A Tease of Tint, Taste & Tone
Red Hook, Brooklyn
In Novemenber 2022 we gathered at renowed painter Casey Baugh's magnificent studio in Red Hook for a very special evening of musical performance, live painting and natural wine tasting.
Follow the links below to browse the full photo gallery from the event, as well as the music and paired wine selection curated by Darby Wagner.
Casey Baugh
Casey Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionistic realism. Specializing in oil paint and charcoal, he began painting at the age of 13 and began selling professionally at age 17. When he was only 21 years old, Baugh began showing in galleries and after four years of studying with artist Richard Schmid, he had his first solo show at age 25. He has made several television appearances and has been featured on the covers of many publications, including The Artist's Magazine, American Artist's Magazine, and American Art Collector.
On a constant quest to push new boundaries, he is persistent in experimenting with his inspirations and artistic translations, pursuing more complicated compositions and achieving grander shows. Experience with electrical engineering as well as video and movie-making has attributed greatly in his use of props, set building, lighting, and translates to the overall harmony of his visual layouts.
Audrey Vardanega
Praised as a “[musically] eloquent” (San Francisco Classical Voice) player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s finest pianists” and a “bewitching musical presence” (The Piedmont Post), American pianist and arts entrepreneur Audrey Vardanega (b.1995) has performed as a solo and collaborative artist at notable festivals and venues worldwide, including the Ravinia Festival, Princeton University Concerts, Merkin Hall, the Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Festival Napa Valley, The Tippet Rise Arts Center, the Santa Cruz Symphony, and more.
In 2019 Audrey founded Musaics of the Bay, a nonprofit chamber music series dedicated to connecting musicians, composers and visual artists for collaborations, residency programs, mentorship and creating new work in the Bay Area and beyond. Along with pianist/composer Christos Vayenas, she is the co-founder and COO of Arium TV.
Audrey is passionate about providing emerging artists with opportunities to determine their own artistic careers by creating new communities and rethinking patronage.
Chase Park
Exciting young cellist and passionate learner, Chase Park is a 2020 graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music’s Valerija and Ladislaus Medveckis Fellowship, where he studied with Peter Wiley and Carter Brey. Performances through “Curtis on Tour” in 2019 brought him to international stages in Athens, Paris, Kempten, Teulada, and Berlin, launching his international reputation.
Chase devotes all of his study to exploring new sound worlds and imagining ways of relating what he hears and sees to his listeners. He is currently immersed in the sound of solo cello and is working towards adapting film to all of the pieces he has explored since the pandemic.
Aside from his passion for cello, Chase also has a great love for cooking and baking and has a 4th degree black belt in Taekwondo.
Darby Wagner
Darby's personal and professional musings are dedicated to the art of “cultivating the senses”—an ethos coincidentally shared by The Autumn Salon. Intimacy, to her, is the touchstone of any significant experience. And it is an essential element to the way she brings people together.
When she’s not busy hosting gatherings, directing a wine club (Infinite Mixtape), digging for new music, experiencing places for the first time or anew, or engaging with her various communities, Darby leads &Holiday’s hospitality program, along with Wine Director, Toussaint Stackhouse. Nestled in the mezzanine of KREWE eyewear's brand new flagship store in NYC's Meatpacking District, a cozy parlor (with a working fireplace and skylight) awaits guests. The centerpiece: a borderless natural wine program that celebrates native grape varieties and the lesser known regions and producers of the wine world—the b sides and rarities. The best of the best.
