| A lifelong interest in art and creative crafts led Celeste to watercolor painting in the 1980's. Her work focuses mainly on still life and florals. Influenced by the simple beauty of oriental art, she developed a technique using rice paper pieces dipped in puddles of watercolor and arranged to create delicate patterns suggesting flowers. From this has evolved an appliqué process that enhances backgrounds of watercolor washes with paper shapes dipped in color to add texture and interest. A member of the Northern Vermont Artist Association, Celeste exhibits in group and solo shows, and her work is displayed in local businesses and in private collections in the U.S. and Canada. |
