Ulster Savings Bank showcases work of the #GOSTartists of the Gardiner Open Studio Tour.

GOSTartists kick off a series of events leading up to the Spring 2016 Gardiner Open Studio Tour at the end of April.

This event was the first of two group shows and openings for the GOSTartists this Spring as leadin's to the Spring 2016 GOST. The next show will be at The Bakery in New Paltz beginning April 15, 2016, with a Paint-Out/Opening tentatively planned for April 23rd. Stay tuned.

The Ulster Savings Bank Exhibition Opening was held this past Friday with many of the GOSTartists in attendance as well as other visitors, friends and bank customers. Ulster Savings  has been a long time GOST sponsor and supporter.

The show continues through May 12, 2016. Eighteen works are on display at the bank throughout the public spaces. Some highlights include a fabulous mural sized painting by Meadow, show below, which brings a dynamic sense of pizzazz to the otherwise drab bank conference room, an eye catching piece by Marilyn Perry that hangs behind the teller's counter, and wonderful print by internationally collected artist, Lady Pink, which is near the bank manager's desk.

As in all the prior shows, the diversity of the #GOSTartists group is easy to see in this show, but thanks to curation efforts by Lady Pink and Roger Smith, who hung the show, there is a sense of cohesiveness, and upbeat enthusiasm that the pieces all convey. The show's theme of "Creation" seems to have been taken to mean both the creation of art work and and "creation" as in, all the wild and wondrous energy of the world, which this selection of pieces seems to be channelling.

The show is open to the public during bank hours. Art is available for purchase. Simply contact the artist of your choice--their contact information is available in the Show Bio Book on the table in the Bank Conference Room, or you can also find contact information for individual artists on the group's website: www.GOSTartists.org.

Many thanks to Jared Cole and the staff of the Ulster Savings Bank for hosting the opening and supporting the GOSTartists and the Tour.

Finally, don't miss the upcoming Gardiner Open Studio Tour, Apr. 30 & May 1, 2016. More info on the website, or pickup a brochure at Ulster Savings and many other area locations.

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Meadow with her spectacular wall hanging at the show, Holland Tulips, Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 71”,  $2000

Left:  Abstract sunset by Andrea McFarland, Purple Sunset, Pastels, 16” x 20”, $700
Right: Jean Tansey, Aurora Borealis #1, Acrylic on wood, 24” x 32”, $125

DM Weil's work in the entry hallway. Coral Reef, Enhanced giclee print, 24” x 30”, $425

Stacie Flint with her very upbeat painting, Blooms, Oil on canvas, 24” x 30”, NFS

Lady Pink with her woman shaped cityscape, a print of a much larger original oil painting,
Queen Matilda, Giclee print on canvas, 36” x 24”, $450

Jonathan Pazer with his composite sunset photograph, which includes cloth for clouds and a phillips head screw for the sun.
"You never said you would return, that’s my fantasy", Chromaluxe print on aluminum, 24” x 36”,  $500.

Marilyn Perry with her piece, Lava, Acrylic on paper, 31” x 37.5”, $650

From Left to Right: Jared Cole--Ulster Savings Bank, GOSTArtists--Alexa Ginsburg,
Marilyn Perry, Meadow, Stacie Flint, Leonie Lacouette and Jonathan Pazer.

GOST Art Exhibit "Creation," in Gardiner, NY at Ulster Savings Bank, Starting April. 1 thru May 12 2016.

Join us for the Opening for this show: Apr. 1st 12pm - 2pm.

This opening is open to the public. Please come in and 

talk with the artists who will be at the opening. All these 

works of art are for sale to the public. 

This is also a great opportunity to pick up an Artist Guide 

and Tour Map for the Gardiner Open Studio Tour which will 

be Apr. 30th - May 1st 2016.

Gardiner Open Studio Tour Art Exhibit at Ulster Savings Bank - Apr. 1 - May 12, 2016.

Artist Profile: CYNTHIA WINIKA - Pyrotechics and Mycology come together to add nature and chaos into a unique kind of mixed media work process.

CYNTHIA WINIKA


Cynthia Winika is a talented mixed-media artist whose life has given her a background in both Western and Eastern traditions.  She is also the best-known teacher of encaustic painting at R & F Paints in Kingston.  Easy, outgoing, imaginative, and very engaged, she has helped many an artist (myself included) master the challenges of painting in molten beeswax.

