Armonk Has Heart Artists
Stephen T. Anglim
Heart Title: Signs of Summer
This piece pairs two familiar summer scenes– one urban and one coastal– to highlight the shared rituals that connect them. A neighborhood hot dog cart and a lifeguard stand become symbols of the season, while recurring umbrellas, sunlight, and shade create visual links between the two environments. Together, they celebrate the everyday experiences that make both places feel like summer.
Stephen Anglim is a contemporary acrylic painter whose work is inspired by the quiet beauty of coastal landscapes and the rhythm of city life. Splitting his time between Long Island, New York, and Jupiter, Florida, he uses light, atmosphere, and familiar moments to explore the relationship between people and place. A graduate of Boston College, Anglim received the inaugural Mary Armstrong Award in Art for his interdisciplinary artistic practice. His work is exhibited at nationally ranked art fairs throughout the Northeast and Florida and is held in private collections across the country.
View this heart at La Mer Seafood.
Adley Aronsky, Shannon Moloney, and Daniela Marder
Byram Hills High School students
Heart Title: Peace
Adley, Shannon and Daniela are talented student artists who attend Byram Hills High School. Their heart displays fluffy ducks surrounded by blue sky and decorative flowers. Like the individual ducks, the flowers are individual, as each brushstroke is intentional and different.
View this heart at the North Castle Public Library.
Tricia Caracappa
Heart Title: “Good Morning, Beautiful”
Spring doesn't tiptoe in - it arrives in wild layers, when light stretches longer, colors collide, and the world tilts toward something new, filling us with delight. Threads of delight run through my work, inspired by nature’s abundance, playful spirit, and endless sense of possibility. Painted with flowing acrylics and inks, “Good Morning, Beautiful” carries the energy of springtime. It’s an invitation to notice the beauty within and around you and to trust that love always finds a way into the world. Every day begins with possibility, so “Good Morning, Beautiful!"
Tricia Caracappa is a local artist from Katonah, New York who creates energetic, abstract landscapes - not just to imagine, but to feel. Following the energy of what lights you up is at the core of her work. Inspired by freedom, delight, and the beautiful energy of nature, Tricia’s work invites a shift in perspective toward joy, just like the personal shift she made when she left her corporate career at Morgan Stanley for a creative career. She holds a BS from Providence College, a degree in interior design from Parsons, and is a board member of the Katonah Museum of Artists’ Association. Tricia’s work is in private collections, and has been exhibited in galleries and the Katonah Museum of Art. Notable exhibitions include her solo exhibitions, Sweet Surrender and Possibilities at The Gallery at Yellow Studio and the recent Art in Bloom exhibit at the Katonah Museum of Art.
View this heart at Hott Blowdry and Beauty.
Kimberly Charbonneau
Heart title: Exposed
Kim’s heart is all about emotion, movement and energy. She uses acrylics and oil sticks for her deliberate and thoughtful mark-making. Kim is excited to connect with this sculpture that represents love and community that honors the spirit of kindness and belonging.
Kim Charbonneau is a self-taught abstract expressionist artist based in Hartford, Connecticut. Her passion for art began during her studies in interior design, where she discovered a deep connection to visual expression—one that goes beyond form and thrives in emotion, movement, and energy. Her work is bold, layered, and expressive, using color, texture, and depth to evoke a visceral experience rather than a defined subject. Each piece invites the viewer to connect with it on a deeply personal level. Kim’s paintings have been featured in galleries across Connecticut
View this heart at Hickory and Tweed.
Matt Gabel
Title: “Annuals”
Description/Materials: My work is inspired by starting with one part and the desire to complete the whole piece. So, it is the act of work that inspires me most. The design was taken from my floral series. The materials used are acrylics, watercolors, and oils all sealed with a synthetic varnish as well as acrylic paper, watercolor paper & cotton canvas.
Artist BIO: Matt Gabel is a northern New Jersey-based mixed-media artist who transforms abstract memories into tactile realities. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts (BFA), Gabel’s early experience working for Jeff Koons, paired with a long career specializing in artisanal and architectural paint finishes, heavily shapes his vibrant, texture-driven style. Gabel’s unique process involves deconstructing his own layered oil, acrylic, and ink paintings and meticulously inlaying the fragments onto wood panels to form cohesive figurative, urban, and landscape scenes. Since transitioning to fine art full-time in 2017, Gabel has become a highly decorated fixture of the fine art circuit. His recent achievements include being named the Featured Artist for the 2025 Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show, having his work selected for the 2026 Bethesda Fine Arts Festival feature apparel, and winning Best in Show at the 2026 Westport Fine Arts Festival.
View this heart at the North Castle Public Library August 27-September 1 and at the Beehive Restaurant starting September 2.
Bob Gherardi
Heart Title: “Carried by Grace”
The raven introduces a sense of watchfulness, as though it’s arrived with an awareness of what the heart cannot fully say. It’s somewhat ominous presence shifts the sculpture from a traditional symbol into something more intimate, where we’re invited to pause and linger. The combination opens a doorway between love, longing, sorrow and hope, where all can be held without the need to be resolved quickly. It’s here where we learn more about the mystery of what can be carried by grace and the fragile and precious movements of the heart.
