ABOUT THE ARTISTS

NATASHA HOEN

Illustrator, Painter

Natasha Hoen (maiden name Poleshuk) is a contemporary artist that primarily uses acrylic paint with various gel mediums on canvas, wood and Plexiglas panels.  Natasha was born in 1976 in White Plains, NY and grew up in Florida. She received her Bachelor's in Fine Arts Painting from School of Visual Arts, NYC in 2000. Natasha then continued her studies in the Masters program at Yale University. She decided to withdraw from the Masters program and continue her journey in a different direction. She spent the next several years working, being a wife, and raising a family. Natasha never lost her love for art or her desire to paint and once again is expressing herself through her art.

Natasha's work has an abstract-surrealist quality to it. Her drawings have a creature-like feeling to them as if they are real organisms from the deep blue abyss or some galaxy far away. Her work is influenced by nature; the colors, the shapes, and the precision of detail.

She often uses a fluid art technique when making her works. Pouring or squirting the paint onto canvas or wood panels, allowing natural reactions to occur, then manipulating with wire to create new shapes and reactions. Sometimes she uses very controlled pours based on a drawing she may have done, while other attempts are spontaneous or accidental in nature. Her process is both meticulous and chaotic. Natasha's work leaves you with a feeling of playful whimsy and wonder.

https://www.natashahoen.com/

NATALYA L. KOZLOVSKI

Illustrator, Painter, Graphic Designer, Mixed Media

Talya is an about to graduate senior from Indian Hills High School and will be pursuing Visual & Performing Arts at Montclair State University. She experiments with multiple, traditional and digital mediums. She prefers creating characters and landscape design with a heavy concentration on Fantasy & Renaissance influences. She also can be hired to create caricatures for custom 'D&D' characters.

EMILY KERN

Photographer

I think it's important to introduce myself to new clients who hire me to photograph personal events of their lives and turn them into lifelong memories. I have always had a love of photography and what started as a hobby has become my profession. Since the birth of my niece I have learned first hand how special it is to freeze time with pictures, and I am so excited to help you do the same.

Why I became a photographer? 

    I became a photographer because I love meeting new people and helping them create new memories that can last a lifetime. In the seven years that I have be photographing, I have met a number of amazing families and learned their stories that make them so unique! 

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https://www.emilykernphotography.com/

PETER MARCALUS

Sculptor, Shadowboxes, Mixed Media

Peter A. Marcalus is a lifelong NJ resident and has lived in Oakland for 36 years. He studied art at Syracuse University, The Arts Students League and has a Master of Arts from Montclair State University (1981). Marcalus has always focused on figurative sculpture. Over the last 45 years he has worked in mixed media, clay, bronze, aluminium and sheet metal.

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pamarcalus.wix.com/sculpture

GEORGE KRANE

Painter

 For most of his life, George Krane pursued a career in engineering. However, he always had a love for the arts. Upon retirement he settled in Waldwick, NJ. There George's childhood interest in artist stamps inspired him to start painting on canvas. After years of experimenting with various techniques and materials, George created over 150 original pieces.

From the most realistic still lifes, to intricate patterns or impasto landscapes, the artist has taken his work in a variety of directions. George Krane's ambition is bringing joy to those around him through the use of color and beautiful subject matter.

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https://georgekrane.com