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"Poetry of Color” – Paintings by Clayton Buchanan
June 14 – July 7, 2008
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RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main Street in Beacon presents "Poetry of Color” – Paintings by Clayton Buchanan.
“My goal is to paint the real world – to comprehend and interpret the what is in front of me and share that vision.” He is forever composing colors and shapes, capturing the intrinsic mood, the fleeting moment of when light gives birth to the poetry of color. The opening reception for the show is June 14, 5 - 8pm (Beacon Second Saturday). This show will run until July 7, 2008.
Clayton Buchanan pastel paintings are of those endless combinations that we see everyday. “Nature’s compositions constantly astound me in their simplicity and complexity.” He is always learning about her spontaneity and natural fitting together of colors and shapes. His paintings capture the world around us, bringing memories of special times and places in our lives.
Born in Memphis, Tenn, he had studied impressionist painting and figure/portrait painting with many masters. He has worked in the graphic arts industry for 30 years and now paints full time. He resides in Newburgh, New York. Clayton’s paintings have been exhibited in galleries throughout the Northeast and the South. His works are in private and corporate collections including England and Canada, including numerous corporate and private commissions. He is a member of the Kent Art Association, Kent, CT, the Connecticut Pastel Society and the Orange County Art Federation, Orange County, NY.
Girl in Motion |
South and Lander, pastel, 20 x 19 framed
Portrait Commissions
"People, their looks and expressions, have always intrigued me. Portraiture presents an opportunity to explore and document my fellow human beings and lets me share my creativity in expressing who they are. A portrait should capture the essence of the subject - the physical likeness, the personality, and the emotion…who the individual really is." says Clayton Buchanan.
The components of the composition are as important as the likeness in that they support and add interest levels of the subject. Light, color, clothing and posture needs to be researched and settled upon. Buchanan likes working in natural settings that are comfortable and known to the subject - many times the home environment works best. Working outdoors with children puts them in play mode and in many instances insures relaxation. He prefers to let the subject initiate the pose – "it is my job to recognize and record it."
He works with a digital camera and usually take a number of shots, that not only familiarize him with the subject, but lets him capture specific, natural moments. Children are the greatest challenge and he sometimes takes dozens of shots before settling on any given direction. Having Mom or Dad at the photo shoot for support is a needed requirement. He has found that shooting over an hour on any given day becomes tiresome and boring for children - sometimes several days are required to get the correct shots. He shoots at the same time every day - it insures the same light angle/condition. The bottom line is to get that correct shot for referencing and not let the time factor dictate.
To find out more about having a pastel portrait done of your loved one, please contact RiverWinds Gallery - 845-838-2880 or info@RiverWindsGallery.com |
Fishing in the Rough, pastel, 30 x 40 framed
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At The Lake
Up River
The Red Trunks
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RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main Street in Beacon presents “Wanderings” - landscape oil paintings by two incredible artists - Carol Douglas and Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone. The inspirations for the paintings come from extended painting excursions to rural corners in New England, New York and the South - and from the pain and emotions of life. The paintings are directly observed, or inspired, done on site, or finished in the studio with life's emotions adding their own element. The works may be called Painterly Realism but with life's realism a strong influential element. The opening reception for the show is May 10, 5 - 8pm (Beacon Second Saturday). This show will run until June 9, 2008.
Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone
“Over the years, I became aware of how the natural environment actually transforms my process of observation. My urban psyche is free of tensions, and I have access to a heightened sensitivity to my surroundings.” says Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone.
Shelli's primary interest and subject are the grasses, fields, roads, trees themselves, and her involvement and reaction to them. Further developing subject and color and listening to the quiet and focus, Shelli works at being more precise and finding "more color in the color”. And using all manner of strokes and marks, she builds an expressive and painterly surface layer by layer. Being observant, and attentive enough to nature's wonders, she evokes a "feel" of the place itself .
“Painting Plein air , I am IN the picture, rejoicing in the beauty of the Earth, and playing with my colors.”
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"Shelli's Truck” oil by Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone. |
Passing Clouds, oil on canvas 16 x 20
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Mountain Mist, oil on canvas 14 x 18
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Catskill Foothills, pastel 18 x 25
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Berkshire Field, pastel 18 x 25
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"The Long Way Around” oil, 24 x 18, by Carol Douglas |
Carol Douglas
Carol Douglas finds art transforming and life saving. Always a part of her life, it continues to give new meaning, a life thread, a gift of life and hopefully a gift of life to others.
