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CORINNE FALLONE “A COLORFUL TALENT” BY MARY KAY TANDLMAYER I PHOTOS BY ROB DANIELS
She stands at the easel, pallet knife loaded with paint, hovering over her canvas. The canvas bursts with color-ful, bold and textured shapes. Mixtures of greens, white, pinks, blue, red, yellow and more combine to reveal a richly saturated floral still life. The artist: Corrine Fallone. Corrine is the woman behind CAF Creations; her work can be seen gracing the walls of many businesses and institutions not only here in Rochester, but is also proudly displayed in the homes of art collectors all around the world. Fallone’s work is a popular item at auction on cruise ships that sail world-wide. She is currently working with Azamara Luxury Cruises, and does live paintings on cruise ships that sail through Europe. Fallone also does live painting at various venues in the Rochester Area, and is very much looking forward to her next debut at the 2018 Rochester Fringe Festival, where she will be painting a 25 foot canvas, in a 45 mi-nute time frame. “The Painter” is Fallone’s creation which fuses dance, music and visual arts together. It’s an event that is not to be missed~ tickets can be purchased on Corrine’s website: CAFCreations.com Corrine always loved art, “As a kid, I was always the last one at the craft table.” She chuckles. However, it wasn’t until her senior year in High School that she really understood her passion for the arts. She talked to her Art Teacher, and he recommended that she attend RIT for Fine and Applied Arts. This was a huge deviation from her original plan to become a dental hygienist, but her parents were extremely supportive of her deci-sion. Corinne attended RIT, studied Illustration, and received her Bachelor Of 170
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Fine Arts. What began in dabbling with charcoal, pencils and pastels transitioned to watercolors and acrylics? Acrylics is Fallone’s weapon of choice currently. She loves using them with a pallet knife, creating broad, layered, tex-tured, impressionistic strokes. Her
subject matter and inspiration, which she draws primarily from her envi-ronment, are all derived from nature. In September of 2017, Corinne spent a lengthy stay abroad as an artist in resident. Visiting places such as France, Greece, Italy, Croatia and Malta fed her inspiration to create from nature.
Her florals explode with color and texture, as if one could actually feel the velvety petals of each per-fect bud visually. A few of Fallone’s favorite artists include Rachel Cordaro, who’s work also features floral still life, Eric Waugh, whom has an eclectic pop fusion style, and Iris Scott, who’s style is reminiscent of Pointillism. Fal-lone’s work seemingly has many of these qualities, however, her bold strokes and heavy texture are very rem-iniscent of the great Master Vincent Van Gogh. One cannot help but to reach out to feel the intricate patterns she creates on the canvas, felling the raised petals, foliage and background is a sensory overload combined with the bright, pleasing colors. Corinne’s bubbly and vivacious personality match her artistic style to a “T”. Just taking in her paintings will give one the sense of happiness, laughter and sunny days. Her personal vibe cannot be hidden from her work...everything she creates gives off a sense of joy and contentment. At age 24, Fallone is poised to make an impact on the world of visual arts. She has a long life ahead to contin-ue filling our world with the magic of her canvases and colors. She works primarily in her home studio, and in addition to bringing her own creative vision to life, also does commission work as well. We are excited to see what great adventures, and creations she will present to us next. Be sure to visit Corinne at the Rochester Fringe Festival, and check out her website to explore the spectacular beauty this talented woman creates.