Ellie Palmer Associates

Our Summer Return to High Falls!

Featuring Original Paintings by Christopher D'Amanda @christopherdamanda. Thrilled to have Chris join for a Meet the Artist on session on

Sunday from 12:30-2:30pm

Haitian Recycled Steel Drum Sculptures by Serge Jolimeau (1952-).

African Textiles & Art, Edie Small Noah’s Ark & Animals, Pottery, Collectibles, China & Glass, Books, Antique & Contemporary Furnishings, More.

A Great Reset of the 900 sq ft studio at the foot of the newly resurfaced Pont De Rennes pedestrian bridge in historic High Falls/Browns Race*. Plenty of free parking. A leisurely 4 minute walk across the bridge to Genesee Brew House–Brewery, Bar, Restaurant & Museum featuring High Falls Views, Plus a Patio & Gift Shop.

More Looks & Details to Follow!

Artist Statement by Christopher D'Amanda Stories of being in the moment. Paintings of my inner love for life.

I committed to processing my life through Art starting over 40 years ago, through theater in NYC, Ceramics in Italy and Rochester NY, and for the last 11 years through abstract paintings in Acrylic.

My paintings are reflections, not necessarily to depict the understanding of life, but to demonstrate the acceptance of it. I’m painting my responses to circumstances, not the circumstances themselves.

While working on a painting, I focus on being in the moment. Each piece is then an evaluation of where I feel I am mentally, on this journey, within the context of being thankful for my life.

“There is a place in us where peace resides. My paintings are attempted depictions of life meeting that place”

Some background...

1. I studied one year at the Academia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino, Italy under Nino Aimone
2. I studied acting, for a number of years, in NYC, with Sandra Seacat
3. I have a Masters in Art Education from Rochester Institute of Technology
4. I studied Ceramics at Hartwick College under Roberta Griffith
5. My work (ceramic) has been shown in the Castle of Barolo Winery in Italy, the juried "Festteggiamole Arti" at Nazareth College, Rochester NY and the juried Finger Lakes Exhibit at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

*Brown's Race Historic District is a national historic district located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district contains 15 contributing buildings, 2 contributing structures, and 14 contributing sites. All of the principal buildings are used for commercial purposes and are sited along or near the curving south rim of the Genesee River gorge at the rim of the High Falls. The district comprises a collection of 19th-century industrial buildings built of brick and stone, and ranging in size from one- to six-stories. Also in the district is the mill race and the 19th century iron Pont De Rennes bridge, which is used today as a pedestrian bridge and viewing platform of the High Falls and surrounding gorge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.