“From the moment I picked up my first pastel, it felt like second nature to me.  I am fascinated with the way light is represented and am focusing on capturing it in my paintings.  Whether working on a portrait, still life, or landscape, I apply layer after layer of soft and hard pastels to Wallis sand paper to achieve tones, lights and texture.  I feel that this method gives my work a realistic quality that goes beyond a photograph.”

New Hampshire artist Robin Frisella works primarily in pastels, creating each scene with an arrangement of selective objects, adding fabric, flowers, and fruit to portray a timeless elegance.  Robin’s goal from the beginning has been to visibly move people and evoke nostalgic reflections or remembrances personal to themselves. Seeing how her work moves the viewer is what inspires Robin to paint each day.  Robin’s hope is that she can inspire others in the same way she was inspired to discover her gift for painting. 

Robin’s work has garnered numerous national and regional awards.  She has been elected a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and a juried member of the Copley Society of Boston.  Robin’s work has recently been published in the Best of America Pastel Artists Vol. II and The American Artist Magazine.