Now Showing
Quiet Moments
Watercolors of the Shawangunks by Mira Fink
On display October 3 – November 2, 2025
About the Artist:
Mira Fink is an accomplished artist, educator and naturalist. Specializing in landscapes, she is known for her richly colored art which captures the beauty of the Hudson Valley and reflects her deep love of nature. An avid hiker, the exhibited works are inspired by her walks in the Shawangunks, quiet moments of peace and connection.
She has been teaching art (and natural science) for over twenty-five years and exhibiting art in juried and solo shows for over thirty. Her work is in private collections nationally. She studied painting at the Woodstock School of Art, then continued her education by taking classes with prominent watercolor artists and also botanical illustrators from the NY Botanical Gardens. She later became a certified teacher after earning a BFA in painting and a MS in Education from SUNY New Paltz. Her illustrations have appeared in literary journals, natural science publications, magazines and recently, in a book of nature poetry.
Mira loves watercolor because the media is excellent for portraying light, transparency and color found in nature. She says, “My art is about the vividness of color, the energy of living things and what happens when you slow down long enough to truly see and appreciate it.”
Learn more about the artist at www.mirafink.com
Coming in November
Nature Leads
Paintings and Woodcuts by Stephen Winiecki
Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, November 8th from 3-5pm
About the Artist:
Stephen’s printmaking is based on the reductive technique using both woodcuts and linocuts. Through direct observation and experience in nature, he gathers inspiration for his subject matter. The reductive printmaking process allows some control, but the subtle overlapping of transparent colors and textures creates an atmosphere and mood that is spontaneous. The combination of individual overlapping colors evolves into a harmonious landscape that has a life of its own. Oil and water based inks are often used in the same print, which explores the traditional Western and Japanese printmaking techniques together.
Similar to printmaking, Stephen’s oil paintings are inspired from an experienced moment in nature. His paintings explore color relationships and compositional ideas with more control, compared to printmaking. The push and pull of color, value, and texture reveals a more detailed and complex composition. The reductive style of printmaking and the additive application of paint inform each other, while their limitations develop the exploration of new techniques for the printmaker/painter.
Artist Bio:
Stephen is a New York City based artist working in several different mediums including mokuhanga, relief linocut, and oil painting. He graduated with a Masters in Fine Art from the New York Academy of Art in 2009 where he studied traditional painting and drawing techniques. Currently, Stephen is focusing on the combination of Japanese woodblock prints and reductive linocut printmaking together. Oil painting continues to be an ongoing practice for the artist that inspires compositional exploration.
Banner photo by Steve Aaron