In her own work, Cynthia is constantly exploring ways to bring life and art together.  One literally explosive example is the use of fireworks, which she lights above a large paper.  As the fireworks die, their afterlife of marks and fired elements become part of collages to which she adds her own drawings and sketches, bits of found objects, colored papers, and transfers.   Anchored in wax, visible from two sides, the works assume a new life in a larger, created whole.  

Similarly, Cynthia brings her adventures as a serious mycologist to bear in her art.  Gathering all manner of fungi from as close by as her backyard, she experiments with making mushroom spore prints in encaustic paintings that illuminate the imagination as the stars illuminate the sky.  These natural and mysterious elements are gathered into beautiful works of art.

Cynthia’s resume is a long and rich list that reflects a life of teaching, creating, and displaying art in institutions around the United States.  Her studies took her to Hawaii and Taiwan, as well as more familiar venues closer to home.  She is a stalwart of the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale and her work has been collected by several museums, including the Museum of Modern Art.   In 2006, an exhibition of her fungi-based art in New York City was written about in the New York Times.  More recently, the International Encaustic Artists named her the best teacher of 2014.


Marilyn Perry
3/14/16

GOSTartists Block Party Opens Doors in Gardiner, NY

GARDINER GETS DOOR'ED in advance of the Gardiner Open Studio Tour

September 26th was a beautiful autumn day in the hamlet of Gardiner; people strolled the art-lined sidewalks, visiting with one another and patronized local establishments There were donkey rides and face painting. This village-wide collaboration between the artists of the Gardiner Open Studio Tour, local businesses and property owners on Main Street was an exciting moment to be part of.

 The installation of the doors had mostly taken place the days before the party, but GOSTdoors, tents and balloons were still going up all morning to make ready for this party.

Traffic slowed as drivers cruised past the 30 or so #GOSTdoors lining the village's Main street from Cafe Mio to the Gardiner Reformed Church and all around Bill Richards green lawn in the center of town.

It was the day of the GOSTartists’ block party on Main Street. As part of the festivities, local high school students from Wallkill HS joined in the spirit of the day, painting their own doors under the enthusiastic eyes of their teachers, parents, friends and GOSTartist, Lady Pink who coordinated the student project. Together they worked out on the green and painted their own doors live, for all to see. The capstone of the day was to offer visitors a chance to bid on the wonderful hand painted GOSTdoors created by the Gardiner Open Studio Tour artists.

The event was a great success.  The theme of the day was art and community. And the purpose was to bring art to the hamlet, and raise funds for the Gardiner Library. Thanks to donations from the artists and others and sales of several GOSTdoors to generous friends and neighbors, money was raised for the Gardiner Library.

The block party was also intended to raise awareness of the upcoming Gardiner Open Studio Tour. During this free event, local artists will be welcoming the public into their studios on Columbus weekend, October, 10, 11 and 12, 10am-5pm.

We would like to thank all of the GOSTartists whose art adorns our lovely town: Pam Booth, Stacie Flint, Keri Gould, Lynn Isaacson, Leonie Lacouette, Marsha Massih, Andrea McFarland, Meadow, Annie O'Neill, Jonathan Pazer, Marilyn Perry, Lady Pink, Roger Smith, Jean Tansey John A. Varriano and DM Weil.
We also had doors painted and contributed to the exhibition by friends of the Tour, including Ryan Cronin, Liz Glover Wilson, Julie Muck, and Bruce Pileggi.

We would like to thank all the following for their assistance and support in bringing the GOST-artists’ Block Party to life: Tracey Bartels, Bill Richards, Tuthilltown Spirits, Laurie Willow and Ophelia the donkey, Kay Churchill, Bill and Elaine Case, Emily Santos, Pasquale's Pizza, Docinha Sweet Shoppe, Andy Cimino, Horatio Geminiano, Carol Berman, Olivia Profaci, Francheska Geminiano, Dawn Correa, Tammy Grandolfo, Carl Zatz, Petey Hop, Debbie and Raffaela of Walden Savings Bank, Cathy Erenzo, Gable Erenzo and the art students of Wallkill HS.

The GOSTdoors of Gardiner will remain up until after the Gardiner Open Studio Tour, this weekend, Oct. 10, 11 & 12, 2015. 10am - 5pm all three days.

