Denise Cocchiaro
Denise Cocchiaro
The Search for Peace
Denise Cocchiaro
watercolor
27"h x 35"h
$1,650
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Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo
Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo
ARTIST STATEMENT - Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo
ARTIST STATEMENT - Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo
Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo
Rhododendrons En Plein Air
oil on linen
24"h x 32"w
$3,000
Copyright © Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo
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ARTIST STATEMENT - Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo
ARTIST STATEMENT - Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo
ARTIST STATEMENT - Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo
Rhododendrons was inspired by the amazing floral blossoms in my own backyard. Painted "en plein air", meaning on site in the open air, allowed me to fully embrace nature during my painting process. Plein air painting has its challenges, for example light changing quickly and blossoms moving and losing petals due to wind, but for me it is the best way to experience and interpret nature creatively. My painting is about attempting to capture a slice of life on canvas. Plein air painting challenges me to make quick and instantaneous decisions, as well as go with the flow of nature’s changes.
BIOGRAPHY
Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo graduated from the New York Academy of Art, receiving her MFA in painting with honors. Known for her oil paintings on copper, her award-winning paintings have been published in Copper in the Arts, printed on the cover of Connection Magazine, and exhibited at many prestigious galleries across the country including the Morris Museum, Salmagundi Club, Greenhouse Gallery, National Arts Club, and the Dahesh Museum. Her oil paintings are in many private collections across the United States as well as abroad, specifically the Saint James Palace Collection in the UK. Swain Galleries and Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery represent her paintings in New Jersey where she has had several solo exhibitions featuring her work. An accomplished portrait painter, Cunniffe-Chieffo has received many awards from the National Artist’s Magazine and the National Association of Women Artists for outstanding portraiture. Her public portrait commission of former County Executive Vanderhoef is part of the permanent collection of Rockland County, New York. Prior to becoming a full time artist, Cunniffe-Chieffo received her bachelor's degree in graphic design at Indiana University and began her career as a packaging designer for C.M.Jackson Associates and Colgate-Palmolive. Passionate about sharing her extensive experience as a fine artist, Cunniffe- Chieffo has taught at many art institutions including the Ridgewood Art Institute, Let's Create, the Center for Contemporary Art, and currently is an Adjunct Professor at Sussex County Community College teaching life drawing, painting, and portfolio development.
TODD DONEY Info
TODD DONEY
TODD DONEY
TODD DONEY
Swamp Jan 25 5:14 PM
Todd Doney
oil on linen
24"w x 48"h
$5,520
ARTIST STATEMENT
Watch this very special video about Todd and his work: http://youtu.be/eDwBb8ZxGKs
The inspiration for “Swamp, June 17, 2:01 PM” was viewed just inside the Great Swamp on my way home from work.
Nature has been a vehicle of artists throughout the ages to express themselves and it is the impetus of my work as well. To be more precise, the nature that has inspired the majority of my work is the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge which is situated adjacent to my home. Many of the images that form my work are inspired by hikes, dog walks, bike rides, and drives through the swamp.
The titles of my work depict the exact moment that I viewed the scene. For example: “ Swamp Jan 25 5:14 PM”. My paintings are an attempt to freeze in time nature’s ephemeral flux and their titles suggest that. Nature is fleeting and constantly changing. Not only seasonally and daily, but even hourly. Greek philosopher Heraclitus wrote, "All things are flowing” and “You cannot step into the same river twice...."
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TODD DONEY
TODD DONEY
TODD DONEY
Trees September 23, 6:22 PM
oil on linen
16"h x 20"w
$1,250
ARTIST STATEMENT
Nature has been a vehicle of artists throughout the ages to express themselves and it is the impetus of my work as well. To be more precise, the nature that has inspired the majority of my work is the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge which is situated adjacent to my home. Many of the images that form my work are inspired by hikes, dog walks, bike rides, and drives through the swamp.
The titles of my work depict the exact moment that I viewed the scene. For example: “Trees September 23, 6:22 PM
" My paintings are an attempt to freeze in time nature’s ephemeral flux and their titles suggest that. Nature is fleeting and constantly changing. Not only seasonally and daily, but even hourly. Greek philosopher Heraclitus wrote, "All things are flowing” and “You cannot step into the same river twice...."
