The "academy"


Tory Cowles
Ruby Jackson
Annemarie Feld


Christopher Engel
Franklin Engel
Eugenio Cuttica
Charles Wildbank
Joyce Brian
Jorge Silveira
George Wazenegger
Cheti
Hazel Shearer Thomas Gray
Jill Morris
Barbara Pintauro-Lobosco
Nancy Achenbach
Pingree Loucheim
Joan Tripp
Amy Werfel
Richard Udice
Barry Weiser
Rick Gold
Laura Rozenberg
Alan Nevins
Marsha Lipsitz
Jude Amsel
Hadi Toron
Coco Pekelis
Shey Wolvek

"Of Tory Cowles, one critic has said," the best abstract painter I've seen in four decades ----and among the best ever." "That may be a slight exaggeration --- but maybe not! Come see for yourself," Romany Kramoris adds.

Cowles paintings are dazzling in their color range and harmonies, but there is genius in her ability to suggest and project dimensional space. She deftly manipulates texture and patterns, as "figures" emerge from painterly gestures, to whimsical effects... ribbons in swirls, dots, loop-di-loops, tossed confetti! The Diaghilev ballet "Paráde" with Cocteau sets and costumes comes to mind.

The whole of abstract painting is here, references to the metaphysical use of space and abstract suspensions of Kandinsky, the whimsy of Paul Klee and her own created shapes and relating forms á la Miro; but Tory truly takes it to the next level, making all her own.

One is taken back again by her voluptuous, and dancing palette. Her paintings are brimming with a youthful vigor that belies her years of work and application.

Also featured is Annemarie Feld, designer of a series of handbags that are really individual art assemblages made from odd shapes of soft colored leather sewn together using on many, stained and used studio paint brushes as handles or as an added element. Her colors are striking and saturated - goldenrod yellow, deep red-coral, vibrant green, and of course classic black. Unique and chic.

And finally, making their debut, artist Ruby Jackson's (Sag Harbor) "Animated Suspensions" a collection of amazing, and dazzling mobiles. The crowns are ribboned with a translucent band of color. The pendants on each are amorphous shapes, very skillfully formed primitive "nests," and twists in translucent materials that glow in the light. Captivating and mysterious in their unique forms.

Romany Kramoris Gallery is proudly exhibiting four prominent painters of the "academy," an in-jest, self-named larger group of painters on the East End. These four run the gamut in the realist styles.

Through her soft-realism Pingree Louchheim glides us into the dream of… could we say Proust, a life of allusive details and touches of beauty, comfort, and serenity in "Tea at the Manor." Also presented are her "pet-friendly" rendition of a lovely "Barn Owl" and the famous and nostalgic "Rosko Barn."

Cool impressionism of oils is the style of Richard Udice. Linear expanses of warm color, sometimes somber, set a mysterious tone. He is presenting the crown jewel of Central Park, the "Angel of Waters," as his primary work. It is a miniature gem. Soft, impressionistic colors refer to a Monet style. "Life's a Breeze" depicts a windblown shore with splashing waters, beach plum shrubs, and bright orange butterfly flowers with late day shadows of purple and azure stretched over the sand.

Joan Tripp works in the long tradition of the famous East End light. Here in her "Amagansett Field," her work is looser, more spontaneous, and impressionistic. Paint is heavily applied giving it rich textures. It's energetic in style and although detail is alluded to, the impressionists are her muses as seen in her typical mixing and blending of color, realizing new and unknown shades and nuances.

Nancy Achenbach, a classic practitioner in oils, is a contemporary realist of the broad East End landscape tradition painting evocative scenes of stirring emotions. She seeks to capture the moods of mystery in the brief minutes between day and night, l'heure bleu and l'heure rosé, the fleeting minutes of dawn and dusk, the intangibility of these ethereal misty foggy moments, before the sun or moon whisks them away. Entranced, dreamlike, her time frame is of a momentary suspension.

Spring has sprung early this year, and just as gardeners are out planting beautiful arrangements in their gardens, artists are taking to their canvases to create beautiful floral works of art. To celebrate the budding of Spring, Romany Kramoris Gallery is proud to present the First Annual Flower Show featuring local artists, flower paintings, and sculptures. A new blown glass collection of vessels and containers to hold garden and cut flowers is also a new addition to this show. And, Kramoris herself is re-presenting a striking 3 ft. stained glass amaryllis panel in antique European glass – etched and leaded.

Participating artists are: Maryann Lucas, Muriel Hanson Falborn, Mary Milne, Alan Nevins, Pingree Loucheim, JoAnne Carter, Roxanne Panero, Barbara Pintauro-Lobosco, Amy Fischman, and Maria Orlova.

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