Fred Doloresco’ s serious turn toward painting began when he saw an ad in Artists Magazine for a workshop given by Don Stone. Don and Fred became friends, traveling and painting together for several years. They traveled to the Caribbean, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, and Ireland, cementing their friendship. Fred also engaged in workshops with a few other people, but it was Rose Frantzen that convinced him that nothing was not possible. One of his favorite experiences was painting with many noted painters at the Jeffersonville Rendezvous in Jeffersonville, Vermont. He was joined by about 20 other painters, including five from Russia, to paint the snow of Vermont. Fred’s love of great painting and his study of the great American Impressionists by books and innumerable museum visits with his wife, Dodie, has rounded out his art experience. He started entering local, regional, and national shows, and after several rejections and significant improvement, he was accepted into shows, won awards, and was rewarded with Master Signature Membership in Oil Painters of America. He is also a member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society and American Impressionist Society. Currently, Doloresco has a painting in a five-artist museum show with the American Society of Marine Artists. Fred has had articles, and his artwork featured in numerous magazines including American Art Collector, Northern Indiana Lakes, Audubon Artists, National Arts for the Parks, and Taos Magazine. He is also a member of Hoosier Salon, Indiana Artists Club, Southwest Artists, Indiana Plein Air Painters Association, and many other groups. Fred Doloresco’ s work is exhibited at several galleries including James R. Ross Fine Art Gallery in Indianapolis, Brandt-Roberts Galleries in Columbus, Ohio, Folly Cove Fine Art in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and Fearless Cook in Fort Wayne.