Painting Events October 9-13th
MONTGOMERY, NY, 2022- The 7th Annual Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival (HVPAF) is scheduled for October 10th to 15th, 2022, presented by Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) in Montgomery, NY, the event attracts artists from across the United States to the outdoor, week-long plein air painting festival.
Keep watch for artists standing along scenic roadways or over-looks painting the beautiful fall vistas before them! Stop and chat with the artists and learn all about the challenges and pleasures of plein air painting. The breathtaking scenery of the Hudson Valley has been a joy for plein air artists and art collectors, dating back centuries. HVPAF is committed to the community’s participation in this event and has introduced a line-up of events for adults and children alike.
Reception October 15th 12pm – 3pm
The festival’s reception – free to the public – kicks off at 12 p.m. on Saturday, October 15th at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts. The reception begins with a painting demonstration by our juror of awards. Following the one-hour demonstration, prizes will be awarded to the artists with the best plein air paintings completed during the festival week. In addition, the gallery will be open for viewing and sale of the paintings until 5 p.m.. Exhibition and sale of the festival paintings will continue on Sunday, October 16th through Sunday, November 6th, 2022. The Gallery is open 12-5 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Gallery Exhibit October 15th – November 6th
Wallkill River Center for the Arts, 232 Ward Street, Montgomery, NY 12549 Open to the public Friday, Saturday and Sundays 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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2022 Award Winners
2022 Accepted Juried Artists:
Thomas Adkins
Thomas Adkins divides his time between his Southbury, CT, and Bristol, ME studios. He is a graduate of Paier College of Art of New Haven along with graduate classes at the School of Visual Arts in New York. An award winning artist represented at prestigious galleries, Adkins also sits on the board of The Hudson Valley Art Association, an elected member of The Connecticut Plein Air Painters and an elected Member of The Lyme Art Association. Adkins is a seasoned veteran of plein air painting. Most works begin with on-location studies 24” x 24” or smaller. Adkins then composes larger works in his studio compiling sketches, additional studies are from memory. His most recent works have been completed throughout New England, focusing on areas in Connecticut, Vermont and along the Mid-coast of Maine. Visit thomasadkinsfineart.com.
Sarah Baskin
Sarah Baskin paints impressionistic watercolor landscapes and seascapes. Attracted to the transparency of watercolor and how the white of the paper shines through the paint, she aspires to be a painter of light, focusing on how the sunlight plays across the side of a building or how it sparkles on the water and on how shadows stretch across a landscape. Baskin also loves to paint outside en plein air in challenging conditions of changing light, moisture, wind, heat and cold that force her to paint more quickly than she does in the studio and make her a better, looser painter. Baskin is represented by galleries in Connecticut and is a member of the Connecticut Women Artists Inc., Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society, Connecticut Women Artists Inc., the Lyme Art Association, and the Deer Isle Artists Association. She is also the regional contact for the Acadia Region Chapter of Plein Air Painters of Maine. sarahbaskinart.com
Alex Bigatti
Maria Alejandra (Alex) Bigatti is an Architect and Urban Planner who lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina before moving to the USA. Since childhood, Bigatti loved drawing, painting, and modeling in clay. Her wide range of interests and abilities led her to experiment and develop on her own, and under the instruction of several artists, in both abstract and figurative painting. Bigatti uses a variety of media such as watercolors, acrylics, ink and oils, as well as sculpting in clay and plasticine. Bigatti is a member of the Center for Contemporary Art, ARTsee (Annual Open Studio Tour) and Farmstead Arts. Her work has been in juried and non-juried shows and is in private collections in the USA and abroad. Bigatti’s website is AlexBigattiArt.com.
Maryann Burton
Maryann Burton NJWCS, NEWS Maryann studied Advertising and Watercolor at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art. She has attained signature status in the NE Watercolor Society, NJ Watercolor Society, and Hudson Valley Art Association, is an elected member of the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc.(serving as a board member), a fellow with the American Artists Professional League, The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, and has also volunteered with the Valley Hospital Auxiliary’s Art Committee. Maryann teaches watercolor and plein air painting at her MBurtonArt Studio & Gallery in Moonachie, NJ. The studio is also host to other artist workshops. Maryann has shown and won awards for her paintings at various art venues. Her work is part of collections worldwide.Visit www.MaryannBurton.com or www.MBurtonArt.com.
