IDOLINE DUKE
Trees of Life
Including Artworks by Erica-Lynn Huberty, Julia Yensho, and August Whitney
January 11 - March 1, 2025
Idoline Duke: Trees of Life
The Tree of Life is "a ubiquitous symbol in art, religion, and mythologies throughout the ages...common as an evocative reminder that we're all after the same thing; harmony within ourselves, harmony with each other, and the recognition that we are all connected and part of something much greater than ourselves.
"Making art is my greatest form of escapism. Although often hard work, it is for me like a portal into another world where I envision a better place than where we are. Whether working on an abstract landscape, the details of an intricate leaf, or on a fantastical tree of life, I get to be in that place of beauty for as long as I’m painting." -Idoline Duke
PAST EXHIBITIONS
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Autumn 2024
October 11 - December 1, 2024
PATON MILLER
SCOTT BLUEDORN
Paton Miller, a highly respected New York and eastern Long Island artist was born in Seattle and raised in Hawaii. After traveling through Asia and Europe at the age of 20, he settled in the Hamptons in 1974, as he received a scholarship to Southampton College from the drawings and paintings he made during his Asian travels. Early in his career, Miller spent over 20 years painting in Fairfield Porter's studio. Known for his dreamlike paintings of animals, figures, and symbolic objects, Miller's earthy palette and palimpsest techniques create a blend of the primitive and contemporary. He has had over 25 solo exhibitions, numerous group shows worldwide, and his work is included in important private collections and museums. A graduate of the Honolulu Academy of Arts and a Presidential Scholar at Southampton College, Miller has taught at Long Island University and the Art Barge, founded the Paton Miller School of Painting and Drawing, and curated the East End Collected Series since 2002. His work has been reviewed by The New York Times and Art Forum, and he remains a passionate advocate for fellow artists.
Scott Bluedorn, born in Southampton, NY, holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He has exhibited extensively across the East End of Long Island, including at venues such as the Southampton Art Center, Parrish Art Museum, and galleries in Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Sag Harbor, Amagansett, New York City, Nantucket, and Miami. His work is part of the Edward Albee Foundation collection and numerous private collections in the US, Canada, Ireland, France, and Portugal. Living and working in East Hampton, NY, Bluedorn draws inspiration from the natural world, cultural anthropology, and nautical tradition. His practice spans painting, drawing, printmaking, and found object assemblage, exploring the intersection of nature and modern society with an emphasis on myth and visual storytelling, which he terms "maritime cosmology."
Summer 2024
August 16 - October 5, 2024
With every piece she produces, Shana Frase challenges our notions of what watercolor paintings can be.
After an education in fine art and interior design brought her to New York, London, and Rome, Shana returned to her native California in 2010 and soon became known for her paintings of objects both commonplace and iconic. Rendered with an elevated sense of realism by Shana’s brush, these objects became totemic, creating a playful narrative of wonder and whim, shared cultural languages and unsent love letters. Her line of prints, stationery, and specialty items was born soon after.
In recent years, Shana has also sought to create new benchmarks for boldness, vibrancy and physicality with her work. While watercolor can sometimes require fussy precision, Shana chooses a more improvisational, expressive style, working wet-on-wet, choosing color instinctively, and frequently incorporating metallic inks for a surprising play of light. While her abstract process is freer, the effect is the same: an honest connection, made through emotion, color, and gesture, that brings a bit of beauty to the world. Shana lives and works in Los Angeles.
Some of Shana Frase’s paintings feature gold and silver inks. These inks are formulated from a series of soluble dyes in a superior shellac solution, have a brilliance of color, and have been used by calligraphers, illustrators, and artists since their introduction in the 1890’s.