suns along the Mohawk

My expectations are always high as I head out the door for the annual outdoor art show on the blocks surrounding Lawrence Circle in Schenectady’s Stockade. With comfortable temperatures, art by new and returning artists displayed under sunny blue skies, and exhibitors, neighbors and visitors in good spirits, the 68th Annual Stockade Villagers’ Outdoor Art Show did not disappoint. During over five hours of shooting and schmoozing, I totally enjoyed myself and the 2019 Outdoor Art Show, from my first photo [above, R, entering at N. Church and Front Streets, about 9:40 AM] to the last [below, a portrait of Lawrence painted during the Show by Erik Rutnik].

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Later tonight and on Sunday morning, I will be adding over a hundred photos taken while strolling along the blocks of the art show, with images of exhibits, individual works, and individuals. [7 PM, Sunday: Done!]

• Images may be used by the artist for any purpose without further permission from David Giacalone, who holds the copyright. Others may use images for non-commercial purposes. Please attribute the photographs to “suns along the Mohawk” and David Giacalone.

At this time, I would like to celebrate the “winners” of the prizes and awards granted by the organizers of the Show.

, , Zoe Oxley setting up the Winners Circle around Lawrence the Indian

 1st Place – MABEL LEON  

2nd Place – BRETT SCOTT

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3rd Place – SARA LUANN PERKINS

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Best First-Time Exhibitor – IVY YUAN

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Best Stockade Depiction (Cohen Award)

 – KEVIN KUHNE . .

Oakroom Artists Gillilan Award – BRETT SCOTT

People’s Choice – ALEC ACEVEDO . .  

 Best Depiction of Human Form – MARY ELLEN REILL

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YOUNG ARTIST AWARDS

1st PLACE . . MIA ETKIN . .

 2nd Place – EMILY FREDERICKS . .

 . . 3rd Place – JAKE MATUSIC

HONORABLE MENTION

• GEORGE DIROLF. .
•  MARTY HARDIN

• MARC POHL  
•  TIM PENDERGAST

•  VIRGINA HOEPPNER . .
• HOLLY VAN VOAST   .

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. . above: artwork by [L to R] J. Matusic, M. Etkin & M. Hardin . .

Tim Pendergast’s  . .

Emily Frederick’s origami cranes:  

. . If you liked this year’s Art Show. please enjoy our coverage of prior Stockade Outdoor Art Shows, such as the 2018 Show.

. . click on an image for a larger version! . . 

SUNDAY A.M.

We’re slowly adding images throughout the morning, including slideshows. So, please stop by often. [7 PM Sunday: Only a little fine-tuning left to do; take a stroll around our Stockade’s venerable Outdoor Art Show. Please let me know if I’ve misidentified an artist or misspelled a name.]

. . Perennial Pleasers: Cute Kids and Pets!

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and, Good Neighbors with good art, like Mabel Leon and Robert Laper:

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. . artists: both new (to me), e. g. :

. . Philip Parker . .

Carolyn Scheicher. .  

. . and returning favorite artists:

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. . above: Peter Watrous; below: Val Robert

SLIDE SHOW ONE: Green Street Scenes

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Christine brought a helper . . 

 . . Thanks, Lawrence, as always.

. . painted on site, by Erik Rutnik . .

. SLIDESHOW TWO:  FRONT STREET SCENES 

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. . above: our first Stacey sighting in years . . 

. . above: Mark Miletta and St. George go well together .. 

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. . SLIDESHOW THREE:  North FERRY STREET SCENES 

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 . . thanks again, to all Art Show

volunteers & organizers . . 

and, here’s a bonus:

. . Sad Follow-up: On May 22, 2020, the wondrous Ivy Yuan died, at age 52, of pancreatic cancer. Read the touching tribute written that day by her husband, Rodney Hammond. Ivy was a new friend taken far too soon from all those she has touched with her art and passion.

IVY YUAN TILED MOSAIC: Click on any image for a larger version from the diverse selection of art in, on and outside the tent of first-time exhibitor Ivy Yuan, who moved to Schenectady earlier this year. You’ll find a few more above in Slideshow Three.

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 A big follow-up Thank You, to Ivy Yuan, who shared this webpost at her Artbyyty Facebook page Sunday evening (Sept. 8). That’s great enough, but it also triggered a lot of visitors, many of whom have the very good taste of liking Ivy’s art a lot, and are curious enough to check out other artists and webposts, too.  As cosmopolitan as she seems to be, Ivy probably knows more Italian than I do, but I just have to say “grazie i prego!“