Jeanne Ciravolo
Other media: Pastel, Drawing
Creative Arts Workshop
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: 203 248-3504
Email: jciravolo (at) comcast (dot) net
Website: http://www.ciravolo.com
Artist Statement
My work consists mainly of commissioned portraits in oils and pastel, with additional time spent on figurative pieces.
I have always been keenly interested in the human form. I work in a traditional style because I love the way light falls on and reveals people, objects and landscapes. I am intrigued with the physical details of a face and the puzzle of a unique personality as it unfolds through observation. My portraits also consider composition, light, texture, color, shape and line. I approach painting a portrait with a reverence for the variety of human forms and personalities and a solid training in classical realist painting.
Selected Works
|  Portrait of the Honorable Socrates Mihalakos - 2008 - oil on canvas - 24x20  Portrait of Wendy Sharp - 2009 - oil on canvas - 38x22  Ethan and George - 2006 - oil on canvas - 24x42  Seth - 2007 - oil on canvas - 20x34  Jodie - 2009 - pastel on paper - 25x19  Jodie with Braids - 2010 - pastel on paper - 21x15  Roman - 2010 - oil on canvas - 35x30  Jodie in Turquoise - 2010 - pastel on paper - 24x15  The Reverend Michael G. Merkel - 2009 - oil on canvas - 24x28  Emma, Spring - 2006 - oil on canvas - 26x36 |
Artist Bio
Jeanne was a finalist in the Portrait Society of America's 2006 International Portrait Competition. Her portrait "Ethan and George" was one of twelve paintings chosen for exhibition at the Society's "Art of the Portrait" convention in Dallas, Texas and received an Honor Award.
Ms. Ciravolo's most recent portrait commissions include State of Connecticut Apellate Court Judge Socrates Mihalakos and Wendy Sharp, Director of Chamber Music at Yale University.
Jeanne was awarded Best in Show by Everett Raymond Kinstler at the Brush and Palette Club's Portrait Exhibition in New Haven,CT in 2001 and the First Place Award from Daniel Greene at The Portrait: An Open Juried Exhibition held in New Haven, CT in 2008.