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🦋 IN THE STUDIO WITH Hudson Valley Artist Robert Lucy

How does Robert Lucy draw from found photographs, art history, nature, and his own unconscious to construct layered worlds where identity and transformation are continually in play?

🎨🖌️ In Lucy’s paintings and drawings, the past rarely stays put. Men lifted from another era appear adorned with flowers, coral, jellyfish, and other forms from the natural world; historical conventions of masculinity give way to stranger, freer, more fluid images.

For the latest installment of In the Studio, in partnership with Little Bit Creates, we explore a practice more than four decades in the making with Robert—and the ideas, rituals, humor, and sense of mystery that continue to propel it forward @robertlucyartist

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🎥 Watch more, read the interview, and discover one of the Hudson Valley's most spellbinding painters.

📸 Courtesy of Robert Lucy @robertlucyartist
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✨ IN THE STUDIO WITH Abstract Painter Jenny Nelson

How do rich intuitive layers and pigments, perfectly balanced with impulsive emotion and a deeply grounded sense of composition, come together in abstract form?

🎨🖌️ Jenny Nelson has dedicated her career to chasing the unknown, teaching others how to lean into the beautiful tension of a blank canvas, the calm in the chaos.

A Hudson Valley resident for nearly three decades, Jenny has exhibited her work nationally and regionally for over 20 years.

Our latest In the Studio feature, in partnership with Little Bit Creates, offers a unique look into Jenny's creative process, how her work has evolved over time, and how she knows a painting is finished @nelsonpainter

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🎥 Watch more, read the interview, and discover one of the Hudson Valley's most riveting abstract painters.

📸 Courtesy of Jenny Nelson
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🎨 INSIDE+OUT goes "In the Studio With" Multi-Media Artist Christina Varga...

Step into the wonderfully wild world of Catskills artist Christina Varga, where old things find new purpose, glitter catches the light and creativity grows from whatever life places in her path.👩‍🎨

Working with found objects, vintage scraps, discarded materials + everyday treasures, Christina transforms the overlooked into colorful, soulful works that celebrate women, nature and the magic hiding in the ordinary.

A painter, assemblage artist, curator + founder of the Phoenicia Festival of the Arts @phoeniciafestivalofthearts — Christina’s studio is more than a workspace—it’s a gathering place for ideas, connection + creative possibility. Let's take a peek 🫣 below...

💬 I+O: Your work transforms discarded materials — from album covers to paper towels — into art. How do you find the “life” in these overlooked objects?

💬 Christina Varga: “It’s a real problem. I can’t help but see art supplies everywhere, and I tend to collect things like a magpie or something. If it glitters, is opalescent or is holographic at all, I go nuts. Surfaces, frames, and all kinds of things just wink at me constantly. Honestly, the life of an assemblage, collage, jetsam, flotsam artist is overwhelming — but I always tell people, if Vincent Van Gogh had access to these types of materials, he would have used them!”

Come wander through her world of rescued treasures, bold visions and a little bit of beautiful chaos — where inspiration is everywhere, if you’re willing to see it. 🌿✨

Tap 👆the link in b i o @insideoutupstateny to watch 🎥 more insight into Christina’s studio and creative process. Intimately get to know one of the Hudson Valley’s most original artistic voices and human touch.

Follow + Connect with Christina @vargagallery
Check out one of the many performances, art, music, film + more at the Phoenicia Festival of the Arts @phoeniciafestivalofthearts from AUGUST 21 — AUGUST 23, 2026.

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📸 courtesy of Christina Varga
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Start with INSIDE+OUT Upstate NY taken in Phoenicia, New York by @littlebitcreates

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Thank you to @insideoutupstateny @littlebitcreates and the entire Hudson Valley Community for supporting my work, my life as an artist, and my passion for building community around creativity and connection! Excited to meet all the new luminaries streaming into my life, organize an amazing group exhibit for the 4th Annual @phoeniciafestivalofthearts and kick off the new @phoeniciafilmfestival in beautiful @phoenicianys !!!

Check out the latest from Inside+Out Upstate NY!!

Everlastingly grateful to @phoebelegere @phoeniciaplayhouse and all the beautiful artists that surround me. @ulstercountytourism @sarahkramerharrison @macpaulmc @sparrowx.carter @von_ha @hellojackwarren by @littlebitcreates

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https://insideandoutupstateny.com/in-the-studio-with-multimedia-artist-christina-varga/ @insideoutupstateny @phoenicianys @littlebitcreates @phoeniciafestivalofthearts @phoeniciafilmfestival taken in VARGA Gallery by @littlebitcreates

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✨ IN THE STUDIO WITH Matthew Gilbert

What happens when fiber becomes sculpture and storytelling takes shape through texture?

