Lina Ferrara
Biography
“Glow[ing] with color and light”, “passionate appreciation for the bounty of the earth,” “ethereal, impressionistic, illuminating,” are some of the comments describing Lina Ferrara and her paintings. The use of light and shadow in her still life works draw viewers to see an easily overlooked beauty in common fruits, flowers, and farm animals. The detailed, realistic renderings make one pause to reconsider the splendor of commonplace items. All of these comments underscore Ferrara’s mission as an artist: “to bring joy, embody beauty, spark recognition, and elicit memory using ordinary objects.”
Ferrara, a first generation Italian American, traces her artistic journey back to Italian influences in her childhood. Little did she know it at the time, but Lina Ferrara’s career as an artist began when, at the age of 4, she and her family spent six months in Italy. Even at that early age, Ferrara fell in love with the culture and atmosphere of Italy, as well as the beauty of farm life. To this day, “Painting farm animals is like painting memories of the four year old who stood outside the stall door watching my grandmother tend to the cows, chickens and mules. I can still hear the swishing sound that the milk makes when it hits the side of the metal bucket.”
Ferrara has taught workshops and demonstrated art materials at trade shows nationally and internationally and is the author of “Easy Fresco” and multiple instruction packets. Her work has won numerous awards and is held in collections in the US, Italy, Holland and Germany. Additional work can be seen on her website www.lina-ferrara.com
“Glow[ing] with color and light”, “passionate appreciation for the bounty of the earth,” “ethereal, impressionistic, illuminating,” are some of the comments describing Lina Ferrara and her paintings. The use of light and shadow in her still life works draw viewers to see an easily overlooked beauty in common fruits, flowers, and farm animals. The detailed, realistic renderings make one pause to reconsider the splendor of commonplace items. All of these comments underscore Ferrara’s mission as an artist: “to bring joy, embody beauty, spark recognition, and elicit memory using ordinary objects.”
Ferrara, a first generation Italian American, traces her artistic journey back to Italian influences in her childhood. Little did she know it at the time, but Lina Ferrara’s career as an artist began when, at the age of 4, she and her family spent six months in Italy. Even at that early age, Ferrara fell in love with the culture and atmosphere of Italy, as well as the beauty of farm life. To this day, “Painting farm animals is like painting memories of the four year old who stood outside the stall door watching my grandmother tend to the cows, chickens and mules. I can still hear the swishing sound that the milk makes when it hits the side of the metal bucket.”
Ferrara has taught workshops and demonstrated art materials at trade shows nationally and internationally and is the author of “Easy Fresco” and multiple instruction packets. Her work has won numerous awards and is held in collections in the US, Italy, Holland and Germany. Additional work can be seen on her website www.lina-ferrara.com
