MuseumChick | Danee Gilmartin

Today I stepped in a slushy, brown puddle of melted snow crossing 57th street that went up to my mid-calf! This weather has made me a hermit lately but I’ll be wading through the slush to walk to a new exhibit this weekend. Straddling Chelsea and the West Village on busy 14th Street is a recent addition to the area’s gallery scene- P.J.S Exhibitions. Their current exhibit, Homesick, is artist Michael Porten’s first solo NYC Show (the show runs from Jan. 7th- March 11th). I missed the opening night reception but the gallery was nice enough to send me the video.

A little background about the gallery- Patrick Sullivan opened P.J.S. Exhibitions and he will host a series of exhibits with a diverse selection of emerging artists’ work, such as work from photographers, tattoo artists and jewelry designers.

Work below by Michael Porten:

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I’ve gotten to the point where I am basically done decorating the new apartment and now I’m hanging some pictures I took and paintings. So, as a holiday gift to myself, my husband and our new apartment I am looking for an original, colorful piece of abstract art. For that, I know exactly where to go, the Piermont Fine Arts Gallery in scenic Piermont, New York, where Hilda Epner paints lively, almost musical pieces that would go great on boring white walls.

Hilda Epner’s original and large paintings are very reasonably (relatively) priced. This one “Remembrance” is acrylic on canvas and large (approximately 5′x5′) and is priced at $2500.

Epner is in her gallery most of the time, so I actually got to talk to her about her work.

I like to tell people (if they ask) that if you are interested in buying or collecting original art from a living artist, don’t go to a dealer, but try to go to the artist themselves at their studio or gallery. You can possibly get a better price and even better, learn from the artist about the inspiration for their work.

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