Corliss now paints on the iPhone and iPad her new canvas.
Established artist and seventh generation Vermonter, Corliss Blakely paints still life and Vermont landscape in a classically realist style. She received her formal art training in Boston while she studied at the Vesper George Art School and classes at The museum School Of Fine Art.
Corliss is an internationally recognized artist for her work in several media, including watercolor, oil, and egg tempera. Her paintings hang in collections worldwide.
She is now painting on the iPhone and iPad, which has “opened up a new world for artists,” she says. “The world is changing and artists now have a new canvas to create on.” Corliss has translated her meticulous sharp focus technique in oils to these new technologies.
Corliss is one of many professional painters who are embracing a technology that lets them create any where without the space requirements, supply expenses, and prep time of traditional media.
Corliss offers workshops with ArtStudio, her favorite painting app to other artists so they can create with this exciting new medium.
Art Project in Nicaragua - School children abroad
This project started when my husband and I were traveling in Central America eight years ago. We went to Ometepe Island in Nicaragua and in the small town of Balgue met four young children while waiting for a bus. At that time I could not speak Spanish so I started drawing pictures for them. They were so thrilled and charming and obviously starved for art enrichment, I told them we would be back.
Since then we have returned every March and have started an art program in the public schools of Balgue. The program serves approximately 450 pupils. We hand carried over $3000.00 in donated art supplies and books to the school system. We also took three computers and a printer that were donated.
During the day I teach at the elementary school. After school and on Saturdays I also have classes, and spend most of the time instructing any children that want to improve their art skills. Classes are aimed at developing drawing and painting skills using donated materials and depicting the artistically rich local environment.
My husband concentrates on the local sports teams and donates baseballs and baseball equipment to any interested person from the island.
The community of Balgue and the people of Ometepe have responded by opening up their homes and hearts to us.
This March I’m going to show them how to paint on the iPad .
Since then we have returned every March and have started an art program in the public schools of Balgue.
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