"By definition, Mickie Acierno's paintings are still lifes. But as those that know her work
recognize, there's nothing very still about them. Indeed, her breathtaking
brand of heightened realism has an almost electric intensity about it."
- Alex Browne, Arts Reporter, Peace Arch News

"Some paintings literally stop you in your tracks. It's a profound experience.
Mickie Acierno, a still life artist, holds this power in the tip of her paintbrush."
- Ingrid C. King, The Block Magazine

"The subjects often seem to be engaged in some sort of dialogue with each other,
or in a slow, graceful dance. Nuanced comedic touches are evident at times,
with clever titles like 10 Cents a Dance, The Fugitive, or Calling the Kettle Black
deftly providing the clues."
- Dennie Segnitz, White Rock Gallery

"...she has developed an ingenious compositional style of heightened realism through
the dynamic portrayal of still life forms, filled with energy and a vitality that transforms
static objects into human shapes and personalities that appear to be engaging
in a dialogue with one another."
- Richard Waugh, Magazin' Art

"Artists and patrons alike often remark on their enjoyment of the inclusion
of a bit of whimsy with a fine representational painting."
- Debbie Knezevich, Gallery 223

"Acierno is drawn to still life. As inanimate as many of her subjects are, i.e. marbles
and tea kettles, they are infused with life once the artist renders them
on canvas. This is no accident."
- Milena Katz, Parkhurst Exchange

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
became more painful than the risk it took to bloom."
~ Anaïs Nin ~


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