Janet Campbell
Janet Campbell’s watercolors reflect a transparent and loose style. Living on the Shawangunk Ridge and close to the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area in Sullivan County, NY offers her rich subject material. Her love of nature, the farms, mountains and history of the local area, along with the camaraderie of other artists, attract Janet to plein air painting. Campbell’s work has won awards at exhibitions of the American Watercolor Society, the North East Watercolor Society, and the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors. Campbell won First Place in the Quick Draw in 2019 and the Best of the Bashakill awards in 2019 and 2021 at the Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival. Campbell is a Signature Member of the North East Watercolor Society. To learn more about Janet, see watercolorsbyjanetcampbell.com
John Capowski
John Capowski grew up in Edward Hopper’s hometown of Nyack, NY and was influenced by Hopper’s work (his high school art teacher mowed Hopper’s lawn) and that of the Hudson River School painters. While Capowski has painted and drawn throughout his life, knowing the difficulty of a career in art, he earned a law degree and has made his career in public interest law and as a law professor. In college Capowski studied painting with James Penney and later studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art with Louise Hennessey, Philip Koch, Stan Friedman, and others. In recent years, Capowski has focused on plein air landscapes in oil. Whether on his porch as a child or in the fields of upstate New York, Capowski painted en plein air long before he had any idea what that meant.
Cathy Copeland
Cathy Copeland is an award winning pastel painter. Copeland grew up in New Paltz, NY where she still lives and paints. Copeland is a member of the Pastel Society of America and the Connecticut Pastel Society. Combining her love of a good hike and her need to create, led her to plein air painting. Copeland strives to capture the radiance and subtleties of light and shadow in the landscape while evoking emotional response from the viewer. CathyCopelandFineArt.com
Catherine De Cesare
An Illustrator who enjoys plein air painting. She attended school in Connecticut and Massachusetts and then settled in NYC where she received a BFA in illustration from School of Visual Arts. With a love for drawing and form, De Cesare translates her unique vision into paintings. De Cesare lives and paints in the Hudson Valley in Warwick, New York. catherinedecesare.com
Daisy de Puthod
Daisy de Puthod is an accomplished professional artist with over 35 years of experience as an illustrator and fine art painter. Born in Paris, France to a family of artists, De Puthod has a strong drawing foundation reflected in her representational paintings. Proficient in oils, acrylics, watercolors, gouaches or pastels, the artist prefers working from life. De Puthod has found her passion in plein air painting, participating in over 25 juried plein-air events in CA, CT, ME, MD, NY, VT and VA. De Puthod is a signature member of the American Impressionist Society and the New York Plein Air Painters. Her work has been featured in prestigious shows across the country. De Puthod loves to work from life… always looking for the special moment when the subject comes alive in the painting. Her website: daisydeputhod.com
Lisa Deluise
Lisa DeLuise is a soft pastel artist that enjoys painting landscapes en plein air. Connecting to nature and immersing her senses becomes an activity that informs her interpretation of the scenes she paints. Lisa exhibits her paintings at venues and galleries around the Hudson Valley, NY area.
Teresa Eckerman-Pfeil
Teresa Eckerman-Pfeil After a lifetime of creating and teaching a variety of 2 and 3d media, Eckerman-Pfeil focuses on plein air painting in watercolor. The Hudson Valley and New York City afford her a rich source of inspiring subject matter.
Katie Fogg
Katie Fogg (b.1988) is a multidisciplinary artist who’s vibrant work exemplifies her interpretation of the world in its full intensity. The visual experience of color and design is a direct effect of environmental and internal observation – both immediate and reflective. Fogg’s “Streetscapes” capture downtown shorelines that are transformed by uplifting use of color and deep perspectives, while her visionary art implies essence, energy, “the invisible.” Born in Connecticut, Fogg has been classically trained. She received her BFA from the Lyme Academy of College of Fine Art and her MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Fogg has received awards such as the John Stobart Fellowship Award, and publications that tell stories about her dedication to observation and her colorist reputation of traveled lands, and a recent series of Umbrellas and Flowers.
