Started the year out right with a Shirt Factory gathering of friends....                                                                                                               Opened the year      with the annual  10 x 10 = 100 exhibition and special sale......always a hit!                                      It was soooo cold last year that the Shirt Factory created a benefit event to help the Open Door Mission provide shelter for the homeless. We raised nearly $2000.00 and I hosted a "Winter Blue" exhibition...Blue..tiful.                      Spring arrived with Leaves....by Lorna Weekes..at least 100 of them on the walls and all over! Leaves leaves beautiful leaves....hand painted cement cast... Lorna is very talented.....the reception was by far the best spread we have ever had! She said just feed them lots of food and your sales will be great! It helps that she has tons of family and friends that wanted her LEAVES

Welcome to Art of the Gift...  You ask?  What does it take to create a one of a kind gift? Heart, soul, passion and time. What does it take to find that perfect gift? Heart, soul, passion....This year I have invited area artists to the gallery. You will find original works $150.00 or less....Sterling silver, gorgeous pottery, small original paintings, luxurious scarves, handturned pens,  local books and more!   *NOTE: The time and day for the Holiday reception has changed to  Dec. 19th, 5 - 7pm

Society is being dehumanized and desensitized by technology, contemporary media outlets, lack of accountability and personal responsibility.... which leads to a grave disregard for others.  Once again, we bring awareness to the devastation of Domestic Violence.  It is not getting better....the world is in a brutal, violent state.  Attrocities are being carried out all over the world…Christians are being slaughtered, woman continue to be raped, beaten and murdered, young girls/children are sold as sex slaves...when will love prevail and respect for all humankind be the driving force.  Share in my efforts to Shine the Light....Wear a purple ribbon, give to organizations which have services and protection for those in need.....Talk to a friend in need….”Break the Silence” Here are a few links for more information.... http://www.opdv.ny.gov/   Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence  http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/dv/   Office of Children and Family Services

Pat Traver Patricia (Pat) Traver cultivated a creative  vein in early youth. She attended several high schools including Mount Saint Mary Academy and Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, New York and Lake Worth  High School in Lake Worth, Florida. In addition to academic courses, she studied several facets of the arts including photography,  drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, and art history. Encouraged her to attend college by her teachers, it was not to come to fruition. She decided to assist in the family business due to her ailing father. Soon married and raising a family, art was left behind and a career as an office manager/bookkeeper ensued for 40 years. Now in retirement, she has returned to her passion experimenting in many mediums. Her current favorites are oils and colored pencils. After attending several painting workshops under the tutelage of Victor Liguori, she has reinvented herself as a successful artist. Her works are in private collections in N

I think of my work as a dichotomy of dynamic, contrasting styles. The heart-pounding power, athleticism and grace captured in my thoroughbreds compliments the sedate, peaceful and sublime feelings evoked by my landscapes. A client recently gave the ultimate compliment: She stated that she could almost hear the bits rattling in the horses' mouths and their hooves thundering toward the finish line. My Mission: Accomplished. Another aspect of my personality that comes to fore in my work is my meticulous attention to detail. I strive to achieve near-perfect in the delicate waltz between movement, light and shadow. Notice the fluidity through many transitions, from the darkest to the lightest highlights in all of my work. This is achieved by completing a monochrome under painting, which maps out where the gradations of shadow and light are to appear. I work then from dark-to-light, refining subtleties along the way to the finished piece. I have always been fascinated and influenced

As the warm weather approaches and the color of summer begins, it seems like a dream to take your easel and painting supplies outdoors to experience creating on location. It takes a certain kind of adventurer to get out there, travel about and find that special scene that will inspire you to capture the light, color and atmosphere of a moment, a place, in time.  Fred Holman has been taking that challenge and creating on the spot paintings that capture his scenes in oil. Join us Saturday, June 6 from 10 - 4 for a day of plein air painting in the courtyard of The Shirt Factory in Glens Falls, NY.  We will celebrate painting outdoors in this historical, creative setting. If it rains, you can set up inside the historical halls. There will be a reception for Fred to follow, in the gallery at 4pm.  Suite 105 Artist’s Statement Plein air painting is the most challenging for me.  The conditions are continually changing and the image that you are trying to capture is only p