ART EXHIBIT

Connecticut native Jonathan Milo has as been a professional illustrator and artist for the past 33 years.  He specializes in wildlife and outdoor sporting art, with an emphasis on painting fish and fishing subjects.  After graduating from college where he majored in Illustration, he began providing work for Outdoor Life, Orvis, Sporting Classics, Gray’s Sporting Journal, and American Angler magazine.  He illustrated the book “What Fish Don’t Want You to Know” for McGraw-Hill, and “The Atlantic Salmon Handbook” for Lyons Press.  His prints and commissioned paintings hang in private collections throughout the U.S.  Most recently, 6 paintings were selected as part of the permanent collection of the Bass Pro Shops store in Bridgeport, CT. Presently, Jonathan is providing monthly illustrations for Bassmaster magazine. When he’s not painting, he can be found flyfishing for trout, and canoe fishing for bass.

Whether painting on a ridge overlooking a sheep farm, or by the rushing waters of a trout stream, or along the New England coast, Ned Reade captures the changing light and colors of the seasons in watercolors and oils. He likes nothing better than filling a thermos of coffee and bringing a chocolate chip cookie to a painting location. He only rewards himself once the sketch is done, and he’s ready to paint! Each summer he teaches a watercolor workshop on Martha’s Vineyard and one at the Southern Vermont Art Center. He conducts an in-person and Zoom watercolor class during the winter months. His work can be seen in galleries around New England. For forty-five years he was Chairman of the Art Department at the Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, NY.

Website: nedreade.com

Internationally recognized framer specializing in angling art/artifacts for private collectors, organizations and museums. Winner of seven fly-tying world championships, having demonstrated at fly-fishing venues from the rocky shores of the Pacific coast, across the states as well as Canada, from a 12th century convent in Italy, north to Scandinavia, to the heart of Great Britain……as well as on a hot dusty parking lot in Roscoe, New York.

Galen is known as a fine landscape and sporting artist who has traveled the world painting in Chile, France, Russia, and France among many countries. Mercer’s first love remains America’s richly varied lands and waters, from which he continues to draw fresh inspiration.

Website: gmercerstudio.com

Born in New York City, Adriano Manocchia received a Bachelors degree from Pace University in New York. After graduating, he spent 12 years as a photojournalist traveling the world. In 1984, Adriano turned his attention to fine art and quickly received the attention of critics worldwide. A number of awards and special projects marked his recognition in the art field. Adriano’s work is in major private collections. My paintings are my emotions; I paint what attracts me. It is that incessant search for the visually stimulating that makes this voyage exciting. While painting places I observe, I enhance my images through compositional means, bringing them closer to ideals upheld in a bygone age of painting. I leave the complexity of life behind in my work.”

Website: adriano-art.com

Luther Kelly Hall is an internationally recognised sporting artist. His paintings and illustrations have been featured in sporting publications, galleries and collections throughout the US, Canada and Japan including Fly Fisher Magazine-Japan, the American Museum of Fly Fishing- Manchester, Vermont, The International Game Fishing Hall of Fame, The Cascapedia River Museum-Quebec, Canada, The Maritime Art Gallery at Mystic Seaport Museum, Gray’s Sporting Journal- Illustrations , Yale Anglers Journal cover artist, Natural New England Magazine-interview and illustrations, Atlantic Salmon Journal - illustrations and interview, Baltimore Orioles-Camden Yards, Sportsman’s Gallery-Atlanta and Beaver Creek, Colorado, and Redbone Gallery-Islamorada, Florida, Sporting Classics Magazine- illustrations, Redbone Journal -celebrity angler and artist, illustrator and interview, Wlikes University Magazine-interview, Pennsylvania Angler Magazine, Sportsman’s Gallery-Atlanta, Beaver Creek, Colorado. Atlantic Salmon Museum-Doaktown New Brunswick, Canada, Atlantic Salmon Federation-The Plaza Hotel-NYC, The Waldorf Astoria Ducks Unlimited -NYC.Miramichi Salmon Association-Boston. Pennsylvania Trout Stamp competition second place, 1997, and 1998.

www.lutherhall.com

Stephen Mutsugoroh DiCerbo grew up wandering about and exploring the Adirondack Mountain Region of upstate New York. Ever enchanted by the outdoor surroundings he had sought out; Stephen expressed this wonder of the natural world in the art he produced. He obtained an Associate of Science Degree in Fish and Wildlife Technology in the early eighties, and years later, pursued and completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Science Illustration. Traversing through the northeast United States and New England, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, and Washington State he has pursued a quest for more knowledge and experiences in varied environmental settings.

