Ladder Up, 2025, acrylic paint and pencil, 24 x 18 in. / 60.96 x 45.72 cm. painting I primed the leaves first

I primed the leaves first then used acrylic paint to portray the Holy Mother Mary

Beyond Boundaries

A drop of rain about to fall is suspended at the tip of a pussy willow twig showing a tiny world captured within

Sunday Service

this is either that hope can raise up our spirits (read from left to right) or it is oppressively useless (read from right to left)

Ladder Up, 2025, acrylic paint and pencil, 24 x 18 in. / 60.96 x 45.72 cm. painting I primed the leaves firstLadder Up, Stephanie Cianci, 2025, acrylic paint and pencil, 24 x 18 in. 60. 96 x 45. 72 cm. Ladder Up explores portraiture through symbolism and spatial tension. The figure and ladder evoke ambition, struggle, and vulnerabilitysuggesting a climb toward identity or transformation. It reflects my interest in expanding portraiture beyond likeness into narrative and psychological depth.