Stephanie Marzella has been a painter of landscapes and still life since receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1984. Born and raised outside of Cleveland, Ohio, she moved to Rhode Island with her family in 1988. Since moving to southern Rhode Island, she has been focusing solely on landscapes. The driving forces behind Stephanie’s work are her love of nature and interpretive use of color.

“I am inspired everyday by my immediate surroundings. I lived on a tidal cove off Narragansett Bay called Mill Creek Cove. I was able to watch the tidal changes every day and the sunset at night. Nature is very spiritual for me. Through my work I am expressing my emotional response to nature’s mystery and her constant transitions. By creating mood and atmosphere in my paintings I hope to awaken these emotions in the hearts and minds of the viewer.”

Stephanie works predominantly in oils but enjoys many different media including pastels and acrylics. She enjoys reading and collecting antique art books and building her reference library. She has most recently been influenced by George Inness and the American Tonalists artists of the late 19th and early 20th century, and their strong connection with New England.

Stephanie works and resides in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, with her two children Trevor and Alexandra. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the country and won many awards. She has been included in many articles. She was also featured in the Nov/Dec 2002 issue of The Pastel Journal Magazine She is a member of the Pastel Society of America, and a Signature member of Pastel Painters of Cape Cod.

List of Pieces:

1. Summer Peace

2. Evening Serenade

3. Autumn Rapture

4. Lobster Cove

5. Days Surrender

6. Peaceful Harmony