AND THE WINNER OF THE 1st EVER ARTBYROX RAFFLE IS...

First, let me thank all of you who came out today to the 3rd Annual SINTERKLAAS Craft Fair in Rhinebeck.  Not only was it a lot of fun, but artisans were able to offer their support to a truly wonderful holiday experience for young and old.  And December 4th is almost here!

Ok... so I know the suspense is killing you and there were concerns about the entry slips being sticky notes, and that it might be hard to pick one if they are all sticking together.  And you all know that I would like nothing better to just give everyone a free HEART by ROX♥ card pack.  But Alpha and Omega, my two blue point siamese, just wouldn't have it.  They said, "Hey. This is not as hard as it seems. We know we can fairly pick one." So they made me fold each sticky note up separately and put them in a big brown paper bag.  Then Omie went in first to make sure no one was left out and then had me dump them on the dining room floor.  And as you can see, an awful lot of serious scurrying around went on, until Alpha took charge and zeroed in on ANDREA LANDES of Hyde Park...

Yes, Andrea... Congratulations!  You are the lucky soul to receive the HEART by ROX♥ card pack of your choice!  (We'll be in touch...)

ARTbyROX.com GOES LIVE!!!

Ok, so I've finally gone global... but I just haven't found the trick to setting up the shipping correctly yet.   So, my gift to anyone who thinks they might really want to order something online... FREE shipping until further notice.  (And if checkout isn't working, e-mail me and we'll figure something out...)

Otherwise, you will find me at the Rhinebeck Town Hall this coming Sunday, from

10 am - 4 pm. Yes, it's SINTERKLAAS time again, and I will be selling my greeting cards as well as anything else I can drum up at the 3rd Annual Craft Fair to benefit this

eclectic affair.

My personal thanks goes out to  FULL DECK DESIGN and MAIN PRINTING for their outstanding expertise, guidance and support throughout this entire venture.

DESIGN THAT SPEAKS TO THE HEART♥

LABOR DAY WEEKEND...

21 artists.  21 perspectives.  (I'm artist #10!) A spectacular weekend comprised of art, good company & conversation.  And it's FREE!  Join us, bring family & friends, and pass this on!  

Download a map and details at:

http://www.artsnortherndutchess.org/asv/about.html

COMING FALL 2010...

PRINTWORK '10: National Juried Printmaking Exhibition

WHAT'S BRED IN THE BONE

Solar Plate Etching

This etching is one of two in PRINTWORK ’10, a national show on view at Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie, NY through August 19th.  Entries were juried by Ashley Miller, PhD, from the Department of 19th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.

This particular piece was inspired by my 5-week residence in Florence, Italy back in August of 2001, and incorporates my fascination with their Museum of Paleontology.  Wendy, my childhood friend, appears once again; her essence here, one of shadow, representing an unconscious element that harbors memory from not only this life, but past and future as well.  Through an evolutionary transformation, she sprouts the skeletal form of hand/wing, as she transcends the physical in her desire to experience a higher spiritual plane.

Click on www.barrettartcenter.org for more info and gallery hours.

JOIN LOCAL HUDSON VALLEY ARTISTS IN:

AWAKENING SPRING

April 17th - June 13th, 2010

"Invisible"

Image:  13 1/2" x 11 1/2"

Frame:  26" x 22 1/2" - Maple

I am so pleased to share with you a selection of  MONO-PRINTS available at the The Gazen Gallery  in Rhinebeck, NY from April 17th - June 13th, 2010.

These four light and airy prints are part of a larger abstract series of mine not yet shown in its entirety. The often unpredictability and spontaneity of this particular medium fascinates me as the layers and transparencies evolve. 

People may grow up in a similar environment, yet their individual perspectives will vary  greatly. How we interpret and remember our surroundings has always intrigued me.  I love to visually explore the fragmentary nature of memory and the many ways that it melds and/or disintegrates over time.  Textural layers seem to naturally form in this process, as elements choose to surface or re-surface, leaving others behind to recede into the distance. 

Thank you, Gazen Gallery, for this great opportunity!

"Balancing Act"

Image: 8" x 10 3/4"

Frame:  17" x 19 1/2" - Maple

"A Leap of Faith"

Image:  8" x 10 3/4"

Frame:  17" x 19 1/2" - Maple

"A Shift in Time"

Image:  13 1/2" x 11 1/2"

Frame:  26" x 22 1/2" - Maple

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

available at

THE GAZEN GALLERY

in Rhinebeck

through

April 10th, 2010

"Your Every Breath"

6" x 6"

Mixed Media/Collage

$200

"Sparrow's Wing"

6" x 6" 

Mixed Media/Collage  

$200

"Sacred Wound"

Image:  8" x 10"

Cherry Frame:  18 1/2" x 20"

Hand-colored Solar Plate Etching

$325

"Lunar Eclipse"

Image:  11 1/2" x 19"

Maple Frame:  23" x 29 1/2"

Hand-colored Solar Plate Etching

$625

Enjoy a selection of work from

Artists of the Mid-Hudson Valley
GAZEN GALLERY

January 15th - February 8th, 2010


View several framed and unframed prints of my own at great prices!

