Into the Ink: The Drawings, Paintings & Writings of Scott H. Massarsky.

Reception 09.23.17; 5-7:30p with album release performance @ 7:30 from Scott & His Tiny Instruments.

An installation of automatic works inspired by the gallery, patrons & pets.  Using outsider techniques, Massarsky pushes & pulls black ink over paper until images manifest which he then pairs with stories evoking the whimsical spirit of the child contrasted against the chaos and uncertainty of existence. The work is reminiscient of artists Shel Silverman, Tim Burton & Brian Andreas.

Scott H. Massarsky is an artist, songwriter and herbalist who graduated from The School of Fine Arts in Manhattan with a BFA in Painting, Book and Printmaking. Massarsky is an artist in residence with Peace Song and Mural Projects and has received grants fom the Puffin Foundation for both art and music.

Night Garden: Roisin Reilly

NIGHT GARDEN: ROISIN REILLY OPENS 04/08/2017; 5-8PM AT THE OUTSIDE IN, PIERMONT NY.

Blue/Black & White Minimal Paintings Inspired by the Dogwood Tree and its Blossoms

Night Garden: Roisin Reilly.   “This series of paintings was completed in the last year using a limited palette of mostly blue/black & white.  They were inspired by both the dogwood tree in my back yard and a desire to celebrate the beauty in its blossoms.  The visual components are simplified to a minimum of shapes in a nighttime theme, which adds to a dramatic sense of mystery and fantasy.” Reception: Saturday, 04/08/2017; 5-8PM at The OUTSIDE IN, Piermont NY.

Roisin Reilly received a BFA from Parsons School of Design and studied a year at Parsons in Paris, France.  Reilly participated in the   2016 Metropolitan of Art Individual Copyist Program, NYC. Reilly  is a decorative painter with 20+ years working in both California and New York on residential and commercial projects.  A longtime resident of lower Hudson Valley of New York the artist’s work can be found in private and public collections. (Artist Website)

The Act of Drawing: Grace Knowlton and Pat Hickman


THE ACT OF DRAWING: GRACE KNOWLTON AND PAT HICKMAN OPENS 10/30/2016; 2-5PM AT THE OUTSIDE IN, PIERMONT NY.

The Act of Drawing: Grace Knowlton and Pat Hickman.  Recent pen and ink drawings from quiet afternoons the artists spent together at Knowlton’s residence in Sneden’s Landing, NY. Hickman is an admirer of Knowlton’s, “How to Draw Wrong”.  Their results emphasize the physical act of drawing itself as an essential aspect of a finished work. Reception 10/30/2016; 2-5PM at The OUTSIDE IN, Piermont NY.

Pat Hickman is Professor Emerita of the Art Department, University of Hawaii, where she taught for sixteen years. Her studio is now at the Garnerville Arts and Industrial Center, NY and she lives nearby on the Lower Hudson River. Hickman’s work is in major collections, including the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, the Oakland Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Hawaii State Art Museum, among others. In Hawaii, Hickman’s commission, Nets of Makali’i-Nets of the Pleiades, stands as monumental entrance gates for the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Hickman twice received NEA Individual Artist’s Grants. In 2005, she was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council, and she served as President of the Textile Society of America (2008-2010). Hickman curated two traveling exhibits: Innerskins/Outerskins: Gut and Fishskin (1987) and Baskets: Redefining Volume and Meaning (1993). Artist website

Knowlton received her Master of Arts in Art Education at Columbia University Teacher’s College in New York after earning a Bachelor of Arts at Smith College in Massachusetts and has taught at the Art Students League among other teaching posts.   Internationally known, Ms. Knowlton has been widely exhibited, and is represented in many public and private collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.; Yale University Museum of Art, New Haven; the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York City.  Knowlton has been featured in Art in America, The New Yorker, Architectural Digest, Arts Magazine, The New York Times, Sculpture Magazine and Vogue. Artist website

 

 

Turned Wood: Jim DeCrescenzo

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TURNED WOOD:  JIM DECRESCENZO OPENS 10/30/2016; 2-5PM AT THE OUTSIDE IN, PIERMONT NY.

