Beth Pite’s collection of 22 “expressive colorscapes in pastel” is the March exhibit at Capital Community College’s Conrad L. Mallett Gallery located at the main entrance to the downtown campus.

Beth Pite's pastels are on exhibit at the Conrad L. Mallett Gallery in the main lobby of Capital Community College March 1-30.

“The (Not so) Old Woman and the Sea” exhibit features landscapes near water, including many  in the Connecticut and Long Island areas.

“I’ve realized lately that many of my paintings are about being near the water, which relaxes me and inspires my creativity,” says Pipe.

Beth Pite is a member of the Connecticut Pastel Society and an award-winning artist who has been exhibiting professionally since 1996. Her work has been in juried shows in Connecticut and Rhode Island, and is in private collections from coast to coast.  Beth attended the University of Connecticut’s School of Fine Arts and received training at Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, the West Hartford Art League and Mystic Art Association. She has studied with nationally known painters Frank Federico, Susan Ogilvie, Doug Dawson and Gigi Horr Liverant.

CCC Associate Professor of Art Pedro Valentin is the curator of the Mallett Gallery.  The Mallett Gallery is open Monday-Fridays 9 am to 5 pm and 11 am to 3 pm Saturdays.