Priscilla grew up on a farm in Ashburnham , MA . Her father was a meteorologist long before there were computers or weather satellites to aid forecasters. One of Priscilla's earliest artistic memories is of coloring pictures on the back of her father's daily weather maps. As a child, she was often involved in other creative activities, such as painting, modeling clay and carving wood.
Priscilla received her B.F.A. degree at U Mass Amherst in 1969 and has pursued her art career ever since, becoming a full time artist in 2004.
In 1977, Priscilla was the originator and first chairperson of the Cataumet Artists Fair; a day long indoor/outdoor event for regional artists. It rapidly became a popular annual festival, which Priscilla helped to organize each year until 1990.
As a resident of Cataumet, Ma for the past 35 years, Priscilla has painted many landscapes on the Upper Cape and Martha's Vineyard . After years of working in transparent watercolor, she recently began using casein as well. The creamy consistency and opacity of casein make it a pleasant change from watercolor. After admiring paintings, usually oils, in which the sky is painted around and over the trees, she can now create this effect with casein.
In recent years, Priscilla has won several awards in juried shows, including a Best in Show award in the Falmouth Artists Guild 2007 Summer Juried Show. She has received grants from the John Kittredge Fund in 2006 and from Change Inc. in 2007.
Priscilla accepts commission work and specializes in house portraits. Also, she teaches at the Cataumet Arts Center , the Falmouth Community School and at her own studio.
Priscilla had an exhibit of her watercolors and caseins at our Gallery on November 17, 2006. See images 'here'. And also on September 12, 2008 and you can see the images 'here'.
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