Doreen E. Lepore

 Artist�s Statement

Drawing and painting have been my passion since childhood.  My work is primarily of realistic Florida landscapes that are layered with vibrant color and filled with texture, light and atmosphere. My paintings document the beauty I find around me. Nature is my model and I find the greatest joy in painting from life and on location.

My latest venture into custom picture framing brings all my knowledge together and allows me to offer a completely custom well crafted product.

Bio

Exhibitions Include:

Souveniers of Downtown Plein Air Invitational, Ft. Pierce, FL

Invited Solo Exhibitor at First Union Bank, Palm Beach, FL

Norton Museum, West Palm Beach, FL

Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL

Edna Hibel Gallery, Jupiter, FL

Town of Jupiter, Jupiter, FL

Southern Exposure Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Hobe Sound Library, Hobe Sound, FL

The Lighthouse Gallery, Tequesta, FL

The Framery, Hobe Sound, FL

Current & Former Memberships:

Plein Air Florida

American Impressionist Society, Inc., Vero Beach, FL

Professional Picture Framers Assoc.

Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce

Hobe Sound Fine Art League, Hobe Sound, FL

Martin County Council For the Arts, Stuart, FL

North County Art Assoc., Jupiter, FL

Norton Gallery Artists Guild, West Palm Beach, FL

Palm Beach County Cultural Council, West Palm Beach, FL

Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL

Ceramic League of the Palm Beaches, Lake Park, FL

Florida Craftsmen, St. Petersburgh, FL

American Craft Council, New York, NY

Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL

Connecticut Pastel Society, Meriden, CT

Arts & Crafts Assoc. of Meriden, Meriden, CT

Wethersfield Art League, Wethersfield, CT

West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT

Awards:

Wethersfield Art League - Still Life award - pastels

Education:

Pastel Portait Workshop - Peter Chepus, Juno Beach, FL

Studied Pastels with Aletta Kuusela, Brooklyn, CT

Art History, Hartford College, Hartford, CT

Studied Watercolors with Jane Crotty, Wethersfield, CT

Studied wheel throwing, hand building, design and raku firing at the Ceramics League of the Palm Beaches. Attended workshops and practicums by the following artists: Charles Malin, Slipware; Linda Arbuckle, Majolica; Sang Robertson, Terrasigilata and Jerry Caplan, Smokeless Raku, clay & nails and paperclay.