MIROSLAV VRZALA - Autumn Lights
Autumn Lights
Miroslav Vrzala
Photograph
24"h x 30"2
$500
Copyright MIroslav Vrzala*
ARTIST STATEMENT
Even as a young child, I always loved to draw, paint and later on love to take photographs. I find cityscapes and landscapes most interesting. My love for art and the impressionists such as Claude Monet can be seen in my “Autumn Splendor” photograph. This is from Harriman State Park in New York State. My technique is simple, get up early and photograph the early light, this can be both for my landscapes and my cityscapes. You can always sleep later. Just enjoy what you’re doing. With today’s technology, you can take photographs early in the morning, while making your breakfast you can download your photos, process, print, frame and hang your photos all by lunchtime.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © Miroslav Vrzala, all rights reserved
The NJ Highlands Coalition respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this website do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information display on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied (other than for the purposes of fair dealing, as defined in the Copyright Act 1968) without the express written permission of The NJ Highlands Coalition and the artist. Contravention is an infringement of the Copyright Act and its amendments and may be subject to legal action.
CONTACT NJ Highlands Coalition 508 Main Street , Boonton, NJ 07005
PHONE: 973-910-2400
EMAIL: highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org
“Remember, look ahead, look up, look down, look left, look right, don’t forget to look behind, there is always something to photograph.”
CHARLES DEXTER - West Pond on Bearfort Mountain
West Pond on Bearfort Mountain Charles Dexter
photograph
$400
Copyright © Charles Dexter
ARTIST STATEMENT
Photography allows me to recreate the natural world in the way that I see it and to share it with other people. While I try to isolate and simplify scenes from nature into shapes, color and design, I still want the viewer to feel the wonder and power of the world outside of the frame.
The world is a magnificent place, full of unexpected sources of beauty. We are very fortunate to be living in it. Despite all of the turmoil in the world, we look for our own unique experiences to fill our existence. Being truly alive requires our full focus and attention.
Our experiences can be beautiful or ugly depending on what our circumstances are and what we make of them. People respond to different aspects of the world in different ways. Some people are stimulated by human made environments while others respond to nature. Some people are stimulated by the clash!
I respond to nature. While I also respond to human environments, it is nature that really enthralls me! I am always grateful to be in the presence of natural beauty. Wilderness creates a sense of awe and wonder. Viewing nature, either from a high cliff with a vista, or with macro lens, provides me an endless source of visual inspiration. Through my photographs, I want to show you how wonderful the natural world is.
The camera lens allows me to focus, highlight, isolate, and perhaps exaggerate aspects of the world as I see it. I try to put these elements into a visual form that communicates what I see to you. Even though I try hard to simplify scenes of nature into shapes, color, contrast and design, I also want you to feel the wonder and power of the natural world beyond the frame. I want you to catch your breath, be inspired and, with luck, share my experience of it.
Sometimes scenes in nature remind me of famous paintings I've seen in art history classes that have made a vivid impression on me. Each artist sees the world in a different way. By using techniques of craft, color and composition, artists try to find a visual language to express that way of seeing. Some artists are successful pioneers of visual language, while others work beautifully with accepted ways of communication.
What succeeds, or not, is the basis for lively debate. There is no escaping the fact that my photographic styles are eclectic. I love the 19th century Hudson River School painters who depict grand landscapes, atmospheric weather and light. This famous Catskill Mountain view has been painted and sketched by Thomas Cole, Jasper Francis Cropsey and Sanford Robison Gifford. I am also inspired by the photographic traditions of Ansel Adams and the Sierra Club.
However, I also find impressionist painters, who create a ‘soft focus’ effect, exciting. In this photograph of a cherry tree blossoming in New York City, the technique of multi-exposure in the camera reduces the realistic details of the scene to color, texture and form.
Abstract painters make canvases that are purely about color, shapes and texture. They aren't trying to represent anything in the natural world. Yet abstract forms and patterns do exist in nature. An example can be seen on this lichen covered rock face along a trail in Colorado.
I am grateful to the pioneers of visual language. I learn from the different painting and photographic styles they create. Not only do they demonstrate unique ways of perception that sharpen my vision, they show me how to be even more alert to the wonders of the world around me.
