Page 113 - International Artist2 110

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Massachusetts artist, Michele Poirier Mozzone, is
a juried Signature Member of the Pastel Society
of America (PSA), a Master Circle honoree in
the International Association of Pastel Societies
STAGE 3 (IAPS/MC), and a Signature Member of both the
REFINEMENT OF FOCAL POINT AND COLOR INTENSITY Connecticut Pastel Society and the Pastel Painters
I begin to refine contrast and detail in and around my focal point (the figure in red), Society of Cape Cod. She is also an artist member
making a choice to darken the pool floor for a greater sense of sunlight. of the Providence Art Club. She was awarded a
four-year art scholarship to Emmanuel College in
Boston where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Her work has received numerous awards in
local and national juried competitions including
Best of Show in the 2014 national exhibition of
the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod and Best
of Show in the Connecticut Pastel Society’s 2014
national exhibition. She was recently honored to
have her work published in 40 Maitres du Pastel, Le
Livre 2016, a French art book by Pratique Des Arts.
Her painting, The Silent Game, was featured in
the August/September 2014 issue of International

Artist magazine as a finalist in the figurative
competition. Her works have been exhibited in
the Pastel Society of America’s national juried
exhibitions at the National Arts Club in New York
City and IAPS exhibitions online (First Place 2012),
at Vose Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, and the
Salmagundi Club, New York City.
A popular instructor of adult art classes, she
teaches watercolor and pastel painting at the
Providence Art Club and throughout southeastern
Massachusetts.
Contact at:
www.poirier-mozzone.com
STAGE 4 BUILDING UP LAYERS OF COLOR Represented by:
I add greens and blues to skin tone for that underwater reflected light, letting them
Gallery Artrio, Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA,
mingle with previous layers of warm color. I add blue, but am still not happy with the »
pool floor—too vivid. www.galleryartrio.com

112
112 www.InternationalArtist.com

Michele Mozzone_Demo.indd 112 6/29/16 12:47 PM