WOODBOURNE – Michael Piotrowski is a Iifelong artist working in many media, considering himself a painter/printmaker, influenced by his history in plein air painting resulting in landscapes occurring in many of his pieces. His exhibition opening reception is on Sunday, July 5th from 2-4 pm at The Old Stone House of Hasbrouck. 

Printmakers traditionally make two primary types of prints, either monotypes (one-of-a-kind images) or editions (a limited number of exact duplicate images). He has combined these two methods, printing a primary woodblock image over an individual, sometimes similar, color monotype, resulting in a varied edition (same primary image with a variety of color backgrounds).

Continuing to observe light and shadow and its influence on his occasional non-traditional composition choices, his current work ranges from 2 x 2 mini prints to 4-foot square steamroller prints, where 25 invited artists each hand carve a 40”x 48” woodblock to be printed under a 10-ton steamroller in a parking lot. This solo exhibition features varied editions and steamroller prints, frequently exploring different times of day in a single key image.

The exhibition runs from July 4-26, with weekend gallery hours from 12-4 pm. The Old Stone House of Hasbrouck is located at 282 Hasbrouck Road in Woodbourne, www.oldstonehouse.org.