CAG exhibition features sculpture and photographs

LIBERTY, NY — The Catskill Artists Gallery, 38 South Main Street, is featuring “Vertical and Horizontal,” an exhibition of wall and standing sculptures by Robert Friedman, and photographs of the Upper Delaware valley by Hank Schneider.

Both Friedman and Schneider live and work in rural Sullivan County and are influenced by their natural surroundings. Friedman writes: “My recent group of mixed-media works, ‘Vertical and Horizontal,’ explores different materials, colors and textures in new columnar free-standing sculptures and three-dimensional wall reliefs. Diverse elements and materials include aluminum, acrylic plastic, color and metallic pigments, formed paper pulp, wood and glass.

Schneider writes, “I first discovered The Delaware Valley on a canoe trip. The peace and serenity, the abundance of clean water, wildlife and the natural beauty of the Delaware Valley are unequaled, and I feel an obligation to document it before it changes.

“I loved the area so much that I decided to make the move and leave the canyons of Manhattan. Being a commercial photographer specializing in still life, I decided to take the same approach to my landscape photography as I do for my still-life photos. I see a picture and then go back with my cameras to capture it, taking into account the time of day, the weather and the season. I think of film and the camera the same way a painter thinks of paint and canvas.”

Regular gallery hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sundays from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.

For more information visit catskillartistsgallery.com or call 845/292-0310.