Hiding Out in North Country

It was my pleasure to interview artist Sandra Hildreth at her home studio/gallery in Saranac Lake, with walls adorned by luxurious framed oil paintings and watercolors of the Adirondack mountains, lakes, rivers and waterfalls.   All of her landscape or waterscapes are of specific places that she has visited, often by hiking, paddling, or skiing to the location.  While sitting at a beautiful wood table in the heart of her home, I couldn’t take my eyes off “Snow Squalls,” a winter scene that has been accepted to the 86th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition (Cooperstown, New York, July 9-August 13, 2021.)  Sandra also has paintings on exhibit at locations throughout the Adirondacks and New England this summer including the “Seldom Seen” exhibit at Adirondack Artist Guild through June 27, 2021.  She will also be participating in plein air painting events in Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and Malone, New York.  Art has played a role in Sandra’s entire life. Her mother collected early America

Bird watching tour courtesy of the Ausable River Association. What a relaxing  educational experience. This time of year is ideal for hearing and sometimes seeing the birds who have returned to North Country.