Art Watch: Annette Alessi

Inspired by the traditions of the Brandywine Valley By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Local painter and pastel artist Annette Alessi is the subject of this week’s Local Art Watch.  After graduating from the Art Institute of Philadelphia with a degree in illustration, Annette worked in fashion illustration for many years.  Most of her landscape work is painted plein air (outdoors) and she...

Artists illustrate ways to fight pediatric cancer

Two CCAA exhibitions focus on childhood victims Artist-photographer Cris Staley Hutchinson chronicles her daughter’s battle with cancer in a film and installation called “Fighting Bear.” Two new exhibits by different artists at the Chester County Art Association (CCAA) will support the battle against pediatric cancer. An exhibition by painter Annette Alessi, “Capturing a Moment in Time: Dedicated...