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Francesca
D'Elia
Fine
Artist
Watercolor
and Acrylic Colorist
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75 Bullard St.
Dedham, MA
02026
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Phone
(781)320-8384
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Email
francescadelia@
hotmail.com |
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Artist Methods
I use a method with watercolor and gouache by layering color on
top of color. It is really a variation of an old method, originally
called the "English Method". The traditional English Method was
a very realistic and slow style requiring weeks or months to complete
a painting. I have created a much faster way to achieve this method.
This allows me to express myself with a loose fresh style while
maintaining my personality and achieving my goals, It requires knowing
the pigments, from the most transparent to the most staining. I
apply wet into wet to give the painting variation. I lay on kosher
salt or gouache to obtain different textures. I love the versatility
of watercolor.
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Biography
I grew up in a small town on Cape Cod, Harwichport. My dad was a country
doctor with his office in our home. Some of my earliest memories as
a child were of my mother, an artist, and myself painting together.
As I worked with my mom I realized I wanted to be an artist. Raising
six children and managing dad's office left my mother with little
time to paint. Upon graduation from high-school I attended the Museum
School of Fine Art in Boston briefly, since it was very restricting.
I then traveled to Florence, Italy, enrolled at the University of
Florence (Academia) where I studied art and voice with a private teachers.
After two years and significant traveling, I moved to New York City.
I studied art at the Student league, and voice with Estelle Liebling,
who was instrumental in my being hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company
at age 21. During this time I had two one woman shows at Crespi Gallery
on Madison Ave. After 7 years, since it was not possible to continue
pursuing both disciplines, I resigned from the Opera company. I married,
gave birth to a wonderful son, Aaron, and 2 years later divorced becoming
a single parent, living on Newbury Street, Boston. There I met my
current husband, Peter Latham, a well known Industrial Designer who
introduced me to watercolor, as my prime medium had been pastel. Since
then I have been a full time professional fine art artist. I have
over 500 paintings in over 300 collections. I am most grateful for
the opportunity to do what I love--to paint!! |
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