. Mary's latest exhibition was held at The Terraces of Boise, a senior living community, where her finely detailed watercolor paintings were showcased.
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Rosita Larsson is the October '17 Featured Artist. She is an award-winning artist from Stockholm, Sweden. She works mostly in acrylic, watercolor and ink, but she is also a photographer and mixed media artist. She combines elements of art deco, psychedelia, and surrealism in a unique manner. Rosita has been exhibiting her art for over 35 years in both solo and group exhibitions in her native Sweden and elsewhere, including the U.S., UK, Italy, Brazil, France and Bulgaria. She has won many awards for her artwork over the years, including several in 2012 for her botanical and floral photographs. Rosita uses her art to participate in and to aid charitable organizations.
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Claire Lambe is the July '17 Featured Artist. She is a multidisciplinary artist, writer and educator who was born in Ireland and is a resident of Woodstock, NY. Claire is a versatile artist who is best known for her stunning portraits. She has presented her work in many solo and group exhibitions. For the past year, she has been living and working in Berlin and is part of a two-person exhibition at Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin: (WIKO), Berlin’s Institute for Advanced Study. She is an instructor for the historic Woodstock School of Art and writes for Roll Magazine.
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Sarah Webber is a painter from Tucson, AZ. Her work has been included in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions, and Southwest Art Magazine. Sarah's animals are painterly but also include an element of realism. She is inspired by beautiful warm color and lively grays, an athletic, chunky brushstroke and strong sense of design. Sarah is a signature member of American Women Artists and an associate member of the American Impressionist Society. Sarah also actively conducts workshops throughout the U.S.
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Steph Calvert is an award-winning and published illustrator who lives on a ten acre fixer-upper farm just outside of Savannah, Georgia. She has close to 20 years of experience working as a professional artist. Steph has created illustrations for magazines, and her apparel illustrations can be seen on little girls clothing in Kohl's department stores.
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Hanne Lore Koehler is the May '17 Featured Artist. She was born in Aachen, Germany and grew up in Ontario, Canada where she resides today. She is a painter as well as an author and illustrator of children’s books. Hanne’s work has appeared on the covers of numerous magazines, including Discover Fort Collins, Holistic Health Networker, The Showcase, Pratiques des Art, and Country Woman. Her paintings have been sold to art enthusiasts in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Britain, Germany, Africa and Australia.
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Alison Jardine is the March '17 Featured Artist. She works in a broad range of disciplines, including new media, sculpture and painting. Alison’s work has earned many notable awards and has been exhibited across the U.S., including Dallas (Erin Cluley Gallery), New York, San Francisco, Connecticut and Georgia. She was commissioned to create work for a social media art project for the London Olympics in 2012, and her digital art has been featured in several art magazines and on television (CBS 11). Her forthcoming book, Make Great Art on the iPad, will be published this summer in both Europe and the U.S. (Octopus Press, Hachette, London).
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Sally West is the February '17 Featured Artist. She is an award-winning painter from Australia. She received a Bachelor of Visual Communications from KVB College of Visual Communications in North Sydney. Sally has had group exhibitions throughout Australia, France, London, Hong Kong and Germany as well as several solo exhibitions in Manhattan, Sydney and Melbourne. She has sold her paintings to private collectors around the globe. She has been the winner of numerous awards and is a regular finalist in many prestigious competitions. Most recently, she was selected as a finalist in the North Sydney Art Prize (2017).
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Doreen O'Connor is a muralist based in the Hudson Valley area of NY. Doreen's decorative painting business, called Wildflowers, offers custom murals, trompe l'oeil (fool the eye), faux finishes and many other interesting projects. She has painted fiber glass sculptures, concrete columns, garages, floors, ceilings and furniture. Recently, Doreen has joined other artists in the Hudson Valley area to open their studios for an annual tour (Art East Open Studio Tour) and another group focused on plein air (open air) painting.
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Kathy Coe studied at DuCret School of Art in New Jersey, Pratt Institute and The National Academy of Fine Art and Design in New York, where she worked closely with Dr. Furman Finck, Ronald Sherr, Harvey Dinnerstein and Marybeth Mckenzie. Kathy’s work has captured the eyes of many collectors, including Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder and Charles, Prince of Wales. She has won numerous awards for her work. Besides her acclaimed portraiture, her murals adorn many private residences as well as the Gild’s Club in New York City, a community-based cancer support service in memory of comedienne, Gilda Radner.
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FINE ART 2016
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Kendall Kessler is the September '16 Featured Artist. She is an award-winning painter and former assistant professor of art at Radford University in VA. Her paintings have been exhibited in shows on Broadway and throughout the U.S. She has won local, national and international awards in both oil and pastel, including awards from Dorothy Gillespie, May Stevens, Frank Webb and Daniel Greene. Her artwork is included in private collections in 24 states as well as Washington D.C., Canada, Germany, Russia and Australia. Her piece Reaching Out appeared on The Mindy Project (FOX) in 2012.
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Lynne Friedman, Ed.D., is the August '16 Featured Artist. She is a New York native. She received an Ed.D. in art education from Columbia University. Lynne's work has been shown in exhibitions in Georgia, New York, Massachusetts and Costa Rica. Her work was selected in 2013 by the U.S. Department of State (Art in Embassies Program) for the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, E. Africa and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Friedman’s work is part of many corporate and private collections and she is listed in Who’s Who in American Art.
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Janis Tafoya is an artist from New Mexico. She is an oil painter who uses vibrant colors to draw the viewer's attention. She says, "My paintings spring from the heart and emotions. For me, painting is emotional therapy, and when I am creating art, I go to my special place." She works primarily in oils.
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Madeleine Segall-Marx is the July '16 Featured Artist. She has received more than 40 awards for sculpture, including ten Medals of Honor, as well as the 2006 Dutchess County Executive's Art Award to an Individual Artist. Her early work involved casting in bronze in Pietrasanta, Italy. She has completed three public works in New York City. The Singing Bowl: voices of the enemy took ten years to create. She wanted to make visual artwork that has a message, rather than work that is simply the product of play between the artist and her material.
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Tatiana Rhinevault is the June '16 Featured Artist. Tatiana's style is Russian impressionism, and many of her works celebrate the Renaissance era. Her work has been exhibited and sold throughout Europe, including Hungary, Yugoslavia, Spain, Holland, France, Italy and Greece. Tatiana’s paintings were also exhibited at the acclaimed Gallery Revel in Manhattan as well as several regional and local sites throughout lower New York. She is also an illustrator and restorer.
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Kimberlee C. Maselli is the May '16 Featured Artist. She is an internationally recognized and award-winning painter based in North Carolina. She is the author of the award-winning book Painting North Carolina; Impressions en Plein Air (Carolina Academic Press). Her book DOGS that Capture Our Hearts is a collection of tales and art work by a diverse group of professional artists. Profits from sales of the book are donated to non-profit groups supporting animal welfare.
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Nita Steketee is a sculptured jewelry artist and painter who is originally from the Netherlands. She currently resides in the Hudson Valley Region of New York and is the owner of YOGAYOGA in Rosendale, NY. Her work has also been displayed in several galleries in New York City, throughout the Hudson Valley Region in NY and in several galleries in the Netherlands.
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