Rita Paradis
Teaches: Colored Pencil, Oil
Rita Paradis earned her BA in English Literature from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec in 1977 and a BFA in Printmaking from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst in 1983. She is a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America and has had pieces accepted ten times in CPSA’s International Exhibition; winning Awards of Excellence twice. Rita is also a signature member of the Connecticut Pastel Society. She has won several awards in national, juried exhibitions and local shows. She was honored by inclusion in a book by Ann Kulberg entitled: Colored Pencil Masterworks from Around the Globe.
You can view Rita’s work on her website ritaparadisfineart.com. She teaches oil painting and colored pencil techniques at Artsplace since 2004. Rita has been fortunate to have studied under some fine professors at UMass Amherst, and more recently to have taken workshops with: Patti Mollica, Margaret Dyer, David Dunlop, Will McCarthy, Liz Kenyon, Janie Gildow, Ann Kullberg, Cecile Baird, Christine Camilleri, Frank Federico, Koo Schadler, Charles Solvek and Dreama Tolle Perry. |
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