Artist Keith Mantell was raised on Long Island. As a child and young adult, taking painting lessons with many local artists, he began a lifelong love and career with art. This led to an education in the arts with a B.F.A. from SUNY New Paltz and post graduate courses at The National Academy School of Fine Arts in New York and C.W. Post College.

Now living on Long Island's East End, the natural beauty of the area has inspired a series of plein air paintings of vineyards, farm fields, and the rugged coastline. I want to capture all of these places before we lose them.

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