Bob was born and raised in suburban NJ. He paints the quiet, overlooked places that hold story beyond what we can see; weathered homes, places and landscapes shaped by memory and history. With a spiritual undertone in his work, we sense that these spaces are silent witnesses to resilience and hope. In these familiar places we often pass by in our every day, we see reflections of the stories God is writing in and around us. His paintings invite viewers into reflection, stillness, and deeper connection with the places in our hearts that long to be spoken with. His paintings are often selected in juried exhibitions with distinguished jurors from The MET, The Guggenheim, MoMA and The Whitney museums. The Powerfully Beautiful and The Art of Man Quarterly Journal Vol.4, feature his work on the cover and interiors. Both reside in the Thomas J. Watson Library in the MET in NYC. He’s been featured in recent issues of the Artist Magazine, International Artist Magazine and American Art Collector Magazine.
View this heart at the North Castle Public Library.
Pepa Gonzales
Heart Title: Home is Where the Heart is”
Pepa González Ramos (Segovia, Spain) graduated university with a degree in Law and international commerce, then spent several years working in a variety of industries. She has always been creating art, learning new techniques and how to work with different mediums. Although she is mostly self-taught, she studied at the art school “Atrium Peña” in Madrid. She has lived in Segovia, Madrid, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, and New York, all of which have influenced her vision and form. She has painted since she was young, but it wasn’t till recently that she began to participate in Art Fairs in the US and to market her work through a fun line of magnets and prints. Her prints are being sold among others, at the MoMA store in New York City. She is currently living between Madrid and New York.
View this heart at Houlihan Lawrence.
Liz Green
Heart Title: Love Blooms
Love Blooms celebrates the quiet strength and beauty that can grow from love. Emerging across the heart, the flower unfolds petal by petal—a reminder that love, kindness, and connection have the power to grow into something beautiful.
Liz Green is a New York-based mixed-media artist whose work explores transformation, resilience, and the quiet beauty found in the natural world. Through oversized florals, dimensional butterflies, and other mixed-media works, she uses color, texture, light, and shadow to celebrate beauty that is both delicate and powerful.
View this heart at Manny’s.
Alissa Leigh
Heart Title: Love Lines
This vibrant, mixed media heart is about connection—crafted with acrylic paint, paper, and expressive marks. Inspired by her deep appreciation for community, creativity, and connection, Alissa chose the word love to take center stage as a reminder of what truly brings us together.
Alissa Leigh is a self-taught mixed media abstract painter based in Bedford, NY. Her work explores the tension between structure and intuition, built up through layered color, mark-making, and process. She has exhibited throughout the greater NY/CT area, and her paintings are held in private collections across the US and Europe. What began as an accidental discovery during the pandemic has grown into a full-time studio practice rooted in curiosity and continual experimentation.
View this heart at DeCicco and Sons.
Evan Lorberbaum
Heart Title: Pieces of Me
“Pieces of Me” is a work made using a mixed media paper collage technique. The work explores the beauty of layering between the different textures, colors, and shapes. As a whole, this represents how experiences and memories come together to form identity. The artwork reflects the idea that even fragmented pieces can create a unified and meaningful whole.
Evan is an artist and entrepreneur from Armonk, New York. He graduated from NYU in 2016, focusing on art and business. His style combines abstract, graffiti, and pop art, using bold colors and varied tools. Evan’s work has been shown in solo exhibitions in New York City. He has worked with brands like Champs Sports and TOMS. His art reflects his personal journey and encourages others to be original and creative.
View this heart at Focal Physical Therapy.
Carol Luz
Heart Title: Hearts on a Leash
Two playful pups spread love throughout Armonk in their own special ways. One happily delivers a basket overflowing with hearts through the village, while the other pauses to blow a heart-shaped bubble from a park bench. Celebrating friendship, kindness, and the simple joy dogs bring to our lives, Hearts on a Leash reminds us that love is often found in the little moments—and is always meant to be shared.
Carol Luz is a published artist known for her whimsical oil paintings of dogs doing
human activities. Her work has been featured on the covers of Dan’s Papers, The New Barker Magazine, multiple exhibitions, and she’s a two-time winner of the Westhampton Beach Chamber Poster Contest. Originally from the Hamptons, Carol now lives in Putnam County, NY with her husband and their two dogs, Judy and Elroy.
View this heart at the Bagel Emporium.
Natalie Katz
Heart Title: Candy Crush
Material: Acrylic paint and hand adhered rhinestones
Natalie Katz is a Long Island–based pop artist and mother of four boys who turns everyday inspiration into bold, relatable paintings. Working primarily in gouache and acrylic, Katz is known for a bright, high-contrast palette and a pop art sensibility, often applied to portraits of musicians, celebrities, pets, and everyday people.
View this heart at Framings.
Phillip Michaels
Heart Title: “Open Heart”
I painted the heart with acrylic paint using brushes, building up a new layer each day over the course of a week. I wanted to use lots of bright color so the piece would have a lively energy and a happy feeling.