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BIO - tODD dONEY
BIO - tODD dONEY
BIO - tODD dONEY
Todd was born in Chicago, IL and grew up in the near-north suburbs. He attended the prestigious American Academy of Art in Chicago where he was awarded the Union League Scholarship Award. After graduating, Todd immediately started his career as an illustrator. He worked as an illustrator until 2006; the year he started his gallery work. Con't >
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BIO - tODD dONEY
Todd's gallery work includes one person shows at the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ, Broadfoot & Broadfoot Gallery, NY, NY, & Boonton, NJ, Morris Arts, Morristown, NJ, and The College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ, among others. His paintings have also been exhibited at Drumthwacket, the Governor’s official residence, in Princeton, NJ, The Paterson Museum in Paterson, NJ, The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, The Arts for the Parks National Competition in Wyoming, and the Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibitions in New York, to name a few. Todd's work is being represented by Broadfoot & Broadfoot located in Boonton, NJ.Currently, he is an associate professor of art at the County College of Morris in Randolph, NJ, where he teaches drawing, painting, and foundation classes.
Todd lives with his family in Gillette, New Jersey. His home is situated adjacent to the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge, which is an inspiration for much of his work.
DORIS ETTLINGER
Doris Ettlinger
ARTIST STATEMENT - dORIS eTTLINGER
Doris Ettlinger
Osprey in Profile
Doris Ettlinger
watercolor
14"h x 17"w
$450
"I live and work in an old gristmill on the banks of the Musconetcong river. From my windows I can watch birds of all sizes.
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Doris Ettlinger
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Doris Ettlinger
Two Horses in Light Shade
Doris Ettlinger
watercolor
16 1/2"h x 20 1/2"w
$750
"Doris brings her viewers to a space of tranquility and peace with her gentle approach to watercolor." Alfa Art Gallery
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ARTIST STATEMENT - dORIS eTTLINGER
ARTIST STATEMENT - dORIS eTTLINGER
ARTIST STATEMENT - dORIS eTTLINGER
"I work with traditional media to make representational images. Subjects are drawn from my surroundings, whether scenes in my neighborhood, friends, fragments of nature, or views of the Musconetcong River. I also enjoy a challenge or suggestion from my students.
"In the sketching stage I think about what I want to say. I edit and compose, sketching values, then planning colors. Watercolor requires planning before wetting the brush, courage when applying the paint, and restraint from fussing over it afterwards. When done right the color looks fresh, not overworked.
"I work with big wet brushes and gestural strokes at the beginning of the painting process. What is important to me is that my subjects look alive, even if they’re inanimate. That happens when I allow the watercolor to do what it does best. That is, suggest not describe. These first strokes capture that.
"As I proceed my brushes become smaller and my strokes more refined, drawing the eye to the interesting bit that made me want to make the painting in the first place."
BIO - Doris Ettlinger
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ARTIST STATEMENT - dORIS eTTLINGER
A native of Staten Island, Doris Ettlinger lives with her husband Michael McFadden in an old gristmill near Hampton NJ, where they raised their two children. Doris teaches the Musconetcong Watercolor Group on the third floor of the mill in a space overlooking the river. She also demonstrates her watercolor technique for art groups. Her demos recorded by Zoom have been edited and published on her YouTube channel.
An illustrator since graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1973, Doris later received an MFA from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Over the course of her career she has illustrated 40 children’s books, including the award-winning titles A Book for Black-Eyed Susan and The Orange Shoes. She is represented by Cornell & Co. Doris has honed her watercolor skills by attending workshops taught by Charles Reid, Thomas Schaller, Tony Van Hasselt, and Sterling Edwards. But her touchstone is the work of her mother Minnie Bush Ettlinger. Doris is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, an elected member of the New Jersey Watercolor Society, and a signature member of the Garden State Watercolor Society. Her paintings have won awards in numerous exhibitions.