He has traveled to Japan and studied with a Master Gyotaku Printmaker, to refine and advance his technique in Kansetsu-ho and Chokusetsu-ho Japanese Fish printing. After 10 years of study with Sensei Yamamoto, he was honored with the title of Master Gyotaku printmaker and given the Artist’s name, Mutsugoroh .

Currently, Stephen works out of Stormtree Studio in North Hudson, New York, in the Central Adirondack area. He practices Natural Science Illustration as well as fine art and printmaking, specializing in Ichthyologic subject matter. Stephen teaches fine art Gyotaku fish printing workshops, both at Stormtree Studio and other art facilities.

Learn More - https://stormtreestudio.com/

George can sometimes be seen painting with one sandaled foot in the water and the other on the bank of the Battenkill River! Nationally known for his bravura brushwork, he has won numerous awards at Plein air events on Cape Cod; Saranac Lake, NY; Tucson, AZ; and Ocean Park, MD.

Website: georgevanhookfineartist.com

Robert Adzema is a painter and a sculptor who was born in and educated in the United States. He currently resides in West Cornwall, Connecticut. He first studied watercolor painting with John Pappas at Dumont High School. He received his Bachelor of Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and his Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Indiana University.

In 1978, Mr. Adzema co-authored with Mablen Jones “The Great Sundial Cutout Book“, both a teaching guide to sundial science and a practical guide for making one’s own accurate sundial models. Since that time he has made sundials an essential part of this sculptural work.

He has created sundials and other sculpture for public plazas, schools, libraries, museums, memorials and gardens both public and private in the US and Europe. In 2001, he was awarded the Sawyer Dialing Prize from the North American Sundial Society.

Mr. Adzema is a professional plein-air landscape watercolor painter. He feels that the freedom and immediacy of the watercolor medium is a perfect balance to the exactness and mathematical geometry of sundials.

He has had numerous one person shows of his sundials and his watercolors. Adzema’s work is in the public collections of The City of New York, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, The New York City Board of Education, the State of Connecticut and Rockland County in New York as well as numerous private collections. 

 www.robertadzema.com

Dun & Dun, a small business based in PA that creates fly fishing prints and stickers is a collaboration between two long-time friends who have shared a passion for fly fishing for decades. James Dunlap is an illustrator and professor at Bloomsburg University, and Ryan Dunmever is a biologist, photographer, and former alligator wrestler. Their business name, Dun & Dun, cleverly merges the beginning of their last names with the adult stage of the mayfly's life cycle.

Time on the stream resulted in countless photos of insects that inspired James to recreate them as hand-made illustrations. Eventually, the pair realized there could be a connection between James' illustration style and Ryan's fly-tying craft. It all started with just a few fly pattern illustrations, then a pivotal moment arrived in Fall 2017 when The Drake Magazine featured their work which inspired them to expand on the subject matter. They started collecting mayflies in all lifecycle stages on their fly fishing trips. These bugs would eventually be identified and photographed by Ryan and then illustrated by James.

Their limited edition prints include fly patterns, duns, the life cycles of select mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and historic flies tied by their creators. They also sell sticker versions of their bestselling bugs and patterns. Most recently, they have been collaborating with legendary fly anglers on prints, including Joe Humphreys and Joan Wulff, and a portion of the profits are donated to notable charities in the fly fishing community.

Beth Kaplan has been a practicing artist her entire career. Her college studies focused on figure painting, book illustration, landscape painting and portraiture -- earning her BA in Art at Wheaton College, where she also studied under master printmaker Vaino Kola, and lithography at Smith College with Gary Niswonger.

Her work has since evolved to focus on portraiture and landscape painting, with commissioned portraits of children, beloved pets, even cherished cars! Now afull-time Arlington Vermont resident, she draws dailyinspiration from the Green Mountains landscape that surrounds her studio. Her goal is to capture themountain wilderness, meadows, farms, rivers, and the people that embrace them – always challenged to capture the ever-changing light of Vermont’s six seasons.

Locally, Beth’s works are annually shown at the Southern Vermont Art Center, with a one woman show at Manchester’s Northshire Spiral Café, she’s also a member of the Dorset/Manchester VT Plein Air group. 

Her paintings have also been shown at New York’s Art Students League where she studied under Mary Beth McKenzie. She also studied at the Chicago Art Institute and the Chelsea College of Art in London.