Regina Gelfer
Regina Gelfer is a professional graphic designer, illustrator, instructor and painter. Gelfer began her career as a studio artist/penciller for Archie Comics; and later became editor of “Jughead’s Pal Hot Dog” comic. She also was a penciller for Marvel’s Barbie Comic. Gelfer’s illustrations and artwork have appeared in countless comic books, children’s books and educational publications. Gelfer received the First Place award from the National Anti Vivisection Society’s 2021 Art for Animals competition for her illustration, “Respect, Don’t Dissect”. Gelfer currently works as an illustrator/designer for a non-profit organization. Her first love is, and always will be painting. Gelfer was overjoyed to have won Best Nocturne in the 2021 HVPAF, and is looking forward to participating again in 2022! www.gelfergraphics.com
Jennifer Gibson
Jennifer Gibson is an artist and illustrator based in Trumansburg, NY, in the Finger Lakes region. Gibson works in watercolor, gouache, and oils. For the past several years she has participated in various plein air festivals where she enjoys the challenge of painting on location and meeting other artists. Gibson teaches painting at the Community School of Music and Art in Ithaca, NY. Her work may be viewed at www.jgibsonillustration.com
Elissa Gore
Elissa Gore was trained in Sculpture, Painting, and Medical Illustration and taught college for 20 years. Since 1997, Gore has painted landscapes full-time. Gore has had 30 solo exhibitions and her work is in corporate, health care, and private collections. www.elissagore.net
Hema Gupta
Hema Gupta is a self-taught, award-winning artist working primarily in watercolors. A resident of New Jersey, Gupta enjoys watercolors for their spontaneity and challenge. With a keen interest in plein air painting, her objective is to paint in a loose and impressionistic style. Gupta enjoys painting all types of subjects from urban landscapes to still-life to portraits. Gupta was awarded Second Place at the 2021 Hudson Valley Plein Air festival among other prestigious awards.
Cynthia Harris-Pagano
Cynthia Harris-Pagano specializes in portrait commissions as well as painting and teaching in her North Light Studio Atelier (workshop) in Otisville. Her paintings, including many portrait commissions, are in art collections in the US and abroad. Harris-Pagano has been connected and won awards with Ridgewood Art Institute in NJ and is a graduate of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Her website is cynthiaharris-pagano.com
Susan Lais Hostetler
Susan Lais Hostetler is an award-winning painter of watercolors who also has a knack for pen & ink. Largely self-taught, the artist often finds subject matter during hikes along the Hudson River. Recent acceptance into exhibitions include: the 123rd Annual Open Exhibition at the National Art Club, NYC, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (awarded the Edgar A. Whitney Memorial 2020 Prize), the Salmagundi Art Club of NYC 2019 Annual Open exhibit, the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) among others. Her paintings/prints can be found in galleries in NC and in private collections around the country. Plein Air Today also recently published Hostetler’s My Private Art: Confessions of an Introvert. Instagram/Facebook and website: SusanLaisHostetler.com
Fred Jackson
Fred Jackson is most inspired by the moods that the natural and cultural landscapes evoke. Jackson’s application of paint and compositions are a response to his perception of a place and what he finds interesting. His painting process is not formulaic; but prefers to work intuitively and improvisationally with no predetermined result in mind. The struggle of searching for that elusive balance between observation, perceptive mood, and design keeps Jackson engaged and challenged. Often it is the paintings which he has battled the hardest, destroyed, and resurrected that become the most interesting. Instagram Portfolio
Jean-Pierre Jacquet
Jean-Pierre Jacquet was a lawyer who wanted to be a painter; then a journalist who wanted to be a painter; then a film cartoonist who wanted to be a painter. Now Jacquet is a painter making up for lost time. www.jeanpierrejacquet.com
Jacqueline Jones
