| Saadeh is a native of
Winston-Salem, NC. She had the fortunate opportunity to
study with artist Richard Palomino in Montpellier, France
for 2 ½ years. Palomino is self-taught in the Dutch Master
technique. He made all materials by hand, including grinding
and mixing pigments, stretching canvas with rabbit skin
glue, and making mediums out of copal and amber. She learned
the technique of painting with “glassis”, or thin layers of
paint to achieve depth in the painting. During this period
she painted mostly still lifes set up with one light source
as the Masters did. These early works were extremely
realistic. |
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Upon her return to the US, she
moved to Charleston, SC for it’s rich abundance of subjects
to paint, from historical architecture to beautiful marshes.
After painting for many years, she has developed a softer,
less realistic and more interpretive style. She currently
resides in Kingsport, Tenessee with her husband and son and
continues to search for the light in the southern sky. |
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