Connecticut native Jonathan Milo has as been a professional illustrator and artist for the past 33 years.  He specializes in wildlife and outdoor sporting art, with an emphasis on painting fish and fishing subjects.  After graduating from college where he majored in Illustration, he began providing work for Outdoor Life, Orvis, Sporting Classics, Gray’s Sporting Journal, and American Angler magazine.  He illustrated the book “What Fish Don’t Want You to Know” for McGraw-Hill, and “The Atlantic Salmon Handbook” for Lyons Press.  His prints and commissioned paintings hang in private collections throughout the U.S.  Most recently, 6 paintings were selected as part of the permanent collection of the Bass Pro Shops store in Bridgeport, CT. Presently, Jonathan is providing monthly illustrations for Bassmaster magazine. When he’s not painting, he can be found flyfishing for trout, and canoe fishing for bass.

Born in New York City, Adriano Manocchia received a Bachelors degree from Pace University in New York. After graduating, he spent 12 years as a photojournalist traveling the world. In 1984, Adriano turned his attention to fine art and quickly received the attention of critics worldwide. A number of awards and special projects marked his recognition in the art field. Adriano’s work is in major private collections. My paintings are my emotions; I paint what attracts me. It is that incessant search for the visually stimulating that makes this voyage exciting. While painting places I observe, I enhance my images through compositional means, bringing them closer to ideals upheld in a bygone age of painting. I leave the complexity of life behind in my work.”

Website: adriano-art.com

Seline Skoug’s images are notable for a sensitive treatment of light and an authentic sense of place. One might categorize her as a regional landscape photographer, but her images do not resemble typical postcard scenes of New England. Rather, she works in the margins between season, space and time of day.

Reviewers have described her images as having a serene, painterly quality, evoking quiet moments in a working landscape, with the play of light as an actor within each frame.

Seline began shooting pictures as a young woman traveling to her ancestral home in Norway. Rarely without a camera in hand, she has since captured landscapes from the Catskills and Adirondacks to the rivers and fields of New England. Along the way, her work has been shaped by her appreciation of the natural world and love of people and community.

She has exhibited regionally in group and individual shows and her images hang in homes across the U.S. Her work has been recognized by Horticulture Magazine and the American Alliance of Museums and her images appear in the book Untold Stories of the Battenkill and a number of Vermont Magazine calendars.

Seline lives along the Battenkill River in Arlington, Vermont, where the river turns west.

Douglas David has painted his way across the country, capturing the beauty and spirit of the things he loves - tranquil country landscapes, sunrises and sunsets on his favorite beaches, a simple pitcher of spring lilacs or peonies, a slice of watermelon on a checkered tablecloth. His paintings are beautiful, simple and timeless. After graduating with honors from Herron School of Art, Indiana University, Douglas went on to study for a number of years with Frank Mason, famed instructor from the Art Students League of New York and student of Frank Vincent DuMond. A recipient of numerous regional and national awards and honors, Douglas is a member of many art associations and clubs including Hoosier Salon, Naples Art Association, Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Salmagundi Club and Southern Vermont Arts Center. Douglas’s teaching is a way of giving back and sharing some of his journey with those who choose to study with him. He loves to share insights into the DuMond Palette with his students and bases all of his teachings on classic principles. Douglas’s work has been chosen for many private and public collections, including the Vice President’s residence, the United States Embassy to Sierra Leone, and most recently, by request of Ambassador Donnelly, the United States Embassy to the Holy See (Vatican City). Douglas was hooked on fly fishing about a year ago after an invitation to fish with guide, Brew Moscarello. For more detailed information, visit www.douglasdavid.com.

Whether painting on a ridge overlooking a sheep farm, or by the rushing waters of a trout stream, or along the New England coast, Ned Reade captures the changing light and colors of the seasons in watercolors and oils. He likes nothing better than filling a thermos of coffee and bringing a chocolate chip cookie to a painting location. He only rewards himself once the sketch is done, and he’s ready to paint! Each summer he teaches a watercolor workshop on Martha’s Vineyard and one at the Southern Vermont Art Center. He conducts an in-person and Zoom watercolor class during the winter months. His work can be seen in galleries around New England. 

For forty-five years he was Chairman of the Art Department at the Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, NY and his on the board of the Arlington Common.

Website: nedreade.com

George can sometimes be seen painting with one sandaled foot in the water and the other on the bank of the Battenkill River! Nationally known for his bravura brushwork, he has won numerous awards at Plein air events on Cape Cod; Saranac Lake, NY; Tucson, AZ; and Ocean Park, MD.

Website: georgevanhookfineartist.com

Beth Kaplan has been a practicing artist her entire career. Her college studies focused on figure painting, book illustration, landscape painting and portraiture -- earning her BA in Art at Wheaton College, where she also studied under master printmaker Vaino Kola, and lithography at Smith College with Gary Niswonger.

Her work has since evolved to focus on portraiture and landscape painting, with commissioned portraits of children, beloved pets, even cherished cars! Now afull-time Arlington Vermont resident, she draws dailyinspiration from the Green Mountains landscape that surrounds her studio. Her goal is to capture themountain wilderness, meadows, farms, rivers, and the people that embrace them – always challenged to capture the ever-changing light of Vermont’s six seasons.

Locally, Beth’s works are annually shown at the Southern Vermont Art Center, with a one woman show at Manchester’s Northshire Spiral Café, she’s also a member of the Dorset/Manchester VT Plein Air group. 

