‘FOREST STORY’: PAINTINGS BY GRACE MITCHELL OPENS 05/05/2019 

 ‘Forest Story’.  New paintings by Grace Mitchell exploring our relationship & responsibility to the forest community.  Reception 05/05/2019; 2-5pm.  

In Forest Story,Mitchell’s luminous, romantic paintings of natural places create a distressed contemporary response to accelerating deterioration in natural systems worldwide and the fundamental human need for connection to the natural world. Surfaces are often sanded, scraped and scored, paint is splattered and dripped, and an indication of distress underlies subsequent layers of glazes. This process creates a depth and a mysterious quality that invites contemplation. Words such as “meditative”, “hypnotic”, and “exquisite” have all been used in describing the work. One writer said that they “hum with premonition,” another referred to “jewel-like color” and a pull “between antiquity and Armageddon.” This series was created during the current period of increasing threats to our environment, a time when Armageddon can seem ever closer and premonition is in the air everywhere.
Artist Statement for ‘Forest Story’
  
We are so lucky to be living here in this little valley of the Sparkill Creek. I’ve been painting the creek, marshes and mountains in this area for many years, and frequently take long walks in our forested areas. In this series of paintings I am hoping to spark a greater appreciation of the forests that surround us and contribute so much to our well-being, and with it some commitment to their preservation. Many of the paintings may seem dark and full of premonition, but they exist to celebrate the forest as the dynamic creature it is filled with vitality – and even perhaps a touch of the sacred that ancient peoples perceived in the great forests of the past.
Our relationship with trees has been inspiring artists since man’s first markings. In paleolithic rock art recently studied in Utah and estimated to have been carved approximately 10-14,000 years ago, and in various representations found in ancient Egyptian, Roman and Chinese art, artists have created their own symbolic images of trees. More recently, in both European and American art trees have been depicted in a plethora of styles from extremely realistic to very abstract.
Across history, trees have been worshiped and valued for their beauty as well as their utility and considered symbolic and sacred in many cultures. Their similarities to the human form have not been missed and recent science tells us that they form “communities”, communicate with one another, share nutrients, have an early warning system set up to resist pests and disease, and release compounds into the air well documented as therapeutic to human health and well-being. Shinrin-yoku or ‘forest bathing’ has been a part of the national health program in Japan since 1982 when the forest ministry coined the term “taking in the forest atmosphere” and it is a cornerstone of preventive health care and healing in Japanese medicine.
Forests are often called the “lungs” of the earth since they produce the oxygen that we breathe while absorbing significant amounts of the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. Nevertheless, we have been destroying our forests at an alarming rate, cutting them down for lumber and to expand agriculture, grazing, mining and real estate development, while climate change itself now poses perhaps the greatest threat to their existence. The increasing temperatures, drought, insect infestations and invasive species resulting from disrupted climate are all threatening the forests that remain. We must stop and ask ourselves what happens when the forests are gone.
These paintings are not intended as depictions of specific places. They’re more about a general sense of things. I urge everyone to go out for a walk in the woods on a regular basis and experience that sense. We have so much to enjoy here – and to protect.
  
“In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.”  — Baba Dioum, Senegalese forestry engineer.
  

Artist CV PDF

Inside Small

Small is the new BIG! One hundred artists with 100 unique styles.

Juror works on display in the front room/espresso bar.
Hours 11-6 tues-fri; 10-5 s&s.

Inside Small is curator, Lisa D’Amico’s annual small works exhibit that challenges artists to create works no larger than 12″ in any direction with no limitation on imagination. This year’s exhibition features one hundred talented artists from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The art show will be on exhibit through December 16, 2018 at The Outside In Gallery, 249 Ferdon Ave, Piermont NY.

This annual exhibit provides a rare platform to showcase these small jewels with a wide range of subject matter and artistic styles. From tightly rendered works to more interpretive approaches, the selection of artwork includes political subjects, nude figures, wildlife, landscapes, florals and abstracts. The smaller format offers a great opportunity for unique affordable holiday gifts, new buyers to begin their art collections and seasoned collectors to expand their acquisitions.