Jacqueline Jones is a nationally recognized landscape and seascape painter who finds her inspiration in painting oils en plein air. Jones earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in painting from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Art. Her love of plein air painting and travel take her to many locations in the U.S. and abroad. The recipient of numerous awards including “1st Prize for Outstanding Work” at the Salmagundi Club in NYC, her work has also been acquired by the Brinton Museum in Big Horn, Wyoming. Jones teaches at the Glastonbury Art Guild, and the Lyme Art Association. Jones is a member of many arts organizations and is represented at several New England galleries. You can find her work and additional information at jacquelinejones.com
Julia Kamenskikh
Julia Kamenskikh is a full time artist and landscape painter. Kamenskikh has been drawing and painting since she was a child and later graduated from the Children School of Arts. Fascinated by nature, she finds her inspiration while painting mostly en plein air. Kamenskikh lives in Savannah, Georgia. juliakamenskikh.com
Melanie Landrith
Melanie Landrith first experienced plein air painting at a summer course at the University of New Hampshire in 2000. In 2017 Landrith left her corporate career and started painting on a daily basis. Landrith has participated in several mid atlantic plein air events. melanielandrithart.com
Katie Langford
Katie Langford is an oil painter trained in illustration. They have been painting en plein air for several years, exploring how moments of landscape and atmosphere can have a powerful narrative effect. They are particularly fond of hiking the Adirondack region and recording their experiences in paint. Some of their biggest influences and inspirations are illustrators, impressionists, and realists. klangillustration.com
Jim Laurino
Jim Laurino studied painting, design, and color theory at the University of Connecticut. Through additional workshops and self-study, Laurino has cultivated a bold representational painting style that balances the impressionists influence with contemporary subject matter. His expressive application of paint, married with a keen eye for classic New England scenes, charms the viewer and truly makes his work unique. Laurino’s paintings are in numerous private collections throughout the US and overseas. Laurino exhibits his work in venues across the Northeast, and enjoys participating in competitive painting events. www.jimlaurino.com
Alan Lewis
Alan Lewis is an award-winning artist that has been painting in watercolor for almost 10 years, and tries to paint every day. Lewis is a member and instructor at The Wallkill River School of Art, a member of the Northeast Watercolor Society, and a member of the Hudson Valley Plein Air Painters. The Hudson Valley is his home and constant source of inspiration.
Pat MacDonald
Patricia MacDonald grew up in northern NJ and received a BFA in Advertising and Design from Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio. MacDonald continued her studies with drawing classes at the NY Botanical Gardens and painting classes at Woodstock School of Art. MacDonald is a member and treasurer of the Goshen Art League, a member of the Wallkill River School and the Orange County Arts Council. MacDonald’s solo art exhibits have been at local cafes, Orange Community College, Olivero Realty and Berkshire Bank in Goshen, NY. MacDonald notes “When I choose a landscape I am looking for peace and serenity, something that should be noted and felt, a connection. All this beauty and power inspires me, then it can become the essence of a new story.” Her current studio and 1141 gallery are located in New Hampton, NY. pmacdonaldart.com
William Martin
William Martin is an artist, designer, and creative technologist. He holds a BFA in illustration from Pratt Institute, and has studied with the David Passalacqua School of Drawing and Illustration and the Dalvero Academy. Professionally, Martin has held lead roles in creative and technical disciplines. He has worked as a Creative Director, an Illustrator, a lead developer for leading agencies, and an adjunct faculty member at Sussex County Community College, and NJIT/Rutgers. His designs and illustrations have been featured on album covers, tour books, posters, first day cover prints, in local galleries, and the Mystic Seaport Museum. http://www.billdrawseverything.com or www.wdmdesigns.com
Mark McCoy
Mark McCoy has been painting in-studio and en plein air in the Bucks County, PA area for about 15 years. Many paintings originate on his small family hobby farm. McCoy has been greatly inspired by all the noted painters in the past from his area, as well as those from the New Hope School and the New England and the California impressionists.
