Small Paintings | Lippiello Arts

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Garland and Minnelli on the Cape 1949

This piece was inspired by my trip to Truro, Massachusetts on Cape Cod and my love for classic movies and classic actors and actresses. I hold Judy Garland in very high regard and consider her acting royalty. Also, after rewatching the movie Arthur (which came out in 1981) where Liza Minnelli starred and was nominated for best actress in a musical/comedy I immediately realized that Minnelli had certainly inherited her mother's talent and had become a star in her own right. This piece is dedicated to this mother and daughter and was inspired by a trip they took to the Cape in 1949. The touch of Truro sand to the paint along with a photograph I found online of the two on a Cape beach solidified my desire to create this piece. I hope you enjoy it and feel the connection to both of these talented women.

Katharine Hepburn 9x12 Mix Media

One of my favorite things to do is to watch classic movies (mostly black and white). Katharine Hepburn is my all time favorite actress. Not only was Katharine an amazing actress both on the big screen and the stage, she was a progressive woman whose lifestyle and self confidence came well before her time. She inspired millions of women across the world to find themselves, to be themselves, and to not sit within the boundaries society placed on them. Hepburn was the epitome of what it meant to be a strong woman in a world that didn't want strong women. Katharine was also a painter and an excellent athlete. She continues to inspire me to be my own person and to keep following my heart and creating each and every day!

Cape Night 9x12 Mix Media

After working on large canvas for a bit I decided to go smaller and try out some Mix Media paper. This piece was inspired by my many trips to my favorite place on the planet, Cape Cod! This piece was created using real sand, acrylics, oil pastels, and some marker. I had a ton of fun with this and really tried to make the piece somewhat realistic with an abstract off centered feel. To me the ocean is more than just water, it's a power greater than myself that is beautiful, off balance, calm, angry, soothing, loving, unforgiving, and every other adjective under the sun. Hence the ocean's power. Enjoy Cape Night as it may not technically fit with other pieces of mine but it sure is filled with as much heart and feeling as any I've ever created.

Sophia & Olivia's Garden 9x12 (SOLD!)

This piece was inspired by the deep love I have for my two daughters, Sophia and Olivia. I continued my work using 9 x12 Mix Media paper and really enjoyed layering it up with paint. This piece consists of mostly acrylic paint however there is a touch of marker added in a couple of spots. I look at my daughters as I look at this painting. They are both full of color, full of layers, both have soft and hard edges in their own way. They both have patterns that sometimes can be followed and others makes no sense. Most of all, just like this painting they both have love! I hope you enjoy!

The Mixture 9x12 Mix Media

The mixture was another painting I created on that small 9x12 Mix Media paper. This painting was simply a mixture of techniques using two triangles and an quadrangle as the main shapes. I chose to design within the shapes and see where the process took me. This painting feels very "busy" in spots and very "calm" or "plain" in others. Hence the title being The Mixture. I had fun creating this piece and really just went about it with no real focus aside from the initial shapes. I enjoyed making this piece and hope to find this feeling again when creating others in the future.

Courage 10x14 Mix Media (SOLD!)

SOLD! Purchased by an old friend from High School this piece was inspired by my mother and represents the courage she has shown throughout her entire life. My mother was dealt a very unfair hand in life and is a survivor. She is not only an incredible artist but an amazing mother, grandmother, and human being. I love her dearly.

Positive 6 10x14 Canvas

It was through the process of creating this painting where I really feel like I finally had an idea what some of my paintings would look like upon completion. My love and dedication to abstract creation blossomed and I was feeling really positive. I was feeling very positive about the painting process itself not about the quality of the finished product, as that is not my focus.

Flying 10x14 Canvas

This was the second painting in the Magical Seven series. This painting represents flying to me. Just moving above the ground, through the clouds, on a journey with no destination. This painting felt like that from beginning to the end. I stuck to the same seven colors and aside from that, there were absolutely no rules/guidelines followed in it's creation. I am very proud of this piece.

Magical Seven 10x14 Canvas

This piece was created using seven colors (there is one more piece in this two piece series). I really wanted to see what I could do sticking to only seven colors not matter what (usually I am very impulsive and add any color I feel, at anytime during the creation process). This is what came out of that enjoyable journey.

RossoNeroArgentoeBianco 10x14 Canvas

This painting came about by initially pouring multiple colors from the top of the frame and letting them gradually slide down the canvass. After the initial paint dried I just let loose using multiple techniques to finish this up. During the creation of this piece I reached out to a distant relative in Italy (Gracie Lia) and asked her for the translation of the colors I used in the painting. Hence the title was born and piece was completed. I was asked if it could be used as an album color a really cool band's new album. However, that did not come to fruition which is ok. I was completely honored, grateful, and humbled just to be asked.

The Flash #1 9x12 Mix Media

The Flash has always been one of my facorite superheroes. One reason being I love the colors on his suit. Before painting this piece I was inspired to use some fiery colors that could really stand out. Looking at a couple of new paints (gold and bronze) I began thinking about the Flash and how much I enjoy him as a superhero. From that point it was off to the races and the Flash series was born.

Purple A. 15x30 Canvas

Purple A. stands for Purple Abstract, as that is exactly what this piece is, a purple abstract piece of art. I began working on this piece shortly after completing a bunch of commision pieces. While I absolutely love and feel grateful to have the privilege to do commision pieces , I do enjoy getting back to that pure, wide open creativity that drives my work. This piece represents that wide open creativity and I simply started this piece with no plan and some cool purple acrylic paint. It came out as a purple piece, a "purple haze" if you will, and certainly made me think about one of my favorite guitarists Jimi Hendrix and his amazing music. Creativity is one of the biggest pieces of my life and my expression. This piece truly represents that. I hope you enjoy and feel the purple craze energy this piece transmits.

The German

This piece was inspired by my heritage. Here in the American culture many people are very interested in their ethnic backgrounds for a multitude of reasons. For me 75% of my ethnic background is of Italian descent. However there is that remaining 25% that I have never really paid attention to and honestly never really acknowledged to even some of my very best friends (to the point of being dishonest). The loss of this poor choice was mostly all mine. Unfortunately, I cannot go back in time and be more honest about my ethnic makeup. What I can do though is to be honest now and to accept myself for who I truly am, me. Today I look at this German heritage with pride and gratitude. It's part of who I am and after so many years of not liking myself I know that today, it's all or nothing. I have chosen all. This piece is representative of that journey and truly loving and accepting myself.