“Paintings by Adele”: Exhibiting the Art of Adele DeMarco

The Larchmont Public Library presents PAINTINGS BY ADELE, an exhibit of artwork by Adele DeMarco, on display in the Oresman Gallery from September 4, through September 29, 2012. The exhibit is free and open to everyone during normal library hours.

There will be an artist’s reception for Ms. DeMarco on Saturday, September 8, from 2:30pm to 4:00pm in the Oresman Gallery. Everyone is welcome.

The paintings in DeMarco’s exhibit are all done in oil and each has a story.  Each painting tells the story of a place that she has visited or the story of a family member that she has visited.  Her work may also interpret a family member in one of the locations that she has visited. Ms. DeMarco describes herself as “not a portrait painter so the emphasis is on the scene not the portrait of a particular person”.

Adele DeMarco has always been interested in art and in making art but it was something that had to be put on the back burner while she was earning a living.  Museums were her favorite places to visit and she spent hours in them. Eventually she started taking art workshops and reading art magazines to fill in her knowledge of art and to begin painting.  She is an entirely self-taught artist.

Each of DeMarco’s paintings usually begins a painting with a sketch and then working the entire painting without completing any given area. In this way she can judge if every part of the work is in harmony with the others.  She will then emphasize the focal area by using contrasting color, value, size, or edges. Within her technique, she also tries to connect dark areas as a guide to leading the eye through the painting. DeMarco believes that the most successful paintings are the ones that have three edges painted in a dark value.

She admits that when she has finished a painting that she will continue to study it and add, change, or remove, areas or objects that are no longer contributing to the overall painting. In this way, she eventually decides that the painting is complete even though she can always find something that she believes can be improved.

For more information about the exhibit, call the library at (914) 834-2281 or visit the library online at www.larchmontlibrary.org. Please call or visit the library online for exhibit hours.