May 19, 2005
“Antietam Bridge” has been selected for inclusion among seventeen works by nine artists in the Columbia Arts Center Juried Exhibition sponsored by the Laurel Art Guild. The exhibition takes place from May 19, 2005 through June 19, 2004 at the Columbia Arts Center in Columbia, Maryland. A Reception for the … Read More
March 20, 2005
My third Coat of Arms and second commissioned work. Thinking of giving a Coat of Arms as a gift? Learn how to commission an original artwork in the Art for Armor section of this website. Be sure to view the progression video!
March 4, 2005
Having spied an article in The Washington Post indicating that the great-granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower had grown up in Valley Forge, PA, I sent her a poster of “Freedom Stands – Valley Forge”. Click on this link to see the e-mail message I received.
December 18, 2004
JosephCriscuoli.com has been named Cool Site of the Day for December 18, 2004. Cool Site of the Day was created in August 1994 and originally maintained by Glenn Davis. Linking to one single recommended site off its homepage each day, it has become an arbiter of taste on the Internet, … Read More
December 4, 2004
“Those Shoes” has been selected for inclusion among sixty-one works in the 14th Annual Open Juried Exhibition sponsored by the Patuxent Art League. The juror was Yolanda Frederikse, member of the National Watercolor Society and the Washington Society of Landscape Painters. The exhibition takes place from December 4, 2004 through … Read More
December 1, 2004
“Shoreline”, “Tobacco Barn” and “Stony Brook” have been selected for inclusion in a Group Exhibition of the works of members of the Laurel Art Guild. The exhibition takes place from December 1, 2004 through January 15, 2005 at the Fairhaven Retirement Community in Sykesville, Maryland.
November 18, 2004
“Freedom Stands – Valley Forge” has been selected for inclusion in “A New Day” – a Juried Exhibition sponsored by the Maryland-National Capital Parks & Planning Commission taking place from November 18, 2004 through January 14, 2005 at the Harmony Hall Regional Center in Ft. Washington, Maryland. The exhibit presents … Read More
July 27, 2004
Painted from a photograph taken by my Mother, this work is overall quite dark but gave me an opportunity to work with a combination of deep colors, subtle reflections and brilliant sky colors.
June 12, 2004
Joseph Criscuoli tracked-down his college painting instructor, Henry Ernst Niese, for the purpose introducing him to the painting “No Laughing Matter – Funny Cide Wins the Kentucky Derby” and Criscuoli’s new website. Niese wrote back – click on this link to see his letter.
May 15, 2004
Here’s a fine example of what happens when an age old doodle becomes a geometric sketch and gets stuck inside your head. The only way to get it out of there is to grab a canvas and some paint. Oh, and a brush or two helps immensely.