Paula Santirocco
Artist Biography
Paula Santirocco draws on her experience in music to produce art which makes a big statement while expressing sensuality. By layering acrylic paint and using it as a water medium she gives her paintings luminous depth and richness. Sensual vintage images and other collage pieces give texture and sometimes suggest a story.
Color and texture are again the inspiration behind her line of jewelry. All
pieces are made with semi-precious stones, colorful minerals, genuine pearls
and sterling silver.
Paula played flute in the Cleveland area for over 20 years, as principal flute
with the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, the Cleveland Ballet, the Cleveland Opera
and various touring Broadway shows. During that time she developed some experimental
techniques in copper enameling. Again, layering the medium, in this case glass,
resulted in depth and a variety of looks in different light or from different
angles. Wanting to make a big statement, she made compound pieces as sculpture
and wall art. Commissions included large wall hangings for above a mantle
and a set of decorative cobalt blue vessels. She is also the writer of some
dozen sonnets and was published in Voices of Cleveland in 1997. Some of her
sonnets are included here as part of her gallery of work.
Paula's inclination toward painting became more evident as the year 2000 rolled
around. She now divides her time between painting and being a mom and wife.
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