Corliss Blakely a seventh generation Vermonter, was born in St. Albans, Vermont where she presently lives. She received her formal art training in Boston. While there she studied at both Vesper George Art School and The Museum School Of Fine Art.

Corliss creates paintings of a uniquely photographic nature. The homes, farms and antiques of her ancestors in northern Vermont often are portrayed in her paintings. Corliss is nationally recognized for her work, which hangs on every continent in several media including watercolor, oil, egg tempera .