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Cranberry Harvest oil
on linen
16 x 12 Framed 22 x 18 $3,400
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The Lifesavers (Study)
oil on panel
6 x 6 Framed
10 x 10 $825
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Rescue After the Storm (Study)
oil
8 x 10 Framed 14 x 16 $1,400
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“Growing
up south of Boston meant summers on Cape Cod with my family.
I now have a home in West Harwich with Nantucket sound a
short distance away. The endless patterns formed by the ebb
and flow of the waves and the ever-changing light provide
much inspiration for an artist. I'm often struck by how the
sea can evoke feelings of tranquility as well as fear.
I've always had an interest
in the history of the Cape, beginning with the early settlers
and their struggles with the treacherous waters off the National
Seashore. Henry David Thoreau's interpretation of life as a
struggle for survival is found in this account of a shipwreck
he encountered on the way to the 'great beach' now known as
Nauset.
'Enormous waves lifted
the helpless ship and smashed her again and again on the
rocks. The impact broke her back and opened her seams. A
hole was quickly broken in her hull and those below decks
were drowned within minutes. Pounded against the rocks, the
brig began to break up. Horrified spectators saw people being "swept
in their dozens" into the boiling surf from the crowded
decks. Even though they were deafened by the howling of the
wind and the thunder of the seas, the watchers were convinced
that they could hear the screams of the unfortunates as they
were swept to their deaths. And their was nothing that they
could do to help; only a lifeboat could have lived in such
seas.'
It left a lasting impression
on me and my research on the subject led me to the brave men
of the Cape Cod life saving stations. These expert 'surfmen'
risked their lives in order to save many from a watery grave.
Their motto was 'So others may live' which seemed like a fitting
title for my painting of two lifesavers as they fearlessly
plunge their lifeboat into the crashing surf.
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Rescue at Sea oil
on linen
16 x 20 Framed 24 x 28 $4,300
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Lunch at the Land Ho Oil
on Linen
Image Size 20 x 16 Framed
30 x 26 $3,200
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Joe's on Newbery Street Oil
Image Size 10 x 8 Framed
16 x 14 $1,400
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Little Italy Oil on
Linen Panel
Image Size 9 x 12 Framed
15 x 18 $1,600
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Sur Le Plage Oil
Image Size 8 x 10 Framed
12 x 14 $1,400
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Intermezzo Oil on
Linen
Image Size 24 x 36 Framed
34 x 46 $5,800
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Daydream Oil on
Linen
Image Size 17 x 20 Framed
25 x 28 $4,800
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Upon graduation from the Boston’s School of Art
and Design,
Eli Cedrone studied art in
Italy and at the Museum of Fine Arts. Her professional career
began as an art director at Saatchi & Saatchi
Advertising in Bermuda, followed by work as an illustrator
and editorial designer in Laguna Beach, CA. Her paintings have
been exhibited nationally and, in the alla prima method of
painting, she is a popular workshop instructor in the US and
abroad.
Cedrone works in oils, and feels it’s important to work from
life. She paints en plein air and develops larger works in
studio from the model, memory and a variety of reference materials.
Contemporary Realism would best describe her style. Two powerful
influences have been the Spanish impressionist, Joaquin Sorolla
and the Bay Area painter, Richard Diebenkorn. Others include
Nicolai Fechin, Anders Zorn, John Singer Sargent and Antonio
Lopez Garcia.
Cedrone’s work bridges abstraction and realism. She is drawn
to the human form as an expressive and interpretive vehicle.
The figures exist in representational and painterly worlds.
Narratives are explored and developed as she strives to capture
the emotional power of the moment.
For Cedrone, landscape painting is a journey
in search of something that ultimately evokes a personal response
— something beyond the obvious and descriptive. Her concerns
are with the expressive qualities of light captured in paint
as much as they’re about new ways to consider the landscape
in contemporary painting.
“Feeling too comfortable as an artist
is dishonest. Art is born out of life and life is a mystery,
an ongoing transformation. The work must have modesty, it
must be free from ostentation. Common can be beautiful, emotionally
resonant and demanding without being manipulative or artificially
provocative.” |
Education
- Private Study or Workshops: Richard Schmid,
Casey Baugh, John Kilroy, John Terelak, Cynthia Packard
- 2000 & 2001,
School of the MFA, Boston, MA
Museum studies, painting, drawing.