John McNally
John McNally has been plein air painting for over 20 years. With a minor in Studio Art from Penn State, and an MFA from LSU, he studied with Bucks County artist Robert Beck along the Delaware River in the 90’s, then began painting in the Northeast and Southwest. He has received numerous awards including two 1st Place awards from Morristown NY (2014,2016); 2nd Place in Morristown NY(2018); 2nd Place at the Adirondack Plein Air Festival (2015); 3rd place Easton Riverside Festival of Arts (2015); as well as numerous Honorable Mentions. His website is www.johnmcnallyart.com
Edward Mills
An award-winning artist, Mills’ drawings have been exhibited at Denmark’s Louisiana Museum, the Museum of Finnish Architecture, the Architectural Association in London, Columbia University, Cooper Union, New York University, and the Fashion Institute of Technology among others. He has studied at The National Academy, The New York Academy of Art and The Pennsylvania Academy and has studied with Nelson Shanks, Vincent Desiderio, Bo Bartlett, and Steven Assaell. Mills’s paintings have been exhibited in group shows at Mattatuck Museum, New Britain Museum of American Art, Monmouth Art Museum, Barrett Art Center, Site Gallery, Valley Arts in Orange NJ, WAAMuseum, Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts ( Best Painting in Show) and The Kent Art Association in 2018 and 2019 ( Best Oil Painting in Show). eimills.com
David Munford
David Munford is a painter and printmaker whose work deals primarily with the landscape as subject. Originally from Colorado, he studied painting and printmaking at the Art Institute of Boston, later relocating to the Catskill Mountains of New York where he currently lives and works. Inspired by the natural beauty of the Catskills and Hudson Valley region, he often paints on location, “en plein air,” preferring to work directly from nature as much as possible. Munford is a member of the Garrison Art Center, an associate member of the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, and current member and president emeritus of the Wurtsboro Art Alliance. He holds a B.A. from Empire State College and an MFA from the State University of New York in New Paltz.
Judith Nentwig
Judith Nentwig works primarily in oil, painting both en plein air and in her studio. Nentwig focuses on capturing the light in both landscape and still life paintings. Paying close attention to value, chroma, and temperature, she works to create images that express the beauty and nature of what she sees at a given point in time. Capturing a sense of time, place, and atmosphere is a primary goal. Nentwig is an Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America and coordinator of the Peace Valley Plein Air Painters in Bucks County, PA. www.judithnentwig.com
Doreen O’Connor
Doreen O’Connor has lived in the Hudson Valley most of her life and finds the area endlessly inspiring for her art. She has been working predominantly en plein air in acrylic or watercolor for the past ten years. She is a member of the Lower Hudson Valley Plein Air Painters, FrOGS (Friends Of the Great Swamp) and ArtEast Open Studio Tour. O’Connor has degrees in Art Education though only taught in public schools for a few years before working in historic house and local history museums, emphasizing the Hudson Valley area. In 1990 she started a decorative painting business and happily made her living from her art ever since. At her business Wildflowers. Decorative Painting!, O’Connor notes, “If it doesn’t move, I have probably painted on it.” 1doconnorwildflowers.com
Chrissy Pahucki
Chrissy Pahucki is an award-winning artist whose paintings have been on display at many prestigious national plein air competitions. Pahucki has been a Represented Artist and Board Member of the Wallkill River School & Art Gallery. Pahucki started the Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival and was the chairperson for a number of years. She is also a member of the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society and Plein Air Artists Colorado. Pahucki lives in the Hudson River Valley of New York surrounded by the landscapes that have inspired painters since the 1800’s. Pahucki is the founder and owner of PleinAir.store, an online cooperative gallery for plein air artists. cpahucki.com
Jang Park
Jang Park has been painting since he was a young boy and studied for five years under a prominent teacher, Jeom S, Nah, S. Korea where he gained a strong foundation in landscape painting. Park studied Philosophy in college but was most interested in returning to art during his professional career. After a serious illness in 2006 Park retired and was luckily cured completely in the same year. Retirement opened the door for Park to pursue his dream of becoming a full time artist. johnparkpaintings.com
Liane Philpotts
Liane Philpotts is both a radiologist and an artist. Philpotts is foremost a ‘visual’ person. “Spending most of my working time indoors in the dark, I truly cherish any time spent outdoors. Painting is mindful – it absorbs me for hours and takes my mind away from work and the responsibilities of daily life. The final product is not as important as the process. It’s challenging painting under changing light and weather conditions but being outside in nature and painting is a win-win. I am so lucky to live in the northeast; such a beautiful part of the country. There are marshes, water, beaches, trees, parks, rolling hills and farms as well as quaint urban areas within a short drive from my house. I will never run out of things to paint. In this ever increasing digital world, art is vitally important to preserve the human spirit.” lianephilpotts.com
