Aug 2, 2022 | Other Works
This piece is deeply personal. It presents an image of Good over evil….Salvation and Hope. For some, the struggle goes on. “God’s Angel took me up, and he of hell/shouted. O thou from heaven, why dost thou rob me?” (Purgatory V, 104, 105) “God’s Angel” Oil...
Mar 29, 2016 | Other Works
” Sometimes My World Is Upside Down ” Pastel 2016 29″ x 24″
Aug 20, 2015 | Other Works
My latest in oils, ” A Brush With Bare Knuckles “, is a tribute to John L. Sullivan. My trip to The Bare Knuckle Hall of Fame, in Belfast NY, was a special...
Jan 4, 2013 | Blast from the Past, Other Works
May 7, 2012 | Other Works
Jan 27, 2012 | Other Works
Chess is one of my favorite pastimes. In the right frame of mind I’m at best a mediocre player. The occasional game that I play is usually a lesson in humility. About a year ago I began to see a correlation between chess and life through medications. As a Creative...
Dec 6, 2011 | Other Works
Dec 6, 2011 | In the News, Other Works
Artvoice Article 12/22/2011: Chi-Stock A new series of art events debuts Ralph Sirianni—a friend, artist, veteran, and champion of possibilities in improving one’s good nature—invited me to “Chi-Stock,” a music and art event held in a large downtown loft put together...
Apr 24, 2011 | Other Works
The Collector is a self-portrait into an area of my life of which I’m quite fond…collecting. Vintage sport cards, Classics Illustrated comics and stamps are some of the items that I’m interested in.
Mar 17, 2011 | Other Works
Just prior to my recent surgery, I thought that it would be interesting to paint about it. It’s all there, the uneasiness, uncertainty and the optimism.
Sep 8, 2010 | Other Works, Police & Courtroom Sketches
These are courtroom style drawings of participants at The National Veterans Wheelchair Games held in Denver this past July. This accelerated approach was helpful in capturing a moment during...
Mar 27, 2010 | Other Works
I’m looking at an old photo. It’s 1936 and NYC Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, with a hand on the shoulder of Joe DiMaggio and the other on Lou Gehrig, is beaming as he welcomes the rookie. DiMaggio would exceed the expectations of everyone and certainly be...
Sep 8, 2009 | Other Works
Mar 23, 2009 | Other Works
“Fragile Warriors” Oil (51″x92″) 2009 In over 30 years of employment with the V.A. Healthcare System, working as a Creative Arts Therapist on the inpatient psychiatric care unit has been my most rewarding experience. The various characteristics...
Oct 19, 2008 | Other Works, Portraits
My Mother is 87 years old. She came to this country in 1939, from Calabria, Italy. It was early in that decade that her mother made a piece of cloth from raw cotton. It was a long and tedious process. My mother gave me this particular fabric. It was my intention...
Apr 24, 2008 | Other Works
w/ close-up of faces within image:
Dec 30, 2007 | Other Works, Portraits
The subjects may appear to be separate from each other. However, “Cool Nude” and “Bird With A Smile” were created simultaneously. There’s a certain energy when things click in the studio. I liken it to long distance running. After so many...
Nov 16, 2007 | Other Works
Sep 5, 1999 | Other Works
I’ve always been an animal lover. Sometimes it seems magical to communicate with another creature. I see the earth as one day being inhabited only by humans. We’ll force all the animals into extinction in the name of progress. In my painting, an angel appears before a...
Sep 5, 1999 | Other Works
Sample from the Atmospheric Gusto Series, 1978