While the artists are connected by their commitment to tiny, the beauty of these small works allows for a notable presence of creativity and undeniable individuality. Their diminutive size demands each viewer’s close inspection and contemplation.

The Inside Small art show will also be online in tandem with the opening reception on November 25th, and the online gallery will be on view through the end of May 2019. View the online gallery at www.insidesmall.com.

Join us Sunday November 25th, 2pm-5pm, at The Outside In Gallery for the opening reception of this grand salon of petite works!

The Jury: (works on display in the front room/espresso bar)
Grace 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. 
Marlene Krumm-Sanders studied at the American College in Paris, France before receiving a BFA at Parsons in NY.   Sanders exhibits extensively including: George Billis Gallery in CA, L’Attitude Gallery in MA, Riverside Gallery, NJ, and The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery, NY.  Krumm-Sanders is represented in many public and corporate collections and is currently on the faculty at Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA).
Eleanor Grace Miller earned a BA from Monmouth University with continued at the National Academy School of Fine Arts, and has studied under vanguard Minimalist Eleanore Mikus and Bernard Aptekar, one of the original SOHO Ten Downtown. 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. Millers whose work is represented in many both private and corporate collections is currently on the faculty at RoCA and the Pelham Art Center.

Participating Artists: Edwin Abreu, Adina Andrus, Elliot Appel, Meera Agarwal, Suzanne Altman, Sal ‘Sandro’ Barone, Cyn Bird, Ilsa Rose Bouyoucos, Linda Brooks Hirschman, Joyce Byrnes, Kenneth Burns, Erin Cardullo, John Carnright, Max Cartagena, Cristina Cerone, Shakira Chin, Bonnie Coe, Bern Cohen, Darron E. Copeland, Jane Coco Cowles, Michael Craft, B.A. D’Alessandro, Suzanne Darby, Karen Williams Edelmann, Kathy K. Eisler, Brielle Erazo, Maria Eskinazi, Donna Faranda, Pamela Fenwick, Susan Fidlon, Laurette Fischer, Barry Fredricks, Rene Fressola, Debra Friedkin, David Ganassi, Andrea Geller, Trine Giaever, Chrissanth Greene-Gross, Pam Grafstein, Lydia Hassan, Jill Hellman, Fran Hertzberg, Susan Hillary, Susan Hoeltzel, Henry Huber, Dara Kane, Eugene Lagana, Joe LaMattina, Lynne Lancaster Cass, Rob Kovacs, Susan Midlarsky, Rick Misrok, Mark Oberndorf, Harold Olejarz, Neil Lavey, John Laurenzi, Neil Lavey, Jonathan Lessuck, Heidi Lewis Coleman, Kathryn Luciana, Tammy Kuiper, Doris Mady, Bonnie McGown, Cass McVety, Wendy Naidich, Lilly Nin, Elaine Norman, Peggy Opalek, Laurie Peek, Taryn Pizza, Jaquelyn Puma, William Rauschenber, Laurence E. Sachs, Aviva Sakolsky, Salvador Sanchez, Elaine Schloss, Madge Scott, Ken Sharp, Susan Shaw, Dorit Shmuel, Jane Sklar, Klaus A. Schnitzer, Jana M. Sico, Debbie Silberberg, Ann Marie Silvani, Jeff Spindel, Miriam Stern, Pattiann Truocchio, Doris Shepherd Wiese, Zina Smirny, Mario Sostre, Rachele Unter, Shobha Vanchiswar, Colleen Vanderhoef, Les Von Losberg, Melissa Weiland, Katie Wiebicke, Candace Winter, Olivia Wischmeyer, David Woehr

 

‘The SOUK’ Harvest Season Begins 09/23/2018

“The SOUK” returns 9/23/2018 for its Harvest season at The OUTSIDE IN.  A foodie event focused on local prepared, take away foods, provisions and artisan goods.  Come visit favorite returning vendors and meet surprise guests every Sunday thru 11/18.  There will be occasional workshops, classes & live music (please email us with requests). Please join “The SOUK” email list for giveaways, specials and weekly updates.  Thanks to all our continued supporters and awesome vendors, lets make a great market.

