Esther Marie Caponigro

Abstract Watercolors Instructor

A native of Long Island, Esther Marie actively exhibits in many art-related gallery shows, auctions, and events both nationally and internationally. She works for clients in New York City and across the country. She has also shown her work globally, as far away as South Korea.

Esther Marie was awarded a fellowship and hand-selected for a renowned art residency at The Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, as well as a full scholarship to the Vermont Studio Center. Esther Marie’s paintings are in several private as well as permanent collections. She mostly concentrates on Plein Aire and abstract painting and has shown at numerous galleries in the Northeast of the United States. Esther Marie was named “Best in Show” at the Northport Plein Aire event. In perhaps her best achievement yet, she was chosen to be in the exclusive Heckscher Museum of Art Long Island Biennial.

Aside from painting, Esther Marie enjoys teaching art, yoga, meditation, dancing, poetry, and chess. She lives and works as an art instructor and adjunct professor in Long Island, New York.

You can see more of her art at www.esthermarieart.com

Steve Lampasona

Primarily a painter, Steve’s focus has been on realism. He prides himself in being a builder. Proficient in a variety of mediums, Steve has also done a number of corporate and residential installations combining 2 and 3 dimensional design. He opened his own school in 2013, The Artist’s Studio, located on the grounds of the Muttontown preserve and the Chelsea Mansion in East Norwich, NY.

Steve has been teaching in New York City and Long Island for over 30 years.

He was an adjunct Professor at Suffolk County Community College and an instructor at the Nassau County Museum of Fine Art and the Art League of Long Island. He has exhibited in NYC at O.K.Harris and Gallery Henoch, and is represented by the Capricorn Gallery in Washington DC.

You can view Steve’s work on his website: www.lampasona.com