Old Toys
Pia Quintano
Artist
Statement
I am a NYC-based writer and painter who often uses my own childhood toys in my visual art. I still have a sizable collection and have a "till death do us part" feeling about them. Stuffed animals particularly inspire me. As a single subject, they suggest so much: history, warmth, innocence. And the older and more worn they are, the more emotion they convey. Using oils is especially helpful in depicting their almost transparent wear.
Old Mickey
Porker Two
Gaylord
Porky
Walrus Toy
Tabby Toy
Pia Quintano is a New York-based writer and painter who tends to do paintings which suggest a story or emotional history. Her paintings were sold at the Frank J. Miele American Folk Art Gallery in NYC until it closed.