Tim Miller – September 9

“RTE 9W Haverstraw, NY””

 

 Paintings: Tim Miller – September 9-24.  Observations of mankind’s influence on the physical world.  Some of the scenes can be from the point of view of looking through the windshield of a car, or a snap shot taken on a dirt path; quite ordinary, but upon closer inspection, and perhaps some introspection, the viewer may see something more; something beyond ordinary; maybe a sense of appreciation of the world right in front of us.  Reception 09.09.18; 2-5PM thru 

Miller received a BFA in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts, 2007.

 

 

The Steel Portrait Series: Sculpture by Daniel Lombardo – June 9-24

“The Jester”

 

 The Steel Portraits Series: Sculpture by Daniel Lombardo – June 9-24.  This series contains seven pieces inspired by the concept of portraits, masks and the potential limitations of the process of manipulating metal through forging, cutting and welding.  Reception 06.09.18; 2-5PM thru 06.24.18

On “The Portraits Series”:  After making several large scale sculptures I felt the need to work on a more intimate scale. However, the material I had was a 10’ length of 5” square steel pipe with 3/8” thick walls. I cut off a manageable piece approximately 24” long. I wanted to partially break the geometric integrity so I cut down the length of one corner to a few inches short of one end. This would give the piece a base or neck to stand on. I began to unfold the metal along that cut seam and then began to shape the features of the portrait. The thickness and weight of the material were quite challenging and after working it to a point that I felt it was finished I presented it for critique by my fellow sculptors. The critique left me feeling that the piece was not finished but I was not sure what additional manipulation was needed. Our mentor felt that I was onto an idea rich with possibilities and encouraged me to develop a series. So I set the first piece aside and began another sculpture based on drawings in which I deconstructed the pipe is various ways and maintaining the same scale as the first piece.

Artist Statement:  My sculpture is inspired by the human figure generally a vertical presentation, focusing on the gestalt of interconnected shapes that are both linear and volumetric. Additional inspiration comes from the totem poles of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest and other tribal cultures from around the world, with their stacked and interconnected elements that may represent key figures or concepts in their myths and legends, combined to “tell a tale” or be a reminder of basic cultural tenets. Though my sculptures do not represent any specific events, I imagine my pieces as abstracted tales of personal events or general themes of human experience. The pieces develop from gestural sketches based on this visual language of interconnected forms merging and diverging usually, but not exclusively, along a vertical axis. For the past 5 years I have focused on working in forged steel, which has fostered new gestural elements inspired by the material and this process.

 

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THEN NOW: Three Galleries, Three Exhibits- Sunday, April 15

This event explores the past and present operations of three venues, Bell-ans Center of Creative Arts, The OUTSIDE IN, and Union Arts Center, with a day of art openings, workshops & closings taking place at each venue thru the day.

 

 

Volition Gallery at Bell-ans Center of Creative Arts:  “Denim”. Once home to Udelco, a meca for recycled denim, Bell-ans’ Volition Gallery hosts “Denim”, an exhibit by The Bluefield Artists who explore denim through painting, photography, metal and pottery.  South Greenbush Road, Orangeburg, NY

Union Arts Center (UAC): “Channeled: Spiritual Energy Abstractions”. UAC pays homage to its past as home to the spiritual and artisinal group The Craftsmen with a reception with artist David Young (4 – 6) followed by an “Art Hang” with food and wine by Halo & Horns.

The OUTSIDE IN: “Origins”.  Uncovering the building’s roots as a flower and garden shop with botanicals & plants through art, workshops and tastings. Oil paintings by Dale Payson, reception 12n-4pm. (FREE demos, workshops & tastings thru the day.) 