Douglas David has painted his way across the country, capturing the beauty and spirit of the things he loves - tranquil country landscapes, sunrises and sunsets on his favorite beaches, a simple pitcher of spring lilacs or peonies, a slice of watermelon on a checkered tablecloth. His paintings are beautiful, simple and timeless. After graduating with honors from Herron School of Art, Indiana University, Douglas went on to study for a number of years with Frank Mason, famed instructor from the Art Students League of New York and student of Frank Vincent DuMond. A recipient of numerous regional and national awards and honors, Douglas is a member of many art associations and clubs including Hoosier Salon, Naples Art Association, Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Salmagundi Club and Southern Vermont Arts Center. Douglas’s teaching is a way of giving back and sharing some of his journey with those who choose to study with him. He loves to share insights into the DuMond Palette with his students and bases all of his teachings on classic principles. Douglas’s work has been chosen for many private and public collections, including the Vice President’s residence, the United States Embassy to Sierra Leone, and most recently, by request of Ambassador Donnelly, the United States Embassy to the Holy See (Vatican City). Douglas was hooked on fly fishing about a year ago after an invitation to fish with guide, Brew Moscarello. For more detailed information, visit www.douglasdavid.com.

“I want my paintings represent the reality of a subject with an almost dreamlike quality. As a fly fisherman and painter I believe that trout in particular live in the most beautiful places on earth. Whether the subject is a small mountain stream, a midsized creek, or a big river or lake, the beauty of nature always excites and inspires me. The biggest decision I have to make when visiting these places is whether to bring my fly rod or my paint and brushes. On a perfect day I’ll catch and release a couple of trout and come home with a painting to remember the moment.” - Arthur Lowe

John Moenning was born and raised in central Indiana and attended Indiana University for undergraduate and Dental school. After a rewarding and successful career in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery based in Indianapolis, painting got his attention. 

An avid outdoorsman with an affinity for hiking and fishing, a weekend in Montana in 2015 introduced him to oil painting. The problem solving and various challenges combined with the shear creativity made painting a perfect next step in his life. 

John has studied with many gifted and talented artists over the past few years. Hours working with brush and canvas to hone his skills has helped to expand his interpretation of God’s beauty.

The opportunities to meet other artists, incorporate a love of the outdoors, and the challenging journey of oil painting make for an inspirational adventure. 

Wendy Krag O’Neil has been silversmithing since the early “90’s.  Her earliest tutelage and deepest inspiration was provided by her late grandfather award winning silversmith Frederick Colby.  While living in Santa Fe in the ’90’s her husband introduced her to fly fishing which quickly became a true passion.  It inspired her to create a line of silver products that feature fish and fly fishing.  She handcrafts str ling silver belt buckles, bracelets, keychains, cufflinks and charms including fly fishing themes, fish and island designs.  

Currently she runs her business, Krag Silversmith, out of a studio located in the hay loft of an old renovated barn in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts and in the summer she creates in a studio on Fishers Island, New York.  

www.KragSilversmith.com

As an Adirondack Mountain photographer, I am honored to participate in the Art Show at the Battenkill Fly Fishing Festival on May 1-4.  My work is a tribute to the timeless beauty of the area, where flowing waters and rugged landscapes create a haven for both anglers and artists alike.  Fly fishing is more than a sport—it is an immersive experience that requires patience, awareness, and a deep connection to the rhythms of nature. Through my photography, I strive to capture these fleeting moments: the delicate drift of a fly on a still morning, the glimmer of a brook trout beneath the surface, the quiet solitude of a riverbend at dusk.

Having spent years exploring the region’s rivers, lakes, and mountain streams, I bring an angler’s perspective to my work, seeking out the subtle interactions between water, light, and life. Each photograph tells a story of the Adirondacks—its wild spirit, its ever-changing moods, and the enduring traditions of those who wade into its waters.

I hope my images inspire others to experience the magic of fly fishing and to foster a deeper appreciation for the fragile beauty of these landscapes. It is a privilege to share my vision at this exhibition, and I am grateful for the opportunity to celebrate the wilderness alongside fellow artists and outdoor enthusiasts.

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Adrian was born and raised in New Mexico with his roots going all the way back to Spain.  Where prominent and well respected artists originated.  Adrian is nationally known for his realistic wildlife, portrait drawings and oil paintings.  Among these influential artists, Adrian admires the early works of Picasso and Velasquez.  Which he hopes to be some what successful as his predecessors.