Exhibits in the Schaffner Room Gallery

Mary Jane Houston is a long time Westchester resident and has been painting and teaching art for many years. She picked up a pencil at age three and has been drawing ever since! Her art is infused with her love of all things nature with an emphasis on flowers and horses. Acrylics is her medium of choice because of the bold colors and the quick dry time, although she experiments with a variety of mediums. Both large and small canvases work well for her with few subjects off limits. She hopes her work will inspire you to dig a little deeper to find the emotional messages behind the obvious.

The Ground Glass is exhibiting this month a selection of fine art photography by new Ground Glass members. The show will also display a selection of the photographs of Member Mil Finley, who recently passed away.

The Ground Glass, established in 1975, is an independent association dedicated to promoting the practice and appreciation of fine art photography in Westchester County, NY. It serves as a forum for photographers to express ideas, share technical information and participate in juried exhibitions. The group also addresses issues concerning photography through lectures, demonstrations and workshops.

In this riveting new show of oil painting, Renee E. Rubin boldy restructures the Old Masters’ self-portraits, bringing to bear her discerning eye and consummate classical technique. In a unique touch, the paintings extend beyond the frame, creating a trompel’oeil effect within the painting. As art critic Ed McCormack wrote: “Renee E. Rubin is an artists possessed of natural gifts for which many realists would gladly kill. However, it is her winning combination of courage, conceptual chutzpah, human sympathy and irreverence that makes Rubin such a consummately engaging and ultimately rewarding painter.”