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Earth Day Celebration!

April 21, 2022 By Mitchell Eiss

Join us on Thursday April 21st at 6:00 pm with Ms. Nancy for our Earth Day Celebration! Use recycled materials to make masterpieces as you eat some yummy dessert! All children welcome accompanied by an adult.

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Spring Arts and Crafts Fair

April 19, 2022 By Mitchell Eiss

Join us on Saturday, April 30th, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm for our first annual Arts and Crafts Fair! To be held inside the library, we will have local crafters selling many wonderful and unique things! We will run a 50/50 raffle throughout the day, with the drawing to be held at 3pm.

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Virtual Art Show of the Month: Jane Cowles: Form and Fancy

March 31, 2022 By Mitchell Eiss

The Piermont Library presents our Virtual Art Show of the Month: Jane Cowles: Form and Fancy.  We invite you to view the exhibition on our website throughout the month of April. The art is available for purchase from the artist and a portion of all proceeds is donated to support the library. 

This charming exhibition is a compilation of illustrations of fashion, cars, and wildlife in pop colors. Contact Jane Cowles at cococowles@gmail.com for purchase inquiries. 

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Happy April from Piermont Library!

March 31, 2022 By Mitchell Eiss

Spring is here and we look forward to seeing you at the library! Visit our website events calendar for a complete listing of all the wonderful programs we have planned for you this month.

Image by Virtual Artist of the Month, Jane Cowles

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Virtual Art Show of the Month: Oil Paintings by Meryl Toan

March 5, 2022 By Mitchell Eiss

For the month of March, the Piermont Library presents Meryl Toan: Oil Paintings. We hope you enjoy this collection. The paintings are available for purchase from the artist and a portion of all proceeds is donated to support the library. Artist of the Month (piermontlibrary.org)

From the artist…..
All these paintings are in oil, and have to do with patterns, especially in nature.

Painting nature in the open air is very difficult, especially on a large canvas.  I could do my sketches outdoors but once inside,  I couldn’t call to mind all the colors, shapes and shadows seen on the spot. I had to use other means to create the feeling I was looking for. I am interested in the effect of many small areas of color upon each other, each small area is a natural form, the tiny details making up the whole. Also the weather and seasons have their own particular pattern.  The Piermont Marsh features in many of the earlier works, with its golden backdrop. 

The birds are a way to interject whatever color is called for,  and their shape and position of the wings create movement within the canvas.  I put them everywhere, in particular Blue Jays with their three shades of blue: cobalt, cerulean and Prussian!

After a  while, the direction of  the work turned more decorative and less representational.  The negative space was absorbed into the design. From a distance  these pieces may read as an abstract rectangle. I like that basic shape to instill simplicity despite all the detail that is going on within the canvas.

The one exception to this are the paintings of trees, which are a stand of sycamores that grow outside my house. Sycamore trees have a marvelous bark that sheds unevenly creating an array of patterns and colors.

Anyone interested in seeing my work in person, please email me at meryltoan@gmail.com. I would be happy to meet with you.

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