"Grace Under Pressure" is a 16" x 20" framed oil on linen panel by acclaimed Massachusetts artist, Eli Cedrone. 

 Artist Statement

"I've always been influenced by the power of images to express ideas and emotions. Painting is a process of discovery and decision making where disparate elements pull together until the image is clearly expressed."

Eli Cedrone has spent her lifetime creating. A graduate of the School of Art & Design inBoston, she studied art inItalyand at the School of the MFA,Boston. Her professional career began as an art director at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, Bermuda, followed by work as an illustrator inLaguna Beach,CA. Her work has been exhibited nationwide and she is a popular workshop instructor in the alla prima method. Contemporary Realism would best describe her style. Two powerful influences have been the Spanish impressionist, Joaquin Sorolla and Richard Diebenkorn. Others include Nicolai Fechin, Anders Zorn, John Singer Sargent.

She and her husband live in a suburb of Boston, MA, with their daughter and two beloved Boston Terriers, Sargent & Sorolla.

Visit her website to view Eli's extensive list of awards and exhibitions.