Hudson Valley Art Junket - 1st Meeting

2026: New York Art Junket - Hudson Valley

- February 21, 2026 -

Theme 1:1 - Arrival

tHe artists

Erin Mahollitz, Eliza Romanyschyn, and Maureen Fitzmahan

February 21, 2026, Union Vale, New York

the art

return

Erin Mahollitz, b. 1979

Return, February 21, 2026, Union Vale, NY

Embroidery Hoops and tape

pocket Altar #1

Eliza Romanyschyn, b. 1983

Pocket Altar #1, February 21, 2026, Shawngunk, NY

Fabric, mixed medium

Intitulada

Maureen B. Fitzmahan, b. 1948

Intitulada, February 6, 2026. New Havana-Miami, Florida

Black and White Photograph on Epson Exhibition Fiber paper.

2026: global ART JUNKET

-March 28, 2026-

THEME 1:1 - ARRIVAL

katie strange

Vashon Island, Washington

mOrning meditation

Kaitlin F. Strange, b. 1986

Morning Meditation, March 4, 2026. Vashon Island, Washington.

Photography, Color.

aNa perches

Berkeley, California

J’arrive

Ana Perches

J’arrive, March 28, 2026. Berkeley, CA

Collage, mixed media on canvas. 

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When we die we arrive somewhere. 

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My sister Beatriz was born in Mexico in 1951. She arrived in the United States in 1962. She went on to live in Quebec City for several years and then in Paris for also several years. Then Vancouver and San Diego.  The photo of the collage is of Beatriz at age 15. If Leonardo had met her, he would have made her portrait. 

Hi Maureen and all Junketeers, I am sorry I can not join you today. Jonathan and I are in El Paso for a Celebration of Life for my sister Beatriz who passed away last month. She was almost 75 and had severe dementia these last few years.  

The title of my piece is J’arrive, - French for I arrive, but the expression really means ‘I’m coming.’

brian nelson

Berkeley, California

Viola da Gamba

Viola da Gamba and Metronome at the Window  2025

I think of Brian as a great art photographer. But, never limit this great artist to just one medium. Now, he is playing with sound. Studying the Viola de Gamba.