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EDUCATIONM.F.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1977 M.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1976 B.F.A Rhode Island School of Design, 1973
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 - Present - Teacher/Coach of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group
2016 - Present - Watercolor Workshop instructor at The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster
1992 - Present - Illustrator in the children’s market, represented by Cornell & McCarthy, (now Cornell & Co.) Bibliography includes 40 picture books. 1977 - 1992 - Freelance Illustrator, NYC. Clients included The New York Times, Forbes, American Express, and many other publications.
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BIO CONT'D - dORIS eTTLINGER
BIO CONT'D - dORIS eTTLINGER
RECENT EXHIBITIONS2022 - Allied Artists of America 109th Annual Exhibitio 2021 - The 37/38th Ellaraslie Open, Trenton, NJ 2017 - 2022 - Tewksbury Historical Society, Oldwick, NJ - Annual Juried Exhibition 2015 - 2022 - Garden State Watercolor Society, Annual Juried Exhibitions2020/22 - New Jersey Watercolor Society, Annual Juried Exhibitions2018 - 2022 - Center for Contemporary Art Members’ Juried Shows2019/21 - Highlands Juried Art Exhibition2010 - 2022 - Musconetcong Watercolor Group, Lebanon Twp. Museum, Hampton NJ2020 - Solo Exhibit, Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ2019 - Studio Montclair, Viewpoints2019, 22nd Annual Open, Honorable Mention 2019 - Center for Contemporary Art Faculty Show @ Art Alliance of Monmouth County
Anthony Galati
Anthony Galati
Anthony Galati
Anthony Galati
Natirar
Anthony Galati
oils on panel
8"h x 8"w
$320
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Anthony Galati
Anthony Galati
Anthony Galati
Artist Statement
Some form of creating is a crucial part of anyone's life, whether they realize it or not. It’s interesting to think how different the world would be if everyone worked on some form of art each week. Those of us that do it already, know that there is nothing like it, and that an invisible hole begins to open up if we go too long without it.
Anthony is constantly thinking about where art is, has been and will go, and is constantly searching for more in his own art and in the work of others. He is increasingly attracted to the mysterious over the straight forward. Anthony lives for the moments when something great comes to him, and the ones where he can bring them back for everyone else to see.
BIO
Having grown up in Morristown, New Jersey, art has always been a major part of Anthony’s life. He was “the kid that could draw.” Oils had long seemed to be the ultimate pinnacle of art mediums, providing the potential to harness unlimited visual power in the art that a person can create. When he discovered that he could paint with oils in art school, it led to a feeling of total creative freedom. Now that Anthony makes and teaches art full time, his days are spent teaching private and group art lessons for students of all ages, doing commissioned portraits, and making personal work consisting of the figure and plein air landscapes. This award winning artist has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Tyler School of Art, part of Temple University. He has shown in several states across the country, and has work in private collections as far reaching as The United Kingdom and Singapore. A few of his favorite artists are Renoir, Bouguereau, Sargent, Jeremy Lipking, Jeremy Mann and Brad Kunkle.
Andrea Gianchigalia
Andrea Gianchigalia
Morning Mood
Andrea Gianchigalia
28"h x 41"w
pastel
$2,500
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Laurie Harden
Laurie Harden
Laurie Harden
Summer in Sussex
Oil
20”h x 24” w
$700
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Copyright © Laurie Harden
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Laurie Harden
Laurie Harden
Long Shadows
Oil
21”h x 27” w
$700
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BIO - Laurie Harden
Laurie Harden is an illustrator and painter, and has been, it seems, all her life. It is her first love and abiding passion. She works in Oils, Gouche, Pastels, Charcoal & Pencil.
Laurie studied at Kansas City Art Institute and Rhode Island School of Design where she graduated with a BFA in Illustration. Laurie has worked as a free-lance illustrator for over 30 years.
Laurie now spends most of her time teaching art classes to adults, teens and children at several art associations. She specializes in Oil Painting Classes, Drawing Fundamentals, Figure Drawing & Portraits, and Pastel Classes. She also gives private lessons.
Harden’s work is widely exhibited, awarded, commissioned and collected. An artist with a international clientele, she has received many portrait commissions, including former NJ governor, Brendan Bryne, and former Prime Minister of Japan, Keizo Obuchi.