Her paintings have also been shown at New York’s Art Students League where she studied under Mary Beth McKenzie. She also studied at the Chicago Art Institute and the Chelsea College of Art in London.

Dun & Dun, a small business based in PA that creates fly fishing prints and stickers is a collaboration between two long-time friends who have shared a passion for fly fishing for decades. James Dunlap is an illustrator and professor at Bloomsburg University, and Ryan Dunmever is a biologist, photographer, and former alligator wrestler. Their business name, Dun & Dun, cleverly merges the beginning of their last names with the adult stage of the mayfly's life cycle.

Time on the stream resulted in countless photos of insects that inspired James to recreate them as hand-made illustrations. Eventually, the pair realized there could be a connection between James' illustration style and Ryan's fly-tying craft. It all started with just a few fly pattern illustrations, then a pivotal moment arrived in Fall 2017 when The Drake Magazine featured their work which inspired them to expand on the subject matter. They started collecting mayflies in all lifecycle stages on their fly fishing trips. These bugs would eventually be identified and photographed by Ryan and then illustrated by James.

Their limited edition prints include fly patterns, duns, the life cycles of select mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and historic flies tied by their creators. They also sell sticker versions of their bestselling bugs and patterns. Most recently, they have been collaborating with legendary fly anglers on prints, including Joe Humphreys and Joan Wulff, and a portion of the profits are donated to notable charities in the fly fishing community.

Luther Kelly Hall is an internationally recognised sporting artist. His paintings and illustrations have been featured in sporting publications, galleries and collections throughout the US, Canada and Japan including Fly Fisher Magazine-Japan, the American Museum of Fly Fishing- Manchester, Vermont, The International Game Fishing Hall of Fame, The Cascapedia River Museum-Quebec, Canada, The Maritime Art Gallery at Mystic Seaport Museum, Gray’s Sporting Journal- Illustrations , Yale Anglers Journal cover artist, Natural New England Magazine-interview and illustrations, Atlantic Salmon Journal - illustrations and interview, Baltimore Orioles-Camden Yards, Sportsman’s Gallery-Atlanta and Beaver Creek, Colorado, and Redbone Gallery-Islamorada, Florida, Sporting Classics Magazine- illustrations, Redbone Journal -celebrity angler and artist, illustrator and interview, Wlikes University Magazine-interview, Pennsylvania Angler Magazine, Sportsman’s Gallery-Atlanta, Beaver Creek, Colorado. Atlantic Salmon Museum-Doaktown New Brunswick, Canada, Atlantic Salmon Federation-The Plaza Hotel-NYC, The Waldorf Astoria Ducks Unlimited -NYC.Miramichi Salmon Association-Boston. Pennsylvania Trout Stamp competition second place, 1997, and 1998.

www.lutherhall.com

Stephen Mutsugoroh DiCerbo grew up wandering about and exploring the Adirondack Mountain Region of upstate New York. Ever enchanted by the outdoor surroundings he had sought out; Stephen expressed this wonder of the natural world in the art he produced. He obtained an Associate of Science Degree in Fish and Wildlife Technology in the early eighties, and years later, pursued and completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Science Illustration. Traversing through the northeast United States and New England, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, and Washington State he has pursued a quest for more knowledge and experiences in varied environmental settings.

He has traveled to Japan and studied with a Master Gyotaku Printmaker, to refine and advance his technique in Kansetsu-ho and Chokusetsu-ho Japanese Fish printing. After 10 years of study with Sensei Yamamoto, he was honored with the title of Master Gyotaku printmaker and given the Artist’s name, Mutsugoroh .

Currently, Stephen works out of Stormtree Studio in North Hudson, New York, in the Central Adirondack area. He practices Natural Science Illustration as well as fine art and printmaking, specializing in Ichthyologic subject matter. Stephen teaches fine art Gyotaku fish printing workshops, both at Stormtree Studio and other art facilities.

Learn More - https://stormtreestudio.com/

As an Adirondack Mountain photographer, I am honored to participate in the Art Show at the Battenkill Fly Fishing Festival on May 1-4.  My work is a tribute to the timeless beauty of the area, where flowing waters and rugged landscapes create a haven for both anglers and artists alike.  Fly fishing is more than a sport—it is an immersive experience that requires patience, awareness, and a deep connection to the rhythms of nature. Through my photography, I strive to capture these fleeting moments: the delicate drift of a fly on a still morning, the glimmer of a brook trout beneath the surface, the quiet solitude of a riverbend at dusk.

Having spent years exploring the region’s rivers, lakes, and mountain streams, I bring an angler’s perspective to my work, seeking out the subtle interactions between water, light, and life. Each photograph tells a story of the Adirondacks—its wild spirit, its ever-changing moods, and the enduring traditions of those who wade into its waters.

I hope my images inspire others to experience the magic of fly fishing and to foster a deeper appreciation for the fragile beauty of these landscapes. It is a privilege to share my vision at this exhibition, and I am grateful for the opportunity to celebrate the wilderness alongside fellow artists and outdoor enthusiasts.

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Mark Tougias is a full-time artist whose work is shaped by a lifelong dedication to painting, extensive travel throughout Europe, and a deep appreciation for American and European art from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Working both en plein air and in the studio, he is drawn to the poetic and spiritual qualities of place, with a focus on light, shadow, and tonal atmosphere. Over the course of his career, he has exhibited widely, received numerous awards, and placed work in private collections across the U.S. and Europe.