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Artist Exhibitions:
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...
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Artist Statement for Susan Tait Porcaro
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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 me.
I work primarily in colored pencil, which elicits surprise when anyone asks. It allows tight control with attention to minute detail, but it is extremely time-consuming and each painting can take more than a month to complete. The layers of color eventually blend together to create a painterly effect.
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