Stephanie Marzella
Original Oil " Evening Fire " 24 x 30
Original Oil " Summer Peace " 9 x 19
Original Oil " Autumn Mist " 10 x 20
Original Oil " Sakonnet Harvest " 8 x 10
Stephanie Marzella has been a painter of landscapes and still life since receiving her Bachelors of Fine arts Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1984. Born and raised outside of Ohio she moved to Rhode Island with her family in 1988. Since moving to Southern RI she has been focusing solely on landscape. The driving forces behind Stephanie's art work are her love of nature and interpretive use of color.
"I am inspired by my immediate surroundings. I lived on a tidal cove off Narragansett Bay called Mill Creek Cove. I was able to watch the tidal changes every day and the sunset at night. Nature is very spiritual for me. Through my work I am expressing my emotional response to nature's mystery and her constant transitions. By creating mood and atmosphere in my paintings I hope to awaken these emotions in the hearts and minds of the viewer."
Stephanie works predominantly in oils but enjoys many different media including pastels and acrylics. She enjoys reading and collecting antique books and buildings for her reference library. She has most recently been influenced by George Inness of the American Tonalist artists, late 19th and early 20th century, and their strong connection with New England.
Stephanie works and resides in Rhode Island with her two children Trevor and Alexandra. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the country, winning several awards. She has been featured in the Nov/Dec issue of The Pastel Journal Magazine and is a member of both the Pastel Society of America and Pastel Painters of Cape Cod.
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