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Artist Statement from Susan Shephard Fornaro I paint in response to an appreciation for and a need to preserve a beautiful vision: a dramatically shaded bouquet or seascape, a puzzle of architecture, light and shadow, and sometimes the simplest glimpse of still life: an angled doorway or lace curtain floating in the breeze. The pure grace of a flower or bouquet, profound with it's raw color, is irresitably alluring. The moment not captured by photograph or painting may be forever lost. So I travel with my camera, taking snapshots and collecting them as inspiration for paintings. Recently I have a passion to paint the beach, and the cottages lining the roads leading to it. I am challenged to get the sand and the water to feel and look real with the miriad brush strokes and colors required to modestly imitate nature. I am also inspired by the one hundred year old Victorian home I live in with my husband, with its high ceilings, huge windows and brilliant light. The gardens look more beautiful each year, with the learning curve of our skills, and provide an infinite source of subjects to paint. My art avocation is what balances my life with the counter weight being my work as a psychotherapy clinician. I direct a crisis intervention treatment program for adults with mental ilness.This work is rewarding, yet depleting and painting is my nourishment. ART BY DESIGN Susan Shephard Fornaro Ph: 508-272-6690 artbydesign@mindspring.com COMMISSIONS Harvard Dental School, Boston, MA. Tromp l'Oeil Mural 2000 Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. Mural and 32 children's paintings 1999-2000 Pilgrim/CVS Health Life Center, New Bedford, MA. Collection of 5 paintings 1997 Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. 23 pieces of children's art 1996 Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. 5 Interactive play units 1996 House Portrait Commissions, Studio of Art By Design, Ongoing custom orders for private clients, realtors and interior designers. EXHIBITS and SHOWS Frederickson Fine Art, Easton, MA. 2004 - present Paradise City Arts Festival, Norhthampton and Marlborough, MA. 2002-04 Wickford Art Festival, Wickford, R.I. 2003 Vermont Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, Stratton Mountain, VT. 2002 Codman Fair of Arts and Crafts, Lincoln, MA. 1995 - 2003 Jimmy's Cafe, Linden S. Wellesley, MA. 1999 - present Weston Arts and Crafts Association, Weston, MA. 1996 - present Art On the Mountain Fine Art Exhibit, Wilmington, VT. 1998 - 2001 Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. 1998 - 2000 Concord Art Association, Concord, MA. 1998 - 2000 Weston Public Library, Weston, MA. 1999 Boston Gift Show, Trade Only, Boston, MA. 1997-1998 EDUCATION Lesley University, Cambridge, MA., Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Therapy 1991 Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT., Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 1975 Cape Cod School of Art, Provincetown, MA. 1999 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI., 2005
Art by Design 2005