Phillip lives and works on the Upper East Side in NYC, where he paints from his studio and gallery on Lexington Ave. His process is spontaneous and intuitive focusing on color and movement. He travels to art fairs across the country to show his work.
View this heart at Tazza.
Angelina Nie
Heart Title: One summer day
Inspired by the pond by Wampus, this piece captures the peaceful feeling of a quiet summer day. Every time I drive past the pond by Wampus, I find myself looking for the ducks and geese. Watching them glide across the water always brings a sense of calm. This painting is my way of capturing that feeling and the simple beauty of nature.
Angelina is a recent Byram Hills High School graduate and incoming student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is an award-winning, multidisciplinary artist whose work blends technical precision with creative expression. She enjoys experimenting with colors and textures to create expressive pieces that reflect her personal experiences and surroundings.
View this heart at Soo’s Cleaners & Tailoring.
Michael Patterson
Heart Title: Just Before the Kiss
This sculpture, “Just Before the Kiss,” is painted with acrylics and is a continuation of an ongoing series of my paintings called the engagement series of lovers kissing.
Michael Patterson earned his degree in art and music from SUNY Purchase in 1980. Coming from a family of professional artists and following in the footsteps of his grandfather, renowned artist Howard Ashman Patterson, he traveled extensively in Europe and the United States before settling in Roxbury, Connecticut.
He has lived by his art throughout his life and uses acrylics, oils, watercolors, and block prints, as well as carved stone and welded metal sculpture as his mediums of expression. His work resides in numerous personal and corporate collections. Michael is the recipient of many distinguished awards, and in 2007, he was honored to have a painting accepted into an international show at the Louvre in Paris. His work is currently featured in many premier regional and national galleries.
View this heart at Raveis.
Jessica Porter
Heart Title: "Heart of The Hudson"
Jessica’s heart design is a bold composition that spark’s emotion and feeling of a place. Sharp lines bring continuity and simplify the composition, where the role of color becomes central. Metallic accents play with the natural light of the space that is ever changing, bringing depth and another dimension.
Jessica Porter is an abstract painter based in Tarrytown, NY with an extensive background in art and the interior design and architecture industry. She creates abstract landscape paintings that draw inspiration from places that are familiar to a viewer but create an unknown experience. The landscapes are her perspective of architecture and nature, that explore feelings and mood as well as sparking memory and inspiration. She has a passion for color and creates unique color palettes in each painting that bring a dramatic focus to a space. Every piece has metallic layers that play with the natural light within a space that further explores color and dimension.
View this heart at Koku.
Anita Rundles
Heart Title: “Flower Shop”
Two figures, one on each side surrounded by brightly colored flowers and plants painted in two different color scheme aesthetics. The subject matter showcases my love of both fashion illustration and botanicals.
Anita Rundles is a Brooklyn based illustrator. She earned her BFA in Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology and is an adjunct faculty in Illustration there. Her Illustration clients include Netflix, Bloomberg, PBS Newshour, A24, WNYC, TEDX, Barnard Magazine, and Abrams Books. During the summer she enjoys showing her work at art fairs from the northeast to the midwest.
View this heart at Lilies and Lace.
Sharon Strine
Heart Title: “Heart Hands”
My oil paintings explore the human connections that bind us together. When I was invited to participate in Armonk Has Heart, I envisioned a child making “heart hands” — a simple gesture that communicates love without words. I remembered my granddaughter showing me sign language she had learned, and I knew she would happily learn this expression too. Together, we added “I love you” to our shared language of connection. Through this painted heart, I’m happy to share the spirit of love, joy, and human connection with the Armonk community.
Sharon Strine paints primarily figurative work in oils with a distinctive palette of transparent nuanced color. Her work is about persona and emotional connections, and the shared human values of care and community. She was honored to receive First Prize in Painting at the Armonk Outdoor Art Show in 2023.
View this heart at Town Center Pharmacy.
Kamilla Tatka
Heart Title: Happy Birthday, America!
This heart is to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, this heart reflects both history and transformation. One side features my signature dripping flag, while the other reimagines the original American flag featuring my signature with butterflies in place of the stars - a symbol of growth, hope, and new beginnings. Together, they honor the past while looking forward with optimism!
Kamilla is an abstract artist based in Armonk, NY, known for her bold, large-scale acrylic
paintings that explore emotion through texture, color, and movement. Her expressive work
captures the energy of inner experience, using layered brushwork and dynamic compositions to evoke feeling beyond form.
View this heart at North Castle’s Town Hall.
Stuart Yankell
Heart Title: Heart Tango
Digital art on paper, decoupage mounted and painted with acrylic paint. Original Argentine Tango photography from Milongas in Buenos Aires composted with digital painting software. Top painting layers are loos abstract figurative technique fusing realism and abstraction.
Stuart Yankell’s work celebrates life and the common fabric of humanity. Combining abstraction with a kinetic approach rooted in classical lighting and form, he embraces historical convention while seeking to expand the language of art. For more than four decades, Yankell has painted a multitude of musical and dance forms, as well as figurative themes based on a broad range of universal settings. Stuart Yankell’s work has earned place in the vanguard of contemporary figurative painting and has been displayed in museums and galleries throughout the world.
View this heart at Fortina.