- 1985,
Florence, Italy; Florida State University
Summer program
- 1979-1981,
NE School of Art & Design Boston, MA.
Three year Visual Arts Program;
Painting, drawing, art history, advertising, graphic design,
and illustration.
- 1975-1977,
Bridgewater State College, MA. Major: Fine Arts and Education
Collections
- Kevin H. White Family
- Bank of America
- WGBH Television
- Atlantic Symphony Orchestra
- Dr. Leo Chylack
- Anthony Michael Hall
Awards
2009 Third Place,“Dalena At The Window”, Portrait
Society Of America,
Members Showcase Exhibit
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2009 Third Place, “Repose”. Juried Figure
Exhibition, North River Arts Society, MA
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2008 Award of Excellence
“Mercato" Members Exhibition
North River Arts Society, MA
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2007 First Prize Oils, “Journey's End”, Pembroke
Arts Festival, MA
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2007 Honorable Mention, “Swans At Rest”, Guild
of Boston Artists,
NE Representational Show
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2008 Calendar Contest, “Kate In The Garden”,
North River Arts Society, MA
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2007 Honorable Mention, “Shellseekers” Members
Show,
North River Arts Society, MA
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2006 Honorable Mention, “After the Beach” Members
Show,
North River Arts Society, MA
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2006 Third Place, “Field of Dreams”
Captain Forbes Museum, MA
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2005 Third Place, “Sun Sand & Bucket”, Hull Lifesaving
Museum, MA
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2004 Third Place, Juried Members Exhibition, Fuller Museum
of Art, MA
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2004 Third Place, “Field of Dreams”
Capt. Forbes Musuem, MA
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2004 Honorable Mention, Winter Juried Show, Duxbury Art
Museum, MA
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2002 Second Place, Oils, “The Offering”, Duxbury
Art Museum, MA
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1997 Second Place, Oils, “Urban Legend”, Duxbury Art Museum,
MA
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1994 Award of Excellence,
Costa Mesa Art League, CA
All-Media Juried Exhibition
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Affiliations
- Oil Painters of America
- Portrait Society of America
- Copley Society Boston
- Guild Of Boston Artists
- Laguna Plein Air Painter
Selected
Exhibitions & Events
2009
- North
River Arts Society, Juried Figure Exhibition
- Portrait Society
of America, Members Juried Competion
- Copley Society of Boston;
Juried Members Exhibition
- North River Arts Society, Members
Exhibition
2008
- Copley Society of Boston; 20th Annual Fresh Paint Event
- Atlantic
Symphony Orchestra, MA; Solo Exhibition, Final Performance
- Guild
Of Boston Artists, Boston MA; Juried Representational Exhibition
- Laguna
Plein Air Painters, CA; Juried Small Works Exhibition
- Copley
Society of Boston; Juried Members Exhibition
- Laguna Plein
Air Painters, CA; “Best of Plein Air” Juried Exhibition
- Art
Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA; Annual Winter Juried Show
- North
River Arts Society, MA; Calendar Contest Winner
2007
- North River Arts
Society, MA; Juried Exhibition
- Pembroke Art Festival, MA;
Juried Exhibition
- Guild Of Boston Artists, Boston MA; Juried
Representational Exhibition
- Massachusetts Horticultural Society;
Invitational Paint Out
- Copley Society of Boston, MA; Juried
Members Show
2006
- Hull Lifesaving Museum, MA; Juried Show
- Forbes Museum, Milton,
MA; Juried Show
2004 - 2007
- Ellison Center for the Arts, Duxbury, MA; Various Juried
Exhibition
- North River Art Society, Marshfield, MA, Juried
Exhibition
1997 - 2006
- Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA; Annual Winter Juried Show
2004
- Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA; Juried Member Exhibition
1996
- Irvine Fine Arts Center, CA; Juried Exhibition
- MFA, Boston,
MA; Alumni Exhibition
1995
- Guggenheim Gallery, CA; 10th Annual Juried Exhibition
1994
- Costa Mesa Art League, CA; All-Media Juried Exhibition
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