Turned Wood: Jim DeCrescenzo. Handcrafted stools, pedestals and bowls honoring his legacy will be sold from the family estate to benefit his daughter Paula DeCrescenzo.  Including several unique wooden stools, tables and pedestals designed by Chris Lehrecke and turned for Ralph Pucci International, NYC. Reception 10/30/2016; 2-5PM, at The OUTSIDE IN, Piermont NY.

The late Jim DeCrescenzo was a lifetime resident of the Hudson Valley who turned many of his pieces from his studio in Saugerties, NY, until his early death in September of 2014.  DeCrescenzo’s master craftsmanship brought him to the attention of designer Chris Lehrecke of Hudson, NY and DeCrescenzo turned studio art stools, side tables and pedestals from Lehrecke’s designs for many years for Ralph Pucci International, NYC.  His turned wood pieces can be found in many national and international private and public collections including prominent NYC restaurants and hotels.

Seeking Vendors, Sponsors & Volunteers for “The SOUK” 2017

2015_Souk_Graphics_Hirayama_Caravan_in_the_Desert Sundays, January 8 thru April 9; 11-3.

Dates have been set for the 2017 season and we are planning to make this the best “SOUK” ever with the addition of sponsorship and volunteering  opportunities.

Want to participate as a vendor?  Complete the application and send back to us by 9/15/2016.  Vendor Application

Want to support “The SOUK”?  Check out our sponsorship package. Your help will allow us to advertise so we can expand access and diversify clientele to provide critical revenue for our farm families, grow our local economy and build reciprocating relationships that sustain our community.  Sponsorship Packet

Don’t have the funds, wanna throw something on your resume or just have some fun?  Volunteer to help out, teach a class or perform. Volunteer Packet

Email thesoukonsparkillcreek@gmail.com or call us on 845-398-0706 if you have any questions or just wanna say hi.

Regards,
All of us from “The SOUK” @ The OUTSIDE IN

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BIRDMAN: Eleanor Grace Miller

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“Birdman Forest”, 2015. Oil on Canvas, 48” x 36”, EGM

 

BIRDMAN, a fanciful hybrid of new paintings from Eleanor Grace Miller that engage in senseless behaviors and contradictory impulse control.  Strangely captivating  and presented in brilliant, vibrant color, the forms in the BIRDMAN series evolve and re-shape themselves… they perform rituals, confront, wander and lurk.  Reception Sunday May, 22nd; 3-5P @ The OUTSIDE IN, Piermont  NY.

Miller uses BIRDMAN  to illustrate a fusion of human and bird forms that has existed in nearly every culture dating back to the Lascaux caves. These images are found in painting and sculpture, notably in totems and ceremonial masks. Perhaps the most animated figure being the hazmat suits worn by the 14th century Plague physicians (below) that characterized the chaos and instability of the period.

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A classically trained artist, Eleanor Grace Miller received her BA from Monmouth University, where she studied under Eleanore Mikus, a vanguard Minimalist, and Bernard Aptekar, one of the original SOHO Ten Downtown, and continued her studies at the National Academy School of Fine Arts. Miller has exhibited extensively throughout the East Coast, both in fine art galleries and corporate venues, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including Best of Show at the Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA, the Anna Hyatt Huntington Award from the National Arts Club, and the Gamblin Artists Award from the Salmagundi Club. Her work is in both private and corporate collections. She is currently on the faculty at RoCA and the Pelham Art Center.

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“The SOUK” Indoor Farm Market 01/10-03/20/2016

Visit The SOUK website for vendor list and weekly offerings.

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SUNDAYS, January 10th-March 20th,  2016; 11 AM to 3 PM.

An indoor epicurean upmarket from farm fare to fresh baked, traditional to exotic, and savory to indulgent, served in the lively communal tradition of the ancient markets curated to transport you into the throes of delight.

Come escape the winter’s cold into a rich sensual oasis perfumed with spices, rich oils and artisan cheeses mingling into the smoky air with the irresistible aromatic mixtures from cauldrons of steamy simmering soups, roasted meats and fresh baked pies prepared to eat here or to take away.

Spend your lazy Sundays meandering a shifting, diverse labyrinth of weekly changing vendors through an exotic “open” air green house market space or choose to rest in conversation near the wood-stove’s burning fires with something warm, surrounded by the finest art and craft in the Hudson Valley.