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Sarasota News Leader March 29, 2013 Page 99 TWO ARTISTS; TWO VISIONS TO OPEN AT WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER Joni and Jane: Two Artists; Two Visions will bassadors and former First Lady and former be on display from April 4 through June 27 at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the release The Women's Resource Center, 340 S. Tuttle adds. Ave, Sarasota. McClintock's "precise and colorful watercolThe show features the work of two friends/ ors capture the reflections of light on urban neighbors "who express their artistic vision in streets and buildings," the release continues. very different ways using different mediums," "Often, her images are more abstract than repa news release notes: Di Pirro's work is done resentational, resulting in paintings that are graceful, intimate, lively and colorful." Each in oil; McClintock's, in watercolor. piece begins as a photograph that is then Di Pirro's wide variety of paintings includes cropped, enlarged, cropped again and executstill lifes, portraits, pet portraits, murals and ed as a smaller study, the release points out. landscapes. She studied at the Academy of McClintock's works have been exhibited in Florence in Italy, where, from 1968-1972, she New York, Brazil, Canada and Colorado. They was a protégée of contemporary Florentine can be found in collections of major corpomaster, Pietrations, such ro Annigoni, as Pepsico, the release McKinsey and says. She latCo. and the er studied University of at the State Virginia Art University of Museum, the New York at release adds. Buffalo. The opening and an artHer work ists' recephas been extion will be hibited in Itheld Thursaly, England day, April 4, and France from 5 to 7 as well as in p.m. The pubN e w Yo r k , lic is invitCalifornia and ed; refreshFlorida in the ments will be United States. served. Among the owners of her For more paintings are information, princes, barcall the center at 366-1700. onesses, am- Artists Jane McClintock and Joni Di Pirro. Contributed photo