Artists at Work
Michael Gellatly, Dr. Julian Strauss and Tilly Strauss in Amenia, N.Y., are on the ARTmostNY Open Studio Tour on Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2. 
Photo by Lazlo Gyorsok

Artists at Work

Father-and-daughter artists Julian and Tilly Strauss will open their studios in Amenia, N.Y., as part of the ARTmostNY Open Studio Tour on Saturday and Sunday, May 1 and 2, as will Strauss’ partner,  Michael Gellatly, and artists including Lori Adams, Donna Castelluccio, Bob Madden, Karen Madden, Bill Prickett and Brian Wohrman. 

The studios (in Amenia, Pawling and Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The artists will be at work in their studios during the tour, offering visitors a sense of their challenges in realizing their specific vision.  

There will be finished works on display, but the artists will also be working on the projects that drive them to create. It might be dirty, noisy and seem chaotic, but it will not be dull. 

For more information on the tour and the artists, go to www.artmostny.org. 

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