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Artist Statement:
Cezanne once said that you can
draw an apple or a head and it
isn't about the apple or the
head - it's all about line and
color. A life long
illustrator, I was inspired by
another colored pencil artist
to create my own still life in
2000. My greatest joy is
working with line and multiple
layers of brilliant color to
create the illusion of three
dimensions on a two
dimensional surface.
This has allowed me to explore
and test my skills as a
photorealistic artist.
Although the items for a still
life are usually selected for
their reflective qualities or
texture; crystal, pewter and
satin, quite subconsciously I
choose objects that have deep
emotional significance in my
life - a goblet I inherited
from a grandmother, a
tablecloth I received as a
wedding gift, etc., even the
flowers themselves were given
to me to celebrate a special
occasion. When the piece is
finished, it becomes a sort of
biography.
When I look at the hectic pace
of my family life, I realize,
I am creating work to inspire
visual tranquility - the
creative process itself into
which I retreat, and the final
product - both are a spiritual
journey for ...
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Exhibitions for Susan Tait Porcaro:
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International Artist Magazine Challenge <53 Finalist– Oct/Nov 2009 issue
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 113th Annual exhbit - NYC Oct. 2009
Guild of Boston Artists Juried Annual exhibit - 1 of 37 paintings chosen, the only colored pencil. Newbury Street, Boston. Aug. 2009
Colored Pencil Society of America—National Exhibit—”For Barbara” - Atlanta Georgia, July 2009
Www.noenga.com—voted Gold Cup winner for May 2009 for “From Within”
Cambridge Art Association’s Northeast Prize Show—2nd prize for “Grace” —Cambridge MA—May 2009
Member Profile - Ann Kullberg’s e-magazine, “From My Perspective” May 2009
Ann Kullberg’s e-magazine, “From My Perspective” – Showcase - December 2008
Manhattan Art International online exhibit – The Healing Power of Art – Dec 2008- Mar 2009 - Award of Excellence
National Association of Women Artists—induction Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, Nov. 2008
American Artists Professional League 18th Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York City, Oct - Nov. 2008,
International Artist Magazine Challenge <47 Finalist– Oct/Nov 2008 issue
Farmington Valley Arts Center, Open Juried Show – Avon, CT – September, 2008
Connecticut Women Artists, Members Juried show
Gallery 53, Meriden CT – July 2008 - Honorable Mention
Cover of Ann Kullberg’s e-magazine, “From My Perspective” – July 2008
Artworks Gallery Guest Show – Hartford, CT – February, 2008
Women Artists Collective, Windsor, CT – November 2007
Connecticut Women Artists, Open Juried Show – Mystic, CT, October 2007
Women Artists Collective, Windsor, CT – May 2007
Windsor Then & Now – Windsor Historical Society – September 2006
artspace@16, Present Tense, Juried Show, Malden MA – July 2006
Colored Pencil Society of America, International Juried Show Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 2006
Cambridge Art Association National Juried Show, Cambridge, MA – May 2006
Women Artists Collective, Windsor, CT – May 2006
Women Artists Collective, Windsor, CT – Oct. 2005
Westport Art Association Members’ Show, Westport, CT – Aug 2005
Connecticut Women Artists Show at UConn’s Jorgensen Gallery – Feb 2005, Award
Wintonbury Art League Juried Exhibit, University of Hartford campus – 2003, Award
Huntington Museum, Windsor CT - Art of the People Exhibit – August 2002
Windsor Palette and Brush Shows 1999 through 2003
Colored Pencil Society of America, International Juried Show, Michigan, 2000
West Hartford Art League Juried Show, West Hartford, CT - 1999
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