Artist Guide, and Tour Map available at many local businesses in Gardiner and New Paltz, NY. Also available for download on our website: www.GOSTartists.org

Finally a big thank you to visionary Gardinerite and project director for the GOSTartists' block party, Robin Hayes.

GOST Artiner

#GOSTDOORS Project

GOSTDOORS are being created in Gardiner, NY by Gardiner
Open Studio Tour members this week. Look out for them soon.

#GOSTDOORS in fields, on roadsides, hanging from trees, at corners, why are they here? Where did they come from? 

These #GOSTDOORS serve as an entrance to the artists' spirit realm.  Public art is different than wall art. It's goals are different. It combines the aesthetic with the conceptual aspects of art. Why "this," why "here"?

It's hard to find a good spot to work on a door-sized piece
when it's still freezing cold outside, much less a warm place for
it be while it dries.

Sometimes the reasons are obvious and sometimes they are not. Artists create to express themselves and interact with the world.

Doors let us in, and doors let us out, they separate us and protect
us. They are what we close when we want to hold ourselves appart
and they are what we open when we want to welcome people into
our  lives, our hearts, our homes and of course our studios.

The #GOSTDOORS project is a way for the Gardiner Open Studio Tour members to reach out into our local community to make our presence known, to say, "there are a lot of artists around here in our tiny town of Gardiner, this is special, the Shawangunks are special and it draws us here."

Artist couples.... There are several artist couples on the Tour. Their individual artistic
 voices are often startlingly divergent from each other. The GOSTDOORS as a series
reflects the wide variation in style and artistic influences of the members of the
Gardiner Open Studio Tour.

The #GOSTDOORS we are creating will soon find their way out of the garages and cellars and studios where they were made into the Gardiner/New Paltz area. We want to share with everyone our enthusiasm for art and our exuberance for creating it.

We hope you enjoy the results of the GOSTDOORS Project as much as we have had doing it.

Look for all the doors, photo them, Tweet them, Facebook them, they are meant to be shared. Pick up a Free Spring GOST 2015 Artist Guide and Tour Map at your local area stores and try matching the artist to the door. Some doors are sure to be easier to match with the artist than others.

Find them all. There will be 17.

Please feel free to hunt up our GARDINER OPEN STUDIO TOUR FaceBook page and leave us comments about the #GOSTDOORS Project.

We hope to see you all on the Tour.

    Jonathan Pazer

Chairman
Gardiner Open Studio Tour

Spring Tour - May 2nd & 3rd 2015. 

10am - 5pm

http://www.GOSTartists.org

Fall 2014 GOST - it's this weekend, Oct. 11, 12 & 13, don't miss it.

Artists Gardiner Open Studio Tour, Fall 2014

GARDINER OPEN STUDIO TOUR 

FALL 2014

  The GOST is growing. Each tour we add more Gardiner area residents to our roster: wonderful artists who want to share their enthusiasm. This town is just chock full of creative people, and through the GOST some of them are coming down their long rural driveways to participate in our exciting community of artists.
  New this tour are Ron Schaefer, a painter currently showing work the Mark Gruber Gallery in New Paltz, Lady Pink, a very expressive painter with a background in street graffiti;  Meadow, a multi-talented artist who has worked and taught in many different media, including painting, ceramics and jewelry; and Keri Gould, a photographer also working in fiber arts. These diverse additions to the tour add energy and variety to the kind of work that can be seen here in Gardiner.

Meadow's studio:  paintings, pottery and sculpture

 The studio tour experience is a chance for the community and for out of town visitors to see artists demonstrations, and experience the places where artists work and often also live.
  Artists studios are a reflection of their passions and their inner muse. The studios on the GOST tour are all quite interesting and all very different from one another. The buildings range from the DM Weil Gallery, a super modern gallery and studio space designed to accommodate enormous canvases, to the rambling barn and workshop that Meadow calls home.
  You will see the signs going up now announcing the tour for this weekend. With all that is going on this weekend in our area it may seem hard to choose what to do....

Sculpture at the studio of Gregory Glasson

  GOST is an experience that won't be soon forgotten. Visitor after visitor who have participated in past tours have commented on how exciting the artwork was. But many have said that meeting the artists where they work and live was an even more meaningful experience.
  The GOST is free for one and all. Pick up your Tour Map and Artist Guide at local retailers and restaurants in the New Paltz and Gardiner areas, or DM Weil Gallery or any of the artist locations.


