I am inspired by the urban and rural, architectural and natural landscape I find around me, the light on the rooftops or passing through trees, or the complex architecture of a local church -- all of the spaces which compose the places of our lives.

During the three years I spent living and working in Italy for an American study abroad program, I was steeped in the Renaissance masters and the intimacy and beauty of daily Italian life. Images from the years I spent there flow in and out of my work.

I have loved drawing and painting from the time I could hold a crayon - creating stacks of drawings on the back of my dad's computer paper. After finishing college I studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and then completed an MFA in Painting at University of New Hampshire.

My work is also represented by Sloane Merrill Gallery on Beacon Hill in Boston, and has been exhibited across the U.S. My paintings, drawings and prints can be found in more than sixty private collections as well as the permanent collections of Valparaiso University, Indiana and Rivier College, New Hampshire.


Check out my posts about framing on Etsy's Blog:

http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/framing-for-the-future-the-starving-artists-guide-to-framing-5066/

http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/framing-for-the-future-conserving-artwork-4515/