VICTORIA J. MIRAGLIO
Artist Statement

The one real passion in my life is my art. Painting and drawing have always come as natural to me as breathing.   I started drawing and painting at age three.

All of the  natural world fascinates and enthralls me.   My paintings start with a an inspiration, emotion,  theme  or color and the image I create finally becomes a synthesis of my feelings at the time.   I have always loved painting from life: animals, the human face and form, landscapes, seascapes, ancient architecture.     I am fascinated by shapes and color…it could be the craggy architecture of an ancient doorway, the way the light bounces across the grass or the glistening, shimmering light on water.  When I paint I become immersed in my work tuning out everything in my world.  I lose all track of time.  And when finished I’m drained.  Everything I have to give is given to painting.

I have been greatly influenced by the many places in the world where I have visited.  While traveling I am constantly  devouring all the art and architecture I possibly can.   I recently returned from Italy and took over 400 photographs of images that I want to paint.  I paint small format paintings or murals up to 30 feet wide and 14 feet tall.  I paint in oil and acrylic.  I am working on a series of window paintings where the viewer looks out to another world.  I am working on alternative forms of framing: vintage shutters, iron shutters and some have carved stone like frames to surround the view.