b'Art Is Too ImportantNot To ShareThis issues cover art was painted by Carolee Vitaletti.The piece we selected for the cover is very different from hercurrent collection, which consists of dramatic brushstrokesinvividcolorsinspiredbythecolorsoftheCaribbean.Paintingeverythingfromllamastodogs,wildlifeandlandscapes,Caroleedescribesherstyleasamixtureofimpressionism and realism. She paints in bright reds, royalblues and vivid greens to raise awareness about animal andenvironmental issues. AftergraduatingwithaBachelorofFineArtsinGraphic Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology,Carolee spent 14 years as a graphic designer. Her career tooka slight turn when she began receiving commissions to cre-ate murals and custom paintings. Nineteen of her large dogand cat paintings hang in the Heritage Humane Society,Since our first issue of The New Barker, gifts she donated to help raise money at shelter events. published in 2006, every cover has featured WeinterviewedCarolee,askingsomeatypicalan original work of art by a different artist. questions of her to help get inside the head and heart of ourThe above headline is a quote by artistRomero Britto. cover artist.52THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'