Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, early in elementary school, Ronald N. Pircio developed an interest in art while attending free drawing classes by the Cleveland Art Museum. He has always been intrigued by the realism in still life painted by the Old Masters and the soft colors of the Impressionists.

Ronald N. Pircio works in pastels and oils and paints still life and landscapes. More recently, he has been identified with his pear paintings. His pears are a still life with a twist: Instead of surrounding the pears with kitchen objects or household treasures in a static composition, the pears take on human attributes, like hovering in family groups or standing alone as an older, fatter single.

Individuals and corporations throughout the country collect Mr. Pircio’s works. To date he has completed over 335 pear paintings.

Exhibitions

2010           Spring Salon, The Georgia Art League
2009           Southeastern Regional Plein Air Exhibition
2008           Fine Arts Festival, Decatur GA
2007           The Big Show, Buford, GA
2007           A Jerry Cullum Pear Fantasy, SLM Studios
2005           Eye of the Beholder, Dunwoody, GA
2002           A Man’s Point of View, Gainesville, GA
2002, 2004  International Exhibition, Southeastern Pastel Society
2001-2002  Fine Arts Festival, Decatur GA
1999          Into The Millennium With Light, Gainesville, GA
1999          Artforms, Atlanta, GA
1999          39th Annual Festival of Fine Arts, Dalton, GA
1998-1999  Visual Arts Exhibition, Decatur, GA
1998          Fine Arts Competition, Douglasville, GA – 1st Place
1998          Heart’s Desire and Illusions, Grandview Gallery – 1st Place
1998          Art à la Mode, Atlanta, GA
1998          Juried Winter Exhibition, Kennesaw, GA – 2nd and 3rd Place
1997-1999  Art in America Museums and Galleries Artist Guide
1997          Dogwood Show, Atlanta Artist Club - Honorable Mention
1997          The Fine Arts Society of Kennesaw - Best of Show and 1st Place
1997          Georgia State Capitol Gallery
1997          Annual Juried Fine Arts Show National Competition, Douglasville, GA
1997          34th Annual Patron Purchases Juried Exhibition, Dalton, GA
1996-1999  Annual Traveling Show, Atlanta Artist Center
1996                    Window of Opportunity, Artists' Atelier of Atlanta
1996          One Man Show, The Church of the Atonement
1995, 1997, 2001, 2003 Member Exhibition, Southeastern Pastel Society
1995          Atlanta Artist Club – 2nd Place and Two Honorable Mentions
1995          Further Afield, Artists' Atelier of Atlanta - Honorable Mention
1995          Visionz, Gwinnett Council for the Arts
1995          Dogwood Exhibition and Flying High, Atlanta Artist Club
1995          Annual Art Exhibition, The Fine Arts Society of Kennesaw