When you enter Michelle\u2019s studio, bold, vivacious colors awaken your senses.\u00a0 Her work shouts freedom of expression. Still, she reserves a section of her studio for teaching and a quiet space in a corner for reflection, reading and dancing when the spirit moves her.\u00a0 It\u2019s a place that invites you back to see what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n
Michelle works primarily with acrylics and mixed media, sometimes integrating collage or oil paints into the piece. Her inspiration comes from vibrant colors, asymmetry and from following the direction of the paint as it takes on its own life.\u00a0 She is an art enthusiast, visiting galleries in spare moments and is influenced by works of Frankenthaler, Rothko, Elaine and Willem de Kooning.<\/p>\n
Michelle\u2019s first introduction to art did not foster her own artistic voice.\u00a0 She felt stilted by painting realism and turned to other creative techniques such as collage and mosaic.\u00a0 Now, when her inspirations temporarily fade, she eliminates all the rules and expectations and tries something new, allowing the colors and substrates to dictate her new direction.<\/p>\n
Michelle earned a B.A. in Communication from UMass Amherst and an MSW from Springfield College.\u00a0 When she completed an Executive Coach Training program at NYU, she started a consultancy where she teaches skills to executives and managers that help them communicate more effectively with peers, become stronger leaders and manage conflict effectively.<\/p>\n
Teaching art and coaching business clients enhance her unique ability to connect with people. All her commission work is done on location and closely involves the client so that she can receive an immediate response. She factors in the client\u2019s personality and, upon the client\u2019s request, may change the color palette or add personal touches such as a handprint or sentimental token.\u00a0 Michelle\u2019s passion for working with students and clients draws out their artistic voices and creative visions.\u00a0 Their \u201cAHA!\u201d moments are her inspiration.<\/p>\n
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