Our world is full of exciting places and things that exist in changing weather and light. We are fortunate there are so many ways to see it all.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright Charles Dexter, All Rights Reserved
Copyright © Paula Pearl. All rights reserved. The NJ Highlands Coalition respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this website do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information display on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied (other than for the purposes of fair dealing, as defined in the Copyright Act 1968) without the express written permission of The NJ Highlands Coalition and the artist. Contravention is an infringement of the Copyright Act and its amendments and may be subject to legal action
CONTACT NJ Highlands Coalition 508 Main Street , Boonton, NJ 07005
PHONE: 973-910-2400
EMAIL: highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org
Learn More
BIO
Charles Dexter’s work is inspired by the photographic traditions of the Sierra Club and his art history courses in college. He is self trained.
He joined the New York City Sierra Club Photography Committee in 1992. His photography is enriched by his continuing association with many of its members and the influence of their work. He is a past chairman of that group.
Charles developed a love for high places, wilderness, and the magic of photography as he explored the high cliffs of the Palisades, north of Alpine, New Jersey. Throughout the four seasons, he kept returning to the same mile and a half length of cliffs.
He sharpened his photographic eye by observing the slow, continuing transformation of light, foliage and weather on the unchanging rock formations over time.
From these cliffs, he discovered a wealth of evolving nature to observe with his camera.
To this day Charles continues his photographic exploration of both vast and intimate landscapes found in the Hudson and Delaware River valley wilderness regions. Since taking an Outward Bound course in Colorado, he also photographs with great passion in the American West.
His solo photography exhibits at Berkeley College in New York City, and at the Greenbrook Sanctuary in Tenafly, NJ, were well received. He also exhibited in many of the NYC Sierra Club Photography Committee group shows.
Charles Dexter’s photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and by the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club. -His work is also featured on CD album covers for Sonoton Music Productions. He photographed dance performances for Serena Mid East Dance Theater and Multigravitational Aero Dance Group.
He works as a freelance music and sound effects editor for video and film. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in filmmaking and cinematography.
CHARLES DEXTER - West Pond on Bearfort Mountain
West Pond on Bearfort Mountain Charles Dexter
photograph
$400
Copyright © Charles Dexter
ARTIST STATEMENT
Photography allows me to recreate the natural world in the way that I see it and to share it with other people. While I try to isolate and simplify scenes from nature into shapes, color and design, I still want the viewer to feel the wonder and power of the world outside of the frame.
The world is a magnificent place, full of unexpected sources of beauty. We are very fortunate to be living in it. Despite all of the turmoil in the world, we look for our own unique experiences to fill our existence. Being truly alive requires our full focus and attention.
Our experiences can be beautiful or ugly depending on what our circumstances are and what we make of them. People respond to different aspects of the world in different ways. Some people are stimulated by human made environments while others respond to nature. Some people are stimulated by the clash!
I respond to nature. While I also respond to human environments, it is nature that really enthralls me! I am always grateful to be in the presence of natural beauty. Wilderness creates a sense of awe and wonder. Viewing nature, either from a high cliff with a vista, or with macro lens, provides me an endless source of visual inspiration. Through my photographs, I want to show you how wonderful the natural world is.
The camera lens allows me to focus, highlight, isolate, and perhaps exaggerate aspects of the world as I see it. I try to put these elements into a visual form that communicates what I see to you. Even though I try hard to simplify scenes of nature into shapes, color, contrast and design, I also want you to feel the wonder and power of the natural world beyond the frame. I want you to catch your breath, be inspired and, with luck, share my experience of it.
Sometimes scenes in nature remind me of famous paintings I've seen in art history classes that have made a vivid impression on me. Each artist sees the world in a different way. By using techniques of craft, color and composition, artists try to find a visual language to express that way of seeing. Some artists are successful pioneers of visual language, while others work beautifully with accepted ways of communication.
What succeeds, or not, is the basis for lively debate. There is no escaping the fact that my photographic styles are eclectic. I love the 19th century Hudson River School painters who depict grand landscapes, atmospheric weather and light. This famous Catskill Mountain view has been painted and sketched by Thomas Cole, Jasper Francis Cropsey and Sanford Robison Gifford. I am also inspired by the photographic traditions of Ansel Adams and the Sierra Club.
