I used a photo of my adult students Teresa Herzog and Donna Newkirk at Seamon Park as reference for this oil painting. This is one of my favorite locations to paint and I have painted hundreds of scenes “en plein-air” and from photos here in Saugerties, NY.
On December 6, 2015, Cassidi (daughter of Christine Vedder) and Patrick won the Popular Vote Contest with their paintings, “Christmas Greetings” and “Winter Fun – Father and Son” respectively at the 8th Annual Holiday Art Show at Lox of Bagels in Saugerties, NY. The show was well attended by family and friends of 10 young and 8 adult students from the Kristy Bishop Studio. Runners-Up were: Isabella Lewoc (5) “Christmas Trees” and adult Donna Newkirk “Welcoming Home the Christmas Fairies”.
The art judges have made their decisions for awards among 59 works of art by children ages 5 – 16, 4 works by former adult students and 34 works by current adult students at KBS. The show will be hung on April 28, 2016 at the Dutch Ale House, 253 Main Saugerties, NY and will run through June 30. There will be a public reception on May 1, Sunday 4 – 6pm with the awards ceremony at 5 pm. All awards are top secret until the ceremony. Judges are pictured here with an acrylic painting of Olana by Kristy Bishop, Instructor.
Star Nigro graduated from the Art Institute of Boston, Ma. with a BFA in Photography in 1999. Soon after, the Art Institute was renamed Art & Design School of Lesley University. Nigro studied graphic design and was highly esteemed by her professors for her original concepts. She chose the following winners among ten participants.
Honorable Mentions: Tyler Siracusano age 8, Cassidi Vedder age 10, Anna Sweeney age 12 and Kyla Misasi age 13.
The Columbia-Greene Community College will host an art show of works by Phyllis McCabe and Kristy Bishop during the month of March. In the Blue Hill Gallery of the college, located at 4400 Route 23, Hudson, NY 12534 (518-828-4181)www.sunycgcc.edu – visitors are welcome during the following hours: Mon.- Thurs. 8 am – 8 pm; Fri. 8 am – 4:30 pm Sat. 9 am – 5 pm and closed Sunday.
During those 40 years of friendship, we have encouraged each other to develop our talents and pursue careers in these fields of art. We met at the Ulster Library Fair in the summer of 1975 and became fast friends. She was exhibiting her photographs and I was exhibiting my paintings side by side on a fence on the library property along with many other artists. We both won awards in our separate categories: The judges included: Charles Bryson, Richard Jeffrey, Shelagh Young, Richard Wolter and William Gallagher.
The artwork (some 60 works in all) in the upcoming show at the college will feature what inspired us over the years.
UCAA hosted an art show on Feb. 2, 2016 which was judged by award-winning painter Elin Menzies at the Senior Center in Saugerties, New York. Pictured here (L-R): Best of Show (painting) Patrick Buonfiglio; Best of Show (photo) Harriet Yaun; Honorable Mention (painting) Jeff Helmuth; Awards of Excellence (paintings) Ann Bergin, Laura Van Vlack and Agnes Barber; art judge: Elin Menzies.
Monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm at the Senior Center, corner of Robinson and Market Streets, Saugerties, NY. Guests are welcome to attend. Annual membership fee: $20 Associate membership: $10 FMI: call 845-246-8835
Next UCAA meeting: March 1, 2016 – Demonstration by Patti Gibbons, fine artist, designer and teacher who works out of her studio in Kingston, NY. Her body of work is diverse: she explores the poetic nature of the landscape in oils, her body of narrative mixed media work reflects her love of telling intimate stories, and her abstract drawings emerge from the subconscious, synthesizing the past, present, the seen and the unseen.
Common Loon paintings by Kristy Bishop are on display at the Sawyer Savings Bank along with artworks by adult art students from KBS Kristy Bishop Studio: Patrick Buonfiglio, Jo Cicale, Donna Newkirk and Teresa Herzog. A variety of subjects include: Twilight Park, antique car, Bach farm, Kaaterskill Falls, Catskill mountains, etc.
A variety of pastel, acrylic and oil paintings are currently on display in Woodstock by Kristy Bishop and two of her adult students: Ruth Bach-Dhondy and Agnes Barber – both are Best of Show award-winning artists from the Kristy Bishop Studio. Subjects include area scenes in all seasons, cadillacs and a view from an airplane. In the past, Kristy Bishop has won the Gold Medal of Honor for Pastel Painting at the Academic Artists Association in Springfield, Ma. Museum of Fine Art National Art Show.
The Kristy Bishop Studio had a successful display of miniature acrylic paintings at the 50th Annual Mum Festival Outdoor Art Show a few days ago. Exhibitors included: Eian Cooper (7) Aidan Polston(7) Tyler Siracusano ( 8) Estelle Kamrass (9) Mackenzie Krauss (9) Cassidi Vedder (9)
Kyla Misasi (12) Anna Sweeney (12) Autumn Stever (15) Adults: Ruth Bach-Dhondy, Agnes Barber, Patrick Buonfiglio, Diane Cavalaro, Teresa Herzog, Donna Newkirk and Patricia Steyer.
Next post will announce the winners in our group division (Kristy Bishop Studio) . Some of my adult students won awards in competition with other artists in our area. !st Prize: Agnes Barber, 2nd Prize: Ruth Bach-Dhondy, 3rd Prize: Donna Newkirk, Honorable Mention: Teresa Herzog. Congratulations to everyone! We were grateful for a warm and sunny day and for all the visitors who encourage my students to continue on their journey of creativity.
Best of Show KBS Child: Eian Cooper (aged 7) with an acrylic sunset 5″ x 7″
Best of Show KBS Adult: Agnes Barber with an acrylic “Sun Dog” 5″x 7″