“Art has a meaning that transcends life's difficulties”. Through her brush strokes and her colors, she brings an emotion to the surface. The simple things in life take on new meaning, the simple pleasures of nature become rewarding.
The struggles one has in life help create emotion in a painting and help one focus on bringing the importance of a simple pleasure to the prominence it deserves.
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Adirondack Pond, oil, 12 x 16 |
Migrating Geese, oil, 9 x 12 |
Along the Rio Grande, oil, 24 x 18
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The Rocks Would Cry Out, oil, 24 x 18
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Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone and Carol Douglas |
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Virginia Donovan, Carol Douglas, Mary Ann Glass, Shelli Robiner-Ardizzone and Linda Hubbard
Artist Reception was held 5/10/08 - friends, family, customers and art students came to admire the work and meet the artists. |
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"Edges of Light" - Photography by Robert Rodriguez, Jr.
April 12 - May 5
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RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main Street in Beacon presents “Edges of Light” - photographs by Robert Rodriguez, Jr. Through his fine art prints, Robert endeavors to capture those rare and unique moments in nature when light and land combine in a magical way, and to bring them into our daily lives. The opening reception for the show is April 12, 5 - 8pm (Beacon Second Saturday). This show will run until May 5, 2008.
"I am driven to create photographic images that capture the feeling of experiencing something that is unique and wondrous in nature. As long as I can remember, the natural world and its many beautiful forms have always resonated deeply within me. Photography allows me to express my vision, and enjoy my passion for the outdoors.” says Robert.
His current work centers on the Hudson Valley and Maine. The images express a personal vision, and convey a strong sense of the dramatic and natural landscape that make a visual and emotional connection with the viewer.
Trained as a musician, Robert Rodriguez Jr. earned a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music, and music was the first medium he chose to express himself and grow as an artist as well as a human being. He was a successful musical arranger and producer, working for many record labels including Sony Music, Disney and Warner Brothers. He established his own media production facility recording and mixing hundreds of arrangements, some of which achieved national recognition and awards.
Robert uses the highest quality equipment available today to create finely detailed, expressive prints. He takes pride in a hands on approach, working on every stage of a master print, from the initial exposure and processing, to printing using archival inks and highest quality papers. His prints have been purchased by private collectors and commercial clients throughout North America. His photography is also showcased and used for promotional purposes by Scenic Hudson, a non-profit organization dedicated to land and nature preservation in the Hudson Valley.
In addition, Robert is a respected educator in all aspects of photography including field work and digital editing and printing. He now teaches photography workshops, gives seminars in the region on a regular basis, and has been an invited speaker to industry associations. He holds certifications from Adobe and is an Apple Certified Consultant.
Many friends, customers and family came to enjoy Robert's artwork at his opening on April 12th.
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"Dreams” – Porcelain Painting by Paola Bari - March 8 through April 6, 2008
RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main Street in Beacon presents “Dreams” - Paola Bari, Porcelain Painter. Paola creates a fantasy, adapts it to her every day inspirations and paints to the shape of the porcelain in the end forming a harmonic unit. The opening reception for the show was March 8, 5 – 8pm (Beacon Second Saturday). This show will run until April 6, 2008.
“Painting on porcelain has always been fascinating for me. The distinct qualities of porcelain, the capacity of transmitting light, the brilliant surface for colors and patterns, the three-dimensional capability have made this medium intriguing and demanding.” says Paola. It is like combining the challenges of painting on canvas and modeling a sculpture where combinations of styles transform ones’ perceptions of a piece of porcelain. The transparency of the porcelain contributes to the elegance of the finished work of art.
Paola paints porcelain and Limoges pieces with overglaze colors and uses European close medium, lusters and precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum. Once painted, each piece requires to be fired around 1400-1450 F degrees to make the colors permanent on the china surface. Many pieces need to be fired multiple times, depending on the motif and on the variety of the material used. |
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Across the Hudson - oil -on linen - 14" x 24" |
RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main Street in Beacon presents Will Kefauver, landscape painter, “The Sky Above”. Will’s is first love is the landscape and the colors and shapes defined by the changing light. Of particular fascination is the abstraction found in nature — whether in the forms of clouds doused by light or the interwoven branches of barren trees. The opening reception for the show is February 9, 2008 (Beacon Second Saturday), 4 - 7pm. This show will run March 3, 2008.
