STORIES
It's all in the details....
Tiny masterpieces take time
Note: Exerpt from an article that recently appeared
in the Fall River Herald by reporter Deborah Allard
TIVERTON — An internationally recognized painter, Don Cadoret’s fascination with art began as it does with most children, with coloring books and crayons. It was an inexpensive activity for the family of eight Cadoret children.
But, there was something a little bit different about Cadoret’s work.
He’s known as a story painter. His work could simply be called folk art, but it’s really a lot more as each piece tells a story, either about himself, an idea or event, or someone else.... Cadoret paints bright, crisp images in great detail on masonite wood. They appeal to the inner child with their colorful scenes of children, houses, animals and Americana-inspired themes. “I like high key color,” Cadoret said, dotting some green on the wood to create a flowering tree. “I do the background first and lift up to the surface,” Cadoret said. “I try to give it dimension.” Some of Cadoret’s paintings have up to 20 coats of paints and glazes on them in order to perfect the colors and textures.
Cadoret works in a studio in his Tiverton home. His wife, Johanna, is a kindergarten teacher, which further fuels Cadoret’s work. His studio was carved out of a closet in one of the home’s bedrooms. With the door removed, Cadoret put in a worktable, shelves, and an assortment of paints and brushes and other tools.
The rest of the room serves as a seating area and is adorned with his finished work on the walls.....
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© Don Cadoret 1999-2012