For more information:  www.GOSTartists.org
Also on Facebook:  Facebook.com-Gardiner-Open-Studio-Tour

IT'S GONNA BE SPRING SOMEDAY! Announcing the Gardiner Open Studio Tour - May 3rd & May 4th 2014.

An artist's studio display from the Gardiner Open Studio Tour Fall 2013. 

Interactive Abstract Photography by Jonathan Pazer. 

Copyright © 2013 Jonathan Pazer

The Gardiner Open Studio Tour is on again May 3rd and May 4th 2014.

LINK: www.GOSTartists.org - Lists Artists, Sponsors & Other info

New this Spring 2014! The GOST Tour will have more artist studios, more artists, a new map, and it is sure to be even more fun than last Fall.

It's Free! Exciting! Fun for the whole family.

For those who have never done an Open Studio Tour, this is a wonderful opportunity to get out into the Spring weather and enjoy the Hudson Valley and it's Arts Community. Put us on your calendar for the first weekend in May 2014.

Here's what is great about the Gardiner Open Studio Tour:

• Visit the homes and studios of local Gardiner NY area artists.
• Watch various demonstrations by participating artists as they show how they do their work.
• Ask questions and chat with artists about what makes them so passionate about their art.
• Inspire the budding little artists in your family.
• Drive some little known highways and byways of the beautiful Hudson Valley to places you probably would never find on your own.
• For art lovers, an opportunity to buy art at the source, and know the story and the personalities behind it.

Watch for maps arriving in local stores, restaurants and B&B's this coming April.

SPRING 2014 GOST TOUR - DATES & HOURS
May 3 -- 10am-5pm
May 4 -- 10am-4pm

Tour begins at DM Weil Gallery, just like last time. If you haven't found a map in any of the area stores or restaurants yet,  you can get one at DM Weil and start your tour.

DM Weil Gallery

www.dmweilgallery.com/‎

Exciting original art for your home or business. Commissions available. Affordable reproductions created in house.

208 Bruynswick Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561 (855) 278-5683

The GOST is seen at last - The Columbus Day Weekend, Gardiner Open Studio Tour is a reality at last.

We had a long cold Winter, a hot Summer and it took til this Fall to put our hands on the tiller, but the Gardiner Open Studio Tour [ www.GOSTartists.org ] is a reality and in a few short weeks on October 12, 13, & 14, you and your friends can come and see some of the artists who make the Gardiner NY area their home.

Artists who open their studios to you are doing it because they want to share their work, their interests and their process with you.

When you go to the museum and see things on the wall, do you ever wonder, "what was that about?What was that artist thinking? What did they mean by that?" Have you ever seen a piece of art, been deeply moved, and thought, "I wonder if what I see here is what the artist sees too?" Communicating is not always an easy business, and the form of the message and the content of the message are two separate things. Works of art can combine many layers of information and contain many messages.

As a viewer you are the most important person. You don't need anything but your eyes, ears, and your mind to experience art. Our job as artists is to present experiences to viewers. No viewers? No point in doing art, right? So that's the main reason that the artists of Gardiner are doing this: above all, they want to share. To share their work, their motivations and their time with you. They want to meet you and find out from you what you see, what you like and what moves you. This is a two way street. This is not the kind of gallery experience where the salesperson comes over, looks you up and down and tries to determine whether you are worth talking to; this is the sharing of experiences, yours and the artist's.

When you go to an art gallery, you might be intimidated by the formality of the surroundings, and we all have our own insecurities about what we know and what we think other people know.
That's where the Gardiner Open Studio Tour is a different and wonderful opportunity to talk to the artists behind the work, and engage with them. They are in love with what they do and they could talk about it for hours, days, weeks--this is what sets them on fire. There are no wrong questions, no ill informed inquiries. Ask away! The answers you get will almost certainly give you insights into the work of the artist that you won't get without conversing with them in their own studio, in their home town on a beautiful Fall day.

I look forward to seeing you on the Tour!

Pick up your printed GOST tour maps and directions to participating studios at DM Weil Gallery in New Paltz.

For more information:  Gardiner Open Studio Tour Home Page -- www.GOSTartists.org

Gardiner Open Studio Tour, Columbus Day Weekend 
October 12, 13, & 14. Sat & Sun 10 - 5, Mon 10 - 3