The weather was straight out of a Winnie the Pooh novel at our Poughkeepsie pop-up portrait shoot on January 13: blustery, wet, and chilly. Thanks to all who braved the elements to join us at the Trolley Barn to represent the city. A tip of the hat to John Penney and the mayor’s office for helping to spread the word. Big love to Jaime Ransom and the Art Effect for hosting us at the Trolley Barn. And the sandwiches from Rossi’s were incredible, as always.

Ondie James, Fifth Ward Councilwoman
Barbara Todd, Sustainable Hudson Valley program coordinator
Brett Miller, guitarist and instructor at Metal Guitar Academy
The members of the Poughkeepsie Board of Artistic Youth, top row: Aaliyah Elting, Micah Jumpp, Avi Reeves, Peter Sealy, Andrea Martinez Lopez, Xay’vion White, Edwin Gomez-Perez; bottom row: Phyenix Young-White, Jazylo Alexis-Taylor.
Carrie Decker, Crazy Over Art on Tour
Daniel Beckel, Just Lit!
Daniel Beckel, Just Lit!
Elinor Levy, folklorist and Folk Arts program manager at Arts Mid-Hudson
Elinor Levy, folklorist and Folk Arts program manager at Arts Mid-Hudson
Ellin Kristofik, artist, and Jeff Johnson, artist, woodworker, teacher
Ericka Von Salews, Vassar-Warner Home executive director
Filomena Fanelli, CEO/founder Impact PR & Communications
Franc Palaia, artist, musician, curator
Jaime Ransome, The Art Effect
J Marado, musician
Jean Hinkley, associate director, Community-Engaged Learning, Vassar College and Mark Cotten, computer hardware design engineer
Jeffrey Aman, City of Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission
Jillian Grano and Chris Wilmoth, Canvas and Clothier
Jocelyn Zimmer, Zimmer Brothers Jewelers president
Joe Troche, CPA and Suprina Troche, artist and Conveyor Gallery owner
Jules Smith, student and Dungeons and Dragons master
Julia Drahos, Miss Fanny’s Victorian Party House
Julia Drahos, Miss Fanny’s Victorian Party House
Kathryn Andren, The Love Astrologer, founder Heaven and Earth Healing
Lala Montoya Heredia, language justice, artivist, and youth coordinator at Poughkeepsie Farm Project
Larissa Pitcher Alvarado, artist and herbalist at Poughkeepsie Farm Project
Lisa R. Kaul, County Legislator, District 6
Lou Patrou, artist
Luis Nobondo, Hudson River Housing care manager and Samuel Nobondo, student/Art Effect camp counselor
Lynn and Lou Varuzzo, Daffodils Gift Shoppe
Marisa Fischer, IT specialist Hyde Park Central School District
Judy Green, artist and Marta Knapp, musician
Poughkeepsie mayor Yvonne Flowers
Micah Jumpp, Poughkeepsie Board of Artistic Youth administrator
Nikki Hung, artist and gallery director at WomensWork.art
Miriam Jimenez, aka LadyDragonFlye, psychic/clairvoyant/clairaudient with Anubis
Paola Bari and Mary Ann Glass, Gallery 40
Penny Dell, artist
Rebecca Edwards, Town of Poughkeepsie Supervisor
Robert Natal and Liz O’Raffity, The Wise Owls Factory owners
Sharon Mathison, cosmetologist
Stephanie JT Russell, Dutchess County Poet Laureate
Sue DiGilio, artist