Julianna Kirk is a practicing artist living in Brookhaven, New York. She has an undergrad degree in Art Education, and beyond her Masters, she supplemented her professional education with glass and multimedia courses around the country and in Europe. She has devoted most of her practice to fused glasswork for the last 35 years, although she is proficient in other media. She applies varying materials in her pieces that best communicate her point. She has successfully exhibited her work locally and in the tri-state area. The awards she garnered have been a highlight for her, and her work is owned in many private collections. She is an active member of Women Sharing Art, the Long Island Craft Guild, and Gallery North. Her work is represented at Gallery North, Huntington Art Center, and Reboli Art Center, all on Long Island. Board member of Craft Guild and Bay Area Friends of Fine Arts. A lifelong teacher, she has accepted workshops in glass, as the offers fit.

Laurie is a self-taught artist, residing in East Islip.
Painting for over 30 years, she continues to attend workshops, studying a variety of mediums, as being creative is an ongoing learning experience. Acrylic is her primary medium, but she also enjoys watercolor and ink paintings. She is an active member of several Long Island art
organizations, painting both in her studio, and plein air outdoors.

As a member of the Sayville Garden Club and its association with BAFFA, of which I continue to be an exhibiting artist, I find both to be great places to express myself creatively. My sisterhood with the expanding community of Long Island artists continually challenges me to see the world through a different lense. Whether I choose photography, watercolor, acrylic, glass or textiles, my final product becomes a signature of what and how I personally value my subject matter.

​I am a retired general internist who is interested in art and have been creating it in a variety of forms for many years. Although it is difficult to categorize what types of art fascinates me the most , I  have made art that is either conceptual, contemporary or abstract expressionistic in nature. More recently I  have also made sculptures and assemblages with old and new materials. The essence of my art is to invigorate individuals to look at the past, think about the present and experience the reality of the future with clarity.

Christine earned a degree in Fashion Illustration from FIT; a degree in Art from LI University Post; and a degree in English Literature and Art Education from Adelphi University. FIT provided an educational foundation that emphasized the fundamentals of anatomy and form, composition and design. Technical skills were expanded at LIU while experimenting with different mediums and techniques, especially printmaking. At Adelphi, the art of teaching and a broader understanding and appreciation for art, music and literature were developed. Career experience in the fashion and home design industries further enhanced construction, technical and design knowledge. Working with fabrics, colors and textures helped to foster a keen sense of style and use of color. The combination of these experiences has influenced Christine’s art and expression through painting. Christine’s goal as a painter is to create art that elicits a sense of time and place and the joy she experiences in the painting process is evoked with her choice of
vibrant color and expressive brush strokes.

My passion for art began at three years old with an insatiable desire to create and draw. It continued throughout my career as a Textile Designer, and exploded since my retirement nine years ago. I have been enjoying painting landscapes, doing portraits, and many commissioned projects. I love to paint with watercolors because it is so challenging to me, and it allows me to learn new techniques with every painting. I have not painted Plein air since my high school outings at the High School of Art and Design, and I am looking forward to pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I can only hope that I capture the beauty of the garden that I intend to paint, and to practice painting more freely.

​I’m self taught and have been drawing and painting since childhood. I also believe in being Civic minded.
I worked as a Nurse for 33 years and had the opportunity to start my own decorative art business, which I had for 26 years, mostly painting furniture and doing faux finishes and murals. I never had to advertise my business. Word of mouth kept me quite busy! In particular I loved doing children’s rooms.
After retiring my business in 2019 , I have been doing studio paintings. Art expression is a compulsion!!!

Valerie Doyle, born and raised on Long Island, enjoyed a global career in fashion before returning home to teach. After an invitation from her alma mater, the Fashion Institute of Technology, she began a 20-year career as a STEAM educator, earning nine NY State certifications and degrees in science, literacy, and special education. She regularly attended SCALA Suffolk County workshops in computer art, sculpture, welding, and stained glass, integrating these skills into diverse art classes, with student work featured in Long Island exhibitions. Upon retiring, she joined the Cornell Master Gardener Program, embracing suburban farming and reconnecting with her Long Island roots. Nature now fuels her creativity as the author of The Magic Edible Garden series and The Magic Pollinator Garden, available on Amazon and her website, TheMagicediblegarden.com.

Patricia Ballan is a calligrapher and fine artist who studied art at the Cooper Union in New York City.
She has been working in different art media for 70 years, specializing in scratchboard and watercolour.
Her work hangs in many private collections, and she is an active member of the Bell Street Artists.

Having lived on Long Island my entire life, I have an innate love for the area. I have been drawing since I was a child and even after 60 years, the nature of Long Island is always seen in my work. I depict trees and florals in charcoal, ink or pastel, which have been popular over the
years. Growing up in a creative family of visual artisans & musicians, creativity has always been encouraged over the generations. This creativity runs from my grandparents through my
parents, siblings, children and nephews. My husband is also a photographer. I especially love knowing where a buyer intends to put my piece so I know where it's "home" will be and often picture it in it's place as part of their lives.
For more info about these pieces or my art, please contact me at StudioDawn.