Renee C. DiNapoli, award-winning, professional artist/instructor and former faculty member of Ringling College is noted for her contemporary florals and interior beachfront realism. Renee’s striking oil paintings have received critical acclaim for their high contrast, unusually intense use of color and exquisite detail. Her ability to achieve both impact and delicacy in her paintings attests to her 36 years of training with an Italian master and studying at The Louvre in Paris for many years. She has taught at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL as well as Tulane and Loyola Universities in New Orleans, LA. Her graduate study was conducted at The Red Mountain Institute of Art. Her paintings are in the permanent collection of the State of Florida, Vieques Museum of Fine Art, The Brownsville Museum of Fine Art. She has won many juried international art awards that you can view at her website: www.dinapolistudios.com and Instagram: dinapoliartstudios. During season she teaches painting classes fulltime.