Photography
Kelly Sinclair
Following in my mother’s footsteps, I began taking black & white photographs in high school and continued the study of photography at college. I discovered color photography after switching over to digital, but black & white remains my passion. I love being in nature and take my camera with me on my daily walks. The images I take reflect my love for the Hudson Valley and the solace I feel being in nature and I attempt to capture the inherent stillness and beauty in the details. I’ve recently begun a series of portraits of women in their 50’s.
My photographs have appeared in Chronogram magazine, the HudsonValley Guide, Black & White magazine and the Catskill Mountain Region Guide, as well as at the Wilder Gallery in Catskill, NY.
Kelly’s Etsy site
Great line-up for this year’s Anglers’ Symposium in Claryville!
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September is Ashokan Watershed Month! At @catskillwaters event yesterday, @thorneatercomics read from his brand new children’s book, Little One and the Water. The story is based on a child walking up the Little Beaver Kill in Woodstock, one of the healthiest streams in the Ashokan Watershed. The book’s illustrations were informed by @ashokanstreams assessments, @hudsonialtd ‘s habitat maps, and Will’s own experience walking the stream. The event also included a documentary on stream assessments and panel with Allison Lent from Ulster County Soil & Water Conservation District and Leslie Zucker from @cce_ulster , moderated by @keikosono . #ashokanwatershedmonth #ashokanwatershed #esopuscreekwatershed #upperesopus #ashokanstreams #littlebeaverkill #awsmp #thorneatercomics #littleoneandthewater #artandscience
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This bundle from #portraitsandstories is headed out to @catskills.visitor.center for the @catskillwaters event today, 9/22, 4-6pm. Catch a documentary on stream assessment and @thorneatercomics new book. Hope to see you there! #oralhistory #silhouette #silhouetteportraits #communityart #watershedstories #catskillwaters
We’re on the cover of Almanac!!
#thorneatercomics #catskillwaters #stream #littlebeaverkill #ashokanwatershed #ashokanreservoir #childrensbooks
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Also last weekend, AWSMP and the Golden Notebook bookstore in Woodstock hosted local artist and now author Will Lytle as he read from his AWSMP-funded children's book "Little One and the Water." If you missed this event there will be another chance to see Will and Keiko Sono of @catskillwaters at @catskills.visitor.center this Sunday. For more information on this and other Ashokan Watershed Month programs please visit our website www.ashokanstreams.org
#ashokanwatershed #ashokanstreams #book #childrensbooks #goldennotebook #nycwatershed
Catskill Waters director Keiko Sono shared her stories about the project with @iwantwhatshehaspodcast on @radiokingstonny
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Finally, and for real this time, my interviews with @keikosono and Claudia Abbott-Barish 🙌🏾 Keiko and I talk about art, why it’s important to her and how it helps her to make connections with and for community and our environment, AND lots more including how she lives permaculturally (I may have made that word up 😳) and universal basic income, ya know, small talk. Then in the second half of the show Claudia sheds some much needed light on restorative practices, how her work now in this field has become her chosen form of activism, and the art and importance of listening and giving everyone an opportunity to be heard. I could listen to these women share their wisdom for days! Podcast is up, link in bio ☝🏾 Radio Kingston archive will be up soonish ...
Don’t miss out! The first 50 copies are free! Come to our reading+ panel+ Q&A with stream specialists this Sunday. Catskill Visitor Center in Mt Tremper, 4-6pm
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From the @catskillwaters #portraitsandstories series. Ronan, 2018. #silhouette #freehand #drawingwithscissors #communityart #oralhistory #catskillwatershed #profileportrait
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Come see more silhouettes and listen to interviews by project director @keikosono from our @catskillwaters Portraits and Stories adventures last year at @catskills.visitor.center. Will Lytle @thorneatercomics will be reading from his new book, Little One and the Water, and you can see the documentary about a stream survey by the Ashokan Watershed Stream Assessment Program that highlights the important work that his book is based on. Sunday, September 22, 4-6pm, 5096 Route 28, Mt Tremper, NY. #hudsonvalleyauthor #silhouettes #customportraits #portraitsandstories #streamecology #knowyourneighbors #knowyourwatershed #oralhistory #hudsonvalleyevents
So this is what it feels like to receive boxes of freshly printed books. It’s elating.
#catskillsmountains #catskillstreams #ashokanreservoir #ashokanwatershed #childrensbooks #blackandwhitedrawing
Thank you to all who came to our reading!! It was so much fun. His hand-bound books are still available at the book store. See you again next Sunday at the Catskill Visitor Center.
#catskills #catskillstreams #littleoneandthewater #nycwatershed #ashokan #ashokanreservoir
Little One and the Water Book launch this Saturday, 9/14, 4:30-6pm at the Golden Notebook in Woodstock. Free prints giveaway.
#thorneatercomics #littleoneandthewater #catskills #childrensbooks #streams #nature #catakillwaters #littlebeaverkill #ashokanwatershed #nycwatershed #ashokanreservoir
Free give-always!
