Come by and enjoy beautiful new art and an amazing dinner at our

Art Reception on the 1st Wednesday of Every Month, 5-7pm.

A chance to meet the artists while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drink specials!

Andrew Schlageter

October’s Featured Artist

Artist Bio:

I’ve explored many avenues as an artist, but now specialize in illustration, character/concept design, and graphic design. I graduated in 2019 with a degree in Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology, and have been doing a mentorship in character design. I started drawing when I was thirteen, and my early drawings featured a lot of obscure alien-looking creatures in forest and ocean settings. those creatures gained a personality over time and were paired with more familiar and comforting characters.

It is important to me, as an artist, that the narrative of my artwork reads clearly. The more I have learned about the nuances of art and design fundamentals, the more I have learned about how to express the appeal of my characters and what they’re experiencing. If characters like Kylie and Ben (my bats) are goofing off, I want you to feel it through their relaxed posing and soft forms. If a creature like my Guardian (my masked blob of vines) is gracefully and proudly charging, I want you to feel the weight of his silhouette and the flow of his intricate vines though his gesture. If Lily (my fox) is in distress but won’t go down easy, I want you to feel the tension she holds and the grace she clings to through the rounds and flats I design her anatomy and texture with. I feel my job as in artist is to be very direct about what I am trying to say.