I paint moments from my life.
Moments that have often been frozen in time by photos that I have carefully chosen to capture. The concept of photographing moments to freeze them in time may seem simple, but the true beauty of it is convoluted and lost among a generation of people that continually value the photo more than the moment itself, participating in some activity with the photos of it already in mind. It’s a sad reality, but also humorous when contemplated; how can you remember something that hasn’t even happened yet? What’s more is how can you draw upon the happiness you had in a moment of life where you felt truly present and free when that moment doesn’t even exist yet? How can you possibly feel the joy that life wants to pump through your veins if you’ve already decided how fast your heart will beat?
In my artistic practice, I truly strive to take photos that serve life’s moments. Beauty is often stumbled upon- hidden in life under crevasses, in between the invisible stars of a night sky, behind the gaze of a pair of hopeful eyes- they’re there when we aren’t looking. When truly appreciated, the world’s beauty inspires an endless spring of joy. I paint my photos, which often include myself, so that I will never forget them. So much of our life is forgotten. I feel compelled, often by gratitude for the life that I’ve been given, to do everything I can to remember what I can, to fuel myself for the times when I will forget. In this unstable world, I have come to understand how important it is to never, ever forget the way it felt when life invited me to sit in that glowy place where the sky and sea meet. When you are surrounded by a glowing moment, the best thing to do is stop everything and soak it all in.
All original works for sale and available to order prints.
oil on canvas • 24” x 36”
24” x 30” | oil on canvas
oil on canvas • 36” x 48”
oil on canvas • 24” x 36”
oil on canvas • 24” x 12”
oil on canvas • 36” x 48”
oil on canvas • 16” x 20”
oil on canvas • 16” x 20”
oil on canvas • 48” x 66”
oil on mounted masonite • 30” x 48”
acrylic on paper • 9” x 12”
oil on canvas • 20” x 24”
oil on canvas • 24” x 48” SOLD
oil on canvas • 10”x 14” SOLD
Oil on canvas • 12x24” SOLD
oil on canvas • 24” x 36” • SOLD
oil on canvas • 9” x 12” SOLD
oil on wood • SOLD
oil on canvas • SOLD
oil on canvas • SOLD
oil on masonite • SOLD
oil on wood • SOLD
oil on canvas • SOLD
oil on canvas • SOLD
oil on mounted masonite • 36” x 48”
oil on canvas • 36” x 48”
oil on mounted masonite • 36” x 48”
oil on masonite • 16” x 24”
oil on wood • 36” x 48”
oil on masonite • 36” x 48”
oil on canvas •44” x 66”
oil on canvas • 48” x 60”
oil on canvas • 50” x 60”
For commission inquiries please email: spuerini@alumni.risd.edu
If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance. ~Bern Williams
watercolor, 22x36
Oil on canvas • 12x16
oil on canvas • 20” x 24”
oil on canvas • 36” x 48”
oil on canvas, 16x20”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
pastel on paper, 24x30”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
oil on canvas | 9x12”
watercolor on paper | 18x24”
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Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
pastel on paper • 16” x 24”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
pastel on paper • 24” x 18”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
pastel on paper • 18” x 24”
There is a kind of beauty in imperfection. ~ Conrad Hall
A series to capture beauty of the faces of Manhattan. Each person was told “I think you are beautiful,” and asked to have their photo taken.
New York, NY. 35 mm film.
View 1 of Interior Mural at "Bellevue Nutrition"
View 2 of Interior Mural at "Bellevue Nutrition"
View 3 of Interior Mural at "Bellevue Nutrition"
Detail of Interior Mural at "Bellevue Nutrition"
Detail of Interior Mural at "Bellevue Nutrition"
