Hallie Coletta began her career as a children’s book illustrator after attending L’Accademia di Belle Artie in Venice, Italy. A decade of design, illustration and painting prepared her for membership in New York’s United Scenic Artists, painting scenery for motion pictures, television and Broadway. Ms. Coletta, a native New Yorker, opened Coletta Decorative Painting in 2001, as a result of her passion for painted ornament and architecture and now offers her versatile painting skills to home and business owners in the New York Metropolitan area. Her office and studio are located at the Garnerville Arts & Industrial Center, a nineteenth century factory complex devoted to artisans, light industry and artists.