Will Kefauver can often be found in a field or on a hilltop — painting in oils, en plein air. His work depicts the moods of the landscapes of New York and New England, from stormy clouds over the Hudson River, to the apple trees of a Hudson Valley orchard to the beaches of Martha's Vineyard. Light is the source of all painting, nature changing in moments and always new.
Through surface, the painting becomes an object of its own, itself changing with each movement of light. Color, with every stroke of the brush represents a relationship changed from those of before. These are the tools: light, surface and color that Will uses to make his paintings recollections of places you may have been, may have wanted to be. Moments in a day fondly remembered or imagined.
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Mememsha Sunset - oil on linen panel - 5" x 7" |
Epiphany - oil - 28" x 28"
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He studied at Whittier College and the Katonah Arts Center and has both studied and been an instructor at the School of Visual Arts. He has returned to painting after many years as an illustrator, then graphic designer, then art director and executive in the publishing industry.
He has studied with Robert Speier, Milton Glaser, William P. Duffy and Jock MacRae. Among the artists who've influenced him most significantly, Will cites Corot for his use of atmospheric perspective, Frank Benson for the energy of his composition and Wolf Kahn, who can find color anywhere.
Kefauver's work has been selected for appearance in juried shows across the country. He has received awards from the National Society of Artists, the Lake Wales Arts Council, the Art Director's Club, the American Institute of Graphic Arts and The One Show. His work has been featured in Art Direction, Advertising Techniques and Idea magazines and one of his most recent shows was featured in a full-page article in the North County News, a Westchester, New York paper. |
Light Song The Beeches - oil on canvas - 30" x 40"
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One Path Ends - oil on linen - 19" x 25"
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Rhinebeck Afternoon - oil on canvas - 18" x 28"
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Resevoir Sunset - Yorktown Heights - oil on cavas - 6" x 12" |
January Light - oil on canvas - 15" x 30"
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Three Over Ashokan - oil on canvas - 6" x 12" |
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Beacon Teen Reflections
January 12 - February 4,
2008
Artist Reception: Jan 12 - 2 - 4 pm
Beacon Second Saturday - open till 9pm
RiverWinds
Gallery at 172 Main Street in Beacon is providing an opportunity for art
students at Beacon High School, Beacon New York, to show and sell their work.
Last January the "Beacon Teen Reflections" show was a great success. This
January's show promises to be as exciting and successful. Once again the art
students from Beacon High School's Art Department will be demonstrating their
aesthetic knowledge and skillful craftsmanship in a variety of mediums – fine
art painting, photography, ceramics and more.
The work is fantisful, talented and amazing for all to to enjoy. The
opening reception for the show is January 12, 2008 (2nd Saturday), 2 - 4pm. This show will run Jan.12th-Feb.4,2008. |
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Becca
Ambrossini will have an oil painting done in an impressionistic style, and will
also have a number of pieces in the show. Cheyenne Cole's black and white
photographs of a variety of subjects and themes will also be in this show. Becca
and Cheyenne are both students from Mrs. Mikula's Portfolio Development class.
Kelly Knowles, a sophomore, in Mrs. Mikula's Drawing and Painting class has hand
painted beautiful violets on a wooden box. Brian Pena and Nick Sienty, both
seniors in Mrs. Mikula's Portfolio Development class, have created block prints
of nature.
Anthony Schaustel and Ashely Mock students in Mrs. Harris' Studio Art class have
tempera paintings of unique symmetrical motifs. Samantha Stotz and Aaron Perez,
Mrs. Harris's Studio Art class, have created large block prints for this show.
Mr. Lyon's Photo I students will have work displaying a variety of themes and
techniques in their photos for this show. Amber McDougall, Rachel Plihcik, Sara
Sheehan,Bip Sing, Jeleannette Oquendo, and Fahja Simmons are all students displaying photography in this show.
Omari Banks a student from Mrs. Davis' Textiles
class has hand crocheted a sweater vest. Batik draw string bags were hand dyed
and sewn by, Marchelle Irizarry and Alyssa Lemin students in Mrs. Davis'
textiles class. Blake Calabrese and Courtney Burke, students in Ms. Davis's
Ceramics class will also display work.
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