Featured Artist Kathy Fieramosca

Enjoy the portfolio of artist Kathy Fieramosca, who excels in classic portraiture and still life. Visit her website to see more of her artwork.

 

 

I’ve been involved with art since early childhood. Growing up I was always drawing and painting. Eventually I received a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio.

 

 

After graduation, I moved to New York City and began working as a storyboard artist in a mid-sized advertising agency. Later I worked as a freelance illustrator for various magazines and book publishers doing spot illustrations and young adult book covers.

 

 

Throughout my career I have been honing my skills with painting, drawing and sculpture classes at the wonderful art schools in New York City. I had additional private study with Daniel Greene, Michael Aviano and Jon DeMartin.

 

 

Then in 2005 I was accepted by Portraits Inc. and asked to join their roster of portrait artists. It was a dream come true, a highlight of my career! I love working in a variety of mediums: watercolor, oil, pastel and silver point. My subject matter includes portraits, still lifes, landscape and botanicals.

 

 

In 2011, I received a special commission to paint a portrait of Adolf Tolkachev. He was a Russian citizen who spied for the US Government. This painting was to honor Tolkachev, whose story is also the subject of a nonfiction book The Billion Dollar Spy. The painting is hanging at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

 

 

In addition to my portrait work, I teach watercolor painting to adults with classes on Zoom and in person on Staten Island. I also teach plein air watercolor workshops in Italy, England and Ireland through the art tour company Tuscany in the Frame.

 

 

All in all, I’ve had a varied career. I am so grateful to God to be doing what I love for so many years! It’s a blessing to share with others and pass on what I’ve gained from the wonderful teachers in my life and from life experience.

 

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