August Artist of the Month: Joseph R. Cuccinello

     Art At The Kent Library

Sponsored by The Friends of the Kent Library 

with Arts on the Lake

Exhibition Dates: August 1st to August 31st

JOSEPH R. CUCCINELLO

Kent Lakes, NY

"Portland Head Lighthouse"

$250

"Mediterrian Terrace"
$150

"Blk capped chickadee"
$60

Artist Statement | Joseph R. Cuccinello

I remember back in school I was not a very good art student but it was easy credits.  One day at the ripe old age of sixteen a friend of mine gave me an old solid body guitar to learn how to play.  I decided to refinish it, I did so by carving in the portrait of Jimi Hendrix. I never realized this would be the start of my passion for wood carving.

     Over the course of the years my passion for working with wood had me making coffee tables, end tables and bars for people as well as building wooden radio controlled boats, airplanes and building doll houses. One day a friend asked me to refinish a bar for him, also giving me free reign to do what I want.  I did the refinishing and carved a country scene on the bar top and sealed it in. So began my love for relief wood carving, the rest is history. 

Deciding to further my quest in the arts I started to test my hand in acrylic painting.  Thanks to the encouragement and help from my artist friends I have been creating paintings that highlight air, land and sea subjects. 

My work mainly depicts Americana Folk Art in all it’s wonderful elegance.