Jeanne Plekon
Jeanne Plekon is an award winning artist that paints plein air landscapes in the Hudson Valley and in Borrego Springs, CA. Plekon has a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art and Art History, a Masters in Art History and Museum Studies, and completed all but her dissertation for a PhD, specializing in landscape painting in the 18th century. This focus was foundational for Plekon’s painting, though at the time she had other intentions and goals. Creating art was her first love, and now, after a 35 year hiatus in the corporate world, Plekon is back at it. Plekon paints with various local plein air groups in the Hudson Valley and southern CA and exhibits in a local open studio tour, farmers market and other venues in NY and CA. www.jeanneplekon.com
Jakki Reid
Jakki Reid’s love of art started early growing up in a family of artists and art instructors. Her artistic life took a detour to raise a family but creativity never left her; it just took different directions throughout her life. Reid worked in photography in her young adult years and became a locally accomplished amateur photographer. Photography taught her many lessons that she has been able to bring to her art. Reid rekindled her love of watercolor in 2019. She joined a local plein air painters group where she met local artists and became interested in oil painting. Intrigued by the medium Reid sought out instructors who shared her love of the representational/impressionistic style. Reid is still inspired by her childhood favorite Monet, but now looks to John Singer Sargent, Issac Levitan, and Nicholi Fechin as well as her instructors for inspiration. Jakki is a member of OPA, AIS, AWA. JakkiReid.com
Tatiana Rhinevault
Tatiana Rhinevault has been teaching and exhibiting her artwork for three decades. After completing her study at the Moscow Art Institute in 1990, Rhinevault was hired to illustrate the “Moscow Map in English” for the U.S., British, Canadian, and Australian embassies in Moscow. In 1991 Rhinevault moved to the U.S. with her husband. In the years 1998-2001 she was one of the permanent artists at the Gallery Revel, SOHO, NY. Her work is in collections in Japan, US, Italy, France, Iraq, and Yugoslavia. Rhinevault also won the Quick Draw event at the 2020 and 2021 HVPAF. tatianarhinevault.com
Susan Roth
Susan Roth has a Bachelors of Art from the University of Oklahoma and has been painting in the Hudson Valley Region for about 8 years. Roth is active with local arts events. Her preferred medium is oil, and paints using impressionistic and realism techniques. Her website is www.susanroth.art
Kari Ganoung Ruiz
Kari Ganoung Ruiz was raised at the edge of The Finger Lakes National Forest in Central New York State, which set the stage for her deep connection to the natural landscape. After receiving her BS in Fine Art Painting from Ashland University in Ohio, Ruiz and her husband opened a picture framing studio and gallery featuring fine art. The gallery has since moved to on-line allowing Ruiz and her husband to travel the U.S. in their camper van “The Cap’n”, capturing the landscape as they experience it. “Whether having a stare down with a wolf in Yellowstone, or sleeping through a tornado in Missouri… it’s always an adventure!” Ruiz’s work is held in public and private collections across the United States and Canada, most recently added to the collection of the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado. kariranoungruiz.com
Mitchell Saler
Mitchell Saler is a fine artist who primarily paints realistic landscapes in oil. Saler enjoys conveying vastness, dramatic lighting, and atmospheric effects in his work. He exhibits in a number of venues and participates in plein air painting events. Saler is a member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC, the Wallkill River School, the Goshen Art League, the Orange County Arts Council, the Middletown Art Group, and the River Valley Artists Guild. Saler received a BFA in Painting and Drawing, summa cum laude, from SUNY New Paltz. He has received awards in various art exhibits including two awards from the Salmagundi Club. He lives in Middletown, NY, and teaches art classes, including private lessons. His website is mitchellsaler.com. He can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mitchellsalerartist and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/mitchellsaler.
Mary Mugele Sealfon
Mary Mugele Sealfon enjoys plein air landscape painting, portrait and still life in pastel and oil. After receiving her BA painting from UCSB and an MA in printmaking from NYU, Sealfon pursued a graphic design career in NYC and taught at SUNY Orange and the Wallkill River School. Sealfon is represented by the Wallkill River Art Gallery, Montgomery, NY. A member of the Garrison Art Center and the Lower Hudson Valley Plein Air Painters, she also participates in the Warwick Drawing Group. msealfon.weebly.com
Vaune Sherin
Vaune Sherin studied art at SUNY Orange, and received a BA in art from Binghamton University with a concentration in painting. Sherin’s early work experience was in the art department of a silk screener for the garment industry. Sherin is now a pastel painter focusing on still life and plein air landscapes. A represented artist with the Wallkill River School of Art, she is also a member of the Goshen Art League and exhibits frequently with both groups. Her love of nature and the beauty of the Hudson Valley inspire her artwork.
