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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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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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Susan Tait Porcaro Biography:
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Drawing Pencil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Realism - (1850 - 1880)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Maxfield Parrish's "Daybreak" graced the walls of my elderly aunts "parlor" in the 1970's. Indeed, it had probably been hanging there for 40 years prior. I have been drawing since preschool and one of my earliest memories is sitting on the carpet in that front room and staring at that print for hours. I had the opportunity to see the real deal in Stockbridge, MA, at the Normal Rockwell Museum several years ago, when they featured a Parrish exhibit. To see the original, in all it's splendor, moved me to tears. The color palette was brilliant, jewel tones; so much better than any reproduction. I would have to say Parrish inspired me to be a photorealist. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Susan Tait Porcaro was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the 4th of 5 children, and drew everything she could get her hands on from day one. After returning from the UK (1975-78) she finished up at Lawrence High school, and went on to Chamberlayne School of Design and UMass Lowell.
She taught art at her former high school for 1 year, then illustrated for an advertising agency in Andover, MA before moving to Connecticut in 1988. In 1988 she began working for G.Fox in the advertising department, first as a layout artist, then art director.
In 1994 Sue began her illustration career anew at the Channing Bete Company in Deerfield, MA. She left Channing in 2000, but, continues to illustrate for them on a freelance basis. Since 2002 she has created her own realistic still life in colored pencil. In 2006 she went back to work full-time as an art buyer for a publishing service company.
She continues to illustrate and exhibits locally and nationally. She has also been a portrait artist since the age of 16. Sue lives in Connecticut, is married and has 3 boys, so, she’ll have to find a niece to pass her girlie stuff to….
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