🧵🪡 For textile artist Matthew Gilbert, every stitch, tuft, and form is part of a larger conversation about memory, place, and the handmade. Working from his Hudson Valley studio, he creates bold, tactile works that blur the line between fine art, craft, and design.

Our latest In the Studio feature, in partnership with Little Bit Creates, offers an intimate look inside Matthew's creative process, the inspirations behind his work, and the space where his ideas come to life. @matthew.0_o

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🎥 Watch the studio tour, read the interview, and discover one of the Hudson Valley's most compelling contemporary artists.

👉 If you are in the area, Matthew’s 2026 solo exhibition titled Pretend till it Hurts, opens at @janestreetart in Saugerties, NY this Saturday, June 27th. @upstateartweekend

📸 courtesy of Matthew Gilbert
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🎨 IN THE STUDIO with artist Matthew Gilbert 🧵

INSIDE+OUT invites you to step inside the imaginative world of Hudson Valley textile artist and sculptor Matthew Gilbert, where hand-punched rugs, soft sculpture, and storytelling collide.

✨ Read the full interview and watch the exclusive studio video at the LINK IN BIO.

🧵🪡 Drawing inspiration from medieval architecture, rural America, and personal experience, Matthew transforms fiber into richly layered works that are both playful and thought-provoking. Every piece invites a closer look, revealing unexpected narratives stitched into every texture.

In our latest #inthestudio feature, created in collaboration with @littlebitcreates, Matthew shares his creative process, artistic influences, and what it's like building a life as an artist in the Hudson Valley.

👉 If you are in the area, Matthew’s 2026 solo exhibition titled Pretend till it Hurts, opens at @janestreetart in Saugerties, NY this Saturday, June 27th. @upstateartweekend

📸 courtesy of Matthew Gilbert
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What to Do. Where to Go. Who to Know.
Start with INSIDE+OUT Upstate NY by @littlebitcreates

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👨‍🎨 “Abstract art provides an encounter with form that can strike a chord in the heart and mind of the viewer.” — David Hornung

For our latest “In the Studio With,” we spend an afternoon with acclaimed painter, collage artist, educator + author David Hornung, whose work has helped generations of artists understand the language of color.

From his Woodstock studio, Hornung reflects on a lifetime devoted to painting, the parallels between music and visual art, and why emerging artists should tune out trends and trust their own instincts.

“Figure out what moves and interests you, then dig deep to eventually expose your voice.”

After six decades of painting, he's still chasing questions rather than answers—and that's exactly where the magic happens.

Go beyond the canvas🖼️ Read the full interview and 🎥 watch our studio visit with David Hornung by @littlebitcreates linked in b i o @insideoutupstateny

Follow + Connect with David Hornung @davidhornungart
🎦 Video by Richard Hall & Mimi Young @littlebitcreates by @littlebitcreates

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Just got here in time for Ian McMahan's amazing show at @catskillartspace !!!
@ian.mcm by @littlebitcreates

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🎨 In our “In the Studio With” series, we step inside the creative spaces of the Hudson Valley artists shaping the region’s cultural landscape — and this time, we’re visiting Kate McGloughlin ✨

A 12th-generation Ulster County native, Kate’s work explores memory, grief, landscape + the layered history beneath the Ashokan Reservoir through richly textured paintings and haunting monotypes.

From painting in sometimes brutal plein-air conditions to creating deeply personal assemblages from family relics, her work is rooted in place, history, and emotional truth.

Watch our full studio interview now linked in BIO @insideoutupstateny

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🧑‍🎨 by Kate McGloughlin @katemcgloughlin 👈 Follow + Connect
📸 Courtesy of Kate McGloughlin and littlebitcreates
🎥 by Richard Hall + Mimi Young @littlebitcreates taken in Woodstock, New York by @littlebitcreates

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✨ Step inside the world of Hudson Valley multidisciplinary artist Jennifer Hicks @jens_artlife. From performance art and figure drawing to abstract painting, Jen’s work explores memory, presence, emotion, and the layered experience of being human.

💓 We loved spending time with Jen for our latest In the Studio session — talking process, creative community, and the beauty of making work fearlessly.

🎥 Watch the reel for a glimpse inside the studio — then dive into the full story by
tapping the 🔗 link + watch our artist video created by the one and only @littlebitcreates

"Becoming an artist, for me, was a matter of being creatively nurtured and of continuing to make work. It’s a kind of internal drive that makes one have to do it. People have various reasons, but I think the ‘having to do it’ as a life force is what separates an artist from someone who makes work as a hobby." Jennifer Hicks

🖼️ Connect + Follow Jennifer Hicks @jens_artlife

📸 photos courtesy of Jennifer Hicks
🎦 Video by Richard Hall & Mimi Young @littlebitcreates by @littlebitcreates

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