MONROE — Throughout the month of June, Monroe Free Library is displaying the work of Orange County plein air painter Mary Mugele Sealfon. Entranced by the Hudson Valley, Sealfon enjoys landscape painting, portraiture, and still life, in pastel and oil.
After receiving a B.A. in painting from UCSB and an M.A. in printmaking from New York University, Sealfon pursued a graphic design career in New York City. She is currently teaching at SUNY Orange and The Wallkill River School, and is represented by the Wallkill River Art Gallery in Montgomery.
A member of the Garrison Art Center's Plein Air Painters, she also participates in the Palisades Park “Artists in the Park” program, painting and exhibiting at several park locations.
"Though I grew up amidst the amazing beauty of the San Francisco bay area and the Sierra Mountains of California, I find the Hudson Valley equally inspiring," said Sealfon. "Paintings are more alive when painted on location. Perhaps the joy of the experience is somehow transferred to the painting."
Sealfon's paintings are on display at her website, msealfon.weebly.com. Her work will be on view at the library until the end of the month.