However, I also find impressionist painters, who create a ‘soft focus’ effect, exciting. In this photograph of a cherry tree blossoming in New York City, the technique of multi-exposure in the camera reduces the realistic details of the scene to color, texture and form.
Abstract painters make canvases that are purely about color, shapes and texture. They aren't trying to represent anything in the natural world. Yet abstract forms and patterns do exist in nature. An example can be seen on this lichen covered rock face along a trail in Colorado.
I am grateful to the pioneers of visual language. I learn from the different painting and photographic styles they create. Not only do they demonstrate unique ways of perception that sharpen my vision, they show me how to be even more alert to the wonders of the world around me.
Our world is full of exciting places and things that exist in changing weather and light. We are fortunate there are so many ways to see it all.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright Charles Dexter, All Rights Reserved
Copyright © Paula Pearl. All rights reserved. The NJ Highlands Coalition respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this website do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information display on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied (other than for the purposes of fair dealing, as defined in the Copyright Act 1968) without the express written permission of The NJ Highlands Coalition and the artist. Contravention is an infringement of the Copyright Act and its amendments and may be subject to legal action
CONTACT NJ Highlands Coalition 508 Main Street , Boonton, NJ 07005
PHONE: 973-910-2400
EMAIL: highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org
Learn More
BIO
Charles Dexter’s work is inspired by the photographic traditions of the Sierra Club and his art history courses in college. He is self trained.
He joined the New York City Sierra Club Photography Committee in 1992. His photography is enriched by his continuing association with many of its members and the influence of their work. He is a past chairman of that group.
Charles developed a love for high places, wilderness, and the magic of photography as he explored the high cliffs of the Palisades, north of Alpine, New Jersey. Throughout the four seasons, he kept returning to the same mile and a half length of cliffs.
He sharpened his photographic eye by observing the slow, continuing transformation of light, foliage and weather on the unchanging rock formations over time.
From these cliffs, he discovered a wealth of evolving nature to observe with his camera.
To this day Charles continues his photographic exploration of both vast and intimate landscapes found in the Hudson and Delaware River valley wilderness regions. Since taking an Outward Bound course in Colorado, he also photographs with great passion in the American West.
His solo photography exhibits at Berkeley College in New York City, and at the Greenbrook Sanctuary in Tenafly, NJ, were well received. He also exhibited in many of the NYC Sierra Club Photography Committee group shows.
Charles Dexter’s photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and by the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club. -His work is also featured on CD album covers for Sonoton Music Productions. He photographed dance performances for Serena Mid East Dance Theater and Multigravitational Aero Dance Group.
He works as a freelance music and sound effects editor for video and film. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in filmmaking and cinematography.
EDWARD FAUSTY - Wishbone
Edward Fausty
#4423 from NJ Landscape/Open Book Series
#1 in editon of 10 prints, digital pigment on Arches Text paper
2022
29"h x21"w
$700
Copyright Edward Fausty, All Rights Reserved
Artist Statement for Highlands Exhibit I have been a regular visitor to the woodlands around Boonton, New Jersey since moving here eight years ago. Actually, the woodlands played a central part in that decision. For longer than I can remember, these tranquil yet dynamic areas have helped me reconnect with myself, especially when I lived in more urban areas. Making photographs has been a way of recording the wholeness I feel in the woods, surounded by natural cycles of life and death. Photographs are also an excuse for working with one of my favorite materials: paper. These prints are made on Arches Text, a cotton fine art paper with beautiful surface of fibers, not covered up by an inkjet coating. These papers do require special attention in the digital printing process. The prints have been sewn to a backing board, much like book signatures are sewn into bindings. I do this because it calls attention to the actual paper, and because there is something mysterious and exciting about opening a book. This accentuates the feelings I already have about looking at a pictures in general. Edward Fausty February, 2022
ABOUT EDWARD FAUSTY
Deeply influenced by his undergraduate work with Joel Meyerowitz at The Cooper Union and graduate work with Richard Benson at Yale University, his direction and evolution over the decades has been largely independent of these early academic influences, resulting in numerous distinct but concentrated bodies of work all visible on www.edwardfausty.com : scanned polaroid negatives of sprouting plants; progressively blurred self portraits (collotypes) printed on a letterpress; pictures made with a view camera from within an incubator; mountains of north central Norway; artists’ studios at a factory in Jersey City; views of the land and sky at night; and intimate/global circular views of the forest. In all these projects, the print and paper have anchored the work in the classic tradition of the fine print. Fausty’s work is represented in such collections as The Canadian Center for Architecture, The George Eastman House, The U.S. Library of Congress, Pfizer Corporation, Yale University and others. He has exhibited work at Princeton University (Atelier Fellowship with Accra Shepp), The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Gallery Bi Damas in Japan, Paul Sharpe, DM Contemporary and Carter Burden Galleries in New York City, The World Theatre Festival in Nancy, France, and Inquiry Art Gallery in Boonton, New Jersey. His series Next Frontier: the Land and the Night Sky has been featured at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, NJ, the Lewis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City, and the Visual Arts Center of NJ. Fausty has also received NYFA and NEA fellowships working with Brian Rose on a project documenting Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
EDUCATION
MFA Photography, Yale School of Art, 1986
Studies with printer and MacArthur Fellow Richard Benson, inspired by his photo-lithographs.
