If there’s one constant in my life it’s a reunion with former BJ chief artist Dennis Balogh at the Hudson Art on the Green.

Balogh has his exhibitor tent. Paula and I stroll through checking out the artwork.

Dennis was my favorite illustrator for the Channels television guide covers when I was BJ Television Editor.

Balogh and wife Patty have a daughter, Lori, who is a graphic designer (naturally) in New York City. They also have two sons.

This is the 39^th year for Hudson Art on the Green. About the 5^th year for the Balogh-Olesky reunions there.

In other years, it was retired BJ photographer Denny Gordon’s wife, Bonnie, and her sculptures, former BJ chief artist Art Krummel with his paintings and the late Features Department editor and columnist Connie Bloom with her fabric art (formerly know as quilt art) as Ohio’s fabric art guru. 

Dennis’ art pedigree is impeccable.

Balogh’s illustrations have graced such magazines as the Saturday Evening Post (the cover), Kiplinger Financial, New York Stock Exchange, St. Louis Magazine, Success Magazine and  Harvard's HBS Magazine.

 

The National Association of Black Journalists, National Headliner Awards and Creativity Annual are among his awards. He did portaits of the past presidents of Samford University in Alabama that hang on the campus walls. He has illustrated the top CEO's of the year for New York Stock Exchange Magazine.

After 21 years at the BJ, starting in 1985, Balogh was part of a major exodus in 2006 when 335 years of experience walked out the door. 

 

In 2000 the Beacon art staff included Terence Oliver, John “Derf” Backderf, Art Krummel, Rick Steinhauser, Phil White, Dennis Earlenbaugh and Balogh. It used to be if you said, “Come here, Dennis,” when Dennis Haas also was there, a crowd would show up.