Patricia Valens
Patricia Valens has dedicated much of her life to teaching middle and high school art students in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. As Valens looks ahead, she is placing emphasis on her own artistic journey. Valens mostly paints in oils from life, and is especially interested in painting the world around her en plein air. Valens believes that painting en plein air, there is an immediacy and connection to her surroundings at that moment which she finds hard to capture in any other pursuit. Valens has been in group shows at the Howland Center in Beacon, and at 2 Alices and Painters Tavern in Cornwall on Hudson. Last year she participated in the Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival at the Painters Pass level and competed in the Quick Draw. Several of her paintings are in the private collections of residents of the Hudson Valley and Easton, Maryland. patriciavalens.com
Susanna White
The ephemeral is what White hopes to honor in her work. For White, painting landscapes and cloudscapes has become a metaphor for the contradictions that life brings. White enjoys playing with those moments when abstraction meets realism; when paint shifts from physical substance to imagery; when hard edges become soft ones; and when lines turn to masses. The formal artistic exploration of transformation and contradiction become symbolic of those in life. White hopes they bespeak universal human struggles while celebrating those euphoric moments that make us resilient, joyful, and alive. Susannawhite.com
Nancy Woogen
Nancy Woogen loves observing landscapes dance with light, shadows and color. Through various painting mediums, such as watercolor, pastels, oil and acrylic, Woogen tries to capture what she sees and experiences when painting in the Hudson Valley, with its rich history, river and landmarks. Her love of plant life and gardening can also be seen in the watercolor botanicals Woogen paints. Woogen holds a Bachelors in Art Studio from SUNY Geneseo and a Masters in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz. A retired public school art teacher, Woogen spends her time painting outdoors and in the studio as well as teaching at a local center in her area. Woogen is a member of the New York Plein Air Painters, Lower Hudson Valley Plein air Painters, and the Howland art center. Visit Woogen-art.com
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2022 Schedule
The Wallkill River School will present the 7th annual Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival. From October 10-14th, 2022, artists from around the country will paint “en plein air” (out-of-doors) in various locations around the Hudson Valley region. Artwork created during the festival is exhibited publicly and offered for sale at the Wallkill River School as well as online from October 15th -November 6th. New York’s Hudson Valley is the ideal setting for plein air painting. The area is endowed with a rich history of art and has been a popular destination for many of America’s artists for over 150 years.
Many prizes with 1st Place Award $1,000 for Juried Artists. Artist must apply to participate. Two levels of participation are available—Juried and Painter’s Pass (apply here!). A Jury of Selection will score submissions for Juried Artists and select up to 50 artists to participate in the competition. Painter’s Pass Artists will also participate.
Event Calendar (Subject to change)
Entry and Acceptance:
- Thurs., June 30: Early Bird Discounted Entry Fee ends
- Thurs., July 28: Deadline for Entry
- Sun., August 14: Jury Notifications will be emailed to all juried applicants. A list of accepted artists will also be posted online at hvpleinair.com, here.
- Wed., August 31: Invited artists deadline to accept invitation (on CallforEntry.org)
Festival Week:
- Mon., October 10: Check-in/Canvas Stamping 9a-12p at Quick Draw Workshop or 4-6pm at Wallkill River School
- Mon., October 10: 9a-12p Quick Draw (location City Winery)
- Tues., October 11: 9a-12p Workshop with Andrew Lattimore at Lawrence Farm
- Wed., October 12: 9-12 or 1-4 Optional Group PaintOut at Bashakill Wildlife Management Area
- Thurs., October 13: 9-12 Optional Group PaintOut at Goshen Green Farm
- Fri., October 14:
- 9am-12pm Optional Group Paintout at Goshen Farmers’ Market
- 1-4:30pm Artwork Drop Off at Wallkill River School
- Sat., October 15:
- 12-1pm Juror of Awards Demonstration
- 1-3pm Exhibit Opening and Reception (awards announced at 2pm)
- Sun., November 6th: End of Exhibit. All artwork will be left at the School if artist chooses for it to remain for sale online until Dec. 31 or if it is to be included in Traveling Exhibit.
Pick Up Artwork
- Fri., January 6-8th: 12-5p Pickup Days
Thank you to our generous 2021 sponsors