Studies with Tod Papageorge, Joel Sternfeld.
BFA, Cooper Union School of Art, 1979
Studies with printer Norman Sanders who later suggests collotype as a photomechanical process.
Studies with Joel Meyerowitz; immersion in his large & small format color work and sensiblity.
Studies with sculptors Christopher Wilmarth and Reuben Kadish.
ART COPYRIGHT © Edward Fausty, All Rights Reserved.
NJ Highlands Coalition 508 Main Street , Boonton, NJ 07005
HONE: 973-910-2400
READ MORE ABOUT EDWARD FAUSTY, INCLUDING:
Solo and Two-person Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
Selected Collections
Curatorial Work
Bibliography
CURRENT PROJECT
Artist’s Book Worlds
Worlds is a compilation of images from the photographic series of the same name. If you are interested in purchasing a copy, email me with Worlds as the subject of the email. I will notify you when the final version is available. It will likely be the same size but more durable and hard bound. When it’s available, I will have more detailed information as to pricing. Emailing me will not entail any obligation on your part; it just means you’ll be made aware when it’s available. Thanks for your interest. Edward Fausty November, 2021 edward@edwardfausty.com tel: 551-358-3847 em: edward@edwardfausty.com www.edwardfausty.com Edward Fausty Studio 1290 Birch St. Boonton, NJ 07005
ANGELO MARCIALIS - Foggy Crossings
Foggy Crossing
Angelo Marcialis
photograph
$500
Copyright © Angelo Marcialis
ARTIST STATEMENT
The Three Bridges (including the Bear Mountain Bridge) is one the most sought after iconic captures in the Hudson Valley, NY. I have captured this scene many times, covering all the seasons over the years. I hadn't been here in awhile, and I wanted to see what my old friend was up to this foggy morning. Checking the weather forecast the day before, I knew that a warm front laden with moisture was coming to the Hudson Valley, and with the waters of the Hudson River still running cool, I knew it was going to be the perfect setup for this type of atmospheric conditions. As you can tell by this capture, I was not disappointed!
My artistic vision, first thru Music and now Photography, is to bring and share light to the world that I live in. Regardless of the artistic endeavor, it is the creativity that keeps me vibrant, relevant and alive! I am honored to be able to offer my photography of the beautiful Hudson Valley in New York and beyond
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © Angelo Marcialis, all rights reserved CONTACT for sale or copyright © information, etc. highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org or 973-910-2400 The NJ Highlands Coalition respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this website do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information display on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied (other than for the purposes of fair dealing, as defined in the Copyright Act 1968) without the express written permission of The NJ Highlands Coalition and the artist. Contravention is an infringement of the Copyright Act and its amendments and may be subject to legal action.
CONTACT NJ Highlands Coalition 508 Main Street , Boonton, NJ 07005
PHONE: 973-910-2400
EMAIL: highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org
BIO
Retired from a rewarding career as a Music Educator, Angelo has turned his creative muse towards the realm of Landscape Photography. His photographic proficiency has achieved the same creative level that he enjoyed in his music career.
