Newburyport Art is pleased to highlight four wonderful artist instructors that have been involved in the relaunching of the NAA’s class/workshop offerings in Winter 2023 — Rosalie Cuttichia, Adrienne Silversmith, Joseph Ferlazzo, and Todd Bonita.
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An American Contemporary Artist, Rosalie Cuticchia studied with the late Oil Painter Enrico Donati. The experience and the work she made during that time laid a classical foundation that informed her evolution from representational to abstract art. Her paintings are non-conceptual and process driven. They celebrate color form, shape and share dynamic, expressive, lyrical qualities. Rosalie has a keen interest in the evolution of an abstract painting.
Over the course of her artistic career, Rosalie has been asked countless times how she creates an abstract painting. She explains that her work is process-driven and intuitive, paying close attention to color, shape relationship, and line. While each of these factors is important to her overall process, it is often true that a painting evolves in a magical way. This magic and mystery of how a painting sparks to life is something that Rosalie explores in her work.
As a juried member of the storied National Association of Women Artists, Rosalie exhibits extensively. Her work is held in private collections around the country, and she recently completed her 7th solo show. Rosalie is currently teaching Abstract Alchemy here at the NAA, a class dedicated to helping students discover their own abstract style. She lives in Newburyport and keeps a sun-filled studio in Amesbury. You can read more about her and view her online portfolio at rosaliecuticchia.com. Follow her on Instagram @racabstract!
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Adrienne Silversmith holds a BFA in Painting from the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Painting is her second career, she previously worked as a Resident Nurse/Nurse Practitioner. Adrienne currently lives in Newburyport and works from her studio space at 14 Cedar Street in Amesbury alongside 40 other artists and makers.
Adrienne Silversmith is very active in the local artist community, she serves on the Newburyport Cultural Council and is the newest board member here at Newburyport Art, where she acts as the Artist Advocate. She has won numerous awards including Best in Oil Painting in the 2021 NAA Winter Juried Show. Adrienne considers herself a contemporary artist working in oils, encaustics, and mixed media. Her subject matter includes figures, landscapes, abstracts, seascapes, and cityscapes. She is proficient in a wide variety of subject matter and medium, something she considers one of her greatest strengths. Adrienne recently taught Oil Painting 101 here at the NAA! You can read more about Adrienne on her website asfineart.net as well as following her on Instagram @adriennefineart.
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Joe Ferlazzo holds a BA in Studio Art with a concentration in abstract painting and conceptual art from Bowdoin College. His professor, Mark Whetli, taught him the creative process – how to recognize it, follow it, and utilize it. After college, his interests turned to the technology and investment industries, but he continued to paint.
A few years ago, Joe left his business career to focus on painting full time. Joe lives in Newburyport, MA and has a studio at 14 Cedar Street Studios in Amesbury, MA. He recently taught the course Developing your Unique Abstract Language here at the NAA. You can view Joe's artwork on his website www.josephferlazzoart.com and on Instagram @joeferlazzostudio.
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Graduate of the Art Institute of Boston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Todd Bonita is an accomplished illustrator, muralist, sculptor, painter and designer. His work is currently represented by art galleries around New England, Florida and the UK. His work is housed in hundreds of corporate and private collections worldwide, most notably including the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush. Todd currently owns and operates the Todd Bonita Art Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire and is the co-owner of the Ogunquit Summer School of Art where he teaches painting and art workshops year round.
Todd fell in love with the ocean while growing up in Winthrop, Massachusetts. He loves painting coastal New England Imagery en plein air, and equally appreciates creating more involved compositions in his studio space at The Button Factory artist studios in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Todd is currently running a Painting Critique Club here at the NAA where he offers professional critique to artists looking for feedback on their work. Todd currently lives on the New Hampshire seacoast with his wife Alison, son Max and daughter Kate. “Life is good,” he says.
