Lydia Baldassarre
Early experiences as a young child have shaped Lydia into the artist she is today. A lifelong interest in art began at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. At age twelve, she attended summer art classes, and after class she was free to roam the galleries. The rooms became a playground filled with famous paintings and sculptures.
Today, art museums from Paris and Italy, and from Maine to California and Canada, have provided her with inspiration and energy that is carried out in her recent work. Outdoor workshops on Monhegan Island , Maine, and Rockport and Gloucester, Massachusetts, have inspired the natural spontaneity evident in her abstract collection.
Currently, she continues to explore new ways of applying paint other than using conventional brushes. By manipulating oil paint with a credit card, she is able to achieve texture, sculpture and depth on canvas. Her love of art that started as a child continues to grow and change as she explores new possibilities with paint.
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