Pelletier’s paintings, though abstract in feel, are about investigating the ephemeral qualities of twilight. Specifically, Pelletier seeks to capture that time when lightness and darkness meet, colors intensify, and the structure of sky and ground are in flux; she compares it to the feeling of two worlds together—the beginning and the end. Pelletier’s process is additive and subtractive, paintings on average have up to 25 layers. She is an expert in the cold wax medium, which imparts an exquisite depth and luminosity to her work.

Pelletier is the Chair of Fine Arts and Professor of Art at Endicott College. She has exhibited in over 60 solo and group shows nationwide, and has received three National Endowment for the Arts Grants, including a Fellowship grant to honor her achievement in the field of Fine Arts. She has also received a Mellon Foundation Grant and is a Salzburg Fellow.