SHE WAS BORN IN NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, DAUGHTER
OF MUSICIAN AND PAINTER, TONY PACHECO, WHO WAS HER FIRST
AND CONTINUING INSPIRATION. A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN, HER
EARLIEST MEMORIES ARE THE SMELL OF OIL PAINT AND TURPENTINE
AND VIBRANT GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR MUSIC THAT FLOWED ENDLESSLY
FROM THE SOUL AND FINGERTIPS OF HER FATHER.
SHE BEGAN PAINTING AND DRAWING AT A YOUNG AGE, STUDIED FINE
ART AT SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS UNIVERSITY, HAD PRIVATE
ART LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDARY PAINTERS, MILTON HEALY AND RACHEL
FARRINGTON, AND AFTER WORKING AS A PROFESSIONAL GRAPHIC ARTIST
FOR 20 YEARS, OPENED UP HER OWN STUDIO AND ART SCHOOL IN NORTH
WESTERN NEW JERSEY, USA.
SHE DIVIDES HER TIME BETWEEN PAINTING AND TEACHING AND IS
ASTONISHINGLY SUCCESSFUL AT BOTH. AT THE MOMENT SHE HAS OVER
100 ART STUDENTS AND AN EVER LENGTHENING WAITING LIST.
AT HER RARE EXHIBITION AND GALLERY SHOWS HER PAINTINGS LITERALLY
FLY OFF THE WALLS. SHE WORKS MAINLY IN WATERCOLOR, GOUCHE, AND
PASTEL AND OCCASIONALLY COLORED PENCILS, PEN AND INK
AND OTHER MIXED MEDIA.
