ON VIEW MAR 5 - 30, 2024
RECEPTION SATURDAY, MARCH 16 / 4-6PM
Born and raised in Freeport, NY, Jonathan is the youngest of seven and the only one of his siblings who showed a great interest in making art, yet he cites the influence his family had on his decision. From his parent’s collection of illustrated books to the countless record albums and magazines belonging to his brothers and sisters, visual art was never out of reach at his home.
Jonathan studied printmaking at the Maine College of Art, developing an interest in materials through the process of traditional etching and lithography. As a graduate student at Ohio University School of Art, he integrated his love of materials into large abstract painted wood pieces, through which he focused on fragmented compositions using found objects.
Moving back to Long Island, he developed an appreciation for the hidden landscapes of the area through his explorations of the state and county parks in the company of his two children. The vast expanses of the Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean combined with the spiked grass and branches hugging the small creeks and ponds throughout the island became the perfect vehicle for his paintings and offered the opportunity to celebrate the local landscape.
