Pia De Girolamo
My current series of acrylic paintings on canvas and panel portrays abstracted figures in motion and at rest. The models are family and friends. Paintings range from large wall sized work to smaller, intimate pieces.
I use colors that correspond with the feeling I get from the subject, for example warm colors for an outgoing person, cool or muted colors for a more reserved individual. Backgrounds can be solid and reflective of the personality of the model or based on the subject’ surroundings.
In my prior landscape-based work, the human form rarely made an appearance. After two years of confinement due to the COVID pandemic, reconnecting with family and friends rekindled the strong impulse to paint the people I cherish. In addition, I found myself drawn to figures in action which convey joy, energy and intensity, which is the opposite of what I experienced during the pandemic lockdown. That said, I also painted some of my models at rest, gazing at the seashore or sitting composed in a chair. Action and contemplation are both necessary for a balanced life. This series represents my first exhibition of figurative paintings but it is rendered in the same abstracted manner I used for earlier work.
One of the earliest trips we took after the pandemic was to St. Lucia, where I learned to paddle board. I painted several paintings of a paddleboarding figure as well as producing a linocut. The work took off from there, with paintings of figures running, dancing, wakeboarding, fishing, hiking and more culminating in this series, entitled Bodies in Motion and Sometimes at Rest.
Pia De Girolamo's most recent solo exhibition Bodies in Motion and Sometimes at Rest was held September 13 - October 8, 2023.
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A selection of works by Pia is currently available at the gallery as indicated below. For inquiries on all other works show, please Contact Us.
Bathers, acrylic on canvas, 53" x 66"
The Artist in the Villa Ada Park, acrylic on canvas, 40" x 60"
Ainsley, Seated in the Green Chair, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 22"
Wakeboarding on Green, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 26.5" Available
Running on Orange, acrylic on canvas, 37.5" x 28.5"
Fisherwoman, acrylic on canvas, 33.25" x 24"
Upward, acrylic on canvas, 32" x 24"
Seaside Treasure, acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24" Available
Contemplation, acrylic on canvas, 21" x 17"
Cyclist on the Bridge, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 30"
Ainsley Dancing, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24"
Stand Up Paddle in the Tropics, acrylic on canvas, 20.5" x 19.5"
Upright Paddle, St. Lucia, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20"
Pia De Girolamo's previous solo exhibition was held April 6 - May 1, 2022.
Cerulean Arts Collective Virtual Tour & Talk - April 20, 2022
Lotus Pond, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 30" SOLD
Enlightenment, acrylic on canvas, 34" x 60"
In the Jungle, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 60"
The Calla Lilies are in Bloom Again, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 16" Available
Foxglove, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 16" Available
Pink Waterlily, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20" SOLD
Blue Waterlily, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20" SOLD
Promise, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 16" x 12"
Spring Green, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 16" x 12" Available
La Serenissima, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20" Available
Nasturtiums, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 16"
Moonlit Nasturtiums, acrylic on canvas, 8" x 8" SOLD
African Violets, acrylic on canvas, 8" x 8"
Winter Lotus, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 16" x 12"
Remembrance, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 16" x 12"
Autumn Lotus, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 12"
Green Waterlily 1, monoprint, 10" x 7.75"
Green Waterlily 2, monoprint, 10" x 7.75"
Lotus Pod, monoprint, 14" x 11"
Tropical Flowers Graded, linocut, 11.5" x 11.5" Available
Tropical Flowers Gold, linocut, 11.5" x 11.5" Available
Tropical Flowers Red, linocut, 11.5" x 11.5" Available
Tropical Flowers Burgundy, linocut, 11.5" x 11.5" Available
Island Flowers with Paddle Boarder, linocut, 11.5" x 11.5" Available
The following works are from Pia De Girolamo's Arctic series:
Arctic Nocturne, acrylic, 16" x 11" SOLD
Arctic Bay, acrylic, 24" x 36" SOLD
Invasion, acrylic, 30" x 40"
Ursus Maritimus, acrylic, 16" x 16" SOLD
Ny Alesund, acrylic, 12" x 12"
Sea Ice and Mountains, acrylic, 12" x 12"
Where Are We Going, acrylic, 12" x 12"
Uprooted, acrylic, 16" x 24"
Trio, acrylic, 16" x 24"
Kind of Blue, acrylic, 16" x 24"
Glacier Bay, acrylic, 30" x 40"
The Investigation, acrylic, 36" x 48"
Bear Afloat, acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"
Campanile Blu, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 48"
Al Parco, acrylic on canvas, 8" x 10" SOLD
Albero Bianco, acrylic on board, 12" x 12" SOLD
Building Blocks, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 15.5"
Casa Rossa con Pini, acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"
Chiesa di Campagna, acrylic on canvas, 13" x 21"
Fontana, acrylic on canvas, 9" x 12.5" SOLD
Il Quartiere, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 16" SOLD
Parco della Villa Ada, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40" SOLD
Pines and Pink Sky, acrylic on canvas, 12.5" x 16.5"
Pines in the Villa Ada, watercolor crayon on paper, 22.5" x 30" SOLD
Pino Giallo, acrylic on canvas, 17" x 20"
River and Town, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 16"
Roma, II, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 50" SOLD
Rotatoria Rosa, acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD
Strada Urbana, acrylic on canvas, 12" x 10.5"
Tempio della Dea, collage, mixed media, 12" x 12" SOLD
Triangulation, acrylic on canvas, 13" x 16.5"
Villagio, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 36"
Glacier Lake and Trees, acrylic on paper, 22.5" x 30"
Mountainside Forest, acrylic on paper, 22.5" x 30"
Pink Mountain, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"
Red Rocks, acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"
Heart of the Mountains, acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12" SOLD