Ulf Loven
79 Dock St.
www.ulfloven.com
Ulf Loven studied in New York with Vaclav Witlacil and Peter Golfinopoulus. His abstract work, always painterly, exhibits an interest in the semiotic, the touch of his brush to the canvas revealing a sign or ideogram usually with an anecdotal reference to a landscape or still life. He has worked quietly developing his own style and perception of painting over the last 20 years in Harlem, New York and Saugerties with an occasional year off, once in Bali and twice in Greece. He has exhibited in America and Greece during the last 30 years but has mostly sold his work privately.
Brian Lynch
1022 Churchland Ln.
www.lynchstudio.com
“I am interested in observing things, looking at people and places and representing what I see in drawings, paintings and etchings. The images are from my experience and although picked out of constant visual stimulation, are random; they are what are in front of me at any given moment. It’s this element of chance and surprise that drives me to depict common everyday images.”
Hugh Morris
100 High Woods Rd.
www.100studios.yolasite.com
Although Hugh Morris has worked in many disciplines as an artist, his work as a painter has been most influenced by his life in the theater. Whether he is creating one of his “show pieces” (painting and construction inspired by a play on which he is working) or one of his paintings based on the fables of Aesop, the structure of the paintings is always theatrical. Each piece is an amalgam of tension and character which requires a strong suspension of disbelief.
Hugh Morris has shown in Westbeth Gallery, Tompkins Square Gallery and as part of the Globalfest and Under the Radar Theater Festivals in New York. His art is in private collections throughout the United States and Europe.
Christopher Nealon
42 Livingston St., 1R
www.christophernealon.com
“My work often focuses on introducing a mechanical or utilitarian element to a natural form. The juxtaposition of natural stone with materials resulting from industrial evolution – metal, glass, milled wood or plastic – might celebrate our dominance over nature. Do we feel emboldened by our technological prowess? Other pieces are nothing more than assemblages of found elements that always seem better off after being burned with a torch, I don’t know why. Stop by and say hello.”
Michael Nelson
22 John St.
www.michaeldalenelson.com
Michael Nelson has been photographing in the Hudson Valley for over 35 years, ever since graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology. Originally from the foothills of Virginia, he found a kinship with the northernmost part of that same mountain range and decided to make this area his home.
Over these past years Michael has taught through various organizations, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Storm King Art Center, the Museum of the Hudson Highlands, as well as numerous workshops in Saugerties at his studio. Michael has also been active in exhibiting in numerous venues and galleries.
Ze’ev Willy Neumann
42 Livingston St. 1L
www.zneumann.com
“Art is a form of seduction. My art is created from exploring the reality in which I live and the world inside my head. My intention is to lure the viewer into the micro-cosmos of the project I have made. Much like the seduction of nature, ideally the piece’s beauty convinces the spectator of its immediate merit at first sight which allows time for the concept to become clear. I do not restrain myself in uses of media, believing that it is the idea of the project that dictates the medium. Art is also an experimental journey — one travels through the unknown to find a solution for one’s original idea. The results of this adventure are often as unexpected and surprising to the artist as they are to the viewer.”
Gus Pedersen
Gustav Pedersen Fine Woodworking
3042 Rt. 32
www.GusPedersen.com
After serving in the U.S. submarine service as a periscope photographer and a career as a computer engineer, Gus went off on his sailboat to see the world. So it is no surprise that his designs have a firm root in engineering and science with flair for adventure.
In his recently completed workshop, Gus designs and builds custom-made furniture. Though he will build in any style, he is currently developing a style called “Contemporary Rustic,” a graceful blend of natural elements such as wood, stone and leather with man-made elements such as stainless steel and glass.
