Three artists share their
visions of the river and the farms, fields, and banks
defining the river’s path.
Enjoy the luminosity found in the work of Hillary Hostetler, Gabriel Ceslov’s fantastic color and the realist
impressions of Will Kefauver.
Each artist contributes their unique vision, but they are joined in their appreciation of the beauty of the Hudson and its surroundings.
Opening Reception — September 4th — from 12 until 4
Muscoot Farm is located one and half miles south of the intersection of Route 35 and Route 100 in the town of Somers on Route 100.
Phone — (914) 864-7282
About the Artists
"Sunrise and Hope" — Oil on Canvas has been drawing and painting since childhood, when she discovered the awesome effect crayons can make on a clean white wall. Many walls and years later, her parents got rid of her (college), and she graduated with honors from FIT in NYC.
A stressful and exciting design career in the Big Apple followed, all the while attending more painting classes at Art Students League, Silvermine Art Guild, Westchester Art Workshop, Katonah School of Art, and many other art workshops both local and international.
"Maple and Fir" — Oil on CanvasShe now lives by the Hudson River with her dogs and kids. Best of all, she is finally oil painting full time, in a personal combination of impressionist, expressionist, and illuminist styles. She has won honors and participated in art shows such as Artists of Northern Westchester, Two Days in September at Weir Farm in Connecticut, Local Color exhibiting with Croton Council on the Arts, and others. Her work in featured in many private and public collections.
Hilllary is a proud member of, New York Plein Air Painters, The Holiday Art and Craft Guild, Croton Council on the Arts, Lower Hudson Valley Plein Air Painters and is on the planning board of Riverfest-A Celebration of the Hudson River.
She is delighted to share the beauty of painting the effect of light on the landscape and everyday objects with you. Her hope is to communicate a feeling of peace, joy and tranquility thru color and form.
See more of Hillary's work at: http://www.hillaryhostetler.com
She can be reached at:
914-714-4128 • hillaryh4444@gmail.com
"Windy Poet's Walk" —
Oil on Canvas is an artist living in Westchester, NY. He has studied Classical Painting and Drawing at The Art Students League of New York, and at The New York Academy of Art. He has recently participated in an intensive “Painting after the Great Masters” workshop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and has studied painting in Amalfi, Italy.
"Vermeer's View: An Allegory
of Life", Oil on Canvas
His paintings have been exhibited in many gallery group shows, and private collections. He is a member of the The Art Students League of New York, The Art Directors Club of New York, and The Lower Hudson Valley Plein Air Painters. To Gabriel, the challenge of the blank canvas has always been a call to creative freedom and total expression. He is also a Creative Director and an award-winning Designer.
To see more of Gabriel’s work visit his website at: www.gabrielceslov.com
He can be reached at:
97 Main Street
Ossining, New York 10562
646.287.7898 • gabriel@gabrielceslov.com
"Barns at Muscoot" — Oil on Linen — His first love is the landscape and the colors and shapes defined by the changing light. Of particular fascination is the abstraction found in nature — whether in the forms of clouds doused by light or the interwoven branches of barren trees.
He studied at Whittier College and the Katonah Arts Center and has both studied and been an instructor at the School of Visual Arts. Among the artists who’ve influenced him most significantly, Will cites Corot for his use of atmospheric perspective, Frank Benson for the energy of his composition and Wolf Kahn, who can find color anywhere.
"Farm Garden" —
Oil on Linen Panel
Kefauver’s work has been selected for appearance in juried shows across the country. He has received awards from the National Society of Artists, the Lake Wales Arts Council, the Art Director’s Club, the American Institute of Graphic Arts and The One Show. He is an elected artist of the Kent Art Association and serves on their Board of Directors and is a Signature Member of the National Society of Artists.
Will can often be found in a field or on a hilltop — painting in oils, en plein air. His work depicts the moods of the landscapes of New York and New England, from the apple trees of a Westchester orchard to the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard.
To see more of Will’s work visit his website at: www.kefauverstudio.com
He can be reached at:
1410 Croton Lake Road
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
914.941.2914 • will@kefauverstudio.com
All images © copyrighted by the artists and are not to be used without written permission thereof.
