Local art and Halloween spirit shine on North Fork
From handmade magnets designed to bring people peace to paintings that began of a green porgy, local artists Scott Dobriner and Vinny Martin are turning their creative passions into works of are at local shows.
Saturday’s Autumn Antiques, Fine Art, & Crafts Fair of the Southold Historical Museum‘s Maple Lane Campus in Southold showcased dozens of artists, each with their own unique style.
“It was just an idea,” Mr. Dobriner said. “I think I dreamt it. I started out with really small ones, and then I just morphed into bigger and bigger things.”
Mr. Dobriner said the process of creating his magnets takes patience and steady hands, while spending too much time in his basement since last winter. Even if he didn’t sell his artwork, he’d still continue with the hobby.
“My neighbor Howard convinced me,” Mr. Dobriner said. “He said, ‘Why don’t you do it?’ So here I am. I hope to bring people peace, that’s why I do it — for peace of mind. I give most of them away, to be honest. They make good gifts.”
Mr. Martin started painting two and a half years ago, and said he’s gotten better with each project.
“I kind of crept into it, doing crafts first, woodworking and stuff like birdhouses,” Mr. Martin said. “I painted the birdhouse, then painted a picture of a birdhouse and it came out pretty good. I painted the porgy green and called it the ‘Seasick Porgie’ — took it to the Guild and somebody bought it.”
Mr. Martin has been to this specific show three times, and has made out nicely all three years.
“It’s fun painting,” he continued. Most of the people that I know that are artists are behind me 100%, always pushing me to keep painting.”
Homes around the North Fork are decked out in spooky decor with Halloween around the corner.
New Suffolk, Mattituck and Cutchogue brought the spirit, with skeletons, spider webs and blowup decor.
Photos by Nick Mongiovi
