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Photos by Matt Dutile, art photos provided by Clare Stokolosa
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4. While painting in Cortona I became connected to a
gallery in town called Galleria Nazionale, where I met
Gian Maria Cosignani, the director, and began exhibit-ing
my work and continue to do so,” Stokolosa noted.
A creative who feels that art is her way of contrib-uting
to her community, has watched Queens and
Cortana change over the years. “Both hold a certain
sense of a community and small-town feel,” she said,
adding, “I am social and love people, yet as an artist,
I love the solitude of my studio as well as the calm of
a beautiful day outdoors and getting lost in a painting.
I can do both in Cortona and in Queens.
“Creating works of art is, was and always will be
my vehicle of self-expression, and being an artist
forms the core of who I am as a person,” Stokolosa
continued. “And Edward Hopper’s quote captures my
sentiment – ‘If you could say it in words, there would
be no reason to paint.’”
View her NYC Faces series solo show in September,
at the Studio 34 LIC gallery.
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