#catskills #carskillwaters #nycwatershed #thorneatercomics #ashokanwatershed #catskillvisitorcenter
We are beyond excited to launch Little One and the Water, the first children’s book by the local favorite @thorneatercomics. The details of the illustrations are phenomenal. He is really channeling the high spirit of the Catskills in this work. We are giving away a limited number of copies. Stay tuned. Sponsored by @ashokanstreams.
#thorneatercomics #catskillwaters #catskills #upstateny #littlebeaverkill #streamecology #childrensbooks
Thank you, Chris Victor, for amazing work!
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Going...going...gone. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
So grateful to @instagrampadon and Victoria for talking on mic for our podcast. They added a valuable angle to this multi-layered story. #sundown #nystateparks #upstateny #nycwatershed #catskills #contemporaryart #catskillwaters
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Sadly, this is the last week to check out Sundown, the piece will come down Friday. The podcast continues with episode 3 about to launch. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Missed this one from a few weeks ago. Thank you so much @instagrampadon!
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This weekend, Victoria and I were lucky enough to attend the unveiling of this Hurricane Irene-inspired art created by @ceevictor, which was displayed just across the road from our cabin in Sundown, NY. (Hurricane Irene had a devastating effect on the communities in this area, and was as resonant a subject of inspiration as can be imagined.)
#art #sculpture #hurricaneirene #sundownny #upstateny #peekamoose #chrisvictor #cvforcatskillwaters
Our projects in this phase might be winding down, but our journey has just begun! We are brainstorming our collaboration with artist Giulia Mangoni @gmangoni on Isola del Liri - Catskills connection. IdL is known for the biggest waterfall in Italy and abundant water. Stay tuned!
#catskills #isoladelliri #contemporaryart #community #communityart #catskillwaters #giuliamangoni
Walls found in the Catskills... Sundown, the installation by @ceevictor is up through the summer. It’s located at a gun-and-convenience store near Blue Hole that was hit hard by Hurricane Irene. It is a wall at the height of the water during the storm, and is created with children’s clothes stuffed with sand from The hurricane, empty water bottles, cinder blocks, and a lot of other smaller found objects. The process of working with the store owner was documented and published in our podcast Sundown, available on Spotify and Anchor. Huge thanks to @rauterland and our sponsor @nycheadwaters .
#catskills #sundown #upstateny #catskillartist #catskillart #contemporaryart #installationart #chrisvictor #nycheadwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #rondoutreservoir
Some installation shots of Portraits by @jenny.lee.fowler
#silhouetteportrait #communityart #catskills #nycheadwaters
More favorite moments from the reception #neversink #catskills #rural #communityart #catskilllife #nycheadwaters
Photos by @cometasaur
Favorite moments from our reception
#catskills #catskilllife
#rural #communityart #nycheadwaters
A heartfelt thanks to everyone who came to our reception of Portraits and Stories. It was a testament to our belief that strong local communities are the backbone of our society. Biggest thanks go to @rauterland and our sponsor @nycheadwaters !
#catskills #Neversink #rural
#catskillliving #art #communityart
The show is hung and all ready for tomorrow’s reception. At Neversink General Store from 5 to 8pm.
#silhouetteportrait #catskills #catskillart #catskilllife #contemporaryart #jennyleefowler
This Saturday, it’s Jenny’s turn! We’re showing all the portraits she created in the Rondout Neversink area along with the sitters’ interviews. Much looking forward to seeing everyone who shared their stories. From 5 to 8, at the Neversink General Store.
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All framed up and ready to go! Please join us for an Artist Reception for @catskillwaters Portraits and Stories August 3, 5-8pm, @neversinkgeneralstore in Neversink, NY. I’ve had the honor of working with @keikosono and residents of the Rondout and Neversink areas over the last couple of years cutting portraits and gathering stories from the watershed. Check my bio for more info and podcast links. #silhouette #portraitsandstories #profileportraits #oralhistory #catskillwatershed #rondout #neversink #hudsonvalleyart #jennyleefowler #communityart #silhouettist #livinghistory #historicalart #silhouetteportraits #catskillwaters
This work is about many things. The wall is the height of water when this area was hit by hurricane Irene. It’s constructed from water bottles that commodify water and create plastic waste, but also a necessity for disaster areas and those with scarcity of safe water. Children’s clothes and socks are filled with sand that was left by the hurricane.
#catskills #cvforcatskillwaters #hurricaneirene #sundownny #waterscarcity #contemporaryart #fineart #nycheadwaters
We had a great opening! Friends drove long miles to join local Sundown residents for a lively conversation and relaxed afternoon in the heart of the Catskills. Sponsored by @nycheadwaters
#cvforcatskillwaters #catskills #sundownny #catskilllife #catskillliving #contemporaryart #fineart #nycwatershed
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Installing. Sundown opens this Saturday 3-6 #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene#mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Paul and Barbara showing me a pic of flooding from Hurricane Jeanne in 2004. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricanejeanne #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
