BARNS: Jim Maciel
ON DISPLAY: January 2 - February 2025
Artist’s Statement
My art history goes back to 1966 when I started to learn art in a small college in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
In 1975, I moved to New York City as a Vista Volunteer. The city gave me the courage and inspiration to start showing my work . My first solo show was at the Bond Street gallery (1976). I was a member of the Ward Nasse gallery from 1980 to 1984.
When I moved to Westchester County in 1978, I started showing in local spaces i.e., Hudson River Museum, Bronxville, Larchmont, Irvington, Mount Kisco, and Harrison libraries. I am also a proud member of the Mamaroneck Artist Guild.
My process is working in watercolor from photos that I’ve taken on my travels on the back roads of the US.
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Pen and Ink Drawings by Theodore Cornu (1885-1986)
Don't miss this rare opportunity to view the original pen and ink drawings by local artist, Theodore Cornu, now on exhibit in the Gallery space of the Croton Free Library. Drawings from Cornu's sketchbooks depict life along the Hudson River in the years before European arrival on the continent. They are paired with published print versions from his newsletters.
An ardent historian and conservationist Theodore Cornu researched and documented the forested landscape and habitants on the land. During a period living in the Ferry House at Van Cortlandt Manor, Cornu chronicled the activities along the Hudson River and published a newsletter to inform conservation activism, inviting people of the river towns to take responsibility for the care of the natural treasure that is the Hudson Valley. Cornu enlisted pledges by citizens to commit to ecological protections. He was a great hero of the Conservation movement. We are reminded what the force and energy of one individual can have to affect positive change.
All material in the exhibit belongs to the private collection of Cornelia Cotton and is stewarded by Cornelia Cotton.
The exhibit will be on view through January 2025.
Inquires about the exhibit should be made to Emily Phillips, ejwphillips@gmail.com or 914-271-6469
