Mary Elizabeth Knapp-DeFabrizio

ARTISTIC INTERESTS:

I paint because I am driven to paint. I consider it a privilege and an honor to create a work of art. To capture a moment; an emotion, the way light plays upon the facade of a brick building on a Manhattan afternoon, or filters through the water at first light in Fort Pond Bay. To transform a fleeting instant into a permanent work of art; that is my passion. As the onlooker views a painting I imagine them being transposed. The observer is walking through gardens at spring peak, hiking through snowy woods; or in a rural orchard at dawn, air cool and crisp with a soft breeze and white apple blossoms popping against a near cobalt sky. I view my work as an opportunity to provide a moment of respite to anyone who will stop for a look.

As a nurse practitioner and director of a large health care facility, my art brings me tranquility in an often chaotic world.

EDUCATION:

Studied fine arts in DePaul High School, Wayne, NJ.

Additionally obtained a BSN, MSN, and Nurse Practitioner Certification.

EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS

Participated in art shows in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Member of Ward-Nasse gallery since 1998

The artist has done commissioned paintings, gives private lessons to both children and adults, works on consignment, and does private sales.