"Family Ties"

Begin 2010 viewing the exceptional work of over 50 artists exhibited in:

LIMITED RUN III

-the 3rd Annual Print and Zine Show-

at

OPEN SPACE

in Beacon

Dec. 12th, 2009 - Feb. 1st, 2010

Hot-off-the-press, the following limited editions of my own are available:

"Stairway to Heaven"

(Image: 10" x 6 1/4"; Edition of 4)

$50

"Walk this Way"

(Image: 9 3/4" x 6 1/2"; Edition of 4)

$50

"Green Horizon"

(Image: 2" x 1 1/2"; Edition of 12)

$15

"Winter Blues"

(Image: 3 3/4" x 4 3/4"; Edition of 8)

$30

"A Language Older than Words"

(Image: 9 3/4" x 7 3/4")

$60

Visit http://www.openspacebeacon.com for more info

&

EMAIL TO A FRIEND

by clicking on the envelope below

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR 

THE CREATIVE SOUL 

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON...

Personalized GIFT CERTIFICATES

are now available for:

-printmaking workshops

-solar plate etchings

-hand-pulled and digital prints

-framed and unframed artwork

FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE!!! 

                                  

(Click on the envelope below to pass me on to a friend!)

October 4, 2009

THE CAT'S MEOW

AUCTION & GALA

Veterinarian Sharon Eisen from Danbury, Ct. became the proud new owner of "Cathexis", my contribution to Cat-n-Around Catskill 2009...a Quadricentennial Celebration held in the Village of Catskill. Sharon purchased last year's creation "Cat Tales", as well. Check out Sharon's new book (to your right) co-authored with Linda Francese at www.plaidpluscattery.com. Don't be too surprised when you find a picture of last year's Catskill cat in it!!!

Hey... what a way to end the day !!!

Labor Day Weekend

ART STUDIO VIEWS '09

MAKES THE NEWS
(Click on the article to read)

Thank you to the 55+ people who visited my studio on Labor Day Weekend! And kudos goes to the Northern Dutchess News, HV Biz, and Hudson Valley Mercantile for their great advertising and coverage of the event. (Notice any familiar imagery above?)

I'm already looking forward to next year!

Click HERE for more pics.

MAY 2009 WORKSHOP

The first solar plate intensive was a great success.

A special THANK YOU to the local artists who participated...

and click here to see just a few of the fabulous prints

they created!

CAT'N AROUND CATSKILL 2009

The Catskill Chamber of Commerce honors this year's Quadra-Centennial celebration of the discovery of the Hudson River with another fabulous display of sixty-some fiberglass cats placed at strategic points up and down Main Street in the town of Catskill, NY. The sculptures are painted by artists residing in the Hudson River Valley and are on exhibit through September.

Take a day trip up to Catskill and check them out !

(Roxie's cat is in front of the police station...)

CATHEXIS by Roxie

DESIGN STATEMENT:

  Birds of prey once lived abundantly in the Hudson Valley prior to increased pesticide use following WWII.  It is through the banning of DDT in the US and other conservation efforts that a strategy to reestablish these nesting birds was devised.  My image depicts first snowfall over the Catskills, viewed from the Vanderbilt Estate in Hyde Park, NY, and celebrates the recovery of all avian species.  It is my intention to capture a timeless and magical moment in the valley where all sentient beings co-exist in complete harmony.  My title refers to the psychic and emotional energies that we, as a human race, invest in our environment and in giving birth to discovery.

ROXIE AT THE BARRETT ARTIST'S SALON

FEBRUARY 26th, 2009

On the last Thursday night of each month, Barrett Art Center

opens its doors for an evening of conversation with local

artists and friends. 

This has become a great opportunity for artists, like

myself, to share their work and connect with other 

creative minds.  

Thank you BAC, the Dutchess County Arts Council

and all who attended for your support !!!

Photo credits:  Ron Husted

Printmaking Exhibition at CLAYWORKS
FEBRUARY 21st - APRIL 18th

On Saturday, Feb. 21st, the gallery at CLAYWORKS opened with

an exciting display of printwork by artist Carol Struve and myself.

My series of 12 solar plate etchings include images I have created

over the past decade.

Carol's abstract monoprints bring a delightful and dramatic sense 

of color to the show, beautifully complementing  the monochromatic  

nature of my own work.

VISIT CLAYWORKS at 485 Main Street in Poughkeepsie

AND ENJOY A GREAT SHOW !!!

Artwork remains on display through APRIL 18th.

Gallery hours:  Thurs. and Fri., 1-5 pm.

Contact CLAYWORKS at 471-0407. 

                

CLICK HERE to view more of the CLAYWORKS EXHIBIT.