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ART ASSOCIATION
Pastels Demonstration
Renee Leopardi
Renee was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. After high school graduation, she decided to immediately join the work force and continued her education by attending night school at the University of Cincinnati earning an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts while working for Proctor & Gamble. During those years, she met many wonderful people, one of which is her husband, who grew up in southern New Jersey. In 2002, she relocated to New Jersey to start a family.
From early childhood, Renee has always been interested in art and found ways to create during her free time. In 2008, she took an Advanced Painting workshop at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia. From then on, she knew her focus had to change. She has continued to further her art education through workshops and independent study including Life Drawing and plein air painting sessions with fellow artists.
Her newest works are primarily pastel paintings. Through her studies, she realized that painting with pastels has pushed her to explore and create more than she thought she could. Working with pastels can be quick and expressive in a way she wasn’t finding with other mediums and has given her painting style a turn toward impressionism.
She finds inspiration in the people and local seasonal landscapes of southern New Jersey; from the ocean and marshes to creeks and woods to farmland.
At Pine Shores Art's General Meeting during the evening of June 9th, Renee Leopardi demonstrated her techniques and art skills using pastels.
This beautiful seascape was completed during the demo.
Artist Renee Leopardi Pastels Demonstration
