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                                                                    MARCIE VALLETTE

 Marcie Vallette has lived in Vermont for over 2 decades, and is originally from the Boston area. Her works in oil celebrate color and brushstroke, and her focus is on the land, the animals, and the challenges of capturing the essence of light.  Her work is mainly done on-site, and she is a founding member of the East Johnson Plein Air Club. She is also a member of the Bryan Gallery, the NVAA and Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).  Vallette has drawn and painted cover art, illustrated, and performed layout and design for numerous books and other publications.  Exhibitions of her art have appeared regularly for 18 years throughout northern Vermont. She has a BFA from Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, an M Ed from Johnson State College, and she spent 3 years on staff at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, where she studied with nationally known artists.