 

“Origins”: Demos, Workshops & Tastings at The OUTSIDE IN, aka, “The Flower Pot”.

04.15.2018, 12n-4pm

 “Improving Your Soil – A Garden Is Only As Good As It’s Dirt”,  1pm. FREE 

A 20-30 minute workshop about preparing a garden, with focus on improving/building nutrient rich soils. Frankie’s opinion is that organic gardening, while fussy and complicated at first, is by and far the best way to yield the most lush, vigorous and productive plants possible. The goal of this workshop is to learn from each other’s experiences in the garden and to look at some tips from expert gardeners about how composting and good organic growing practices will dramatically increase your gardens health, beauty and harvest.

Instructor: Francesco Caruana.  Business: Frankie’s Peppers LLC – a small nursery for chile peppers

Francesco is a Sparkill native, born and raised, who began his obsession with gardening through cultivation of chile peppers. While purchasing a Mother’s Day gift several years ago, Frankie stumbled upon a simple habanero plant, which he bought and meticulously nurtured for the rest of that Summer, turning its fruits into sauces and fun pepper products. Frankie has been avidly growing peppers and other fruits/vegetables since then, each year expanding his arsenal and reading lots of material on soil and composting. Simple medicine:  Herbal Infusions, teas and nourishing foods.

 

Nyack Seed Exchange “Seed Swap” Kiosk at The OUTSIDE IN.  All Day.  FREE


Nyack Seed Exchange is brought to us by Jennifer Hausler of Cottage Creek Gardens, a new small home-based nursery in Valley Cottage, NY, that is currently establishing and propagating plants for a sales launch this spring.  The Nyack Seed Exchange is a place for gardeners to share seeds and experience. You can check out vegetable, flower &  herb seeds or donate them to the seed library.  The Exchange supports organic gardening, but accepts donations from all gardeners. Most of their commercial donors have signed the Safe Seed Pledge, and many of their seeds are organic.  If you would like to donate your saved seeds to the exchange, please make sure seeds are dry and you can print and fill out ahead the Seed Label Template.

“Simple Medicine: Herbal Infusions, Teas & Nourishing Foods”, 2pm.  FREE4 


Learn to nourish yourself with easy, cost effective methods of preparing health sustaining foods, simple teas  & nourishing foods. Plants are here to support us and when we use them as medicine and food we open up to the world in a new and life affirming away.  Please bring a favorite mug or cup as there will be several delicious teas to taste. Drinks served in combo with tea & espresso bar.

Instructor: Scott Massarsky combines his three loves of art, music and the healing plants as a teaching artist to give fun, unique and informative workshops, lectures and performances.  Scott graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and has received grants from the Puffin Foundation for both art and songwriting. He is currently a teaching artist with the Peace Garden Song and Mural project – where he brings murals, music and mindfulness into schools.  He has been practicing herbalism for the past 15 years and has apprenticed with Herbalist Robin Rose Bennett.

NOVA: The Hidden Power of Plants 1987 

“The Flower Pot”, a full day of ongoing plant workshops



Join our staff for a day of plants and planting prep in OUTSIDE IN care-free style.  Come have fun mounting epiphytes, propagating & mixing succulents’ while lashing & trellising bamboo for the seeds you will sew in your gardens this spring.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Happy New Year,

“The SOUK” is back for its 5th season!  Sundays (11 – 3) from January 7th through March 25th.  For details, check out the website.

For more about what’s happening at The OUTSIDE IN, stay tuned.. Lots of new things on the horizon.

 

New Holiday Hours

Starting the first week in December, we will be open Tuesdays – Sundays for your Holiday Shopping with extended morning hours and some evening hours.  Check out our FB page for updates!

Our espresso bar will be open as well with local fare – both sweet and savory.

Check out this video of some of the gift items we have available for your holiday shopping. 

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.

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