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June 9th Artist Talk & Demonstration
June 9, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sunday, June 9th, 2 – 4pm.
Artist demonstrations followed by Q&A.
Artwork on view May 3, 2024 – June 30, 2024.
The gallery is open to the public Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 12:00-5:00 pm or by appointment.
Artist Reception Saturday, May 11, 2024 5:00-7:00 pm. Receptions are always free and open to the public.
Amy Silberkleit is an artist in the Northern Catskills. Her work is based on the forests, mountains, roads, trails and natural objects found near her home. The extraordinary beauty of the region, the variety of plants, forms and textures, the dramatic changes from season to season are an inexhaustible source of subjects for her work. She draws detailed landscapes on limestone blocks and hand-prints limited editions in her lithography studio. The tonal range made possible by the lithography stone’s fine texture lends itself perfectly to highly detailed representational drawings. In each piece, she tries to capture a moment in time while showing the effect of light, water and temperature on different elements in the landscape. Her intention is to draw the viewer in; to find a place in the landscape and observe the beauty of the natural world. An avid hiker, she particularly enjoys walking through the forest in winter. Without leaves and undergrowth, covered in snow, the contours of the land are revealed. The tones and textures of the landscape stand out when they aren’t overwhelmed by the colors of other seasons.
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Susan Siegel (b. 1964, Los Angeles, California) creates work that engages our connection to the natural world. Siegel holds an MFA from the New York Academy of Art in New York City (2010) with an emphasis in traditional oil painting. Her work has been exhibited in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, including the Glass Gallery at Mana Contemporary, Sotheby’s and Flowers Gallery. Her work has been featured by New American Paintings, Hi-Fructose Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2012 Siegel was the recipient of a studio residency at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. She was awarded the Merit Award at the Silvermine Arts Center’s Paper 2019 exhibit curated by Jennifer Farrel, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In 2023 she was awarded the Woodstock Artist Association and Museum’s Annual Print Award. Siegel lives and works in the Hudson Valley.