Christina Kokiasmenos is a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley. She attended the Phoenix School of Design in NYC. For 30 years, she owned and operated a nursery and day care center in Hyde Park. After her retirement, she has returned to her artist roots, primarily in pastels, and focuses her work on portraits. She has always enjoyed capturing people and their diverse situations and emotions. Her pictures have been shown at the Hyde Park Collective, Town of Wappinger, and the Wappingers Banner Exhibition.

Pamela Herbst is a self-taught artist who, over the past 15 years, has worked on building her skills and technique in the art of pastels. She uses many of her photographs as inspiration. She is drawn to painting landscapes, expressing the beauty and drama of the outdoors. Her work has been exhibited in the Town of Wappingers and Wappingers Banner Exhibition and Hyde Park Collective. Pamela and her husband have lived in the Town of Wappingers for 45 years.