Laurie has exhibited her fine art at the Salmagundi Art Club, The National Arts Club, the Pen & Brush Club in NYC, as well as many venues in NJ. She is a member of the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, the Allied Artists, the American Artists Professional League, the Pastel Society of America, the Pastel Society of NJ, and the Art Centre of NJ to mention a few.
Ms. Harden resides in Northern New Jersey.
MARY HODGSON Info
MARY HODGSON
ARTIST INFO - MARY HODGSON
ARTIST INFO - MARY HODGSON
Sunflower Magic
Mary Hodgson
mixed media (fluid acrylics, India ink, oil pastel and paper)
14" h x 14"w
$300
This piece, Sunflower Magic, is inspired by the sunflowers seen throughout the NJ Highlands. It wasn’t until I was surrounded by these beauties that I noticed they were filled with character. There were holes, tears, a lack of uniformity and curling of the petals. That is when I started painting sunflowers.
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ARTIST INFO - MARY HODGSON
ARTIST INFO - MARY HODGSON
ARTIST INFO - MARY HODGSON
ARTIST STATEMENT
"I believe we all have a creative spark inside of us, and when it is lit the artistic magic happens. I believed for decades that I couldn’t capture what I was seeing and translate that into a painting. But, I continued to have the longing to draw, paint and create. In my 50s I explored art as part of my journey of discovering who I was and who I wanted to be in the next phase of my life. Art gave me the freedom to pursue that and taught me the importance of just being me.
"A lot of my work is inspired by my frequent walks in the NJ Highlands. I have lived near The Great Swamp for 40 years. It is where I go to rejuvenate, find my calm, observe and experience the gifts of nature. It is that awe that is invoked when you reach the top of a mountain and look out at the beauty in front of you that enriches and influences my art.
"My work is abstract realism. I use mixed media as it gives me the freedom to continually add new drawing tools to my repertoire as I continue to learn and explore. My favorite paints are fluid acrylics. I love the richness of the paints. Their vibrant, beautiful colors are prominent in my pieces.
I am a member and volunteer of MCAA, the Morris County Art Association. I have shown my paintings at Morristown Performing Art Center, County College of Morris, corporations, hospitals, art fairs, craft fairs and the Great Swamp Education Center among other places"
BIO - Mary Hodgson
ARTIST INFO - MARY HODGSON
BIO - Mary Hodgson
Mary Hodgson has been a professional artist since 2015. She is passionate about the creative process and expressing herself through her art. Her work can be described as abstract realism. She works in mixed media and enjoys the vibrant colors she gets when combining fluid acrylics with collage papers.
Mary is a horticulturalist and brings her knowledge and love of flowers to her paintings. She is an avid hiker, and spends a lot of time in nature seeking inspiration for her artwork.
JUDITH A. LIEBERMAN Info
jUDITH A. LIEBERMAN
ARTIST INFO - jUDITH a. lIEBERMAN
ARTIST INFO - jUDITH a. lIEBERMAN
Judith A. Lieberman
Rainbows
acrylic on linen and polyester with box assemblage, found objects
36 1/2 x 40 1/2
$1,250
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ARTIST INFO - jUDITH a. lIEBERMAN
ARTIST INFO - jUDITH a. lIEBERMAN
ARTIST INFO - jUDITH a. lIEBERMAN
"Although I currently live a few miles from the technical southern border of the Highlands, I spent fourteen years in a spot near Hell Mountain in Tewksbury Township called Cold Hill. My work at the time was in tune with the surrounding landscape, populated by the cows, sheep, deer, birds and fish living there"
I realize my Highlands experience is informing my work to this day. Fortunately, I am still close enough to refresh the memories by periodically driving through Tewksbury Township.
EDUCATION
Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, TX, B.S. Chemistry, 1965Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA , B.A. Art, 1976 Art Students' League, New York, NY, 1979-80, Studied Painting with Isaac Soyer New York University, New York, NY, M.A. Studio Art, 1982 Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, M.F.A. Painting, 1987