Persephone in the Garden of Hades Jay Riggio painting is at its best

painting is at its best when it attempts to offer an unpretentious accounting of where and how we live our day-to-day lives

Her earliest memories are of painting at the kitchen table with her Grandfather

Handprinted by the Artist with Intaglio Inks on 100% Cotton

architecture

this collection of works examines a relationship between modern waste and memories of ancient cultural artifacts

Persephone in the Garden of Hades Jay Riggio painting is at its bestDetails About Oil 14 x 18 in. 2020 20 x 24 in. (f) Framing included I was born and raised in Canada, and now make my home near Asheville, NC, USA. My work is primarily figurative and narrative. I work mainly in oil and graphite. My current primary focus is Mnemosyne, an ongoing project inspired by Greek myth. My goal is the object of beauty, but that goal is achieved through engagement in process, and neither aim is worthwhile without meaning and