In just a few years, Angelo’s landscape photographs have been featured on various websites, social media platforms, magazines, travel guides, newspapers and newsletters. They have been used for raffle items at fundraising functions, and have been awarded in adjudicated exhibitions in the Tri-State Area as well.
DENNIS MAIDA - Star Trail
Star Trail
Dennis Maida
Photograph
8"h x 10"w Framed
$350
Copyright Dennis Maida
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I set out one warm evening to capture the Milky Way over the Appalachian Trail Boardwalk in Vernon NJ area. The light pollution from NYC was much greater than I thought it would be however, the fog in the air actually diffused it a bit, also giving Jupiter and Saturn a glow boost.
Copyright © Dennis Maida, all rights reserved
COPYRIGHT CONTACT: NJ Highlands Coalition 508 Main Street Boonton, NJ 07005 Phone (973) 588-7190 Fax (973) 588-7193 E-mail: highalndsart@njhighlandscoalition.org
The NJ Highlands Coalition respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this website do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information display on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied (other than for the purposes of fair dealing, as defined in the Copyright Act 1968) without the express written permission of The NJ Highlands Coalition and the artist. Contravention is an infringement of the Copyright Act and its amendments and may be subject to legal action.
DEBRA WALLACE - Iona Island Marsh
Iona Island Marsh
Debra Wallace
Photograph
13" x19" print 17" x 24" matted & framed
$385
Copyright Debra Wallace*
ARTIST STATEMENT
Iona Island is located in the Midst of the Hudson Valley near Bear Mountain State Park, Stony Point, NY.
*COPYRIGHT
Copyright © Renelle Lorray, all rights reserved
The NJ Highlands Coalition respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this website do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information display on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied (other than for the purposes of fair dealing, as defined in the Copyright Act 1968) without the express written permission of The NJ Highlands Coalition and the artist. Contravention is an infringement of the Copyright Act and its amendments and may be subject to legal action.
CONTACT NJ Highlands Coalition 508 Main Street , Boonton, NJ 07005
PHONE: 973-910-2400
EMAIL: highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org
MARV KAMINSKY - After the Harvest
MARV KAMINSKY - After the Harvest
After the Harvest
Marv Kaminsky
Photograph
24"h x 30"2
$500
Copyright MIroslav Vrzala*
ARTIST STATEMENT
Photography is my passion. I have been doing photography both professionally and as a hobby for almost 50 years. My work has received numerous awards both nationally and internationally and has been published in magazines and calendars. The image in this exhibit is a photograph digitally captured and printed on archival fine art paper with archival pigment inks. “After The Harvest” is of what appeared to me to be a cornfield that had been harvested in Warren County. I was attracted to it by the fence leading out to the single tree. The sky and clouds were made more dramatic in post processing. I thought the scene had the qualities of tonality, textures, and shapes for a black & white image.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © Marv Kaminsky. All rights reserved
The NJ Highlands Coalition respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this website do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information display on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied (other than for the purposes of fair dealing, as defined in the Copyright Act 1968) without the express written permission of The NJ Highlands Coalition and the artist. Contravention is an infringement of the Copyright Act and its amendments and may be subject to legal action.
CONTACT NJ Highlands Coalition 508 Main Street , Boonton, NJ 07005
PHONE: 973-910-2400
EMAIL: highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org
RENELLE LORRAY - Autumn Dress
Autumn Dress
Renelle Lorray
Photograph
18"h x 24"w
$295
Copyright Renelle Lorray*
ARTIST STATEMENT
This magnificent tree is on the Long Pond Ironworks Historic site in Ringwood near a deteriorating old house that likely belonged to an iron forge worker. The tree's grace and amazing color transition from pale green to intense orange throughout the autumn season bring me back year after year to capture it.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © Debra Wallace, all rights reserved
The NJ Highlands Coalition respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this website do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information display on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied (other than for the purposes of fair dealing, as defined in the Copyright Act 1968) without the express written permission of The NJ Highlands Coalition and the artist. Contravention is an infringement of the Copyright Act and its amendments and may be subject to legal action.
CONTACT NJ Highlands Coalition 508 Main Street , Boonton, NJ 07005
PHONE: 973-910-2400
EMAIL: highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org